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East Central Illinois Region

2019 Bob Price Memorial Scholarship golf fundraiser a success

STAUNTON (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Seventeen teams of four teed off at Timber Lakes Golf Course in Staunton September 27 to raise money for their annual scholarship distributions to high school students in southwestern central Illinois. While some came to compete, others came for the fun, camaraderie and to remember the late Bob Price by helping such a great cause. Members of Bob’s family were present, from as close as Hillsboro to as far as North Carolina. Cash prizes went out to […]

todayOctober 21, 2019 87

AEW News

AEW Dynamite secures third consecutive ratings victory against NXT

PHILADELPHIA (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Fueled by a WWE Smackdown that lost nearly a million viewers during its WWE Draft broadcast and a rained-out ALCS matchup between the New York Yankees and Houston Astros, AEW Dynamite secured its third consecutive ratings victory over WWE's NXT brand in the Wednesday night wars despite viewership declines two weeks in a row. According to Forbes' Alfred Konuwa, Dynamite outdrew NXT with a little over 1 million viewers -- 4,000 fewer viewers from last week's […]

todayOctober 17, 2019 71

AEW News

AEW Dynamite secures second week victory over NXT despite viewer decline

BOSTON (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Despite a decline in cable viewership as a result of the 2019 MLB Playoffs, AEW was able to top WWE NXT for the second consecutive week in a row. Dynamite was live from the Agganis Arena in Boston for its second live television broadcast. NXT was live from Full Sail University and hasn't reported any plans to film elsewhere as of publication. Dynamite received a viewership of 1.018 million viewers, a 28 percent drop overall from […]

todayOctober 10, 2019 96

Football News

Ravens safety Tony Jefferson done for season with ACL injury

BALTIMORE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Baltimore Ravens announced Sunday that safety Tony Jefferson sustained a knee injury during their 26-23 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in overt, ending the season for him. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh told reporters in a post-game press conference that Jefferson suffered an injury in his ACL with potential further damage in his knee. "He at least has an ACL and probably more," Harbaugh said. "We said a prayer over him, and he'll find a […]

todayOctober 6, 2019 112

MLB News

Callaway booted as Mets manager after two seasons

NEW YORK (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A 86-76 2019 campaign was not enough to keep the manager of the New York's National League franchise around for another season. The New York Mets organization announced the firing of manager Mickey Callaway after two seasons leading the club, despite a surge late in the season that put the team in the hunt for postseason play. The Mets fell short of earning a playoff berth by three games, which may have led to a […]

todayOctober 3, 2019 96

AEW News

AEW Dynamite secures victory in inaugural week against WWE’s NXT of Wednesday night wrestling war

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- All Elite Wrestling's AEW Dynamite shocked and awed the wrestling world throughout its two-hour premiere Wednesday night as professional wrestling returned to TNT for the first time in two decades. Facing off head-to-head with WWE's NXT on the same night and the same time slot sparked the beginning of a Wednesday night war, but was AEW Dynamite all that it was hyped up to be? Dave Meltzer from Wrestling Observer released early market ratings numbers […]

todayOctober 3, 2019 128

Business & Lifestyle

Website offers $500 for ‘NBA Food Tester’ dream job

(UPI) -- A betting tips website is seeking an "NBA Food Tester" to get paid $500 to review the stadium food offerings at various NBA venues. Pickswise.com said the winning applicant will receive $500 plus spending money to try out the menu items offered at NBA games during the 2019-2020 season. The person will then be asked to rank the food items in order of deliciousness. The website will provide tickets to 3-5 games, the posting says. Interested sports-fan foodies […]

todayOctober 2, 2019 39

Football News

XFL announces team logos for inaugural season

ST. LOUIS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The XFL adds to the momentum of sports expansion Wednesday, one day removed from Major League Soccer (MLS) announcing St. Louis as the 28th franchise in MLS history. While that franchise won't be playing until 2022, the upcoming St. Louis XFL franchise will be able to play as soon as next spring. XFL commissioner Oliver Luck kicked off the announcement at around 11:30 AM local time. St. Louis was the first franchise team to be […]

todayAugust 21, 2019 81

Football News

Cowboys, linebacker Jaylon Smith agree to five-year, $64 million extension

ARLINGTON, Tex. (UPI) -- The Dallas Cowboys and starting linebacker Jaylon Smith reached a long-term contract extension. The team announced the deal during a press conference Tuesday. According to the team, Smith agreed to a five-year, $64 million deal with $35.5 million guaranteed. Smith was scheduled to become a restricted free agent after the season, but he opted to reach a long-term extension now instead of waiting until the off-season. The Cowboys selected Smith in the second round of the […]

todayAugust 20, 2019 55

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