Sam Howell’s time at North Carolina has come to an end. After three seasons as UNC’s starting quarterback, Howell announced Saturday that he is moving onto the NFL. He will forgo the remainder of his eligibility and declare for the draft. “I’ll forever be grateful for my time here at Carolina, and for all the people that made it so special. Chapel Hill will always hold a special place in my heart,” Howell said in a video message. Howell, a North Carolina native, was once committed to… Source link

Everything was going wonderfully in Marcus Freeman’s debut as Notre Dame head coach. And then the wheels fell off. Facing Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl, Notre Dame was carving up the OSU defense with its passing game and jumped out to a 28-7 lead late in the first half. And with the Notre Dame defense stifling the OSU offense, it looked like the Irish would cruise to a victory to kick off the Freeman era in South Bend in style. Instead, Oklahoma State stormed back and scored 30… Source link

Goran Dragic is currently on leave from the Raptors, but staying fit in the Heat’s facilities. (Getty) Following a somewhat rocky start, the relationship between the Toronto Raptors and veteran guard Goran Dragic has gone cold since he stepped away from the team to deal with personal matters in late November. And while we haven’t heard much from or about the 35-year-old since, his name is once again on the lips of Raptors fans and media, but perhaps not for the right reasons. Earlier this… Source link

rafapress/Shutterstock.com With a free Yahoo account, you get access to various services, including email, calendar, and contacts. If you’d like to get started with that, here’s how to make your Yahoo account. To make an account on Yahoo, you’ll need an active internet connection and a mobile phone with texting capabilities. Be prepared to enter some identifying information as well, like your first name, last name, and date of birth. RELATED: How to Send SMS Text Messages From an… Source link

The 2021 Carolina Panthers got off to a promising 3-0 start, but after winning just two of their next 12 games, reports of discord and even “embarrassment” are starting to emerge. According to The Athletic’s Joseph Person, Panthers owner David Tepper feels a lot of regret about giving head coach Matt Rhule a massive contract when he was hired in 2020.  Rhule was hired in Carolina in 2020 after overseeing quick turnarounds at Temple and Baylor, but sources say owner David Tepper is unhappy and… Source link

ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit doesn’t think players love football as much as they did decades ago. Herbstreit criticized players who opt out of bowl games during ESPN’s “College GameDay” show on Saturday morning. The network’s top analyst openly wondered why non-playoff bowl games were “meaningless” to players who opted to skip the games to prepare for their NFL careers and said he didn’t think that expanding the College Football Playoff to include more teams and more games would prevent… Source link

Dan Reeves, former Cowboys player and head coach for the Broncos, Giants, and Falcons, has died at age 77. (Photo by STEPHEN JAFFE/AFP via Getty Images) Former NFL player and head coach Dan Reeves has died at age 77, his family said in a statement released to the NFL on Saturday morning.  “Legendary NFL player and coach Dan Reeves passed away early this morning, peacefully and surrounded by his loving family at his home in Atlanta, GA. He passed away at age 77 due to complications from a long… Source link

Jim Rogers: Next bear market will be ‘the worst in my lifetime’ — here are 3 assets he’s using for 2022 crash protection The Santa Claus rally has brought the market to new highs as we enter 2022, but it’s important to remember that stocks don’t always go up in straight lines. Famed investor Jim Rogers has seen quite a few bear markets in the last half century, and he fears the biggest one yet could be right around the corner. “The next bear market will be the worst in my… Source link

It’s curtains for year two of a yet-to-be-named decade, but some industry stalwarts that defined the 1920s — or Roaring ’20s — are still making waves today after a century of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.  Here’s a look at how five titans were performing then and now.  General Electric — Then & Now From lightbulbs to power plants, this Dow Jones Industrial Average original has come a long way since going public at the turn of the century. The titan of electricity was already a… Source link

A deadline for COVID-era recovery loans lapsed on Friday, with questions lingering about how much funding is available to help backstop small businesses hunkering down as the Omicron variant surges across the economy.   Small business owners had until Friday to apply for the regular Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and the Targeted EIDL Advance program. However, the Small Business Association (SBA) didn’t clarify how much remains in those funds. A representative told Yahoo Finance the… Source link