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MLB will air local games for Guardians, Brewers and Twins next season
Read full article: MLB will air local games for Guardians, Brewers and Twins next seasonMajor League Baseball has announced it will produce and distribute local broadcasts for the Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins next year.
An upstate New York nonprofit is reclaiming a centuries-old cemetery for people who were enslaved
Read full article: An upstate New York nonprofit is reclaiming a centuries-old cemetery for people who were enslavedA historic cemetery for African Americans in Kingston, New York, is being reclaimed as the Pine Street African Burial Ground.
Amazon will invest in Diamond Sports as part of a bankruptcy restructuring agreement
Read full article: Amazon will invest in Diamond Sports as part of a bankruptcy restructuring agreementAmazon will partner with Diamond Sports as part of a restructuring agreement as the largest owner of regional sports networks looks to emerge from bankruptcy.
Local broadcasts for 11 NHL teams will remain on Bally Sports after agreement
Read full article: Local broadcasts for 11 NHL teams will remain on Bally Sports after agreementThe NHL and Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, have reached an agreement that will keep local broadcasts for 11 teams on Bally Sports through the end of this season.
Local broadcasts for 15 NBA teams will remain on Bally Sports after agreement
Read full article: Local broadcasts for 15 NBA teams will remain on Bally Sports after agreementThe NBA and Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, have reached an agreement that will keep local broadcasts for 15 teams on Bally Sports through the end of this season.
Judge: Diamond Sports must pay full value of contracts to Diamondbacks, Guardians, Twins, Rangers
Read full article: Judge: Diamond Sports must pay full value of contracts to Diamondbacks, Guardians, Twins, RangersA federal bankruptcy judge has ordered Diamond Sports to pay the full value of its media contracts to the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers.
MLB takes over Padres broadcasts Wednesday after Bally misses payment
Read full article: MLB takes over Padres broadcasts Wednesday after Bally misses paymentMajor League Baseball will take over broadcasts of San Diego Padres games beginning Wednesday after Diamond Sports missed a rights fees payment and let the grace period expire.
‘Bling, bling:’ 3.29-carat diamond found at Arkansas state park; largest gem found since 2021
Read full article: ‘Bling, bling:’ 3.29-carat diamond found at Arkansas state park; largest gem found since 2021What would you do if you found a huge diamond ring? Imagine finding over 400 in the past 16 years. That’s the reality for a regular visitor at Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park who recently found a 3.29-carat brown diamond.
MLB prepared to take over local TV broadcasts from Sinclair
Read full article: MLB prepared to take over local TV broadcasts from SinclairAbout $1 billion of Major League Baseball’s revenue is at risk if a cable television company fails to make payments for local broadcasting rights to 14 teams, and the sport is preparing to take over telecasts.
Stronger Houston: Bridging the unemployment gap for people of color
Read full article: Stronger Houston: Bridging the unemployment gap for people of colorBlack and Latina women are facing the highest unemployment rate among all women with 8.9 % and 8.5% respectively. The pandemic, Lane said, has only magnified those long-standing inequities. “So that means we’ve got to have better education, better opportunities for people of color,” said Judson Robinson, President & CEO of The Houston Area Urban League. The Turnaround Houston Initiative is set to take place online from Thursday, April 29th through Sunday, May 2nd. If you’re interested in looking for work and want information about jobs, call The Houston Area Urban League at 281-220-6012.
Dustin Diamond, known for playing Screech on ‘Saved by the Bell,’ dies at 44
Read full article: Dustin Diamond, known for playing Screech on ‘Saved by the Bell,’ dies at 44Original “Saved by the Bell” star Dustin Diamond has died at age 44, Entertainment Tonight and CNN report. BREAKING: Dustin Diamond has died at age 44. https://t.co/BWYN3PjGJk — Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) February 1, 2021“We are saddened to confirm of Dustin Diamond’s passing on Monday, February 1st, 2021 due to carcinoma,” the statement shared with Entertainment Tonight reads. Diamond, best known for playing Screech on the hit ’90s sitcom, was hospitalized earlier this month in Florida. Ad“Saved by the Bell” aired from 1989 to 1993, and its spinoffs included “Saved by the Bell: The College Years” and “Saved by the Bell: The New Class,” both of which Diamond starred in. Diamond has been sued several times for delinquent taxes and in foreclosure proceedings for missing mortgage payments.
Dustin Diamond undergoing chemotherapy treatments for cancer
Read full article: Dustin Diamond undergoing chemotherapy treatments for cancerDiamond is undergoing chemotherapy treatments after being diagnosed with cancer, according to his representative. Diamond, best known for playing Screech on the hit 90s sitcom, was hospitalized earlier this month in Florida. Last week, his team disclosed he did have cancer. (AP Photo/Dana Ferguson, File)Original “Saved by the Bell” star Dustin Diamond has begun undergoing chemotherapy treatments after being diagnosed with cancer, according to his representative. Diamond, best known for playing Screech on the hit ’90s sitcom, was hospitalized earlier this month in Florida.