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South Carolina’s Founders Park became a Field of Dreams for a local youngster this weekend. 12-year-old Gabriel Lyon, who lives with autism, is a big Gamecock baseball fan from Lexington, S.C., and he was given opportunity to live his dream of being a part of the team thanks to the efforts coordinated by national nonprofit Dream On 3 and the University of South Carolina Collegiate Dream Team (CDT) — a student-led group on campus supported by national CDT sponsor Volvo Construction Equipment. “He loves baseball, and he loves the Gamecocks,” said Gabriel’s mother, Shannon Lyon. “Baseball is his happy place. His dream is to be a professional baseball player. We’ve taken him to games before, and he knows all the players. He recognizes the pitches. He plays baseball in the rec league. He’s a lefty, so he’s first baseman and a pitcher. He plays very well! “We’ve worked very hard to get him to where he is able to go to a mainstream school.” “We work with colleges throughout the U.S.,” said Mandie Condie director of Program and Donor Engagement for Dream On 3. “We have students and student-athletes on campuses who help plan this type of weekend. We have

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Dr. Josh McGowan Three Troy University professors have landed on Forbes.com for their research into why the country is facing a shortage of accountants. Dr. Josh McGowan, Director of the Carr School of Accounting, Dr. Ryan Dunn and Dr. Ventsi Stamenov, both assistant professors in the School, are featured for a March 26th article entitled “The Accounting Pipeline Shortage: Are We Making Progress,” released in Accounting Horizons, a web publication of the American Accounting Association. Dr. Ryan Dunn Their study examines whether the accounting industry is doing enough to counter heavy workloads, insufficient compensation and lower job satisfaction to make the accounting field more attractive to new students and CPAs. “We are honored to have our research highlighted by Forbes. Our work, which examines critical issues such as salaries and work-life balance, is contributing to important conversations among practitioners while directly informing what we teach in the classroom,” McGowan said. “The Carr School of Accountancy is committed to producing research that has a direct impact on the accounting profession.” Dr. Ventsislav Stamenov The study documented recent trends in real compensation, average weekly hours, and the link between workload and job satisfaction. Results found a significant decrease in weekly hours of 2.3 per week while real compensation has decreased

April 23, 2026 - 01:48 PM Stanley "Skip" Bertman graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School in 1956 and later returned to lead the school’s baseball program to the 1970 state championship and two runners-up finishes before making his mark at the collegiate level. BATON ROUGE, La. – The Flamingo Park Baseball Field in Miami Beach, Fla., was renamed Thursday in honor of LSU legend Stanley “Skip” Bertman. Bertman graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School in 1956 and later returned to lead the school’s baseball program to the 1970 state championship and two runners-up finishes before making his mark at the collegiate level. “Skip Bertman’s legacy is woven into the very fabric of Miami Beach baseball, from his championship days at Beach High to his legendary career on the national stage,” said Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner. “Naming this field in his honor ensures that future generations of local athletes will know the story of this talented man who defined excellence and innovation in the sport.” Bertman, 87, served as the head baseball coach at Miami Beach High School from 1962 to 1974 and went on to become an associate head coach at the University of Miami and head

Twitter Users Statistics – Key Data for 2026 Twitter Marketing For the past 30 years, I have been sharing my ideas on investing, markets, the economy, policy, and related topics. Online, in public, no hold barred; writing for a broad audience invites comments, criticism, and general interaction. So it was no surprise that when Twitter came along, I jumped in (Thanks, Howard!). It was an amazing technology that gave you access to awesome people you otherwise would not have met; it enabled cool interactions with readers. It became a community of like-minded individuals across a variety of topics. For me, this included everything from markets and investing, economic analysis, and behavioral finance to cosmology and collectible cars. Before Chart Kid Matt, many of the most-liked charts seen on The Big Picture were originally found on Twitter. I hadn’t noticed the slow bleed on the site until I was hacked in July 2023. Someone took control of the account until Bloomberg helped me get it back 3 months later. The site had changed so radically that I didn’t recognize it.1 My partner Josh, always ahead of the curve, saw the writing on the wall and tapped out in 2020. Trying to

