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We can confidently speculate on its reasons, but the NFL really wants Jon Gruden to shut up and go away. Which puts me in the supremely uncomfortable position of … having to root for Gruden to dig in and keep fighting the league? Ugh. What a downright icky realization. Let me explain: In court filings recently reviewed by reporter David Charns of KLAS, the NFL alleges that Gruden didn’t just send racist, sexist, xenophobic and/or anti-gay emails while he was with ESPN and writing to… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Golf series. TOUR Championship Atlanta, GeorgiaEast Lake Golf Club – Par 70 – 7,346 yardsField – 29 entrantsPurse – $75M The Preview The stage is set for the grand finale of the PGA Tour’s 2021-22 season as East Lake Golf Club once again plays host to the TOUR Championship, inviting those among the top 30 in the eligibility points list after advancing through the first two legs of the FedExCup Playoffs. The field in Atlanta is limited to just 29… Source link

Iranian state-sponsored hackers have discovered ways to infiltrate the Gmail, Yahoo, and Outlook inboxes of at least two dozen high-profile users and download their content, according to a report from the Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG). The government-backed group known as Charming Kitten originally developed a hacking tool called Hyperscape in 2020 and has used it to orchestrate the recent cyberattacks. TAG was able to get a hold of a version of this tool for analysis, TechRadar… Source link

Power Rankings are silly. Power Rankings are fun. I like silly and fun things. And you probably do, too. Today’s assignment is to rank how fantasy-useful the 32 NFL clubs are. I considered ADP and market behavior, then added in some scouting takes and a little special sauce (probably Thousand Island dressing). It’s my list and sure, it’s subjective. I welcome your reasonable disagreement at any time: @scott_pianowski on Twitter. Here’s the 1.0 version of Fantasy Power Rankings,… Source link

In the Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast, Matt Harmon and Edwin Porras break down their outlook for Carolina Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey from an injury perspective. Video Transcript MATT HARMON: I want to be really sensitive in how I talk about Christian McCaffrey because I know that some fantasy analysts are out there just, he’s the number one player on the board because the role is so uniquely rare. We throw a unicorn and stuff all the time. But McCaffrey really does have a unicorn role… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. Wednesday brings another packed slate with 14 games set to be played across baseball. Six games have early start times, one of which will feature Kyle Wright trying to earn his 16th win of the season for the Braves in a matchup against the Pirates. Logan Webb is also in a favorable spot to earn his 12th victory when the Giants take on the Tigers. As far as the night portion of the schedule is concerned, one of the more underrated… Source link

The U.S. housing market is under pressure. Data this week on new home sales and pending home sales reflected sharp drops from last year and showed the impact higher interest rates continue to have on prospective buyers. On Wednesday, the latest report on pending home sales from the National Association of Realtors showed contracts to buy previously owned homes fell 1% from June to July and 19.9% from July 2021 to July 2022. The Pending Home Sales Index — a measure of signed contracts on… Source link

Former Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins linebacker Shaquem Griffin retired from the NFL after four seasons, he announced in a Players’ Tribune article Wednesday. “The time has come for me to retire from professional football,” he wrote. “It’s time for me to execute my Plan A.” For Griffin, “Plan A” is using his college education to “do something that would make a positive impact in the world.” He wrote that after a long conversation with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Griffin would join… Source link

U.S. stocks struggled for direction at Wednesday’s open as investors awaited clarity from Federal Reserve policymakers on their monetary tightening plans against a backdrop of downbeat economic data. The S&P 500 was just below breakeven at the start of trading after the benchmark index fell for three straight sessions. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 50 points, or roughly 0.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite was flat. Peloton (PTON) shares surged as much 13% in after the company said it… Source link

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