Author: Max Smith

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Olympic gold medalist caitlyn jenner on Monday said it supported the order of local New York authorities. Ban on women's sports teams Prevent transgender athletes from using county-owned facilities.The ban applies to more than 100 athletic facilities in New York City's Long Island suburbs. Jenner, speaking alongside Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman in his office in Mineola, said that allowing transgender athletes like herself to compete against other women will not be possible in the years to come. He also said it would “ruin women's sports”. “Stop it while you can,” said the reality TV star,…

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Cybersecurity is one of those fields where success is measured by the absence of incidents, and when they do occur, the situation is all the more dire. According to IBM statistics, the global average cost of a data breach in 2023 will be USD 4.45 million, up from USD 3.9 million in 2020 and growing. However, even today, many organizations do not seem to have a high level of cybersecurity awareness or the desire to invest in it. Fortinet's 2023 Security Awareness and Training Survey found that 56% of IT and cybersecurity leaders said their employees still lack the knowledge…

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Freshman guard Milo Little played 10 minutes in three of four games from Feb. 10 to Feb. 20 with redshirt guard Langston Love out with an ankle injury. I played more than that.Photo courtesy of Baylor Athletics. Written by Foster Nicholas | Sportswriter The sports card boom is proving to be a boon for athletes as players and schools continue to find profitable ways to navigate the ever-changing world of names, images, and identities. On February 14, Baylor men's and women's basketball partnered with her ONIT Athlete to provide licensed sports cards to the community. ONIT has added trading cards…

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Fantasy sports give you the urge to coach your favorite team from the armchair and turn it into a challenge. Do you think you're a tactical genius? Well, let's draft players, choose who will play each week, and see what happens. Do you have a better game plan than Andy Reid? Is your baseball IQ on par with Joe Maddon? Or, at the very least, do you have better sports sense than your friends?After 15 hours of research and two seasons (the 2023 MLB and NFL seasons, to be exact) worth of testing (tried out six different platforms with a…

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[Regional Breakdowns: East | South | Midwest | West]Now that the 2024 Men's NCAA Tournament spots are official, we break down each team in the bracket heading into March Madness. Here's what you need to know about the Western Region.No. 1 North Carolina (+1300 to win national title)North Carolina, which features All-ACC center Armando Bacot and ACC Player of the Year RJ Davis, returns two starters from a team that reached the 2022 national title game but missed out on the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Ta. The roster has since undergone a major shake-up as head coach Hubert Davis restructured through…

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[Regional Breakdowns: East | South | Midwest | West]Now that the 2024 Men's NCAA Tournament spots are official, we break down each team in the bracket heading into March Madness. Here's what you need to know about the Midwest region.1. Purdue (+600 to win national title)Purdue University hopes to do the same thing as the University of Virginia in 2019. A year after becoming the first No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 16 seed in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Cavaliers won it all. Last year, Purdue lost to Fairleigh Dickinson, becoming the second seed…

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Banner news featureThree local students have won nearly $16,000 in scholarships for their cybersecurity efforts.Human Al Shami is a high school senior studying at the Magnolia-based Arkansas Connections Academy.Al Shami founded the Magnolia Cybersecurity Club. Along with members Mohamed Alrobi and Nassif Ahmed, they competed in CyberStart America.Alrobi is a freshman at Magnolia High School and Nassif is a freshman at Arkansas Connections Academy.Al Shami led the team in the CyberStart America competition and was recognized as a Scholar and Honor Roll student respectively.This year, Al Shami received more than $9,000 in scholarships and Honors Scholar status to pursue advanced…

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