Meadowlands, MN

Hightstown, NJ — Ken Hanover was on his game last week when he won his division of the Graduate Series in a career-best 1:47.4 at The Meadowlands, and the 4-year-old stallion will look to bring another top effort to the Big M on Saturday (June 29) when he meets a deep field of older pacers in the $152,190 Dave Brower Memorial.

Ken Hanover looks to stay sharp at Big M

Maine State

Cumberland, ME

Cumberland, ME — Trainer Valerie Grondin made a clean sweep of both Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old trotters at Cumberland Raceway on Friday (June 28), the second trainer to do so in as many weeks. In the pair of $16,000-plus divisions of Pine Tree State-bred harness horses, the Bangor-based...

Grondin sweeps Maine trots at Cumberland

Vernon, NY

Vernon, NY — Valottalove (John MacDonald) captured the $7,500 featured trot on Friday (June 28) at Vernon Downs. Zapaca (Steeven Genois) went straight to the front and led to the quarter in :27.3. Valottalove ($2.60) made his move first-over heading to the backstretch and was first to the half in :57. He cruised to three-quarters in 1:25.1.

Valottalove takes feature, Bailey gets slam at Vernon

Wyoming State

Dover, DE

BaytoBayNews.com

Dover stayed alive in the Senior League baseball District I tournament with an 8-4 win over Smyrna-Clayton on Thursday evening.    Dover (2-1) is slated to face Milford (1-1) on Friday at 8:30 p.m.  ...

Dover tops Smyrna-Clayton in Senior League baseball

Philadelphia, PA

Chester, PA — Simon Allard showed the way at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday afternoon (June 28) with five driving successes, including with the Rockin Image filly On The Watersedge in the $12,000 distaff handicap featured pace. Allard grabbed the top from the outside post eight, yielded to Bares...

Five-bagger for Simon Allard at Philadelphia Friday

California State

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Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

Vernon, NY — The 50th edition of the Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial 3-year-old trot “Open to the World” will be raced on Thursday (July 4) at Vernon Downs with a post time of 6:05 p.m. The box for the Zweig and the NYSS Excelsior for 2-year-old...

Zweig draw on Monday

Indiana State

Anderson, IN — Three-year-old trotting colts took center stage at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Thursday (June 27) with the third leg of Indiana Sire Stakes. A pair of $50,500 splits highlighted the 14-race card, seeing Gruesome Twosome and Dashing Danny deliver as favorites in their respective divisions.

Sophomore trotting colts soar in Sire Stakes at Harrah’s Hoosier Park

New Jersey State

Pennsylvania State

Live! Casino Philadelphia fined $100,000 for illegal phone bets totaling $287,421. Three employees fired, licenses revoked; patron banned from PA gambling. Casino tightened surveillance and banned personal phones in the sportsbook area. Pensylvannia phone betting fines: Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia. Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia is facing a $100,000...

Pennsylvania Fines Live! Casino for Proxy Bets

Alexandria, VA

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Cheryl E Preston

The SBC has removed another church from it's fellowship. First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, is the latest casualty in the Southern Baptist Convention's war on churches that accept women pastors. The Independent reports that on Tuesday, delegates attending the SBC annual meeting voted 6,759 to 563 to oust the congregation.

A Historic Virginia church was expeled from SBC for asserting that women can be senior pastors

Colorado State

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The Finance and Governance Committee of the Denver City Council voted Tuesday to ask voters whether the U.S. citizenship requirement for police and firefighters should be dropped.

Committee OKs removing citizenship requirement for police, firefighters in Denver

Maryland State

East Rutherford, NJ — Maryland and Ascendance were two of the more impressive-looking — and high-priced — winners as the Kindergarten Series for 2-year-olds of each sex and gait kicked off Friday night (June 28) with six $20,000 divisions of the opening leg at The Meadowlands as every horse in the event made their respective pari-mutuel debuts.

Maryland, Ascendance score in Big M’s Kindergarten

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and his wife, Marissa, are expecting a baby. The couple posted pictures on their social media accounts Thursday afternoon with the caption “A little Lawrence on the way.”

A little Lawrence is on the way

Columbus, MN

Columbus, MN — The Thursday night (June 27) card at Running Aces featured four divisions of the Minnesota-sired sophomore pace with a total purse of $50,000. The contests did not disappoint on excitement and the night was filled with action-packed races and close finishes. El Parrandero Q posted his...

El Parrandero Q and Deja Vu Babyboo grab headlines Thursday at Aces

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, along with the Division on Civil Rights (DCR), has co-led a multistate comment letter supporting the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposed rule aimed at reducing criminal history-based barriers to public housing. This initiative is a collaborative effort with the Attorneys General of Maryland, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania to improve access to safe and affordable housing.

HUD Rule Fights Housing Barriers for Ex-Offenders

Tioga, NY

Nichols, NY — In The Spotlight N (Tyler Miller) took the $12,000 featured fillies and mares pace on Friday (June 28) at Tioga Downs. In The Spotlight N ($15.00) went straight to the lead and led to the quarter in :27.2. She slowed things down with a :30 second quarter and was first to the half in :57.2. She remained in the lead to three-quarters in 1:24.3.

In The Spotlight N wins Tioga feature

Cripple Creek, CO

Colorado Jill

(Colorado) Colorado has many gems - Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Maroon Bells, and two of Thomas Dambo's wooden trolls. Dambo is a Danish artist, and his trolls are worldwide. Each troll serves as a unique tribute to the place they inhabit, honoring the history and culture of the location.

"Rita the Rock Planter" should be on your Colorado summer bucket list

Monticello, NY

Monticello, NY — On Monday (July 1), Monticello Raceway presents New York Sire Stakes action when 2-year-old filly pacers take the stage. On tap are three divisions of the Excelsior Series worth $20,000 per spilt and a lone division of the Sire Stakes worth $106,300. The dash for the...

Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for June 28

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