Undefeated lacrosse team’s championship dreams end in controversy after players punished over fake cigars

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An undefeated Massachusetts high school lacrosse team’s championship hopes came to an abrupt end this week after school officials ruled nine players ineligible, forcing Ipswich High School to forfeit its state semifinal matchup.The decision has sparked controversy because the players insist they never violated the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association’s tobacco policy, claiming the cigars they used during a graduation celebration contained no tobacco.Ipswich forfeited its MIAA Division 4 semifinal against Cohasset High School on Tuesday after the team was unable to field enough eligible players.According to reporting by Boston.com, senior Christian Gianakakis…

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Trump-endorsed candidate will face top GOP target in Nevada House district

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nevada state Sen. Carrie Buck won the Republican nomination for Nevada’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating businessman Michael Boris and other candidates in a closely watched primary contest to challenge Democratic Rep. Dina Titus in November.Buck’s victory comes after receiving endorsements…

South Carolina GOP race to replace Nancy Mace heads to runoff

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jenny Honeycutt, a business owner, and Mark Smith, a state legislator, advanced in a crowded GOP primary to replace outgoing Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., on Tuesday evening.Because no candidate garnered more than 50% of the vote needed to win outright, the primary…

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Bona fide T. rex leather purse is going up for auction — and it could fetch 0K

It’s a sale of Jurass-chic proportions.   Birkins are beautiful. Chanel bags, très magnifique. But a purse derived from 66-million-year-old purse dinosaur DNA simply cannot be beat, per the Parisian auction house hawking the prehistoric must-have for over $500,000 on Thursday.  Bidding paddles are sure to go flying in the air as auctioneer Alexandre Giquello of Hôtel Drouot in Paris, France, accepts offers on the first-ever handbag made with collagen from lab-grown Tyrannosaurus rex fossils, which were reportedly exhumed in the US, on June 11.  “This T. rex leather bag marks a defining moment in my career: a one-of-a-kind piece that stands…

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