Delaware
Where in Delaware can you join a golf league without fees? This app makes it easy
Birdie’s Links & Drinks entertainment center set to open in Middletown
Birdie’s Links & Drinks opens on Jan. 10 and will provide patrons a place to practice their drive, play a round of mini-golf and enjoy a bite to eat. 1/5/24
Golf season is in full swing and many enthusiasts are eager to get on the course. But the sport’s traditional norms may not always align with today’s fast-paced or quiet lifestyles.
Some find club memberships expensive and impractical for their schedule. Meanwhile, some look forward to the social aspect of golfing, yet struggle to find companions to play with.
Golf enthusiasts looking for a convenient way to enjoy a round of golf and socialize with friends can find it right at their fingertips with the Spark mobile app.
Spark Golf’s league rules are designed to be relaxed, engaging and enjoyable, while maintaining the competitive spirit of sport. Golfers of all skill levels can use the app to meet for a casual, nine-hole game, sign up for league rounds, keep scores and track statistics.
According to a company, Spark Golf is the largest social golf community with more than 200,000 members and is played at more than 2,000 courses in the U.S. and Canada.
Here are some features that help make Spark Golf an increasingly popular way to enjoy the game:
How is Spark Golf different?
Traditional golf clubs typically require an upfront membership fee and players must play in every round. Spark Golf only charges players for the rounds they play. Participants can choose to join as many rounds as they want without having to play every week.
How do you join Spark Golf?
Joining Spark Golf is free. Just search the app for a league you want to join and sign up. Playing in multiple leagues is allowed. League rounds are available to purchase weekly.
There are eight leagues in Delaware.
Where can I play Spark Golf in Delaware?
The 2024 season courses are set and players can find the nearest course by using the website’s locator feature. The year concludes with crowning Spark champs for each league and market, rewarding winners with credit to spend in the Spark Champ store.
The courses in Delaware with Spark are:
- Garrisons Lake, Smyrna
- Odessa National, Townsend
- Frog Hollow, Middletown
- Back Creek, Middletown
- Vince’s Sport Center Par 3, Ogletown
- White Clay Creek, Stanton
- Deerfield, Milford Crossroads
- Ed Oliver, Greenville
When do Spark Golf leagues play?
The league rounds run weekly, typically starting in March-May and ending in August-November, complementing different sunset times across cities. League rounds usually happen on weekday evenings after work, allowing for networking or even a happy hour.
Fall season competitions are available for leagues with six or more rounds starting on September 9th, offering opportunities for teams and individuals to earn more credits for the Spark Champ store. This separate season runs alongside the primary season and market competitions.
How does Spark Golf record scores?
Each round includes team and individual net games, along with individual net skins, all displayed conveniently in the Spark Golf app. A scorecard is available in the Spark Golf app a few minutes before the start time of the round. Players enter their scores directly in the app or the website as they play each hole.
What are the prizes when you play Spark Golf?
Spark rewards players for skins at the end of each round. Spark funds the skin pot by vesting $1 per player participating in the round, with a maximum of $9 per round. The total amount is then distributed among the players who have won skins in that round in the form of Spark credit, which they can use towards future rounds during checkout. After each primary season of a Spark league, the champions of the league and the market will be granted $25 in store credit to be spent at the Spark Champ store.
You can contact reporter Anitra Johnson at ajohnson@delawareonline.com.
Delaware
2 hurt after car crashes into building in Talleyville, Delaware
Two people were hurt after a car crashed into a building in Talleyville, Delaware, Monday morning.
The incident occurred shortly before 11 a.m. along the 100 block of Brandywine Boulevard. Police said a woman was driving a light-colored vehicle when she somehow lost control and crashed through the first floor of a realty company.
A fire station is located across the street from where the crash occurred. Firefighters responded in less than a minute and the driver as well as another person were both taken to the hospital. Investigators told NBC10 both victims suffered minor injuries and are expected to be OK.
Crews removed the vehicle and boarded up the damaged building. They continue to investigate the cause of the crash.
Delaware
Delaware-based dark money group ‘Alabama Patients First’ unleashes TV, digital attack on Blue Cross Blue Shield
A brand-new, out-of-state dark-money group launched an attack on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama over the past week, and has already invested over $320,000 in negative television advertising alone.
During some of this weekend’s largest SEC football matchups, including Alabama vs. Oklahoma, the group ran a shock-style message that is now being pushed to Alabama voters more aggressively than any political campaign could afford to spend on television at this point in the 2026 election cycle.
According to business filings, “Alabama Patients First LLC” was formed in Delaware on December 11. The state is known for its Teflon business privacy laws. LLCs are not required to publicly list their ownership or members, making it an ideal vehicle for dark money to reach its target.
Since its formation, the group has been busy in Alabama.
