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Prior to the pandemic, Airbnb’s core business was driven by vacationers going abroad for a weeklong vacation. Adventurers sought out locations in urban centers, accessible to a city’s top attractions. Today, the home rental platform is seeing the most growth in trips less than 50 miles away from home, with a quarter of all stays lasting 28 days or more.  The traveler, it turns out, is highly adaptable and Airbnb (ABNB), being a tech platform relying on four million hosts across 100,000… Source link

We will never see another Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction like the Class of 2020. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett form the greatest class in the history of the NBA. No other comes close. They will be inducted at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut on Saturday, nine months after the pandemic delayed their enshrinement and an hour’s drive from Springfield’s newly renovated Hall of Fame. You would be hard-pressed to find a greater Hall of Fame class in any sport. The rare… Source link

Yahoo Sports will keep you updated nightly on the NBA playoff race during the last two weeks of the regular season. Check back daily for the latest movement in the standings, what to watch for and teams securing their 2020-21 playoff berths. Friday’s standings Eastern Conference 1. Philadelphia 76ers (48-23) 2. Brooklyn Nets (46-24, 1.5 GB) 3. Milwaukee Bucks (45-25, 2.5 GB) 4. Atlanta Hawks (40-31, 8 GB) 5. Miami Heat (39-31, 8.5 GB) 6. New York Knicks (39-31, 8.5 GB) Play-in tournament 7. Boston… Source link

Kopech stays on road to rotation with latest spot start originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Michael Kopech‘s journey to the starting rotation took another step forward Friday. We’ll see how many steps it will take him to finally get there. The White Sox slow-playing of Kopech makes all the sense in the world after the fireballer missed the last two seasons. His use this year as a multi-inning bullpen weapon/spot starter has been a revelation, and it’s hard to imagine things working out… Source link

I usually do Yahoo mock auctions (and auctions at several other platforms) to get a feel about how auctions could flow. I amass hundreds of mocks then use that data to create a strategy that will work at least 99% of the time. Sometimes I get a little weary of crunching all the numbers, and I want to take a break. NO I DON’T STEP AWAY FROM MOCKING, you fools! I run a Yahoo! mock auction, and see if I can get it to award me a perfect 100/100 score. Yeah, about that… I’m going to… Source link

The New York Times Forget Backstage Passes or VIP Bracelets. Vaccination Cards Are the New Ticket. At Fort Bragg, soldiers who have gotten their coronavirus vaccines can go to a gym where no masks are required, with no limits on who can work out together. Treadmills are on and zipping, unlike those in 13 other gyms where unvaccinated troops can’t use the machines, everyone must mask up and restrictions remain on how many can bench-press at one time. Inside Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles,… Source link

It’s easy to see why people are confused by Urban Meyer’s move to consider bringing Tim Tebow to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The former Heisman Trophy winner hasn’t played in the NFL since 2012 and has been busy trying to make it in Major League Baseball for years. Tebow, 33, also hasn’t ever played tight end, which is what Meyer is considering for his former star QB on a one-year deal. Longtime former Jaguars wide receiver Jimmy Smith, however, is all about it. “We need a guy like Tim… Source link

On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that fully vaccinated Americans are so unlikely to transmit COVID-19 or fall ill from the virus that they no longer need to wear masks in most indoor situations. According to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll, the CDC’s surprise shift could finally signal the beginning of the end of masking in the U.S. — while also ushering in a new era defined by growing divisions between vaccinated and unvaccinated Americans. The survey of… Source link

The Telegraph Lee Westwood shoots 64 to move into contention at the Byron Nelson Lee Westwood shot his lowest round on American soil in seven years and then declared the AT&T Byron Nelson “the ideal preparation” for next week’s USPGA Championship. Westwood’s 64, featuring 10 pars and eight birdies, took the former world No1 to nine-under and into contention at Craig Ranch, eight off runaway leader Sam Burns – the American who carded a second-round 62 on the back of his win in Tampa two… Source link

WASHINGTON — Thursday’s announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that people who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus do not have to wear face masks in most indoor or outdoor situations was a landmark moment in the fight against COVID-19. But widespread relief was accompanied by confusion about what the new guidance will mean when applied to the real world. “These are just recommendations,” explained Yahoo News medical contributor Dr. Kavita Patel, who… Source link