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It’s probably noble that the San Francisco 49ers didn’t want to give up long after Thursday night’s game was decided. If you bet on the under, it didn’t feel so warm and fuzzy. The 49ers, unable to do anything on offense all night against the Green Bay Packers, finally found liife in the final few minutes. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan called a timeout instead of letting the final seconds run out. The 49ers ran empty sets and went to no huddle. With 4 seconds left the game went over the… Source link

Patrick Mahomes for president. There’s certainly a swath of Kansas City Chiefs fans who would be on board with that prospect — after he’s done competing for a few more Super Bowls, that is. But some are ready to send him to the White House now. Mahomes received write-in votes for president in Clay County, Missouri this week, Fox 4 KC’s Harold Kuntz reports. How many is unclear. It should come as no surprise that some Chiefs fans believe their beloved quarterback is infallible and… Source link

The NFL has fined the Las Vegas Raiders $500,000 and head coach Jon Gruden $150,000 in the wake of what the league deemed as “repeat offenses” against COVID-19 protocols this season, two league sources told Yahoo Sports. The NFL will also strip a 2021 sixth-round draft pick from the Raiders, following the league’s determination that offensive tackle Trent Brown and other Raiders violated various aspects of COVID-19 guidelines that league commissioner Roger Goodell set forth. A Raiders… Source link

Former Tampa Bay Rays prospect Brandon Martin, who was taken in the supplemental first round of the 2011 MLB draft, was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder on Wednesday, according to NBC Los Angeles. Martin was reportedly accused of using a baseball bat to beat his father, uncle and a bystander inside a home in Corona, California, on Sept. 17, 2015. The Riverside jury reportedly took less than a day to deliberate on the allegations, which also included a count of auto theft,… Source link

Ryan Fitzpatrick’s role with the Miami Dolphins has changed. So has his look. The former starting quarterback who made way for first-round rookie Tua Tagovailoa last week turned heads when he arrived at practice on Wednesday — for a couple of reasons. Ryan Fitzpatrick’s new look First — the beard is almost gone. Fitzpatrick’s trademark personal feature that gained as much attention as his erratic/entertaining style of play is no more. In its place is a considerably shorter and more… Source link

Democrats gathered on a Thursday call to discuss the results of the 2020 election, and at least one lawmaker reportedly bluntly made her disappointment known. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) on a Democratic caucus call on Thursday afternoon reportedly went off on what she described as House Democrats’ “failure” in this year’s election, ABC News’ Ben Siegel reports. Democrats are expected to maintain their House majority, but after the election, the party will “likely have fewer seats in… Source link

Week 9 of the 2020 Fantasy Football season is here, and our six experts have revealed whom they would choose in their Yahoo Daily Fantasy lineups this week using a budget of $200. The ultimate goal: To build the perfect lineup. [Week 9 Fantasy Rankings: QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | FLEX | DST | Kickers] You’ll definitely see a lot of James Conner in our experts’ lineups ahead of a plus matchup with the Dallas Cowboys, but you’ll also see some J.K. Dobbins and Logan Thomas… Source link

Uber (UBER) reported its Q3 2020 earnings after the closing bell on Thursday, beating analysts’ expectations on solid growth from its Eats business. Still, the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues to be a concern for Uber’s main Rides business, which fell short of analysts’ forecasts. Here are the most important numbers from the report compared to what analysts were expecting from the company in the quarter, as compiled by Bloomberg. Gross bookings: $14.75 billion versus… Source link

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