Sports and gambling are once again in the spotlight following lifetime bans handed to San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano and Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter.

San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the sport and four others were suspended for one year by Major League Baseball in the game’s biggest gambling scandal in decades.

Shea Langeliers hit three home runs, including a two-run drive in the ninth inning that lifted the Oakland Athletics over the Texas Rangers 4-3.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr_ won the Daytona 500 in double overtime and under caution Sunday night in the longest running of “The Great American Race.”.

Title IX compliance is such an omnipresent part of running a college sports program that its significance can often be overlooked.

WALT DISNEY WORLD, Fla. – Twitter users say they were stuck on Disney’s Skyliner so long this weekend that they had to open the emergency kits provided on the gondolas. Twitter user Michael Kelly tweeted photos Sunday showing guests stuck in one of the gondolas with an open emergency kit consisting of packets of water and other emergency items. Nothing like being stuck on the Disney Skyliner and being told to open emergency pack. pic.twitter.com/4BmT2eJuqf — Michael Kelly (@Spoons7474) December 30, 2019Another rider tweeted Sunday saying they nearly had a panic attack while stuck in the gondola. Nearly having a full blown panic attack as we were stuck on the #Skyliner,” the user tweeted.

JERSEY CITY, NJ – Six people, including a police officer and three bystanders, were killed in a furious gun battle Tuesday that filled the streets of Jersey City with the sound of heavy fire for hours, authorities said. The dead included the two gunmen, Jersey City Police Chief Michael Kelly said. Authorities believe the Jewish market was targeted by the gunmen, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop tweeted Tuesday night. “It's a really tough day for the city of Jersey City,” Fulop said. The kosher grocery is a central fixture in a growing community of Orthodox Jews who have been moving to Jersey City in recent years.