Sundays are always tricky with the way they’re laid out, and we have another strange slate here. Eight games in total, with five making up the main card starting at 7 p.m. ET. The one nuisance could be the matchups, with three of the five looking like potential blowouts. Having that makes things challenging, but we’ll do our best to break it down for you. Guards Ja Morant, MEM at HOU ($46) We had Morant in this section on Saturday, and we’re going right back to the well in an even tastier… Source link
Read More »Soccer riot erupts at Querétaro-Atlas match in Mexico
Supporters of Atlas fight with supporters of Queretaro during a soccer match Saturday. (Photo by EDUARDO GOMEZ / AFP) Warning, the following article contains video of disturbing and graphic violence. A Mexican soccer match between Querétaro and Atlas ended in horrifying fashion on Saturday, with a massive fan riot. The Liga MX match was suspended and not resumed after pausing in the 60th minute. Fans could be seen fighting across Querétaro’s Estadio Corregidora, from the stands to on the… Source link
Read More »Yahoo DFS Hockey: Sunday Picks
It’s a surprisingly robust slate of evening games in the NHL on Sunday night with five on the schedule. Here are a handful of players to target, and to avoid, for your daily fantasy hockey lineups. Good luck! GOALIE Robin Lehner, VGK vs. OTT ($33): Lehner hasn’t had the best season, but this is about the matchup. The Senators rank 26th in goals per game and are on the road for the second leg of a back-to-back. At the very least, I expect Lehner to pick up the win. GOALIE TO AVOID Igor… Source link
Read More »Russia could use Brittney Griner as ‘high-profile hostage’
A former top Pentagon official said Saturday that she’s concerned Russia is detaining American basketball star Brittney Griner as “leverage over the United States.” Evelyn Farkas told Yahoo Sports that Russia may want Griner as a “high-profile hostage” who could serve as a valuable bargaining chip. “If we want her out of jail, Russia is going to have some terms,” said Farkas, who served as the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia and Ukraine from 2012-15. “It… Source link
Read More »Guillermo Rigondeaux burns eyes in pressure cooker explosion
Guillermo Rigondeaux was discharged from the hospital on Friday. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) The career of a former champion and amateur boxing legend is in limbo after a horrific cooking accident, according to ESPN’s Mike Coppinger. Guillermo Rigondeaux reportedly lost approximately 80 percent of his vision when his pressure cooker exploded while he was cooking Cuban black beans at his home in Miami on Thursday. Rigondeaux’s manager, Alex Boronte, told ESPN that boiling water… Source link
Read More »Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski coaches final game at Cameron
Mike Krzyzewski got a hero’s sendoff at his final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium, as you might expect from the winningest coach in college basketball history, but he did not get a happy ending. Krzyzewski’s Cameron career came to an end on Saturday against, who else, North Carolina. Among the people who were there to send him off, per Duke, were NBA commissioner Adam Silver, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Jerry Seinfeld, Dirk Nowitzki, Kyler Murray, Ken Jeong, Nick Nurse, Terrell Owens and the usual… Source link
Read More »Georgia DT Jordan Davis runs 40-yard dash in 4.78 seconds
Five months ago, South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer was given the unenviable task of explaining why the Georgia defense had just steamrolled the Gamecocks’ offense. He gave a number of reasons, but singled out only one player, “a defensive lineman that weighs 340 pounds and runs better than everybody on this call.” The player was Jordan Davis, and as it turns out, Beamer may have been underselling the mammoth nose tackle’s speed. On Saturday, Davis threw down one of the wildest… Source link
Read More »Warnings raised over Russian tech giant Yandex’s UK operation | Russia
The government has been urged to restrict the UK operation of Russia’s biggest technology company amid concern over its ties to the Kremlin. Yandex, Russia’s equivalent to Google, is headquartered in Moscow but operates in more than 17 countries and recently launched Yango Deli in London, a service offering 15-minute delivery to households of food, alcohol and toiletries. The parent company, which offers map, search, taxi and shopping services, has been subject to sanctions in Ukraine… Source link
Read More »What happens to the flashy toys of sanctioned Russian oligarchs?
Russian oligarchs, who are collectively estimated to control as much as one third of Russia’s wealth, most of which is held outside of Russia in various ways such as shadowy bank accounts and real estate, are feeling the wrath of sanctions by the European Union (EU) and the U.S. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February, the West swiftly moved to punish the regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin by freezing Russian assets, cutting off some of the country’s banks from… Source link
Read More »Zion Williamson reportedly cleared for basketball activities
We’re one step closer to seeing Zion Williamson back on a basketball court again. According to Shams Charania and Will Guillory of The Athletic, Williamson has been cleared to start basketball activities and will be returning to the New Orleans Pelicans. This is great news for Williamson, the Pelicans, and fans. Just a few weeks ago, it was reported that Zion might need a second surgery. Now, just like that, he’s back on track to possibly appear in a game before the end of the season. And with… Source link
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