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The Philadelphia 76ers made a couple of very nice moves in the offseason in order to acquire the needed toughness and two-way ability in order to compete in the tough Eastern Conference. The moves they made also improved the depth as the Sixers have amassed some of the best talents in the league on their roster. Led by the star duo of Joel Embiid and James Harden, the team has a rising star in Tyrese Maxey as well as solid players in Tobias Harris, PJ Tucker, Danuel House Jr., and… Source link

We’re a little more than a month into the college football season and some teams with massive preseason expectations have already been major disappointments. Here are 10 teams in particular who have fallen well short of what their fan bases were hoping to this point in the season. Oklahoma Brent Venables hasn’t been able to make much of an impact on Oklahoma’s leaky defense. The Sooners were torched for 668 yards in an embarrassing 55-24 loss to TCU on Saturday. It marked the second… Source link

Alabama QB Bryce Young left the Crimson Tide’s game against Arkansas in the second quarter with a shoulder injury after a third-down throw. The reigning Heisman winner wasn’t hit at all on the play as he fired an incomplete pass over the middle to Traeshon Holden. Young’s right throwing arm immediately dangled at his side and he grimaced after the throw. He pointed to his right shoulder when he looked at coach Nick Saban as he walked off the field and threw his helmet down in disgust… Source link

The so-called “summer of travel hell” is behind us, but the ongoing national pilot shortage is still causing plenty of headwinds for the industry. Estimates vary, but one government estimate projects a shortfall of 18,000-plus pilots each year for the next decade. Mesa Airlines, a regional airline that flies for both United and American as well as cargo carrier DHL Express, says his company has a solution. CEO Jonathan Ornstein told Yahoo Finance his company is rolling out a program to… Source link

The box office is gearing up for a busy fourth quarter following a strong showing in Q3. Current estimates see $2.1 billion in Q4 ticket sales, according to Box Office Pro, with a full-year haul of $7.5 billion. Increased momentum, coupled with upcoming blockbusters like “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Avatar: The Way of Water,” should help shoulder some of that demand. Analysts highlighted that a lack of movie supply, triggered by COVID-19 production headwinds, is the biggest issue… Source link

The NFL Players Association’s investigation into why Tua Tagovailoa was allowed to return in Week 3 after appearing to suffer a head injury took a drastic turn Saturday afternoon. The union fired the independent neurotrauma doctor who was “involved” in the situation at the game between the Miami Dolphins and the Buffalo Bills, according to Pro Football Talk. Tagovailoa suffered what the team announced was a “head injury” after being knocked to the ground, standing up and stumbling before… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. Welcome to October! Also, the last Saturday of the MLB regular season! A week from now, the playoffs will be happening. But for now, there are seven MLB games starting at 7:10 p.m. EDT or later. It’s time to kick the month off with gusto. And by “gusto”, I mean “DFS success”. Here are my recommendations. Pitching Cristian Javier, HOU vs. TAM ($54): Javier has allowed exactly ZERO runs across his last three starts. This should be a… Source link

I recently went to my neighborhood drug store in New York City to buy some Tylenol and saw it was locked up on a plastic shelf—as was much of the store’s stock. We’re used to seeing expensive jewelry secured behind glass or a few items behind convenience store counters, but lately the amount of seemingly ordinary items—soap, ice cream, detergent—locked up in stores—CVS, Best Buy, Home Depot, etc—is increasing. If you don’t see this where you live yet, you might soon. Or you… Source link

Tim Cook visits an Apple store in New York City on September 16.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images I bought the new iPhone 14 Pro Max the day after it went on sale in Apple stores. I got $640 back by trading in my iPhone 13 Pro Max, but I still had to pay another $780. I was excited about the “Dynamic Island” feature, but I should have listened to Eve Jobs. For the past decade or so, I’ve been one of Apple’s best customers. I’ve bought every new iPhone since I made the switch from a BlackBerry to the… Source link

There are plenty of questions regarding Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa‘s concussion sustained during “Thursday Night Football.” When he’ll be able to play again is one of them. Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel told reporters Friday that Tagovailoa has no timetable to return as he remains in the NFL concussion protocol following his injury during “Thursday Night Football,” while the quarterback released his first statement since the fateful hit. Tagovailoa thanked fans for their… Source link