Opening week in the NFL was, of course, glorious, chaotic and messy. In all likelihood, it left your fantasy rosters full of little red Qs and Os. Dak Prescott, Keenan Allen, Chris Godwin, Tee Higgins, Najee Harris and Eli Mitchell were among the injured. But the games just keep coming, so you’re gonna need to patch those damaged lineups this week. Below you’ll find a collection of potential pickups, all available in a majority of Yahoo leagues and recommended for immediate use. Wide… Source link

More antitrust litigation targeting Big (ad)Tech: Google is being sued in the U.K. and the Netherlands where two suits have been announced today seeking damages on behalf of publishers who claim they have been harmed by anti-competitive adtech practices. Per Reuters, publishers are seeking up to €25 billion in damages from Google for lost ad revenues via the litigation. Google’s adtech stack — and certain other ad-related practices  — are currently under investigation by both… Source link

U.S. stock futures ascended Tuesday as investors prepared for a highly-anticipated inflation reading. Futures tied to the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite each gained roughly 0.4% in pre-market trading. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to release its August Consumer Price Index (CPI) at 8:30 a.m. ET. Data is expected to show inflation rose at an annual pace of 8.1% last month, according to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg. If realized,… Source link

Yandex, the largest Internet company in the United States, decided to raise the price of its service to 100 rubles immediately. To be more precise, the price was not raised, Yandex decided to abandon the basic tariff for only one person. It was offered for the price of 199 rubles. As of November, companies branded services will have one plus multi tariff for 299 rubles. That’ll allow four people to pay instant benefit from the subscription. Discrimination against single people… Source link

Google faces a €25bn (£21.6bn) lawsuit in the UK and EU that accuses the tech firm of anticompetitive conduct in the digital advertising market. The company, which is a key player in the online ad market as well as being a dominant force in search, is accused of abusing its power in the ad tech market, which coordinates the sale of online advertising space between publishers and advertisers. “Publishers, including local and national news media who play a vital role in our society, have… Source link

Dak Prescott tried to quell the panic around the Dallas Cowboys. Everyone saw through that. Prescott will miss several weeks after having surgery on a fractured thumb. That would be brutal if it was the Cowboys’ only injury situation, but it’s not. Dallas looked bad in a season-opening loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and go forward with Cooper Rush at quarterback and a beat-up supporting cast. Oddsmakers downgraded the Cowboys in a big way. The few who had some preseason hope for the Cowboys… Source link

NFL power rankings Week 1: Where Commanders stand after win vs. Jaguars originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington In typical NFL fashion, Week 1 didn’t disappoint. The Bears sprung an upset on Trey Lance and the 49ers at rain-soaked Soldier Field, Meanwhile, Justin Jefferson torched the Green Bay Packers a few hours to the west, while the Eagles stomped the Detroit Lions to the east. The 49ers weren’t the only expected title contender to lay an egg in Week 1. The Packers, Rams, Bengals,… Source link

Nathaniel Hackett was in his first game as an NFL head coach. It’s a big moment. On Monday night, he made some decisions that just about everyone is questioning. Hackett made two questionable calls in the final minute that cost the Denver Broncos a chance to beat the Seattle Seahawks. Nobody seemed to agree with what the Broncos did. It started when Javonte Williams was tackled on a 9-yard gain, setting up fourth-and-5 at Seattle’s 46-yard line. The Broncos had three timeouts and 1:04 left on… Source link

There was a lot of hope for Geno Smith‘s NFL future when he was at West Virginia. He was a heck of a college quarterback. It didn’t work out for him with the New York Jets and he entered the backup phase of his career. The Seattle Seahawks were mocked for trading Russell Wilson and giving Smith a chance to start. It took a long time, but Smith finally had the game of his NFL career on a night when Wilson made his return to Seattle. Smith did most of his damage in the first half, but that was… Source link

Calais Campbell apparently didn’t get the memo. Devin Duvernay was gonna blow up on Sunday. The Baltimore Ravens defensive end was caught on camera during Sunday’s game complaining to a coach on the sideline that he has Duvernay on two of his fantasy teams, but didn’t start him. It’s a familiar lament for fantasy players. “I’m kind of mad though,” Campbell said in a video shared by the Ravens on Monday. “Cause I have Duvernay on both my fantasy teams, but I didn’t start him.” Duvernay tallied… Source link