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One of the most common ways to get started on your fantasy football preparation for the season ahead is to not only look at positional rankings but also at the state of each NFL team’s offense. Which teams are most set up for success? Which teams are set to struggle? Which of those expected bottom-feeder teams have latent fantasy talent to mine from? Which of those top teams could actually disappoint fantasy managers? [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] Throughout… Source link

On the heels of winning a national championship, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart has been rewarded with a new contract. Georgia announced Thursday that Smart has agreed to a contract extension through the 2031 season. The new deal includes a raise with Smart’s salary for the 2022 season being bumped to $10.25 million. From there, Smart’s salary increases annually, culminating at $12.25 million for the 2031 season. According to ESPN, Smart’s new contract is worth $112.5 million in all, a… Source link

Kyler Murray will remain with the Arizona Cardinals after all. Following an offseason of drama, the two sides reportedly came together on a massive $230.5 million contract extension Thursday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The team seemingly confirmed the extension on Twitter, though did not disclose the details of the contract. The deal is worth more than the $230 million contract Deshaun Watson signed with the Cleveland Browns in March. It does not include as much guaranteed money,… Source link

The Cleveland Browns are looking to bring in another quarterback this offseason, but it probably won’t be Jimmy Garoppolo. The Browns are unlikely to trade for Garoppolo, according to Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot, after the San Francisco 49ers reportedly allowed Garoppolo to seek a trade. But with Deshaun Watson likely to be suspended for at least part of the 2022 season, the Browns want to sign another quarterback to back up Jacoby Brissett when he inevitably starts Week 1. Two of those… Source link

Goldman Sachs chairman and CEO David Solomon thinks it would be wise for investors to pay extra attention to the path of corporate earnings in the weeks ahead. “I do see a little bit more market volatility — but I think the volatility at this point, the market is expecting,” Solomon said on Yahoo Finance Live at the firm’s 10,000 Small Businesses Summit (video above). “I think you’ve got to watch corporate earnings. And up to this point, corporate earnings have hung in reasonably well. But… Source link

UPDATE: Ricky Martin addressed the situation directly in a video obtained by TMZ, calling his nephew’s affair claims “painful” and “devastating.” “I really need to talk in order for me to start my healing process,” Martin began, explaining he’s been unable to speak out for two weeks due to Puerto Rican law. “Thank God these claims were proven to be false, but I’m going to tell you the truth. It has been so painful, it has been devastating for me, for my family, for my friends. I don’t wish… Source link

(Bloomberg) — AT&T Inc. fell the most in 20 years after saying some customers are starting to put off paying their phone bills, which contributed to the wireless carrier cutting its forecast for free cash flow this year by $2 billion. Most Read from Bloomberg The emerging economic strain on consumers is adding to pressure the company had already been facing from deep discounts on new phones and higher spending on network equipment. AT&T shares fell as much as 11%, their biggest slide since… Source link

Last month, Shanghai-based billionaire Yimeng Huang—the CEO and chairman of gaming company XD—announced in a company memo that he and his family would relocate from China. The note leaked onto the internet and went viral on Chinese social media, sparking netizen discussions on the growing number of prominent businesspeople leaving China. “I’m preparing my family to move abroad by next year. It’s still a plan though, and anything can happen in a year. I’m prioritizing both my… Source link

Gavin Newsom wants an explanation. The California governor, who spoke at the UC Board of Regents meeting in San Francisco on Wednesday, demanded that UCLA give a public explanation about how its move to the Big Ten Conference will benefit student-athletes and the school’s partnership with UC Berkeley. “The first duty of every public university is to the people — especially students,” Newsom said, via the Los Angeles Times. “UCLA must clearly explain to the public how this deal will improve… Source link

Warriors owner Joe Lacob was fined $500,000 on Wednesday after he made comments criticizing the NBA’s current luxury tax system. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) The NBA fined Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob $500,000 on Wednesday for comments he made bashing the league’s current luxury tax system, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Lacob said on a recent episode of the “Point Forward” podcast that the luxury tax is part of a “very unfair system.” Lacob was fined as the… Source link