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It took nearly four decades, but a promise was a promise for Todd Bowles. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach missed rookie minicamp Saturday to receive a college degree from Mount St. Mary's University in Maryland, fulfilling a 37-year-old promise to his mother. He reportedly completed his work last September for a Bachelor of Science degree in youth and community development. Bowles' mother, Joan, died of cancer in 2009. His longtime agent, Anthony Agnone, is a Mount St. Mary’s alumnus and set up his return in 2020, taking online courses while working as Buccaneers defensive coordinator, then head coach. Bowles left Temple University in 1986 to pursue a playing career in the NFL, which lasted eight seasons before he retired and made the move to coaching. Speaking with reporters after graduating, Bowles didn't hide the meaning of the moment to himself: “It’s personal. It’s not a limelight type of deal for me. It’s more or less honoring my mother and making sure I kept a promise that I could live with when she says something. And that's really all it was for me, and showing my kids at the same time with one in college and one getting ready to go to college and another one on the horizon, hopefully they get some inspiration from this and that can help them as they go forward.” The 59-year-old Bowles is entering his second season as Bucs head coach, having led them to an 8-9 record last year to in the final season of Tom Brady's career. He previously spent four seasons as head coach of the New York Jets and worked as an interim head coach for the Miami Dolphins.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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