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If you’ve been trying to use the Twitter/X app on Android lately, you’ve probably noticed a whole host of issues. Thankfully, a fix is coming soon. Over the past few days, the Twitter/X app for Android has been left with some of its core functions inoperable. Opening links either pops up a menu to choose between two Twitter/X apps, or the link itself just doesn’t open up. Instead, you’re just met with your main feed. This is a widespread issue, and it has a big impact on the app. Trying to open links or embeds from websites in the Twitter/X app never opens the actual content, and the same occurs with notifications. If you tap on a notification from the app, the app simply opens without directing itself to whatever the notification was for. The Head of product at Twitter/X joked that the app is “on fire” and, yeah, that sums it up nicely. Thankfully, a fix is in the works. Arkadii Ivanov, a Twitter/X employee working on the Android app, says “a fix will be rolling out soon.” Some claim the latest update fixes the problem. Follow Ben: Twitter/X, Threads, Bluesky, and Instagram FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southeastern Conference announced the 2026 volleyball schedule on Wednesday morning, unveiling a 15-match league slate for South Carolina. The Gamecocks will play seven home matches at the Carolina Volleyball Center and hit the road for eight contests against conference opponents. The 2026 SEC Volleyball Tournament will return to Savannah, Georgia to be hosted at Enmarket Arena November 20-24. “We are excited about our SEC schedule and looking forward to the fall,” head coach Sarah Rumely Noble stated. “We have some key matches in the CVC this fall and excited for fans to be a part of the action.” South Carolina opens SEC play with a two-match road swing, traveling to Athens to face the Bulldogs on Sept. 23 before heading to reigning National Champions Texas A&M on Sept. 27. The team returns to Columbia for its conference home opener on Oct. 2 against Oklahoma, followed by a matchup with Arkansas on Oct. 4. A four-match road stretch follows, beginning Oct. 9 at Alabama and Oct. 11 at Mississippi State. The Gamecocks continue their trip at LSU on Oct. 16 before rounding out the stretch at Ole Miss on Oct. 18. The Gamecocks return home for a

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The reinstated Vanderbilt volleyball team’s second season is just around the corner, and season tickets are now on sale. Season tickets are now on sale and are priced at just $70 and $95 for reserved seating. Fans can purchase season tickets online. Volleyball kicks off its nonconference slate at home when the Dores host Charleston on Aug. 28. Vanderbilt is a host site for the Big Ten/SEC Challenge and will play Maryland on Sept. 1 and Rutgers on Sept. 2. On Sept. 13, the Commodores are set to play North Carolina in New York City. More details about this match will be released at a later date. The SEC volleyball schedule will be released by the conference office later this spring. Season ticket holders get the best price on tickets in the best available locations, plus the below benefits: •  Guaranteed ticket to every regular season match in Memorial Gymnasium •  Dedicated sales representative •  Access to the best inventory available •  Savings on tickets •  Access to an exclusive season ticket holder event •  National Commodore Club Benefits •  Early access to mini-plans and single-game tickets •  Exclusive season ticket holder giveaways •  Ability to request

Twitter may have seen a mass exodus of celebrities when Elon Musk took over the social media platform a few years ago, but Henry Winkler is among the few that remain. And, according to the actor, he actually does still like it — well, at least “the good parts” of it. During the actor’s on “Late Night” on Monday night in support of his show “Hazardous History With Henry Winkler,” host Seth Meyers called out a delightful interaction Winkler recently had on the social media platform, in which he joked with a fan that he also waited for the “Happy Days” cliffhanger of Fonzi jumping a shark. “Well, you know what? I like the good parts of Twitter,” Winkler replied. “I still do. I call it Twitter.” Meyers quickly agreed that, before Musk took over, the platform was legitimately fun, and “a really nice way to interact and engage with people.” At that, Winkler noted that he’s also figured out something about the less fun pieces of it. “And recently, all of those people throwing shade at me, I look them up,” he explained. “And they have like, four followers. They’re a bot!” The irony is, when Musk took over