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Drew Brees is out at NBC. The former New Orleans Saints quarterback is done at the network after a single season working as a studio and game analyst for its NFL broadcasts, Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reports. Per the report, the decision was mutual. Brees preferred calling games over studio work while NBC “soured” on Brees as a color commentator after holding out hope that he could develop as the heir apparent to Cris Collinsworth on “Sunday Night Football” broadcasts, according to… Source link

After an image of Karl-Anthony Towns wearing a knee brace surfaced over the weekend, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reported on Sunday that he underwent treatment in both knees and other parts of his body. Per the report, the Minnesota Timberwolves center received stem cell and platelet-rich plasma injections in both knees, his left wrist, left ankle and right finger on Friday. He dealt with pain in both knees, a cyst in his left ankle, a partial dislocation and ligament damage of his wrist and an… Source link

The retail sector will be in focus this week after a string of wild trading sessions on Wall Street. Quarterly financials from megastore Walmart (WMT) and other consumer giants are in the queue, in addition to April’s retail sales report scheduled for release Tuesday. Investors will tune in for additional remarks from Federal Reserve officials, including Chair Jerome Powell in the week ahead, as inflation continues to run hot across the U.S. economy. Friday capped the sixth straight down… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Basketball series. Only two games on Sunday, but both are Game 7s. These are some of the best slates to play because the rotations are more predictable than ever. The studs get all the run and all the usage they can handle, and it will force you into a stars-and-scrubs build. Our recommendations will play out that way, so let’s get started with one of the playoffs’ most exciting players…  Guards Luka Doncic, DAL at PHX ($56) You can’t fade Luka… Source link

LAS VEGAS — Jan Blachowicz knew he needed to change things in his approach after he lost the UFC’s light heavyweight title to Glover Teixeira last year. The joy was gone from the game for Blachowicz and he knew that at 39 years old, he’d have to find it quickly. Blachowicz on Saturday looked like the guy who had won five in a row and nine of 10 before losing his title at UFC 267 to Teixeira on Oct. 30. He stopped Aleksandar Rakic in the third, but it’s a win that will live with an… Source link

Evander Holyfield’s son Evan just suffered the first loss of his young boxing career, and it wasn’t pretty. The younger Holyfield entered Saturday’s Trillerverz 5 event with a 9-0 record. To say he was the favorite against Jurmain McDonald was an understatement; some books had Holyfield as a -10000 favorite. Here’s how that ended up working out. Holyfield was complimentary of McDonald’s punch after the fight. To get a sense of what just happened here, consider that McDonald entered the boxing… Source link

We have plenty of ways to show the Brooklyn Nets‘ season did not go according to plan this year — chief among them they are currently sitting at home despite employing Kevin Durant — but an assistant coach using ESPN to announce he is quitting then calling out Kyrie Irving is quite illustrative. Former NBA All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire spent the last two seasons as an assistant on former teammate Steve Nash’s coaching staff. During a series of appearances on ESPN on Thursday, he revealed he… Source link

(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc will allow its partners and managing directors to take as much time off as they want under a new “flexible vacation” scheme to promote “rest and recharge,” The Telegraph reported on Saturday, citing an internal memo. The Wall Street bank memo said that, as of May 1, there will be no cap on paid leave and senior staff can “take time off when needed without a fixed vacation day entitlement,” the newspaper added. All employees are expected to take at least 15… Source link

Earl Thomas was reportedly arrested Friday. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) Former Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas was reportedly arrested Friday night after an arrest warrant was issued for him in late April. Thomas was reportedly arrested in Orange, Texas, after he was recognized at a restaurant, according to KOMO News in Dallas. An arrest warrant for Thomas was signed April 27. Thomas is charged with allegedly violating the protective order two or more times within 12 months, a… Source link

Seeing NBA officials go to the replay center at midcourt has become a commonplace yet frustrating aspect of these playoffs, with refs determining if contact is worth a flagrant foul. What’s a flagrant? Is it a Flagrant 2? What happened to the hard playoff foul, to reasonably stop a player from scoring on a touch foul and going for a 3-point play? The interpretations of the rules have changed through the years and with multiple camera angles equipped in every arena, there’s no lack of… Source link