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Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon chastised the “independent study” clause initially included in Kyler Murray’s contract extension with the Arizona Cardinals, chastising the language as a “slap in the face to all African-American quarterbacks.” Moon made the comment to TMZ for a story published on Sunday while discussing Murray’s $230 million extension that makes him the second-highest paid player in the NFL by annual salary. When Murray signed the deal last week, a clause in the contract… Source link

After all the offseason turbulence, social media scrubbing and trade rumors, the San Francisco 49ers finally locked down wide receiver Deebo Samuel. It’s a three-year, $73.5 million deal with $58.1 million million guaranteed for Samuel, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The move is a long-time coming for Samuel and the 49ers after months of speculation. Samuel originally deleted all traces of the 49ers from his Instagram account and requested a trade from San Francisco earlier this… Source link

The NFL and NFL Players Association are expected to receive a written disciplinary ruling in the Deshaun Watson personal conduct arbitration on Monday, two sources familiar with the proceedings have told Yahoo Sports. The sources said representatives for the league and union have been notified that former federal judge Sue L. Robinson, who is the independent disciplinary arbitrator in the Watson case, is prepared to present her decision on whether the Cleveland Browns quarterback violated the… Source link

Brittney Griner in a Russian jail cell (left), Elon Musk (right)ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (left) and JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images (right) Elon Musk responded to reports of a US-Russia prisoner exchange to free WNBA player Brittney Griner. “Maybe free some people in jail for weed here too?” he tweeted alongside a meme on Sunday. Griner was imprisoned in Russia after officials found vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage. Elon Musk tweeted Sunday in… Source link

August begins with investors looking to build on gains following the best month for U.S. equity markets since late 2020. In the week ahead, the July jobs report and a continued flood of corporate results will remain top of mind for investors. Friday’s employment data is expected to show nonfarm payrolls grew by 250,000 in July, while another 150 companies in the S&P 500 are set to report quarterly results in the coming week. Roughly 56% of names in the index have unveiled figures so far. U.S…. Source link

Bill Russell was a late bloomer. Before the college basketball accolades and a pair of national championships, before the 11 NBA titles and five MVPs, before he became the most fearsome defensive player ever and a man firmly entrenched in the conversation for the greatest player of all time, there was a gangly, 5-foot-10 kid from Oakland’s McClymonds High School who believed a job in the shipyards was in his future. There proved to be so much more. William Felton Russell died Sunday with his… Source link

A protest against the Ministerial Regulation 5 in Indonesia. Photo from the Twitter post of Alliance of Independent Journalists and Remotivi Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo) blocked at least eight websites including Yahoo, PayPal, and gaming platform Steam for failing to register with the government. The mandatory registration of private electronic systems operators (ESOs) is stipulated in the Ministerial Regulation 5 (MR5) issued in December 2020…. Source link

Stocks surged after last week’s Federal Reserve meeting as some experts argued that the central bank effectively “pivoted” its tone from being uber hawkish about monetary policy to being a bit dovish. If this interpretation is true, then this could be very bullish as there may be a more clear end in sight for the Fed-sponsored market beatings. The unfortunate irony, however, is that a market rally reflects easing financial conditions during a time when the Fed is actively trying to… Source link

The late Jack Welch led the transformation of General Electric into a multinational corporation that, at one point, became the world’s most valuable company — earning him a reputation as “manager of the century.” But a recent book raises questions about that legacy. In “The Man Who Broke Capitalism,” reporter David Gelles argues that Welch popularized an approach to management that focused on shareholder value at the expense of workers and, ultimately, the company he ran. One of Welch’s… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. Sunday MLB DFS over at Yahoo is often a delight. That’s because you get a robust slate of players to choose from. 14 of the 15 games taking place Sunday are included for the main slate of contests. To try and make your choices easier before first pitch at 1:35 p.m. EDT, here are my lineup recommendations. Pitching Dylan Cease, CWS vs. OAK ($52): I was fully expecting Cease to be the highest-salaried pitcher Sunday. And when he… Source link