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There are times when Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss posting a message about how much she misses Kobe Bryant won’t raise many eyebrows. 11:11 p.m. PT on a Sunday night amid a high-stakes Lakers offseason isn’t one of them. Buss posted such a message late Sunday night, lamenting Bryant’s loss and extolling his “team over self” mindset: Why would Buss be missing Bryant’s counsel and selflessness at that exact moment? Well, it may be because that’s the kind of season (and year, really) the… Source link

Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner sent a handwritten letter to U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday asking for her release from Russia. Her agency released excerpts from the letter to the public: “… as I sit here in a Russian prison, alone with my thoughts and without the protection of my wife, family, friends, Olympic jersey, or any accomplishments, I’m terrified I might be here forever,” Griner wrote. “On the 4th of July, our family normally honors the service of those who fought… Source link

DQ’d? From a pro-am? That appears to be the case for Jordan Spieth at the 2022 JP McManus Pro-Am in Limerick, Ireland. The event is a two-day, 36-hole charitable event that has raised more than $145 million in its previous five stagings. Spieth is one of a plethora of stars playing. Tiger Woods is also there, as is Rory McIlroy. A handful of LIV Golf Series guys are there as well, including Bryson DeChambeau and Graeme McDowell. The McManus is the latest stop during an amazing Irish golf swing… Source link

Here are 3 top stocks that insiders keep pouring millions into — following these ‘in-the-know’ bigwigs could be a sharp way to beat this nightmarish market Bear markets are noisy and volatile. It’s difficult for investors to cut through the noise, find the right signals and discover good opportunities. One of the clearest signals is insider trading activity. When the senior directors, founders, and large shareholders of a corporation buy or sell shares, it could be a signal of… Source link

All Hail the hot dog king. Joey Chestnut won his seventh consecutive Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest title and 15th overall with a ridiculous 63 hot dogs and buns eaten in 10 minutes. The next-closest competitor consumed just 43 hot dogs. The 38-year-old Chestnut’s feat was even more impressive after he arrived at Coney Island on crutches. He said he suffered a ruptured tendon earlier in the year but claimed it wouldn’t affected his ability to defend his title. Chestnut’s 15th title surpassed… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. Major League Baseball is taking full advantage of Monday’s holiday by having 14 games on the schedule. Among them is a doubleheader between the Guardians and Tigers. A key series within the AL East will also take place when the Red Sox host the Rays. The same can be said for an AL Central matchup between the Twins and White Sox. One of the more potentially lopsided games of the evening will take place in Oakland, when the… Source link

With superstar Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving requesting trades out of Brooklyn, the Nets organization is accepting offers and at the moment there is zero traction. NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported that Los Angeles hasn’t really been aggressive in the pursuit of seven-time All-Star Irving. “Similar to Durant, a very slow moving market right now. I think unlike Kevin Durant, I think there is a limited number of teams where it might make sense. I do think there are teams that… Source link

Big 12 poaching Pac-12 teams? Contact/Follow @JeremyMauss & @MWCwire Utah, Colorado, Arizona schools to Big 12? Conference realignment is nuts and the latest news and report is not out of left field, but more of teams taking care of their own self-interest. There have been rumblings and reporting that Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and Arizona State are looking at the Big 12. The latest on that front comes from Wildcat Authority ($) — yes, it’s a paywall article but the information falls in line… Source link

Reuters Gold slips as interest rate expectations sap appeal Gold fell on Monday as prospects of higher interest rates dimmed appeal for the non-yielding asset, but a softer dollar helped bullion to cling above the $1,800 support level. “Gold bulls are stuck in a quagmire of aggressive Fed policy actions, as the prospects of higher U.S. rates erode support for the precious metal,” said Han Tan, chief market analyst at Exinity. The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to deliver another 75 basis… Source link

Burger King employee Kevin Ford never missed a day’s work in the 27 years he spent as a cook at the Las Vegas McCarren airport location of the chain restaurant. So when he arrived at work on the 27th anniversary of his employment and joked around about the time spent working at the company, management scrambled to find a present to thank him for his hard work. The present: a string backpack, a movie ticket, a lanyard, a coffee cup, and some candy. Ford posted a video of him opening the… Source link