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The Miami Dolphins wanted Tom Brady, Brady wanted the Dolphins, and the Brian Flores lawsuit against the team blew up the mutual pursuit. That’s the alleged storyline now in play, finally offering a believable decryption of the why behind Brady’s puzzling six-week retirement this offseason. Back on our March 31 episode of “You Pod To Win The Game,” we offered the timeline of events and what likely spurred Brady to suddenly reverse field from his retirement. Within that timeline, we… Source link

The first bus of migrants from Texas’ southern border arrived in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning, one week after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed to send migrants to the nation’s capital. in protest of President Biden’s immigration policies. However, despite Abbott’s pledge to deliver the migrants to “the steps of the United States Capitol,” they were reportedly dropped off nearby, outside Fox News’ D.C. bureau. According to CNN, at least five of the migrants who disembarked… Source link

Who’s on the rise in 2022? Yahoo Sports’ Scott Pianowski answers that question with three players who are scorching early. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] SCOTT PIANOWSKI: Scott Pianowski, Yahoo Sports. I know we’re early in the baseball season, but fantasy values are moving up, they’re moving down. I’m going to talk about three players I’m more excited about today than I was before the season started. Going to start with Gavin Lux. This is a hot prospect of the Dodgers a couple of years ago…. Source link

General Motors (GM) has been revving up its electric vehicle business. And Cathie Wood is taking notice. The innovation-focused, Tesla (TSLA)-loving Ark Invest CEO — a vocal critic of legacy automakers who predicted not long ago that GM will go bankrupt — is changing her tune on the Detroit-based car manufacturer as it commits to an electric future, Wood signaled in an interview with Yahoo Finance. She also revealed that her investment management firm recently met with General Motors CEO… Source link

Clayton Kershaw faced a shot at baseball history on Wednesday. He came up two innings short. Not because of his performance on the mound. But because of a decision by Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. The three-time Dodgers Cy Young winner had a chance to add a coveted line to his already illustrious résumé with a perfect game through seven innings against the Minnesota Twins. But 80 pitches into his start, Roberts pulled him, opting to prioritize Kershaw’s health over a chance at… Source link

Chris Pronger made nearly $114 million in salary over the course of his 18-year NHL career. (Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images) Transitioning to the second phase of life when your playing career wraps up is one of the toughest things for professional athletes, and former Hart Trophy winner Chris Pronger wanted to share his expertise with the world. Pronger, an 18-year NHL veteran who made nearly $114M over his career, broke down what the take-home pay would be on a five-year… Source link

Roll out the red carpet. “The Kardashians” is about to arrive. The new series, which will air on Hulu (DIS), is set to make its long-awaited debut on Thursday. Disney first unveiled its exclusive, multi-year deal with the family in December 2020. All five sisters — Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, Kendall and Kylie — along with mother Kris, will return to the small screen, in addition to a few new faces like Kourtney’s fiancé (and sort of husband) Travis Barker. “We’ve had so much time off, we’ve… Source link

San Francisco Giants first-base coach Antoan Richardson was tossed from Tuesday night’s 13-2 win over the San Diego Padres, which allowed Alyssa Nakken to make history as the first woman to coach on-field during a regular season game. But after the game, Richardson, who is Black, took the unusual step of talking to reporters so he could speak his mind about what he felt was an unfair ejection caused by comments from an opposing coach — Padres third-base coach Mike Shildt — that “reeked… Source link

Ark Invest has been steadily trimming its stake in Twitter and appears to be ready to ditch holdings in the microblogging platform altogether — at least for now. The tech-focused investment management firm’s Chief Executive Officer Cathie Wood told Yahoo Finance in an interview Tuesday that Ark is moving out of social media platforms amid increased competition and chalked up its sales of Twitter (TWTR) stock in particular to the departure of former CEO Jack Dorsey. “Jack’s leadership was… Source link

Former long-time United Airlines CEO Oscar Muñoz says consolidation in the airline industry makes sense, and there is a pathway for Spirit Airlines to be owned by JetBlue or Frontier Airlines. “If I was at United, I would be supportive of this,” Muñoz said on Yahoo Finance Live. “Consolidation will help the level of service. There likely may be concessions. One of the two [carriers] should be able to pull it off.” Last week, JetBlue shocked Wall Street by offering to buy Spirit for $3.6… Source link