The Minnesota Twins honored George Floyd with a moment of silence during Tuesday’s home opener against the St. Louis Cardinals. With the game in the fifth inning, the Twins halted the action at exactly 8:46 p.m. local time. The time denotes how long former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck when Floyd died on May 25. Floyd was a resident of Minneapolis at the time of his death. The #MNTwins halted play at 8:46 p.m. for a moment of silence in George… Source link

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Los Angeles Clippers big man Montrezl Harrell will miss the highly anticipated restart matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday and it is unclear when he will return to the NBA’s Disney bubble, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The Sixth Man of the Year candidate has been away from the team since last week while tending to a personal matter on an excused absence. [Create or join a 2020 Yahoo Fantasy Football League for free today] Whenever the forward… Source link

Boston Celtics guard Carsen Edwards added to his rookie highlight reel with an amazing dunk in Tuesday night’s scrimmage against the Houston Rockets. Early in the third quarter, Edwards drove past Rockets guard Russell Westbrook toward the basket and threw down a thunderous slam over Rockets guard James Harden. Download the MyTeams app for the latest Celtics news and analysis Dunking between two former NBA MVP winners is a pretty impressive feat. Check out the play in the video below: Here’s… Source link

(Bloomberg) — EBay Inc. raised its profit and sales forecasts for the year, but the new outlook disappointed investors who hoped the digital marketplace would take greater advantage of the surge in consumer spending during the pandemic. Shares declined as much as 6% in extended trading. The market reaction suggested investors are worried the spending bump on EBay could be fleeting as economies reopen and people return to work. A drop in federal stimulus money, which could trigger a pullback… Source link

WASHINGTON — Twitter removed a tweet that had been retweeted by President Donald Trump that falsely said that there was a cure for the coronavirus. Late Monday, Trump retweeted the tweet from an account with the handle “@stella_immanuel” that said: “Covid has cure. America wake up.” Twitter soon after removed the tweet and replaced it with a gray box that says, “This Tweet is no longer available.” A cure for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, doesn’t exist, and scientists have… Source link

Much of the non-COVID-19 discussion around the pending NFL season is focused on how the league and its players will approach social justice protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death. More specifically — who will protest, how will they protest and how will the league respond after years of discouraging protests? Not much has been discussed about who won’t protest. Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Stephon Tuitt took that issue head-on on Monday. He made it clear on Twitter that he will… Source link

Gold has had a great month and has continued pushing higher, with the bank upgrading its forecast from $2000 to $2300 an ounce. This is coming from uncertainty around several areas, including the potential second wave of Coronavirus infections, which will all likely lead to the price of gold being driven even higher. Dave Nadig, ETF Trends’ CIO and Director of Research, spoke with Yahoo Finance host Akiko Fujita on the ETF Report in regards to how the push for gold is having an effect in… Source link

Google employees don’t have to head back to the office until next summer … or maybe even later. And it won’t be surprising if we see more companies, particularly Google’s Silicon Valley neighbors, make similar announcements. Google just set a new benchmark for other tech companies, said Arran Stewart, co-founder of Job.com. “These guys are all about a battle of talent. They can’t afford not to do at least the same or more, or people leave.” One expert told me that Monday’s announcement takes… Source link

If you’ve recently spotted a little secondary box underneath a Google News story that gives you a big-picture understanding of the news, you’re not alone: Google confirms it’s launching a new “for context” feature in Google News, one which that links to a second, broader story on the same topic. Spotted earlier by Valentin Pletzer on Twitter, the feature appears to be live on mobile phones for some very specific search results: It’s a smaller box in Google’s news box It’s… Source link

Fantasy football draft season is ramping up! We’ve rounded up advice from our award-winning group of fantasy analysts so you can dive into all our great content and be ready when you’re on the clock. Whether you’re playing Fantasy Football for the first time or a seasoned pro looking to add another title to your trophy case, our draft kit will provide a guide to sleepers, busts, expert analysis and so much more. [Create or join a 2020 Yahoo Fantasy Football League for free today]  And… Source link