Sports
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From underdog to Olympian: Billy Bender’s journey from worst to first on Dartmouth’s rowing team
Now, Bender, 22, is getting ready to go to the Olympics this summer. He qualified for n the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics in Sarasota, Florida earlier this month with another Dartmouth College student— 2020 grad Oliver Bub. Bub and Bender won the men’s pair in the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Team Trials.
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NH native secures 350th win in coaching career during March Madness
Coach Courtney Banghart secured her 350th career win when UNC beat Michigan State 59-56 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 22.
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NH sports betting raises $100M for education in first 4 years
In the first four years since New Hampshire legalized sports betting and teamed up with DraftKings, the partnership has contributed $100 million to public education, according to the New Hampshire Lottery. It’s one of several games run by the Lottery that contributes to the Education Trust Fund.
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15-year-old NH native wins gold at Youth Olympics
In December, Gavin Weeks, 15, won a gold medal in the Youth Winter Olympics in South Korea.
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Dartmouth basketball players are employees, labor board decides
A National Labor Relations Board agreed with the students in a Monday ruling, claiming the athletes are employees.
