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Miami Herald
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Baseball fan left ‘total mess' after love of sport leads to jackpot lottery win
A baseball fan was left a 'total mess' after realizing she'd won the jackpot in a baseball-themed lottery game in Maryland, officials said. The winner told officials she buys different kinds of lottery tickets for six months every year, then buys only baseball-themed games from April through September, officials said in a May 13 news release. 'I love the (Baltimore) Orioles, so when the season starts it just feels natural to play baseball games,' she said. The Maryland Lottery offers those tickets each spring. 'Whether it's a scratch-off or FAST PLAY, I always choose the baseball game and I always seem to win — but not like this,' she said. The financial consultant found out she'd won $84,503 on a $5 Home Run Riches Walk-off Winnings ticket while she was in a car outside a market, officials said. 'It didn't seem real,' she said. 'I just stared at the ticket. Total shock.' She confirmed the win with the lottery app and rushed home to show her family, officials said. 'I was a wreck, a total mess. I couldn't put the words together to tell them what was happening, so I just showed them the ticket,' she said. 'This whole thing is just so exciting.' And although she never expected a jackpot win, the woman told officials she watches every Orioles game 'hoping to see her name when the Contestant of the Game is mentioned.'
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former Athlete Critiques Judge's Legacy
Tiki Barber didn't mince words when discussing Aaron Judge's place in New York sports lore. The former Giants running back, now a WFAN talk show host, said that in the end, Aaron Judge's MVPs, Home Run records, and mind-blowing numbers won't matter. Barber said Judge will not be considered an elite Yankee until he wins the World Series. © John Jones-Imagn Images 'For Aaron Judge to be an elite Yankee, he needs to keep doing what he's doing, maybe win some more MVPs, and most important — because there are 27 that preceded him — he has to win a championship,' Barber said. Advertisement Judge, a two-time AL MVP and the Yankees' captain, has been a powerhouse at the plate, boasting a .414 batting average with 11 home runs and 33 RBIs so far this season. However, despite his individual success, the Yankees have not won a World Series since 2009, marking their longest championship drought since the 1980s. Despite his regular-season dominance, Aaron Judge has struggled in October, batting just .211 with 15 home runs and 74 strikeouts in 54 career playoff games. Barber contrasted Judge's situation with that of Knicks star Jalen Brunson, who has led the Knicks to playoff victories, including a recent win over the Boston Celtics in the second round of the NBA playoffs. Brunson's postseason performances have elevated his status among New York athletes. Advertisement Ironically, Barber knows this first-hand. Tiki Barber spent 10 seasons as a running back with the New York Giants, becoming the franchise's all-time leading rusher with 10,449 yards before retiring in 2006. He never won a Super Bowl. Related: Former Red Sox All-Star Calls Aaron Judge a 'Regular Season Player' Related: Could the Yankees Trade A Former MVP For Rotation Help?
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Atlanta Braves celebrate 51st anniversary of Hank Aaron's home run #715
The Atlanta Braves honored the 51st anniversary of Henry 'Hank' Aaron's home run number 715 on Tuesday at Truist Park. Aaron's 715th home run broke Babe Ruth's record and crowned him the Home Run King in Major League Baseball. Advertisement The Braves held special tributes and recognitions to highlight the impact Aaron had and will continue to have on the Atlanta Braves and the game of baseball. Recognitions included a Hank Aaron tribute video and a Henry Louis Aaron Fund birthday celebration recap video, highlighting his legacy on and off the field. Hank's wife, Mrs. Billye Suber Aaron, was also recognized before the game, followed by an announcement by the Braves to endow another Chasing the Dream Scholarship and a Historically Black College & University in Braves Country. The scholarships were created by Hank and Billye to help young people achieve their dreams of college education. Advertisement Members of the Aaron family and their friends were welcomed to the ballpark to witness the celebration. The Braves went on to defeat the Phillies 7-5. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] TRENDING STORIES: [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Yahoo
Remarkable Woman Patrice Palmer: Breaking the cycle
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — She spent 20 years struggling with drug and alcohol addiction — selling and stealing drugs and writing bad checks. As a result of her actions, Patrice Palmer was in and out of correctional facilities. But, she turned her life around, even starting an organization focused on breaking the cycle of mass incarceration. The Chosen for Change founder, Dr. Patrice Palmer, is now an NBC4 Remarkable Woman finalist. 'In 2003, going back to prison for the fourth time, I'll never forget the judge saying to me, 'If I could give you life, I would,'' said Palmer. 'And I thought, 'Wow, hey, I didn't do — I'm not that bad. Like, what are you talking about?' And I realized in that moment that he saw me as the habitual criminal. And he said, 'I, I had no value in life.'' That moment resonated with Palmer, she started 'doing the work' — focusing on her future. 'And then the warden challenged me to write a program, and it was called Home Run,' said Palmer. 'And every base represented a challenge that people faced in their lives. And how do I get home, right? And having a person as a support system would be up to bat, to hopefully help bring you home. Or once you gain all this strength, you could get up there and bat and hit a home run yourself.' Since her last stay, Palmer has been busy. She leads a re-entry summit for people of all ages preparing to leave correctional institutions. And started an award-winning program in Franklin County to address opioid addiction. 'A lot of things that I'm not really proud of, you know, being addicted to drugs, involvement with criminal justice — ashamed of that, honestly,' said Palmer. 'But then the other side is being able to identify those things, accepting responsibility for the mistakes that I made, and then having the courage to say, 'I want something different.'''I'm still here. You know, having the courage to say, 'Oh, I made some poor decisions and choices in life, but I don't allow my past fears and failures to dictate my future possibilities.' So, I always get nervous when I'm talking about me, because I have to talk about my fears and my dysfunctions because those things I have to embrace because they make me who I am today.' Palmer has earned several degrees, including a doctorate in divinity and theology. Among other things, she was recognized during the YWCA's Women of Achievement in 2023. She is also a mother of five and a grandmother. 'The reality is that my children are the winds beneath my wings,' said Palmer. 'To know that I embarrassed them and I was not present in the moment in their lives has been a thorn in my flesh.' After her release in 2003, Palmer went to a treatment program in Cincinnati called Having the Courage to Change. She credits that program with making a life-changing difference. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
