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Online betting begins in sports-crazed Massachusetts

Massachusetts sports fans raced to their cell phones Friday to begin placing bets as the state allowed online sports wagering just days ahead of tipoff of the NCAA Tournament next week

The Independent UK

New NCAA President Says This Is the Top Issue to Solve in College Sports

As he officially begins his post Wednesday, Charlie Baker outlines his first 100 days in office.

Sports Illustrated

Sources: Florida NIL Amendment to Give Schools More Power

The state is following others who have changed or repealed their NIL laws.

Sports Illustrated

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'Who the hell would want this job?' Not NCAA President Mark Emmert, apparently

NCAA President Mark Emmert is stepping down from his position amid a turbulent time for the organization.

WEKU

Joe Battenfeld: Charlie Baker about to confront heated debate over transgender athletes

Former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will be walking into a buzzsaw of controversy over transgender athletes in his new job as head of the NCAA.

Boston Herald

College Sports’ Rapid Winds of Change Blow Through the Big Ten

Former commissioner Kevin Warren led the conference through a momentous three years, but his exit adds another moving part to the volatile college sports landscape.

Sports Illustrated

Andrew Carter: What’s next for college sports in 2023? Realignment, NIL and the search for stability.

College athletics changed incrementally for a long time. And then, in the past couple of years, it has changed all at once. Name, image and likeness rights, better known as “NIL,” have entered the college sporting lexicon. So has the phrase “the transfer portal.” A couple of years ago, neither…

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Massachusetts' anti-Trump GOP governor ends time in office

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is wrapping up an easily-won second term as chief executive and anti-Trump Republican

The Independent UK

College Athletes Still Aren't Being Paid Salaries

This year in college sports looked unlike any other, but don't take your eye off the ball. This is still a system that runs on free labor.

Sports Illustrated

Incoming NCAA president has embraced role of problem-solver

Charlie Baker, the next leader of the largest college sports governing body in the country, is stepping into a hornet’s nest of a job that will likely tap every political skill in his bag

The Independent UK

NCAA Targeting Political Firepower With President Pick

College athletics will dip its toes into politics with the appointment of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Sports Illustrated

NCAA picks Massachusetts governor as new president

Charlie Baker, a Republican, has been governor of Massachusetts since 2015. He announced earlier this year he would not seek re-election. He will start as NCAA president in March 2023.

Chicago Sun-Times

Massachusetts Governor to Become NCAA President in 2023

His term as governor ends Jan. 5.

Sports Illustrated

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to be next NCAA president

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will be the next president of the NCAA, replacing Mark Emmert as the head of the largest college sports governing body in the country

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Massachusetts governor abandons pardons in sex abuse case

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker withdrew his request Wednesday seeking pardons for two individuals at the center of one the nation’s most notorious sexual abuse trials of the 1980s

The Independent UK

Massachusetts governor seeks pardons in 1980s sex abuse case

A Massachusetts Statehouse panel is weighing whether to approve Gov. Charlie Baker’s recommended pardons of two individuals at the center of one the nation’s most high-profile sexual abuse trials of the 1980s

The Guardian - US

Massachusetts recount flips state house election to Democrat by one vote

Democrat Kristin Kassner won against Republican opponent Lenny Mirra after a recount shrunk candidates’ narrow vote deficit to one

Boston Herald

Prince William, Princess Kate close out Boston trip with environmental award show

BOSTON — The royals’ Boston swing culminated with something of an awards show, with Prince William and Princess Kate rubbing elbows with celebrities of Boston as they handed out millions of dollars in “Earthshot” prizes.

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The Independent UK

Prince William and Kate Middleton praised as ‘power couple’ over matching suits for first Boston appearance

Couple’s three-day trip to Boston will conclude with Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunians who aren't worried about putting the heating on this winter

"We had a baby on the way... I didn't want to live in a house that was so cold"

Boston Herald

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says he isn’t running for president while acting like he might

Gov. Charlie Baker is not running for president, he has said publicly on many occasions, both as a direct response from reporters and as an aside when talking about politics and the future.

Los Angeles Times

Republican control of the House could deepen America's red-blue divide

WASHINGTON — Florida is a "refuge of sanity" and a place where "woke goes to die," Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said after winning reelection last week. California is a "true freedom state" that rejects "demonization coming from the other side," Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom promised.

The Independent UK

Massachusetts voters weighing stark choice for governor

Massachusetts voters are weighing starkly different candidates for governor as they cast their ballots

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

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