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title: “Nhon Ma Closing Educational Opportunity Gaps” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-15” author: “Nancy Bradley” Ma is the CEO and co-founder of Numerade, a short-form video education platform seeking to arm every student in the world with a personalized artificial intelligence-powered tutor. Founded in 2018, the edtech company creates video and interactive content for learners of all ages across various topics. “Our fundamental belief is that we want to work with students as young as possible so they can get the reinforcement, encouragement, and support that they need,” Ma told Lifewire in a phone interview....

San Francisco rookie pass rusher Nick Bosa suffered a grade-1 hamstring strain this week, according to ESPN. He will likely be out until training camp. Coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed the injury earlier this week but he didn’t get into specifics. While Bosa did not leave the field, he did not finish practice and walked with a limp following the incident. “I know it was his hamstring, but I’m not sure of the severity of it," Shanahan said after practice concluded....

Cannon, 41, whose ever-growing brood has become a talking point in recent years, announced on Instagram on Wednesday that he and model Lanisha Cole welcomed his newest bundle of joy, a girl named Onyx Ice Cole Cannon. The TV personality, ex-husband of singer Mariah Carey, also stated in a lengthy Instagram caption that he plans to “protect” his daughter as he also urged his detractors not to direct any criticism at former The Price Is Right model Cole....

Diaz and Lawler battled it out in an exciting welterweight clash at UFC 47. While Lawler had established an image of being a power puncher, Diaz was considered more of a Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist with a decent stand-up game. Ahead of UFC 266, Diaz has revealed what freaked him out the most ahead of his clash with ‘Ruthless’. According to the Stockton native, it was the fact that Lawler had knocked out Steve Berger and Tiki Ghosn, two veterans of the sport....

The duo have faced each other five times on the ATP tour, with the Aussie leading their head-to-head 4-1. Their last two meetings on the grasscourt this year were rather contentious, with Kyrgios and Tsitsipas exchanging words during and after the encounters. During the Q&A, a fan asked Kyrgios “how badly” would he beat Tstisipas if they were to face off in a five-set match tomorrow, to which the Aussie replied by saying:...

According to a report from NOLA.com, New Orleans is seeking at least a mid-first round pick for the fourth-year receiver, even turning down a first-round pick from the Patriots for Cooks. MORE: Cooks grew upset with role in Saints’ offense According to report from NFL Network, New England also asked for a lower-round pick from the Saints, in addition to Cooks. At least five teams have made inquiries for the 23-year-old receiver....

With the Giants falling, only two teams in the league remain undefeated, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Miami Dolphins. The NFL’s social media team was quick to pick up on that as they hilariously trolled all 30 teams who have at least one tally in the L-column through three weeks. For the first time since 2016, the Philadelphia Eagles have started the season 3-0. The Miami Dolphins last won all three of their first contests in 2018....

However, due to COVID concerns across the NFL, the league has moved several games. The good news for fans is that there will be Week 15 games on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, so they’ll be able to catch a lot of this week’s games in prime time. The bad news? It will make for a lighter-than-normal Sunday slate. There will be just nine games total during the Sunday afternoon slate, as “Thursday Night Football” and the Saturday night game have already happened while “Sunday Night Football” and two games on each Monday and Tuesday are yet to come....

Point spreads and totals are the Las Vegas consensus as of Monday morning. Check our odds page for updated Vegas lines. Sunday, Jan. 2 Jets (-3, 43) at Bills The Jets opened between -1 (Wynn) and -2.5 (William Hill), numbers that drew immediate interest from favorite bettors. The Westgate moved from -1.5 to -3 (even) by Monday morning, while The Wynn adjusted to -2.5 on Sunday night. Bucs at Panthers (-10, 47) The Westgate opened Carolina -9....

In a candid one-on-one with Sportsnet’s Ron MacLean on Wednesday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed that the league is looking at utilizing NHL cities to continue the season and conduct the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. “Among the scenarios we’re looking at is potentially as many as four (cities) because we need a lot of ice,” Bettman said, adding that “the particular location could be anywhere that isn’t a (COVID-19) hot spot and has what we need both in terms of the arena and having practice facilities because if you bring in seven or eight clubs to a particular facility and you’re playing lots of games on a regular basis without travel, there does need to be ice for practice....

