Each week during the 2021-22 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether the trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward. [ Last week’s Fact or Fiction: Klay Thompson is the coolest basketball player alive ] No need to panic about Zion Williamson just yet The New Orleans Pelicans and Memphis Grizzlies finished the 2018-19 NBA season with identical 33-49 records. Both hit on 12.3% lottery odds of landing a… Source link

What to expect from Lance Lynn in 2022 originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Lance Lynn and the White Sox showed exactly how they felt about one another in July, when Lynn inked a two-year, $38 million contract extension. Lynn was just months into his first season with the White Sox, but the right-hander told reporters, “There’s no point in me going into free agency if you know where you want to be.” Meanwhile, the White Sox had two starting pitchers named All-Stars in 2021, Lynn and… Source link

Edelman’s Trust Barometer for 2022 revealed that the global level of trust in government and media is dropping. An annual online survey conducted in 28 countries and reaching over 36,000 respondents found that distrust in political institutions fell in 2021 across the world. Among the key findings of the report was the overall lower trust in world leaders and institutions around the world, with 67% of respondents saying they worry that journalists and reporters were “purposely trying to… Source link

Google asked a federal court on Friday to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit led by the State of Texas, the first time it has sought to have one of the government competition cases against it thrown out in the United States. In a filing, Google said the state had failed to show that it engaged in anticompetitive behavior and hadn’t proved that an agreement between Facebook and Google, a core part of the case, violated the law. “We’re confident that this case is wrong on the facts and the law,… Source link

It’s hard to imagine much bipartisan cooperation coming in 2022. President Joe Biden said Wednesday the strategy of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is “to do anything to prevent Biden from being a success.”  And speaking to Yahoo Finance the next day, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) shot back by saying, “We haven’t had a single invitation to sit down, from this president or Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi.” Despite the gridlock, Brady mentioned four areas he believes both parties could agree… Source link

Just eight teams remain in the quest for the Super Bowl. Many consider the NFL divisional round the best football weekend of the year. The stakes are high. The pretenders are gone. In theory, there should be no blowouts like we saw last weekend. Just the league’s eight best teams fighting it out for the right to continue their season. Our staff sat down and took a look at this weekend’s slate from a betting point of view. What’s your best bet for the divisional round? Nick Bromberg: I’m going… Source link

By releasing a vague blueprint of pros and cons on Thursday, the Federal Reserve has taken the first step towards potentially pursuing a digital dollar. The hard part will involve the Fed sorting through how to design a central bank digital coin (CBDC) in a way that meets approval of Congress and the White House, while smoothly transitioning into the payment and banking systems without disruption. The Fed insists it won’t move forward without the “clear support” of both the executive and… Source link

Yahoo has rolled out a restructure, leading to a number of layoffs of sales and partnerships roles. A Yahoo spokesperson called the moves “routine” decisions on team structure. The restructure is one of the first major moves made under new CEO Jim Lanzone and Yahoo’s new owners Apollo. A number of staffers have exited Yahoo in recent weeks as part of a business… Source link

The streaming wars are intensifying — and Netflix is bearing the brunt of the battle. Shares of Netflix (NFLX) plunged more than 20% in trading Friday after the company reported fourth quarter results Thursday that reflected weakening subscriber additions — a key metric for investors that serves as an indication of its ability to grow, especially amid a backdrop of a rising number of formidable competitors. Netflix accumulated 8.3 million subscribers in the three-month period ended… Source link

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O) asked a federal judge on Friday to dismiss the majority of an antitrust lawsuit filed by Texas and other states that accused the search giant of abusing its dominance of the online advertising market. Google said in its court filing that the states failed to show that it illegally worked with Facebook, now Meta (FB.O), to counter “header bidding,” a technology that publishers developed to make more money from advertising placed on… Source link