Using a “Paid for by Alabama Patients First” disclaimer, the group aired television advertisements, launched a website, and directed SMS marketing campaigns directly to voters, igniting a costly media attack against the state’s leading insurer.
“They make a killing off telling you ‘No.’ Blue Cross Blue Shield: ‘No.’ That’s Blue Cross “B*******,” the ad says.
A station-by-station breakdown of the Alabama Patients First TV buy across multiple Montgomery-area outlets, including WSFA, WAKA, WCOV-TV, WNCF, and others, totals $226,071.
The group also spent $102,000 across Birmingham, Huntsville, and Dothan media markets.
The buy spans six weekends, ranging from its first airing on December 14, with a much smaller spend scheduled after January 1, to a wind-down on January 18, 2026.
By comparison, in the Montgomery media market, the group spent $211,633 in December and just $14,438 in January.
In total, the out-of-state group has spent at least $328,071 on pushing the TV spot to Alabama residents.
Alabama Patients First’s TV spend isn’t the whole tab, either. The professional fees required to deploy such an operation likely reach into the millions – and the timing is striking.
The attack on Alabama began the same week that Jackson Hospital and Clinic, Inc. initiated a high-visibility litigation campaign against BCBS of Alabama.
Jackson Hospital and its lender, Atlanta-based Jackson Investment Group, are on the clock for a December 31, 2025 bankruptcy court deadline to secure $100 million in public funding, which would help satisfy a debtor-in-possession (DIP) agreement the two signed earlier this year.
Yellowhammer News requested information from officials at Jackson Investment Group, Jackson Healthcare, and Jackson Hospital to confirm or deny a connection between the hospital’s lending relationship and the creation of Alabama Patients First.
At the time of publication, those requests went unanswered.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama did respond to the negative ad blitz in a statement on Monday afternoon.
“The ads are an intentional misrepresentation of how we do business,” Sophie Martin, Director of Corporate Communications for BCBS of Alabama, said.
“Based on the timing of the ads, we believe they are nothing more than an improper attempt by Jackson’s investor-lender to improperly influence litigation.”
Grayson Everett is the editor in chief of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @Grayson270.
Delaware
Delaware Lottery Play 3 Day, Play 3 Night winning numbers for Dec. 21, 2025
Claiming lottery in Delaware
18 states have laws that allow national lottery prize jackpot winners to remain anonymous, but is Delaware among them?
The Delaware Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025 results for each game:
Winning Play 3 numbers from Dec. 21 drawing
Day: 5-6-7
Night: 4-9-0
Check Play 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Play 4 numbers from Dec. 21 drawing
Day: 8-8-0-2
Night: 6-7-3-8
Check Play 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Multi-Win Lotto numbers from Dec. 21 drawing
01-08-13-16-18-24
Check Multi-Win Lotto payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Lucky For Life numbers from Dec. 21 drawing
11-24-27-38-46, Lucky Ball: 15
Check Lucky For Life payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Play 5 numbers from Dec. 21 drawing
Day: 6-2-3-4-3
Night: 0-7-5-3-8
Check Play 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results
Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
- Sign the Ticket: Establish legal ownership by signing the back of your ticket with an ink pen.
- Prizes up to $599: Claim at any Delaware Lottery Retailer, in person at the Delaware Lottery Office, or mail your signed ticket and claim form; print your name/address on the ticket’s back and keep a copy/photo for records. By mail, send original tickets and documentation to: Delaware Lottery, 1575 McKee Road, Suite 102, Dover, DE 19904.
- Prizes up to $2,500: Claim in person at Delaware Lottery Retailer Claim Centers throughout Kent, Sussex and New Castle Counties.
- Prizes of $5,001 or more: Claim in person at the Delaware Lottery Office (business days 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) with a photo ID and Social Security card.
- For all prize claims, directions to the Delaware Lottery Office are available online or via mapquest.com for a map.
Check previous winning numbers and payouts at Delaware Lottery.
Can I claim a jackpot prize anonymously in Delaware?
Fortunately for First State residents, the Delaware Lottery allows winners remain anonymous. Unlike many other states that require a prize be over a certain jackpot, Delawareans can remain anonymous no matter how much, or how little, they win.
How long do I have to claim my prize in Delaware?
Tickets are valid for up to one year past the drawing date for drawing game prizes or within one year of the announced end of sales for Instant Games, according to delottery.com.
When are the Delaware Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday.
- Play 3, 4: Daily at 1:58 p.m. and 7:57 p.m., except Sunday afternoon.
- Multi-Win Lotto: 7:57 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: Daily at 10:38 p.m.
- Lotto America: 11:00 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
Missed a draw? Peek at the past week’s winning numbers.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Delaware Online digital operations manager. You can send feedback using this form.
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