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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry can’t be stopped on the court … or digging up criticism. Curry lived up to his “petty king” nickname Friday, taking a shot at former guard Mike James’ claim that Curry is a one-dimensional player. [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] James’ comment came during an appearance on a podcast. James was asked to list the top-5 players in the NBA. He left Curry off the list, saying his play style is “just kinda one-dimensional at… Source link

The 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony is here. The ceremony — which will begin at noon ET on Saturday — will see six players, one coach and one official inducted into the Hall of Fame. Tony Boselli, Cliff Branch, LeRoy Butler, Sam Mills, Richard Seymour and Bryant Young make up the player contingent going into the Hall on Saturday. Dick Vermeil, who won a Super Bowl with the St. Louis Rams in 1999, is the lone coach going in. Official Art McNally, who worked for the NFL… Source link

The Pittsburgh Steelers released their first official depth chart Friday and fans hoping to see rookie Kenny Pickett take over immediately might be disappointed. Pickett is listed as the team’s third quarterback, behind both current starter Mitchell Trubisky and backup Mason Rudolph. [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] That probably shouldn’t come as a huge surprise. Trubisky, who the team signed to a two-year deal in the offseason, was expected to open the season… Source link

Amazon’s (AMZN) Alexa-powered empire is about to get a lot larger. The e-commerce and smart home giant announced Friday that it is purchasing Roomba maker iRobot (IRBT) for $1.7 billion. The move means that Amazon’s collection of connected devices will soon include everything from intelligent vacuums to air purifiers. It also comes at a time when Amazon is working to move its Alexa-enabled devices from stationary objects like smart speakers to mobile machines that can follow you… Source link

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -The slide in U.S. stock prices punished Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s bottom line in the second quarter, as the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett on Saturday reported a $43.8 billion loss. Berkshire nevertheless generated nearly $9.3 billion of operating profit, as gains from reinsurance and the BNSF railroad offset fresh losses at the Geico car insurer, where parts shortages and higher used vehicle prices boosted accident claims. Rising interest rates and… Source link

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – The slide in U.S. stock prices punished Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s bottom line in the second quarter, as the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett on Saturday reported a $43.8 billion loss. Berkshire nevertheless generated nearly $9.3 billion of operating profit, as gains from reinsurance and the BNSF railroad offset fresh losses at the Geico car insurer, where parts shortages and higher used vehicle prices boosted accident claims. Rising interest rates… Source link

Amazon (AMZN) continues to redefine its reach with its latest acquisition of health care provider One Medical (ONEM) for $3.9 billion. The e-commerce giant’s latest expansion into the health care sector follows a pattern of purchasing companies that complement its existing digital services, from its acquisition of Whole Foods in 2017 and to its deal with MGM completed this year. “What One Medical has — which I think Amazon likes and there’s a lot of synergy — is they have a subscription… Source link

Bond yields ripped higher after new employment data showed the U.S. economy adding a breakneck 528,000 jobs in the month of July. Emily Roland, co-chief investment strategist at John Hancock Investment Management, told Yahoo Finance the strong July jobs report shows that the economy is “not there yet” when it comes to recession. Michael Pearce, senior U.S. economist at Capital Economics, was even firmer in an email following Friday’s data: “The unexpected acceleration in non-farm payroll… Source link

Warren Buffett knows philanthropy. He’s pledged to give away more than 99% of his wealth (during his lifetime or after his death) through the Giving Pledge, a program he created with his buddy Bill Gates to encourage the world’s billionaires to donate at least 50% of their wealth to charity. Buffett also supports a couple of charities with which he has deeply personal connections, and often does so by unconventional means. In particular: auctions. (For Buffett, seeing how these pan out… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. On this Saturday, we have MLB action throughout the day. For DFS purposes, I’m focused on the evening slate because that is what Yahoo is also covering. While there are 10 games starting at 7:05 p.m. EDT or later, two of those are the second halves of doubleheaders. That leaves us with eight games to look at. Here are my recommendations. Pitching Carlos Rodon, SF at OAK ($52): Rodon got back on track with his last start by pitching… Source link