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INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Space in the press box at SoFi Stadium is at a premium for Super Bowl LVI, but the NFL still made sure two beloved writers who died over the last year had seats. In the middle of Yahoo Sports’ cluster of seats is a commemorative football in memory of our friend Terez Paylor. The NFL remembered Yahoo Sports senior NFL writer Terez Paylor with a Super Bowl LVI game ball. (Shalise Manza Young/Yahoo Sports) It reads: “The NFL presents this Super Bowl LVI game ball in memory of… Source link

If there’s any mutual discontent between the Arizona Cardinals and star quarterback Kyler Murray, the Cardinals are saying otherwise — publicly, at least. The Cardinals released a statement Sunday saying that they have “high regard” for Murray, the team’s No. 1 pick in the 2019 draft, and that he is the quarterback that will lead them moving forward. “Nothing has changed regarding our opinion and high regard for Kyler Murray,” the statement says via Pro Football Talk. “We as a… Source link

A forthcoming book chronicling a turbulent 18-month snapshot of American politics will claim some new details surrounding one of the higher-profile rejections that former President Donald Trump experienced during his time in office: the refusal of the Presidential Medal of Freedom by New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick. In the book “This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America’s Future,” New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns share an April 2021… Source link

Choppiness in U.S. stocks is expected to persist this week as investors grapple with the prospect of swifter monetary tightening and escalating geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine. And a new read on retail sales will be released Wednesday giving investors more insights into consumer spending. Concerns over military action by the Kremlin have created a new headwind for investors, particularly after the White House warned on Friday that a possible invasion of Ukraine by Russia… Source link

A good day for the offenses in this year’s Super Bowl could mean a good year for the stock market is in store, according to new data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Super Bowls in which the final combined score was higher than 45 points, the stock market returns 15.9% on average, while returns average only 8.2% when the combined score is 45 or less. Before you go and fire your financial advisor and replace them with a subscription to ESPN+, you should know that the dataset is somewhat… Source link

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has acknowledged that the U.S. government has suspended all imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threat. The surprise, temporary suspension was confirmed late Saturday on the eve of the Super Bowl, the biggest sales opportunity of the year for Mexican avocado growers — though it would not affect game-day consumption since those avocados had already been shipped. Avocado exports are the latest victim of the drug… Source link

The Green Bay Packers are hoping to avoid drama this offseason. The team is reportedly willing to go all in to retain All-Pro quarterback Aaron Rodgers on a long-term deal, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Packers are reportedly considering a contract situation similar to what the New Orleans Saints did with Drew Brees at the end of his career. The Saints would continue to extend Brees at high amounts, but add void years to his contract in order to spread Brees’ signing bonus among… Source link

China made headlines in 2021 when it first banned all domestic cryptocurrency mining in June and then outlawed cryptocurrencies completely in September. Following Beijing’s decision, questions remained as to where large scale mining companies would move their operations to next, with China being responsible for much of their world’s mining activity up until the crackdown. GEM Mining CEO John Warren believes that the U.S. has been able to fill the vacuum left by the Chinese pullout of the… Source link

The hottest car in America isn’t a car, it’s a truck. In its latest sales report, Ford revealed it sold over 8,000 Ford (F) Broncos in January. But try getting your hands on the all-new, full-size Ford Bronco SUV at retail prices — it’s basically impossible. People are paying huge dealer markups to get their hands on the Bronco, or flipping them on eBay if they’re able to get a good deal for one. Ford CEO Jim Farley even addressed the situation, warning he would crack down on those… Source link

Rap icon and entrepreneur Master P told Yahoo Finance that Spotify should take a hard look at itself in the mirror right now. “So the thing is, I feel like they just have to have the right people to represent them and they got to get rid of the wrong people. And I see what’s going on, and I just think that everybody, nobody’s perfect. So I’m praying that they get it right with the right people and I think that they’ll be alright with that,” Master P (Percy Miller) said in an interview. The… Source link