Sunday, Jan. 2, opens the new year with a six-game main slate beginning at 6:00 p.m. ET. Let’s look at the player pool and discuss the top NBA DFS picks for DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo lineups. Do not forget to head over to the Awesemo NBA DFS home page for more great written daily fantasy basketball content. NBA DFS Picks: New Year’s Day Building Blocks, Sunday, Jan. 2 Yahoo Play of the Day — LeBron James: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves Awesemo’s Preliminary Point… Source link

Things got testy early in Sunday’s game between the Los Angeles Rams and Baltimore Ravens. And the Ravens weren’t involved.  As Rams defenders broke their huddle during Baltimore’s opening possession, a scuffle ensued. Cornerback Jalen Ramsey shoved safety Taylor Rapp in the facemask, and teammates had to separate them.  It’s unclear what set Ramsey and Rapp off. The teammates have played in the Rams secondary together since 2019. These things happen between teammates, but rarely during games… Source link

Investors can expect a busy first week of 2022, laden with key economic releases out of Washington that include the highly-anticipated December jobs report and minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) latest policy-setting meeting. It was a hectic final month of 2021 for markets, stocks rallied to new highs and the action could pour into the new year’s opening week of trading with a boost from what is known as the “January Effect” — the perception of a seasonal rise… Source link

Twitter isn’t shying away from banning more high-profile US politicians. As The New York Times reports, the social network has permanently banned Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal account after a fifth “strike” for spreading COVID-19 misinformation. Her official account is still active as of this writing because it hasn’t run afoul of Twitter’s rules. It’s not clear what immediately precipitated the ban. Twitter spokeswoman Katie Rosborough said only that the company… Source link

Lionel Messi and three Paris Saint-Germain teammates tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss time, the team announced on Sunday. “The 4 players that tested positive for Covid-19 are Leo Messi, Juan Bernat, Sergio Rico and Nathan Bitumazala,” the French Ligue 1 club said in a statement. “They are currently in isolation and are subject to the appropriate health protocol.” Paris Saint-Germain plays Vannes in the Coupe de France round of 32 on Monday. The club returns to the pitch on Jan. 9 to… Source link

During the last ten years, we have been witnessing massive changes in the cryptocurrency sector. Bitcoin, for example, went from being an interesting experiment for a mainstream investor portfolio mainstay to a new asset class and digital gold. Bitcoin (BTC) Several factors support higher Bitcoin prices, including better acceptance by traditional companies and the rising demand from Bitcoin ETFs. Experts say Bitcoin has the possibility of topping $100,000 by the end of 2023 but some analysts… Source link

Google may be kicking its augmented reality efforts into high gear following the acquisition of AR glasses company, North, last year. The search giant is now reportedly working on “a new iteration of smart glasses.” According to a report by The New York Times, Google is banking on its North acquisition to jump on the AR bandwagon (via Android Police). The Mountain View-based tech behemoth purchased the Canadian startup in the summer of last year, ostensibly in an effort to gain a foothold… Source link

Tempers flared inside the Houston Rockets locker room on Saturday night. Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. and center Christian Wood reportedly got into a heated exchange with assistant coach John Lucas at halftime. Lucas, , called those two and others out at halftime for their poor play — which prompted Porter to throw something inside the locker room before leaving the Toyota Center completely. Wood stayed, but refused to sub into the game in the second half. The Rockets, after hanging with… Source link

Kyle Kuzma nearly put the Chicago Bulls away on Saturday night with a clutch shot in the final seconds. But for the second straight night, DeMar DeRozan lifted the Bulls to a win with a buzzer-beater. Derozan drilled a wild contested corner 3-pointer over a pair of defenders as time expired to give Chicago a 120-119 win over the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena. The Wizards led through most of the contest, but the Bulls finally tied things back up with just more than two minutes to… Source link

Jaxon Smith-Njigba turned in the best receiving performance in bowl game history as No. 6 Ohio State stormed back to beat No. 11 Utah, 48-45, in the Rose Bowl. Smith-Njigba had 347 receiving yards and three touchdowns and what we all thought could be the game-winning score in an incredible throw-and-catch from C.J. Stroud with less than five minutes to go. But it wasn’t. The TD came after Utah QB Cam Rising had to leave the game after his head hit the turf while he was getting sacked. Rising… Source link