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Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs yet again have home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs. They start their quest to win a second Super Bowl together against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the divisional round. Will the Chiefs move one step closer even after Mahomes injured his ankle in the first quarter and left the game? Or will Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars pull a major upset? Follow all the action from Arrowhead Stadium live with Yahoo Sports. Source link

Hip-hop artist and tech investor will.i.am has a large digital rolodex of business leaders he taps often for advice on his various ventures. These mentors include names like Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, Oprah Winfrey, music legend MC Hammer, venture capitalist Ron Conway, and Beats investor Jimmy Iovine. “Marc Benioff is my big brother and my mentor,” will.i.am told Yahoo Finance Live at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland this week (video above). “I love Marc.” Host will.i.am… Source link

New retirement rules in legislation signed by President Biden in December contain a handful of changes to required withdrawals from retirement accounts that score big brownie points with well-heeled seniors. The new law ramps up the age you must start withdrawing required minimum distributions, or RMDs, from individual retirement accounts (IRAs), 401(k)s, and 403 (b) plans, to 73 this year, up from 72. That requirement will leap to age 75 in 2033. Another provision eliminates RMDs from Roth… Source link

As the U.S. nears a potential recession, dairy producers are finding themselves impacted by both inflation and severe weather. “There’s certainly been a lot of talk about the inflation at the shelf and food prices,” Tillamook County Creamery Association CEO Patrick Criteser told Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “And there should be because that’s an 8-12% — even higher in some categories — increase in costs year-over-year that’s impacting families.” Although inflation in the… Source link

Former Sen. Rob Portman and former President Donald Trump. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Patrick Semansky/AP, Alon Skuy/AFP via Getty Images) When Rob Portman announced he was retiring from the Senate two years ago, it was taken as another sign that Congress was going to the dogs. Portman, an Ohio Republican, knew how Washington worked — or should be working — to address national challenges, and was increasingly exasperated that it wasn’t doing so. Two years later, there is a… Source link

BEIJING (Reuters) – The possibility of a big COVID-19 rebound in China over the next two or three months is remote as 80% of people have been infected, a prominent government scientist said on Saturday. The mass movement of people during the ongoing Lunar New Year holiday period may spread the pandemic, boosting infections in some areas, but a second COVID wave is unlikely in the near term, Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said on the… Source link

Former GOP operative Tim Miller on Friday suggested a Donald Trump weakness that may cost the former president his bid to become the Republican party’s 2024 presidential nominee. Trump’s “success efficacy” particularly on immigration issues may play a key role, the former spokesperson for the Republican National Committee told MSNBC’s Alex Wagner. But Trump’s push to develop a coronavirus vaccine, and his acceptance of COVID mitigation measures such as lockdowns in the early months… Source link

Saturday is brimming with NHL action. There are 11 games on the docket for the purposes of DFS contests this evening. With all these options on the table, here are some players to target, and to avoid, for your DFS lineups. GOALIE Jake Oettinger, DAL vs. ARI ($41): Oettinger is establishing himself as one of the NHL’s premier young goaltenders. He has a 2.26 GAA and .924 save percentage. The Coyotes likely won’t challenge the Stars goaltender too much. They’ve averaged 25.1 shots on net per… Source link

This is one of my favorite cards of the year. It usually takes me 15-20 minutes to pick the players I want to write up, but I found all of these guys in less than five minutes. They all just popped off the page, and all of these guys are way too low on the salary chart in such incredible circumstances. Most of these players will be below $30, so let’s get started with a couple of guards! Guards Terry Rozier, CHA at ATL ($27) The Hornets have had a nightmarish season in terms of injuries, but… Source link

Shannon Sharpe sparked an altercation with Dillon Brooks at Crypto.com Arena on Friday night. (Harry How/Getty Images) Pro Football Hall of Famer and Fox personality Shannon Sharpe appeared to spark an altercation with the entire Memphis Grizzlies team and Tee Morant on Friday night during their game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena. Sharpe was sitting courtside at the game when the altercation started just before halftime. Both Ja Morant and Dillon Brooks were seen talking… Source link