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As far as the NFL Players Association is concerned, changes to the league’s concussion protocols cannot come soon enough. The union released a statement Friday confirming it had come to an agreement with the NFL on a change to prevent players from returning to a game if they show gross motor instability, which infamously happened with Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa in Week 3. The NFLPA called on the league to put the change into effect in time for this weekend’s games: “Our union has… Source link

With its starting quarterback sidelined, Oklahoma turned in another miserable performance on Saturday. And this time it came against its most-heated rival, Texas. The Sooners were trounced 49-0 by the Longhorns on Saturday in the Red River Rivalry. With the loss, Oklahoma dropped to 3-3 for the first time since 2009 and saw its four-game winning streak over Texas come to an end. Additionally, the 49-point margin is the biggest ever in a loss to Texas. The loss also marks the first time that… Source link

Leaders in Washington have been on their heels since OPEC+ announced deep production cuts. However, what could be in the offing when it comes to additional policy responses have become clearer in recent days. “There’s a lot of alternatives,” President Biden told reporters on Thursday adding on Friday “I’m not finished with that yet.” On Wednesday, oil-producing nations — including Russia — announced they would cut production by 2 million barrels per day, saying it was a way to get… Source link

Michigan assistant coach Mike Hart was carted off the field on a stretcher in the first half of the Wolverines’ game against Indiana. Hart was awake and alert as he was carted off after a medical episode and the entire Michigan team gathered around him on the sideline as he was being tended to by training staff. The halftime show of the Fox broadcast reported that Hart had a seizure on the sideline. Hart was taken to a hospital after he was transported off the field and Michigan said that he… Source link

Japanese-American spirits maker Beam Suntory hasn’t hidden its interest in buying tequila brands as alcohol drinkers continue to seek out premium spirits. “There’s absolutely no doubt that tequila is one of hottest categories at the moment,” Albert Baladi, CEO of Beam Suntory, told Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “It is attracting multicultural consumers, younger consumers. It is absolutely on fire. We see it everywhere.” Sales of tequila in 2021 reached nearly 27 million in the U.S…. Source link

Nike (NKE) stock has been hammered over the past year, but one analyst thinks that the sneaker giant’s inventory troubles could be receding. “We are in the beginning of a sneaker supercycle,” Omar Saad, managing director at Evercore ISI said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “People are wearing sneakers more. They’re wearing through sneakers more. Their feet are absolutely used to the comfort that sneakers and other comfortable footwear bring during COVID and are hesitant to go back to… Source link

Just six weeks after he was shot twice in the leg during an attempted robbery, the Washington Commanders activated rookie running back Brian Robinson Jr. on Saturday. And that’s not all. Robinson will be available to play against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday afternoon, and according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, he reportedly will play. If he does, it will be his NFL debut. Johnson was shot in the leg multiple times on Aug. 28. He’d gone out to the H Street corridor in Washington, D.C. to… Source link

(Bloomberg) — The conventional wisdom with stock bulls is that prices will take off when the Federal Reserve wins its fight against inflation. But the end of surging consumer costs could unleash another round of bad news. Most Read from Bloomberg A small chorus of researchers has for months warned of a potential hazard to earnings should the campaign to tamp down inflation succeed. Specifically, the squeeze on margins that could occur should an indicator known as corporate operating leverage… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Hockey series. Ready for another run at a single-game DFS contest featuring the Predators and the Sharks? Good news! The NHL has you covered. Saturday features the second game between Nashville and San Jose from Prague. The European setting means a 2:00 p.m. EDT start. You have a salary of $120 to spend on five players, and your Superstar is worth 1.5 times the points. Here is a lineup that entices me. SUPERSTAR Roman Josi, NAS vs. SAN ($30): Josi… Source link

Florida’s insurance market was depleted long before Hurricane Ian made landfall, with six insurers deemed insolvent this year alone. The aftermath of the most powerful storm to hit Southern Florida is expected to exacerbate the slow-moving crisis further, leaving millions of residents in the state without insurance coverage. “Terms like 100-year events and 1,000-year events really aren’t capturing what’s happening,” Craig Fugate, former FEMA director under President Obama, told Yahoo… Source link