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Syracuse has now paused activities for the third time in just six weeks due to the coronavirus. (Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images) For the third time in six weeks, the Syracuse men’s basketball team is on pause. Syracuse announced on Monday that it halted all basketball activities due to an unnamed Buffalo player testing positive for COVID-19. The Orange beat the Bulls, 107-96, at the Carrier Dome on Saturday. Buffalo has halted activities, too, and coach Jim Whitesell is… Source link

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley pleaded guilty on Monday after an incident in September where he allegedly pointed an assault rifle at a family that approached his home, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Beasley had initially faced a felony drug charge from the incident, too. However, that has been dismissed. Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley has entered guilty plea for threats of violence from October charges, and his felony drug charges were dismissed, his… Source link

Just like his NFL counterpart, NBA commissioner Adam Silver assured fans on Monday that the league won’t “jump the line” to get COVID-19 vaccines for players, coaches or staff. Silver — speaking with both ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith and on a conference call with reporters — said that players in the league are actually pretty low on the totem pole when it comes to needing a vaccine. “There’s no way we’d ever jump the line in any form whatsoever,” Silver said on ESPN. “And, for the most… Source link

The New Orleans Pelicans and point guard Lonzo Ball failed to reach an agreement to extend his rookie contract, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. The fourth-year point guard will become a restricted free agent next summer. Wojnarowski, who spoke with Ball’s agent Rich Paul, reports that the two sides “remain positive” they can eventually reach an agreement. The Pelicans will retain the right to match any offer Ball receives in free agency. The Pelicans acquired Ball last offseason… Source link

TipRanks Goldman Sachs Says These 3 Stocks Could Surge Over 30% From Current Levels After a true annus horribilus, we’re all ready for better times. The US equity strategy team at Goldman Sachs, led by David Kostin, sees those better time ahead, and in the near-term. The team is predicting a 25% gain for the S&P 500 within the next 24 months – or to put it in absolute numbers, they believe the index will hit 4,600 by December 2022. Kostin lays out four clear reasons for believing that… Source link

The Los Angeles Lakers barely just won the 2019-20 NBA championship, but it’s already time to make predictions for the 2020-21 NBA season. The season starts Tuesday after a condensed offseason, a whirlwind week of the 2020 NBA draft and free agency and a shortened season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of 82 games, this season will have 72 and only half of the schedule has been announced. The second half will be released sometime before the All-Star break, which will not include an… Source link

TipRanks Goldman Sachs Says These 3 Stocks Could Surge Over 30% From Current Levels After a true annus horribilus, we’re all ready for better times. The US equity strategy team at Goldman Sachs, led by David Kostin, sees those better time ahead, and in the near-term. The team is predicting a 25% gain for the S&P 500 within the next 24 months – or to put it in absolute numbers, they believe the index will hit 4,600 by December 2022. Kostin lays out four clear reasons for believing that… Source link

A second round of stimulus checks will be sent to Americans under the new coronavirus relief deal that Democratic and Republican leaders reached on Sunday. But the direct payments will be half as much as the first. The news comes eight months after the first stimulus checks of up to $1,200 — plus $500 for child dependents — were sent out. In this deal, the payments will be up to $600 for individuals and $600 for each child dependent. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority… Source link

Special to Yahoo Sports It wasn’t that long ago that the Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA Championship inside the bubble in Orlando (70 days, to be exact). However, the start of the 2020-21 NBA season is already upon us. That means it’s time to lock in some predictions. These are not just any predictions — they’re bold predictions for the fantasy season. Let’s take a walk on the wild side. Kevin Durant finishes as a top-five player Finishing in the top five is nothing new for Durant, who… Source link

We’re just one win away, friends. Let’s go get this trophy. If your fantasy roster needs patching, we’re here for you. All players recommended below (with one exception) are available in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues; all are approved for immediate use. Running backs who can win us a ring Ezekiel Elliott couldn’t have done it any better. Well, OK, it’s possible the 2016 version of Zeke could have done it better, but definitely not the 2020 model. Playing in relief of the… Source link