Jim Chairusmi
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New York, NY
Joined March 2012
NEWS: Federal prosecutors have been investigating whether NBA player Terry Rozier manipulated his performance as part of an illegal sports betting scheme. The inquiry is part of a wider government investigation that has already ensnared Jontay Porter. https://t.co/zMW0aCKIFu
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The gambling ring accused of conspiring with Jontay Porter to manipulate his performance in NBA games also bet heavily against Rozier in a 2023 game for the Hornets.
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The daughter of sports-mad parents, Panipak Wongpattanakit has been known as Tennis her whole life. Now she’ll be known as Thailand’s first-ever two-time Olympic champion.
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The daughter of sports-mad parents, Panipak Wongpattanakit has been known as Tennis her whole life. Now she’ll be known as Thailand’s first-ever two-time Olympic champion.
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Fun story by @AdamTrot. I am about 696 stations behind.
I visited every Citi Bike station in Manhattan (that's 702 of 'em) and got to rediscover my hometown. Yes, I counted Roosevelt, Governor's and Randalls Islands and Marble Hill https://t.co/cc6e8JO8A1 via @WSJ
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I get why 3 AM tennis is fascinating but it's just objectively bad for the players and completely hostile to the ticket buying audience. We do this every year and do it again and wonder why the sport doesn't grow.
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The favorite in the Kentucky Derby is like any other 3-year-old: If he doesn't get his way, he doesn't run. https://t.co/W5U73bIzLS
#fierceness
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Fierceness is the favorite to win the Run for the Roses. But when things haven’t gone his way, he’s burned a lot of money with disappointing efforts.
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Fierceness is the fastest horse in this year's Kentucky Derby. But he hasn't done well when things don't go his way.
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Fierceness is the favorite to win the Run for the Roses. But when things haven’t gone his way, he’s burned a lot of money with disappointing efforts.
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NY Gov Kathy Hochul provided an update on the new Belmont Park. A look at renderings:
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Less than three hours until kickoff for Super Bowl LVIII and the lowest ticket prices are listed for about $6,800.
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LAS VEGAS –Less than three hours until kickoff for Super Bowl LVIII and the lowest ticket prices are listed for about $6,800. The average price of a ticket sold for the game
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Saturday’s fight between Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo marks the first matchup pitting undisputed champions against each other in boxing’s four-belt era.
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Saturday’s fight between Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo marks the first matchup pitting undisputed champions against each other in boxing’s four-belt era.
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It's been six months since Evan Gershkovich was wrongfully detained in Russia. He's still there. Bring him home now. On a soccer game played to raise awareness in his hometown: https://t.co/13VR9bZZxa
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Detained Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s former high school soccer team dedicates a contest to raising awareness—and bringing a beloved champion back home.
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Medvedev eventually finished the job with a smash winner on match point that sent the ball into the hands of rock star Jon Bon Jovi in the stands. A U.S. Open semis wrap-up by @JoshRobinson23
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The No. 3 seed from Russia faces the 23-time Grand Slam champion in the final, after stunning No. 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals.
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“If you had one shot or one opportunity… To seize everything you ever wanted…one moment… Would you capture it? Or just let it slip?” After Eminem led his ring walk, Terence Crawford seized the moment and all the title belts. https://t.co/dQad589GzU
#loseyourself
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In a dominant performance, Crawford scored a ninth-round technical knockout over Errol Spence Jr. to claim all four belts in the welterweight division.
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Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford are set to face off in the Fight of the Summer.
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Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford will face off for the undisputed welterweight championship on July 29. It is a rare match between two superstar boxers in the primes of their careers.
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Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford will face off for the undisputed welterweight championship. It is the rare boxing match between two undefeated superstars in the primes of their careers.
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Forget about Musk vs. Zuckerberg. Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford is the fight of the summer.
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Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford will face off for the undisputed welterweight championship on July 29. It is a rare match between two superstar boxers in the primes of their careers.
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Churchill Downs has extended its suspension of trainer Bob Baffert through the end of 2024, which includes next year’s Kentucky Derby.
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The move continues a fight between horse racing’s most famous track and the sport’s most prominent trainer, which began after the 2021 Kentucky Derby.
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The Preakness may be the last Triple Crown event before the launch of a new federal program meant to end racing’s often chaotic antidoping regime. But HISA still faces challenges over whether states should remain in control. https://t.co/uz618QNTTf with @louiseradnofsky
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A new federally created body is set to enforce uniform standards for doping and other safety issues—if it can fight off legal challenges about wresting control from the states.
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The Preakness Stakes may be the last Triple Crown event ever run before the launch of a new federal program meant to end racing’s often chaotic drug testing regime. But HISA still faces challenges over whether states should remain in control https://t.co/IYXhrIXYld with @jimchair
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A new federally created body is set to enforce uniform standards for doping and other safety issues—if it can fight off legal challenges about wresting control from the states.
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Horse racing’s Triple Crown season moves on to the Preakness Stakes but racing officials in Kentucky will be faced with sorting out what went wrong during Derby week.
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This past week at Churchill Downs, seven horses suffered fatal injuries under the twin spires. The situation highlights racing’s ongoing safety and regulation problems.
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