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Devin Jackson

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Covers:  Sports Betting, NFL, NFL Draft, College Football
Doesn't Cover: General news, politics, entertainment
Sports Editor/NFL Draft Writer for @PhillyInquirer| Past: @NOLAnews, @wtajnews| Lindenwood University Alumnus| ΦΒΣ #TailClub

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Hello, my name is Devin Jackson, a Sports Betting web producer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. I help execute a partnership between the Inquirer and Bettor Collective, editing, producing and managing our sports betting operation. I have been with the Inquirer a year now, and spent the spring covering NFL Draft events and the Philadelphia Eagles draft, along with writing profiles in the fall on former Philadelphia area high school stars like Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Marvin Harrison Jr. and others pl…

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'There was no Plan B'

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| Killeen Daily Herald Verified
By Devin Jackson - The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS) LONG POND, Pa. - Lavar Scott is accustomed to reaching top speeds around a racetrack. But for a few hours last Friday night, less than 24 hours before his race at Pocono Raceway, he took a beat. Standing in front of a room of about 40 people at Holy Ghost Distillery, roughly 10 miles west of the track, Scott, a Carneys Point, Salem County, native, told stories about his racing family. Copyright 2026 Tribune Content Agency.
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Lavar Scott, one of NASCAR's three Black drivers, is chasing greatness and not looking back: ‘There was no Plan B'

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| Lexington Herald-Leader Verified
LONG POND, Pa. - Lavar Scott is accustomed to reaching top speeds around a racetrack. But for a few hours last Friday night, less than 24 hours before his race at Pocono Raceway, he took a beat. Standing in front of a room of about 40 people at Holy Ghost Distillery, roughly 10 miles west of the track, Scott, a Carneys Point, Salem County, native, told stories about his racing family.
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‘There was no Plan B’

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| The Philadelphia Inquirer Verified
LONG POND, Pa. — Lavar Scott is accustomed to reaching top speeds around a racetrack. But for a few hours last Friday night, less than 24 hours before his race at Pocono Raceway, he took a beat. Standing in front of a room of about 40 people at Holy Ghost Distillery, roughly 10 miles west of the track, Scott, a Carneys Point, Salem County, native, told stories about his racing family.
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