CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice today announced the winners of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources’ second annual Monster Trout Contest.

“I want to congratulate our Monster Trout Contest winners for reeling in the catch of a lifetime and extend a special thank you to all of the anglers who went fishing this fall,” Gov. Justice said. “As a lifelong angler, I am so excited to see West Virginians, especially kids, get excited about the outdoors and enjoy our state’s incredible streams and exciting fishing opportunities.”

The seven lucky anglers each caught a tagged monster trout, which were stocked during the WVDNR’s two weeks of fall stockings in October. Those stockings included more than 35,000 pounds of trophy-size trout weighing 1–2 pounds and 6,500 pounds of monster trout weighing 3–6 pounds.

Anglers who caught a tagged monster trout had until November 17 to submit a photo of their catch with the tag number to win a weekend cabin stay at a West Virginia state Park or Cabela’s prize package.

It is unclear why Ron DeSantis, a current presidential candidate, has decided to debate Gavin Newsom, the governor of California. Nevertheless, both teams are gearing up for a televised showdown on Thursday, November 30th. DeSantis and Newsom won their respective elections in 2022 by a significant margin and are both considered to be future leaders of their respective parties. The two leaders are expected to discuss a range of topics, including economic issues, immigration, foreign policy, and other issues where the two major parties have contrasting policy views.

The debate will be a small-scale event with no studio audience, moderated by Fox News host Sean Hannity, who has a friendly relationship with both governors. The program will commence at 9 PM EST on Thursday from Alpharetta, Georgia. The debate will last ninety minutes.

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How to view on TV

Unlike the GOP debates, which have been widely available to the public, this debate will only be available behind a paywall. Those with a cable subscription will be able to view the discussion on the Fox News Channel, and it will also be broadcast on Fox News Radio for those who prefer an audio-only experience.

How to stream

To stream the debate, one will need a valid cable subscription that grants them to all paywalled content on FoxNews.com.

A look at both governors

Gov. DeSantis has made a name for himself as a staunchly conservative culture warrior, while Gov. Newsom leads the country’s most populous state and takes a moderate approach to California politics. Neither a champion of progressive policies nor willing to outright distance himself from him, his ideology is often tied to the interests that have backed his political career.

In terms of donations from various industries and organizations, there is some overlap between the two leaders.

In the four state-wide races Gavin Newsom has run, the largest contributions, totaling $10 million have come from the insurance and real estate industry, followed by labor which contributed $7 million, and communications and electronics which donated around $5.7 million.

In the five national and state-wide races that DeSantis has participated in, the insurance and real estate sector has been his biggest supporter. The total donations given to him add up to $42 million, which is four times more than what Newsom received. This is not surprising since DeSantis ran for the US Congress three times. The second largest group of donors fall under the category of ‘ideology and single issue’ with a contribution of $32 million, followed by ‘general business’ with $26 million.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner and actress/producer Issa Rae are part of a diverse group of investors joining founding Uber engineer Ryan McKillen and professional sailor Mike Buckley in buying the United States SailGP Team in tech titan Larry Ellison’s global sailing league.

Turner said he is using some of his name, image and likeness income to buy into the group that also includes Tennessee Titans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and former heavyweight champion and Olympic bronze medalist Deontay Wilder. Avenue Sports Fund, led by former Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry, is the lead investor. Other investors include NFL players Roquan Smith and Kayvon Thibodeaux, and DJ and producer Gryffin.

“I think I can say we’ve put together the most diverse ownership group in the history of our sport,” said Buckley, who will be team CEO. “I have always dreamed about bringing sailing into the mainstream, a little bit more in line with today’s American dream. This is a pretty epic step.”

The purchase has been in the works for several months and was announced Wednesday. On Saturday, former Team USA CEO and skipper Jimmy Spithill told The Associated Press he was leaving the squad and will start a new Italian team for Season 5 that will begin after the 37th America’s Cup ends in mid-October 2024.

Seven-time world champion Taylor Canfield takes over as skipper. Team USA is currently third in the 10-team league after five of 13 regattas in Season 4. The next regatta is in Dubai on Dec. 9-10.

Ellison and five-time America’s Cup winner Russell Coutts of New Zealand co-founded SailGP after their Oracle Team USA lost the America’s Cup to Emirates Team New Zealand in 2017. SailGP uses a souped-up version of the 50-foot foiling catamarans that were introduced in the 2017 America’s Cup. Powered by a wingsail, the cats skim over the waves at highway speeds.

Ellison and Coutts intended SailGP to be commercially sustainable with its regular schedule of TV-friendly regattas around the world, whereas the America’s Cup often has gaps of up to three or four years in between regattas.

SailGP includes most of the world’s top sailors, many of whom also compete in the America’s Cup and Olympics. It offers a $1 million, winner-take-all season championship, which has been won three straight times by Tom Slingsby and Team Australia.

The new group said this is the biggest acquisition in SailGP history but declined to give a valuation. By comparison, when British sailing star Ben Ainslie helped take his team private a year ago, the valuation was announced at $40 million. Ellison originally covered the league’s costs but intended for it to eventually move to a franchise ownership model.

Turner, whose No. 8 Crimson Tide faces No. 1 Georgia on Saturday in the SEC championship game, is part of a syndicate of athletes put together by LifeLine Investment Group. He declined to say how much his investment is.

“It was definitely new for me,” Turner told the AP. “I was kind of surprised at first but it’s still a good opportunity so I couldn’t really miss out on it.”

Turner is ranked No. 57 in on3.com Top 100 NIL valuation at $736,000.

“I’m going to be honest, I don’t know too much,” Turner said about SailGP. “But ever since they brought the offer, I’ve been doing a little research on it. I’ve been watching a bunch of videos.”

Rae, who was in the movie “Barbie” released last summer, attended SailGP’s Los Angeles regatta in late July. “I fell in love with the fan experience and loved the competitive global aspect,” she said. “After that, it was a matter of expressing interest.”

She added that she likes being on boats and throwing yacht parties, “so look out for a SailGP-sponsored yacht party soon.”

Buckley said his group was looking for investors “that were doing epic things in their lives.”

Sponsors Red Bull, T-Mobile for Business and Zhik have reaffirmed their commitment, the team said.

SailGP said it drew its largest American audience of nearly 1.8 million viewers on Nov. 5 for a CBS broadcast of the Spain Sail Grand Prix, which was won by Team USA. Season 4 wraps up in New York on June 22-23 and San Francisco July 13-14.

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