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This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. Thursday brings nine games across baseball, three of which have early start times. Among the afternoon games is a matchup between two American League playoff hopefuls in the Mariners and Guardians. Shifting our attention to the night games, there are the potential for some lopsided matchups. The Phillies will take on the floundering Reds and the Mets will host the Rockies with Jacob deGrom on the mound. Another potentially… Source link

I recently interviewed Andrew Young, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, at his home in Atlanta. Among other items, I wanted to speak with Young about public and private partnerships and building coalitions with Democrats and Republicans as well as whites and Blacks, which he excelled at when he was the mayor of Atlanta (and as a Congressman). However, while I had time with Young — who at 90 years old is one of the last surviving lions of the civil rights movement — I had to ask… Source link

The Yahoo Fantasy Football crew is identifying the specific players at each position they’re fading this draft season. Finally, the tight end picks from Andy, Matt, Scott and Dalton. One popular sleeper who might stay sleeping Andy Behrens: A quick review of the fantasy portfolio reveals that I’ve already drafted literally every tight end in the Yahoo consensus top-12 in at least one league. This would suggest that A) I might very well have signed up for too many leagues and B) I don’t have… Source link

Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren, the No. 2 overall pick in the NBA draft this past June, will miss the entire 2022-23 season with a Lisfranc injury to his right foot, the team announced on Thursday. Thunder general manager Sam Presti said on a conference call that the injury will require surgery. “Certainly, we are disappointed for Chet, especially given the excitement he had about getting on the floor with his teammates this season,” Presti said in a statement. “We know Chet has a… Source link

In the weeks since passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, one provision has generated more heat in certain corners of the internet than any other: an $80 billion infusion coming to the IRS. The money is set to help the tax-collecting agency chase down cheats and refresh its shockingly outdated technology over the coming decade. But many critics on the right who say the agency is politically motivated contend the money will also make tax collectors a more pernicious presence in Americans’… Source link

This is an op-ed from Charles P. Rettig, the 49th Commissioner of the IRS. As the nation’s tax administrator, the IRS plays a unique role in our nation. It can be a difficult job. After all, does anyone really like paying taxes? Of course not. But they’re essential to fund the roads we drive on, the schools our children attend, support our military and so much more. Unfortunately, given the nature of this work and historical stereotypes, the IRS is often perceived as an easy target for… Source link

The AV Club Meet Lodge Kerrigan, the best filmmaker you’ve never heard of In 1994, Lodge Kerrigan won the Independent Spirit Awards’ Someone To Watch award for his debut feature Clean, Shaven, which starred Peter Greene (Pulp Fiction, The Usual Suspects) as a schizophrenic trying to regain custody of his daughter. Ten years later, Kerrigan’s third film, Keane, explored similar themes, following the title character—played with restless magnetism by Damian Lewis (Band Of Brothers,… Source link

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Aristides Aquino entered MLB with a historic torrent of home runs, but his calling card these days can be located in his throwing arm. [It’s fantasy football season: Create or join a league now!] During the Reds’ game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, Aquino unleashed one of the most impressive throws in MLB this year on what should have been an RBI double for Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto. With Rhys Hoskins at first base, Realmuto hit a long fly ball… Source link

A federal jury awarded $16 million to Vanessa Bryant, widow of Kobe Bryant, in a lawsuit against Los Angeles County over the alleged distribution of photos from the Los Angeles Lakers legend’s crash site, according to Alene Tchekmedyian of the Los Angeles Times. Another plaintiff, Chris Chester, was awarded $15 million in the same lawsuit. The payouts reportedly have the L.A. Sheriff’s Department paying Bryant $2.5 million for emotional distress and $7.5 million for future suffering, while the… Source link

Top trending after-hours tickers on Yahoo Finance: Salesforce (CRM): Shares fell after the company beat on second-quarter results but cut its full-year revenue forecast to between $30.9 billion and $31 billion. For the second quarter, Salesforce posted adjusted earnings-per-share of $1.19 on revenue of $7.7 billion. RBC Capital Markets Software Equity Analyst Rishi Jaluria told Yahoo Finance that if investors are “willing to weather choppiness over the next couple of quarters as we deal… Source link