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Finally, Auburn is on top of the men’s college basketball world. Bruce Pearl’s Tigers jumped past Gonzaga to claim the No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press’ Top 25 poll on Monday, which marked the first time in history Auburn has held the top ranking in the country. “The No. 1 ranking matters because it’s historical. I’m very happy for Auburn,” Pearl said, via The Associated Press. “I’m very happy for my coaches and our players to have been able to achieve that. That said, we… Source link

Antonio Brown wants to play with Lamar Jackson. The sentiment seems mutual.  Three weeks after very publicly quitting his job with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Brown was busy lobbying for his next gig on Monday. The veteran receiver made his pitch on the “I am athlete” podcast, telling Brandon Marshall that he wants to play with the Baltimore Ravens quarterback. “Lamar Jackson,” Brown said when asked who’s next. “Action Jackson. Let’s give Lamar Jackson his flowers. … Lamar Jackson is a great… Source link

In the wake of arguably the most thrilling divisional-round playoff game in NFL history, social media was filled with fans advocating for another change to league overtime rules. On Monday morning it was more of the same, with fellow sports media folk I respect — including my Georgia peach of a colleague, Jay Busbee — posting links to stories they’d written declaring it was time for more tweaks. As much as I respect all of them, they are wrong. The NFL overtime rules, as they are, work just… Source link

If this wasn’t the greatest weekend in NFL playoff history, it’ll do until a better one comes along. Four walkoff wins. Four games decided by a combined 15 points. Three upsets that rank among the best games of the year, and one undeniable classic that ranks among the best NFL games of all time. This is why the NFL, like the house, always wins in the end — because after all the off-field drama, after all the sleazy amoral corporate maneuvering and criminal behavior, this is a game that,… Source link

Rob Gronkowski came out of retirement to reunite on the field with Tom Brady in Tampa Bay Buccaneers uniforms. That doesn’t mean he’s committing to staying in step with his longtime quarterback.  Gronkowski told reporters Monday following the Buccaneers’ 30-27 NFC divisional-round loss to the Los Angeles Rams that he could see a scenario in which Brady retired, but he decided to keep playing.  “There could be a scenario like that,” Gronkowski told reporters, via 95.3 WDAE in St. Petersburg.… Source link

In this article, we discuss Leon Cooperman’s 10 best performing stocks in 2021. If you want to skip our detailed analysis of Cooperman’s history, investment philosophy, and hedge fund performance, go directly to Leon Cooperman’s Performance in 2021: 5 Best Stock Picks. Leon Cooperman is an American billionaire hedge fund manager and long-time investor. He is best known in the financial circles for founding Omega Advisors in 1991, which is a New York-based investment advisory firm. He… Source link

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * S&P 500 falls over 10% from its record closing high on Jan 3 * Kohl’s surges as Sycamore, Acacia show takeover interest * Information Technology top S&P 500 sectoral loser * Indexes drop: Dow 3.15%, S&P 3.9%, Nasdaq 4.8% (Adds comment, details; updates prices) By Devik Jain and Bansari Mayur Kamdar Jan 24 (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes plunged on Monday, with the S&P 500 on course to… Source link

Jon Stewart and Jeff Bezos.Zach Gibson/Getty Images; Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images Jon Stewart once told Jeff Bezos that his vision for the economy was a “recipe for revolution.” Stewart said during a recent podcast episode that President Barack Obama agreed. In recent years, Amazon employees have gone on strike, filed lawsuits, and attempted to unionize. Jeff Bezos’ vision for the future has made him one of the richest people, but the comedian Jon Stewart sees it as a “recipe for revolution”… Source link

By Jonnelle Marte    (Reuters) – U.S. consumers expect their monthly spending to grow above pre-pandemic levels this year but people are becoming less likely to spend big on vacations and other non-essential items – a sign that more households may be more concerned about rising prices, according to a survey released Monday by the New York Federal Reserve.    The survey showed that consumers expect to spend more on daily living expenses in the coming year. But it also showed that… Source link

With inflation at a near 40-year high, the biggest corporations are cashing in “on the backs of the American people,” by crimping competition and raising prices, said Senator Mark Kelly (D, AZ). In Kelly’s home state of Arizona, its largest cities saw cost pressures outpace the national average last year, with inflation rising 9.7% last year in the Phoenix metro area, compared to 7%, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “We’re at full employment [in Arizona] right now …… Source link