ZKSync has announced the distribution of 17.5% of its ZK token supply through an airdrop. This marks a pivotal step in engaging its community in the protocol’s future development. ZKSync, an Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution, enhances scalability and reduces transaction costs using zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs. Users Complain Not Being Eligible For ZK Airdrop The ZK token facilitates network fee payments …
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Inspired by his father’s final years, Pat Knight returns to coaching
Pat Knight spent seven seasons working alongside his father Bobby Knight at Texas Tech. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) Pat Knight thought he was done with coaching college basketball. The now 53-year-old had spent seven years as a Division I college head coach at Texas Tech and Lamar. He worked previously for another 11 as an assistant, mostly under his legendary father, …
Read More »‘Chameleon’ Evan Rodrigues sparks Panthers’ comeback to take 2-0 lead in Cup Final
For more than two periods in Game 2 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final, Evan Rodrigues, Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk pummeled the Edmonton Oilers, and yet the Florida Panthers had nothing to show for it, tied into the third period Monday in Sunrise. The third period started with a new look. Rodrigues moved up to the top line to …
Read More »Chael Sonnen flattered to be Anderson Silva’s farewell fight: ‘I didn’t know that I mattered to him’
Before YouTube existed, Chael Sonnen waited for it. The ultimate practitioner awaiting his ultimate trade. All those years in the UFC? The years on the wrestling mats before that? Now it seems like it was just a preamble, all designed to give him stories to tell and expertise to lean on as he holds court for his 1.28 million subscribers. …
Read More »Paul Maurice, Panthers head coach and hockey lifer, seeks first Stanley Cup: ‘I need to win one’
Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice got his start behind an NHL bench with the Hartford Whalers in 1995. (Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images) Paul Maurice has been around the NHL for a very long time, which would make it seem like he’s older than his 57 years. The Florida Panthers head coach has been behind NHL benches …
Read More »Rivals Roundtable: Assessing the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline
Friday is roundtable day at Rivals, and this week’s installment comes with a built-in theme. The NBA Draft withdrawal deadline came and went on Wednesday and gives our analyst duo of Rob Cassidy and Jason Jordan plenty to discuss. Below, Cassidy and Jordan dig into a trio of questions dealing with Wednesday’s draft deadline and discuss surprising decisions, departing players …
Read More »Rivals Camp Series: Ranking the best QBs
The 2024 Rivals Camp Series regional stops are finished and the Rivals Five-Star is on the horizon so this week, we are taking a position-by-position look at which prospects impressed us the most at the regional events this year. The quarterbacks are up first. ***** RIVALS CAMP SERIES REGIONAL COVERAGE RIVALS CAMP SERIES LOS ANGELES: DB/LB Rumor Mill | RB …
Read More »NC State 1983 national championship team sues NCAA over NIL compensation
Ten players from the 1983 North Carolina State men’s basketball team that won the national championship have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA and the Collegiate Licensing Company for unauthorized use of their names, images and likenesses. The lawsuit seeks a jury trial and “reasonable compensation” for earnings tied to the NCAA’s use of the players and their names in …
Read More »Yankees pitchers’ enthusiasm for scented candles is carrying the aroma of success
Earlier this season, the Minnesota Twins revived their offense with the good luck charm of a summer sausage. But the New York Yankees’ pitching staff has benefited all season from its own talismans, ones that are far more pleasant — especially in terms of aroma — with no concerns about rotting or spoilage. Candles have taken over the Yankees’ clubhouse …
Read More »Malawi VP’s plane found with no survivors, president says
The wreck of a plane carrying Malawi’s vice-president has been found with no survivors, President Lazarus Chakwera has said. Saulos Chilima and nine others were flying within the country on Monday morning when their aircraft disappeared from airport radars. The plane, a military aircraft, was flying in bad weather. Soldiers had been searching Chikangawa Forest overnight and into the morning …
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