Yearly Archives: 2020

Diego Maradona hospitalized in Argentina, per reports

World Cup legend Diego Maradona was hospitalized in his native Argentina on Monday, according to multiple media reports out of the South American country. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, the 1986 World Cup winner was admitted to a hospital in the city of La Plata, where he serves as the manager of Argentina Primera División club Gimnasia de La Plata, just three days after celebrating his 60th birthday on Oct. 30. The reports said that Maradona underwent tests, but… Source link

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Trump rally invokes LeBron James on eve of Election 2020

LeBron James was on the cover of Sports Illustrated as the future of his sport at age 17. He came of age in an era where most of the people he encountered had a camera in their pockets, an entirely new experience for celebrities of all stripes. Every minute of his public life could be captured by citizen paparazzi, every positive interaction and any negative interaction. Despite that, 18 years have passed, every day of it with the world watching, and as far as we know he’s been a model human… Source link

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Damien Harris, Jordan Wilkins lead way

In addition to the usual injuries and illnesses of 2020, this week we also have the trade deadline to contend with. So there’s a lot happening in fantasy circles. We’re here to help prioritize the top fantasy pickups. All players listed below are available in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues, and all are approved for immediate use. If you have needs, we have solutions…  Running backs on the wire It’s fair to say that not much has gone according to script for New England lately, but… Source link

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Stock futures tick higher ahead of Election Day

TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Insiders Are Snapping Up Inside trading has a bad sound to it, but what is it really? Corporate insiders are company officers – the Presidents and VPs and Execs and Board members who run the world’s public – and private – companies. Their positions put them ‘in the know,’ and make them privy to the inner workings of their companies. Using that information to buy up stock would be underhanded, except for two points. First, they trade public shares… Source link

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49ers lose Jimmy Garoppolo, George Kittle for extended time, per report

The chances of the San Francisco 49ers winning the NFC West again — or even making the playoffs at all — are getting dimmer by the day. Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and tight end George Kittle will each miss significant time with injuries, according to multiple reports. Both Garoppolo and Kittle left Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks with injuries, and they will take quite awhile to heal. Garoppolo, who is celebrating his 29th birthday on Monday, reportedly has a high ankle… Source link

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Antonio Brown’s physical fitness ‘shocked’ the Bucs, per report

Antonio Brown is just a week away from making his 2020 NFL debut, the closest he’s been to an NFL game in over a year. After being away from football for so long, the recently-signed Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver could’ve had a lot of work to do to get back into game day shape. But just the opposite is true. Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reported on Sunday that to the surprise and delight of the Bucs, Brown walked into the facility in peak physical condition. “As far as physically, they… Source link

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Alphabet X Project Amber uses EEG to monitor depression

A prototype from Project Amber of an EEG headset. Alphabet Alphabet‘s experimental research group, X, has been quietly working on an experimental project to monitor symptoms of depression. A blog post published on Monday details how a team of neuroscientists, hardware and software engineers and product experts have been working on a series of prototypes for three years under the name “Project Amber.” The goal is to come up with a more objective way to monitor symptoms of depression. Nearly half… Source link

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Why Apple Might Lose The US Government’s War On Google

AFP via Getty Images On October 20, the United States government filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google. One question is: was that really for abuses of antitrust law, or was it just about politics and scoring points in the U.S. national election? And, is Apple actually be the biggest potential casualty in an antitrust battle between the U.S. government and Google? “I think there’s been a consensus now for a while on both the left and the right, that companies… Source link

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