Jodi Leese Glusco

North Carolina

Director of Content at WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)

Content Director @WRAL, news junkie, sports fan, world's greatest wife, Mondragon, sui generis force of nature

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MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them Hall of Fame eligible

1 day ago | wralsportsfan.com | Jodi Leese Glusco

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals. Rose’s permanent ban was lifted eight months after his death and comes a day before the Cincinnati Reds will honor baseball’s career hits leader with Pete Rose Night.
Eagles to host Cowboys in NFL season opener

2 days ago | wralsportsfan.com | Jodi Leese Glusco

The NFL season will start with an NFC East rivalry game. The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles will host the Cowboys in the traditional Thursday night kickoff Sept. 4 at 8:20 p.m. The game will air on NBC and Peacock. The game will be the first for new Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer, who was hired this offseason, and his Cowboys will be underdogs on the road in a hostile environment.
Panthers Playbook: Carolina Panthers DC Ejiro Evero must fix the defense

6 days ago | wralsportsfan.com | Dennis Cox |Chris Lea |Jodi Leese Glusco

Dennis Cox & Chris Lea discuss Carolina Panthers GM Dan Morgan adding several free agents and draft picks to help out defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, and how Evero needs to turn around a historically bad defense to help compliment QB Bryce Young. 86 million, Chris. $86 million. That's the number of guaranteed dollars spent in free agency on defensive players. Wharton, Merri, Brown, Jones, Roseboom. On those five guys, $86 million guaranteed on defense. Well, On just those 5 free agents?
ACC cuts conference schedule in hopes of earning more NCAA bids

1 week ago | wralsportsfan.com | Jodi Leese Glusco

The Atlantic Coast Conference is reducing its 20-game men’s basketball schedule to 18, giving teams two more spots for marquee nonconference games in a bid to boost a league getting a dwindling haul of NCAA Tournament bids, a person familiar with the decision said Wednesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the ACC hasn't officially announced the move, which was first reported by CBS Sports.
'It's unreal:' Canes' Aho welcomes first child during playoff break

1 week ago | wralsportsfan.com | Pat Welter |Jodi Leese Glusco

Sebastian Aho is celebrating the birth of his baby while the Canes wait to meet the Caps in Round 2 of the NHL Playoffs. On Twitter. Congratulations. How does it feel to be, is this your first or second, where are we at? First baby feels unreal. I so happy that I got to be there and worked out and both mom and mom and baby are happy and healthy and yeah, she did an amazing job and really, really proud of her. Obviously can't take a paternity leave right now.
Get to know the competitors in the 2025 Kentucky Derby

1 week ago | wralsportsfan.com | Jodi Leese Glusco

Kentucky Derby Preview has Mike Tirico, Jerry Bailey and Randy Moss break down the favorites in the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs and deliver the updated odds through Friday morning. The Kentucky Derby runs on WRAL-TV, Sunday, May 4. It's one of those places you see the picture, you know exactly where it is the twin spires of Churchill Downs framing the most important day in American horse racing every year. The 151st edition of the Kentucky Derby comes from Louisville on Saturday.
Kentucky Derby's poop patrol has a dirty but important job

1 week ago | wralsportsfan.com | Jodi Leese Glusco

For all the glitz and glam that give the Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs its glory, there are a number of unsung heroes behind the scenes. Meet the team that has one of the Derby's dirtiest jobs. On the backside at Churchill Downs is where you'll find Ramiro Palacios. For two decades he's been keeping the backside stables, *** and span, and free of smell. It stinks, but it's a job. Somebody has to do it. Somebody that really know how to do it.
Bugle call the iconic sound of Kentucky Derby

1 week ago | wralsportsfan.com | Jodi Leese Glusco

The stage is set at Churchill Downs, but no Kentucky Derby would be complete without that iconic bugle call sending riders to the post. And for the past 30 years, that thrilling moment has been provided by the same musician. Get to know iconic bugler Steve Buttleman. Step into Steve Belman's multi-purpose inner sanctum. On one hand, it's a factory for the myriad bracelets and rosaries he makes by hand.
Brind'Amour: No real secrets between Canes, Caps

1 week ago | wralsportsfan.com | Graham Hill |Jodi Leese Glusco

The head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes talked to 99.9 FM The Fan about how his team is enjoying the rest and preparing for the second round of the NHL playoffs. Kanes winger, forward, Taylor Hall, as as we said, former MVP, uh, he's played for a whole bunch of teams, but he's putting down roots with the Carolina Hurricanes, signing a just announced 3 year $9.5 million dollar contract extension, scored the first goal of the game for the Canes yesterday in their game 5 clincher.
Mike Walden: Tariff discussions could turn economic outlook from concern to optimism

1 week ago | wraltechwire.com | Jodi Leese Glusco

The NCSU INDEX OF NORTH CAROLINA LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS (the “Index”), an indicator of the direction of the state economy in the upcoming months, retreated by 2.1% in March, the latest month with available data. This drop occurred after a noticeable increase in the Index during February. The pullback was led by a significant decline in building permits and a continued drop in the national leading index.