Yahoo Sports WNBA writer Cassandra Negley recaps all three rounds of excitement from the 2022 WNBA Draft. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] CASSANDRA NEGLEY: The WNBA welcomed 36 new players to its ranks on Monday night for the 2022 WNBA draft. The first was Rhyne Howard out of Kentucky. Atlanta Dream picked her number one after making a trade for that spot last week. Now the first round went off script, if you had followed mock drafts up until this point. And it started with the Indiana Fever,… Source link

Even Galileo would be shocked at how many bet slips are revolving around the Suns as we begin the NBA playoffs. Nearly 30% of all money wagered on championship futures is on Phoenix, who’s also seeing 55.2% of the Western Conference champs handle on BetMGM. If they rise from the ashes of last year’s Finals defeat to avenge themselves with a title, the sportsbooks are going to get burned by everyone who jumped onboard the Suns bandwagon. The cream of the NBA After Phoenix started this season… Source link

HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) – Our Local4 Scam Alert of the Week focuses on businesses, and in particular the business profiles they have on Google. We’ve all seen how businesses can share their phone numbers, addresses and even menus for restaurants, but what a lot of the business owners might not know is how easy it is to be scammed out of that profile online. Better Business Bureau Public Relations Director Josh Planos says it’s a relatively easy process for scammers. ”If you own a company,… Source link

Warning: Derogatory language below. Free agent quarterback Cam Newton appeared on a podcast Sunday, and proceeded to shove his entire foot directly into his mouth. While appearing on the “Million Dollaz Worth of Game” podcast, Newton discussed how he believes women should act, based on how his mother acted during his upbringing. “I had a perfect, a perfect example of what a man was in my life by my father. My parents have been together for 36, 37 years now and it’s a beautiful thing,” Source link

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Warren Buffett needed just two weeks to put together Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s $11.6 billion takeover of Alleghany Corp, its largest acquisition in six years, even as he balked at paying the insurer’s banking fee, a regulatory filing on Monday shows. Alleghany said its Chief Executive Officer Joseph Brandon met with Buffett for dinner in New York City on March 7, where after some “casual conversation” Buffett offered $850 per share in cash for the… Source link

Frank Vogel is out. Now, less than 24 hours since their season ended in sputtering disappointment, the Los Angeles Lakers offseason starts in overdrive. Up next on the docket: Figuring out what to do with Russell Westbrook and finding a new head coach — not necessarily in that order. The Lakers job is one of the biggest and most scrutinized in all of sports. Will they seek out an established veteran or an up-and-comer to lead LeBron James‘ twilight years? Candidates of both ilk were already… Source link

Employees are welcomed back to work with breakfast in the cafeteria at the Chicago Google offices on April 05, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.  Scott Olson | Getty Images Google brought employees back into the office after two years of remote work last week, and the occasion was met with everything from marching bands to visits from prominent politicians as well as increased traffic.  Last week, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot visited Google’s Chicago offices, which house roughly 2,000 employees,… Source link

A source familiar with 22 pending civil suits against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has told Yahoo Sports that the opposing legal camps have discussed beginning trial proceedings in July — or possibly moving all of the suits into the 2023 calendar. The source said Rusty Hardin, who represents Watson, and Tony Buzbee, who represents the 22 plaintiffs in the suits, have had exchanges about getting as many as two of the lawsuits into a courtroom prior to a mutually constructed… Source link

The “new” Google Pay was announced in November 2020 with two key tentpoles. Both have failed by all accounts, and the company said at the start of this year that Pay is next going to become a “comprehensive digital wallet.” That change has yet to materialize, but a new “Wallet” icon seen by 9to5Google could be the start of Google Pay’s future.  The icon in question is internally referred to as “Wallet” and makes use of the four Google colors. You have the actual… Source link

Small business owners often face hurdles trying to borrow money. Data from the Federal Reserve shows that 85% experienced financial difficulties in 2021. And during that time, more than half of owners who sought loans were looking to meet their operating expenses rather than to expand their businesses, the report found. In addition, small business owners are also feeling the sting of higher prices. Inflation in the country is now running at annual 7.9% for the 12-month period ended February,… Source link