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Inflation data will be in focus this week, with investors set to receive the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) as the Federal Reserve’s next monetary policy moves remain in focus. Quarterly earnings season also ramps up as some of the big banks report results.  Market participants are bracing for another historically hot reading on inflation in the latest CPI data, due out on Wednesday. On a year-over-year basis, consumer prices likely surged by 7.1% in… Source link

The Cleveland Browns have reportedly made a decision about quarterback Baker Mayfield. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero, the Browns plan to keep him as their starting QB for the 2022 season. This seems like a sensible decision for both parties, but it wasn’t a sure thing. Just one year after making the playoffs for the first time since 2002, the Browns are on the outside looking in once again, coming into the final week with a 7-9 record. They were eliminated from… Source link

The Dallas Cowboys did their part, now they have to wait for the results of three different Sunday afternoon games to learn who they will be facing in the wild card round. By virtue of a 51-26 thumping of the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night, Dallas earned their 12th victory of the 2021 season and finished the NFC East at 6-0 for just the third time in club history. The Eagles, already locked into the No. 6 or No. 7 seed and without definitive control over which seed it would get, put 12… Source link

Saturday was a wild day in men’s college basketball. Upsets occurred throughout the day, including No. 2 Duke in a thrilling ACC battle with Miami. By the end, seven ranked teams fell. Here’s everything that went down throughout the top 25 on Saturday: Miami shocks No. 2 Duke Miami’s winning streak continues. The Hurricanes picked up their ninth straight win on Saturday night with a huge 76-74 road win over the Blue Devils, thanks largely to a hanging layup from Kameron McGusty in the final… Source link

It’s a quiet two-game slate in the NHL with the Blues the only team not playing the second leg of a back-to-back. The action starts at 2 p.m. EST, and St. Louis and Anaheim enter as home-ice favorites. It’s definitely worth noting the salaries aren’t prohibitive enough to make navigating the salary cap difficult, so you should be able to pick anyone to fill your lineups. All statistics from Natural Stat Trick and Hockey Reference. GOALIE Jordan Binnington, STL vs. DAL ($25): The Stars travel to… Source link

Vita Vea is staying in Florida. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers reached a four-year, $73 million extension with the defensive tackle on Saturday night, the team announced. The deal will keep Vea locked down through the 2026 season. The 26-year-old is in his fourth season with the Buccaneers. The team already picked up his fifth-year option on his initial rookie deal, so his extension will kick in after next season. He is set to earn $7.6 million in the 2022 season. The Buccaneers first took Vea with… Source link

The Kansas City Chiefs certainly didn’t make it easy on themselves, but the top seed in the AFC is still in play. The Chiefs edged out a tight 28-24 win over the Denver Broncos on Saturday afternoon to close out their regular season, marking their 13th straight win over the Broncos. All they need now is for the Houston Texans to beat the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, and the first round bye is theirs. After trailing throughout most of the game, and seemingly about to give up another touchdown… Source link

Few coaches can serve as better arbiters of Alabama’s defensive line dominance than former Florida offensive line coach John Hevesy. Hevesy logged 17 consecutive years in the SEC at Florida, Mississippi State and then Florida again from 2005 to 2021. That means facing an assembly line of Crimson Tide trench bullies over Saban’s 15 seasons in Tuscaloosa. The foundation of Alabama’s dynasty has come thanks to annual dominance on the defensive line, including double-digit first- or… Source link

High-stakes bidding wars. All-cash offers. Limited supply. After two years of scorching growth in the U.S. housing market, will there be a cool-down and possibly a fall in sales and prices in 2022, along with a return to some normalcy? Um, not exactly, several housing experts tell USA TODAY. “Home sales are likely to be slightly lower in 2022 from the anticipated rise in mortgage rates. Home prices, meanwhile, will continue to rise due to the ongoing housing shortage even as demand is clipped a… Source link

Some Jacksonville Jaguars fans say they will dress up as clowns to attend Sunday’s season finale against Indianapolis. Yes, clowns. Hats. Silly noses. Big shoes. Makeup. Who knows what? The move is designed to embarrass owner Shad Khan and serve as a protest of sorts for the team’s anemic performances of late, including its current 2-14, controversy-filled season. Trevor Lawrence, the team’s rookie quarterback, won’t be among them, of course. You couldn’t blame him, however, if he… Source link