One team broke the rules, and like in the 2020 draft, has lost a pick. This time it’s a coveted first-rounder. So what exactly happened? How did a pick get forfeited? Here’s everything you need to know. Which team had to forfeit its pick, and why? In early February 2020, rumors began to circulate that the NHL was investigating the Coyotes for allegedly violating the predraft scouting process. According to TSN’s Darren Dreger, the Canadian Hockey League — the governing body for major junior hockey in Canada, which is composed of the WHL, OHL and QMJHL — accused the organization of conducting predraft physical fitness testing of more than 20 prospects prior to the 2019 NHL Entry Draft....

On the afternoon of July 1, the Montreal Canadiens went big and offered a five-year, $42.27 million contract to the young superstar. Carolina has a week to determine if Marc Bergevin and the Canadiens will go home emptyhanded. The deal, according to Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston, is heavily frontloaded, paying Aho $21 million in the first year and contains the maximum signing bonus allowed. For Aho, this is the contract he will officially get, regardless if it’s with Carolina or Montreal; he has already inked the offer sheet....

Joe Thornton versus Jaromir Jagr. Henrik Sedin versus Alex Ovechkin. Corey Perry versus Daniel Sedin. Then there was that 2012-13 showdown that pitted eventual winner Ovechkin against Sidney Crosby against John Tavares against Jonathan Toews, the top four separated by 11 first-place votes in a wild, lockout-abbreviated season. Otherwise, most valuable player has been determined in runaway fashion for the balance of the last two decades. That’s going to change this year....

Phase 2 of the league’s planned return began June 8. The league in May established detailed guidelines that teams need to follow to reopen their facilities. “The NHL has worked closely with the NHLPA and the Players on the Resumption of Play Committee in establishing the framework for this phased approach,” the league said when it announced the guidelines, “and has also developed this approach with the input of NHL medical, epidemiology and infectious disease experts as well as Club medical personnel....

Each team, and NHL’ soon-to-be team in Seattle, will play a one-time matchup against another club in a three-game “NHL 20” series as all matches will be played on PlayStation 4. Electronic Arts (EA) and the NHL Foundation are donating a combined $100,000 in support of the CDC Foundation’s COVID-19 relief efforts. The event is a part of the NHL’s #HockeyAtHome initiative designed to remind fans to stay safe, stay home and play together....

Sean Kuraly’s game-winning backhander in the second overtime clinched a 3-2 Bruins win over the Senators Friday night, cutting Ottawa’s lead to 3-2 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference playoff series. MORE: NHL playoffs schedule, scores A Bruins loss on Friday would have left the team and the city of Boston heartbroken. The Bruins had two golden opportunities to secure the win in the first overtime, but came up empty....

Just like 2013, the Bruins used four straight goals to eliminate the Leafs, this time by the score of 7-4 on Wednesday night at a raucous TD Garden. Toronto’s porous defense finally caught up with them; they seemingly allowed chance after chance against a potent, deep Boston offense that was able to extend goaltender Frederik Andersen’s Game 7 misery to three straight losses. Boston’s best players were their best players — Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak each scored a goal — while perhaps the moment was too big for the still-growing Leafs, especially while in their own zone....

Yet it’s how the Penguins have been successful that is now the envy of the other 30 NHL clubs, and what teams have tried to copy in an attempt to catch up to and dethrone the Penguins. When the Penguins defeated the Flyers on Sunday 5-1 at Wells Fargo Center, there was a stretch in the first period where Pittsburgh’s biggest strength pushed through. Goals by Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Derick Brassard, the Penguins prized center depth, a hallmark of a team that is attempting to win its third consecutive Stanley Cup....

The game reached overtime without either team scoring a goal, the first time this has occurred in the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs. A two-sided shutout after 60 minutes obviously requires strong goaltender play, and Robin Lehner and Petr Mrazek were both on point. They each finished with 31 saves, but Mrazek and the Hurricanes were able to complete the shutout as Jordan Staal scored the game-winner on a shot that bounced of Lehner’s skate....

After Brooks Orpik boosted the Capitals to a 4-3 overtime win against Carolina, Predators’ right wing Craig Smith drilled a close-range shot five minutes into overtime to tie their series with Dallas at one win apiece. Smith secured control of a loose puck in traffic and ripped a shot past Stars’ goaltender Ben Bishop to serve Bishop his first overtime loss in the postseason. The goal was Smith’s first of the 2019 playoffs and seventh postseason goal of his career....