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For the fourth time in as many games in the Eastern Conference finals, one team blitzed the other, and one of the strangest best-of-seven series in recent NBA memory is somehow headed back to Miami tied, 2-2. The Miami Heat missed their first 14 shots on Monday night, scored the fewest points (one) through the first nine minutes of a playoff game this century and could not recover in a 102-82 loss to the Boston Celtics. Jayson Tatum led five Celtics in double figures with 31 points, eight… Source link

While Novak Djokovic thinks it’s a “lose-lose situation for everyone,” he intends to defend his title at Wimbledon later this season. Djokovic, speaking after his opening-round win at the French Open on Monday, slammed Wimbledon’s move to ban Russian and Belarusian players from the Grand Slam this year after the two countries invaded Ukraine. As a response, neither the WTA or the ATP will be awarding ranking points from that tournament. While that decision may scare some away — Naomi… Source link

In the Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast podcast, Andy Behrens and Matt Harmon look at some new faces in Kansas City and how they will perform with Patrick Mahomes for fantasy purposes. Video Transcript [CHEERING] [CRACK OF THE BAT] MATT HARMON: Next team up on my list is Kansas City Chiefs. They’re an interesting team for me because other than Mahomes and Kelce, this pass-catching corps is entirely been turned– and Mecole Hardman is still there, for sure. And Mecole Hardman actually could be a… Source link

(Reuters) – Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Esther George on Monday said she expects the U.S. central bank to lift its target interest rate to about 2% by August, with further action dependent on how both supply and demand are affecting inflation. “Fed policymakers have emphasized a commitment to act expeditiously to restore price stability, and I expect that further rate increases could put the federal funds rate in the neighborhood of 2% by August, a significant pace of change in… Source link

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong.Patrick T. Fallon / Getty Images Coinbase is experimenting with having employees rate each other, The Information reported Monday. Staff are reportedly asked to evaluate one another after meetings and other interactions based on how well they model 10 core values. Employees can give their colleagues a thumbs up, thumbs down, or neutral review, the report says. Coinbase is reportedly asking employees to rate each other after interactions as part of an app-based pilot… Source link

Vladimir Putin has launched a war on just one nation, Ukraine, but the Russian president’s vicious military campaign is punishing people in many countries, including some of the world’s most vulnerable. With no end in sight, the war’s economic toll could become devastating in some parts of the world by the middle and end of 2022. The economic shock waves from Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine will radiate wider and deeper as Ukraine’s economy teeters and sanctions choke off… Source link

A wild video has emerged of Calgary Stampeders receiver and ex-NFLer Brendan Langley brawling it out with a United Airlines employee. (Photo via Twitter/DMNTnasa) (Warning: Article contains video with violent subject matter) Calgary Stampeders wide receiver Brendan Langley was arrested and charged with simple assault Thursday after getting into a fight with a United Airlines employee. The employee slapped Langley in the face, prompting Langley to look around and ensure that everyone saw that he… Source link

The Washington Commanders may have just secured land for a new stadium. The Commanders paid more than $100 million for about 200 acres of land in Virginia, according to ESPN’s John Keim. The deal was reportedly completed last week, but has yet to be filed with the county. Though nothing has been finalized, a source told ESPN that it is the preferred site for a new stadium. The approximately 200 acres of land are located in Prince William County, Virginia, More specifically, the land is… Source link

The Solano Square shopping complex is open for business Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. City officials say a person was fatally shot on the 1400 block of Missouri Avenue — the address of the complex — on Monday, Dec. 20. LAS CRUCES – Chuko Sandoval told detectives that he stuck around inside a smoke shop on a late December evening after making a purchase because another man was “acting weird” and making the clerks uncomfortable. When the other man — later identified as Anthony D. Malone —… Source link

Not long ago, Todd Gurley was the most electric running back in the NFL. Last season at 27 years old, he didn’t play a down while his former Los Angeles Rams won their first Super Bowl since returning to California. He enjoyed the show. But Gurley says that he doesn’t wish that he was on the field. “There was never not one time where I watched a game and was like, ‘I wish I was out there,’” Gurley recently told NBC. “I appreciated my time in the league, and I’ve done things I could have… Source link