UAB upsets BYU in Independence Bowl

UAB got its second bowl win in team history Saturday.  DeWayne McBride rushed for over 180 yards in the Blazers’ 31-28 upset over No. 13 BYU in the Independence Bowl. The win means UAB finishes the season at 9-4 and has won at least nine games in three of the past four seasons. It’s an incredible turnaround for a program that didn’t exist in 2015 and 2016 after it was shut down. UAB hadn’t finished above .500 from 2005-2014 and university leaders didn’t think the program was worth… Source link

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Disney’s ABC, ESPN Go Dark on YouTube TV After Google Deal Lapses – Sportico.com

Disney’s suite of networks — including ABC and ESPN — have gone dark on YouTube TV after the media conglomerate and Google failed to forge a new deal before the midnight ET deadline Friday, according to Variety. It’s the first major blackout for YouTube TV over a carriage-fee dispute in its nearly five-year history (although YouTube TV dropped 19 Fox regional sports networks owned by Sinclair last year). Google said it will reduce YouTube TV’s monthly price by $15 — from… Source link

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Weekly COVID testing for vaccinated players ends

The NFL will stop mandating weekly COVID-19 tests for asymptomatic vaccinated players, according to memos distributed Saturday that described a major shift in the league’s approach to the pandemic. The new protocols, which take effect next week, could allow the virus to spread undetected through locker rooms, and could increase opportunities for infected but otherwise healthy players to participate in games. The NFL and NFLPA announced the “more targeted testing plan” in a statement, along… Source link

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Apple’s App Privacy Report arrives, Google details Android 12 Go edition, Instagram tops 2B users – TechCrunch

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record number of downloads and consumer spending across both the iOS and Google Play stores combined in 2021, according to the latest year-end reports. App Annie said global spending across iOS and Google Play is up to $135 billion in 2021, and that figure will likely be higher when its… Source link

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Kyrie Irving enters health and safety protocols

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols less than 24 hours after the team announced his return. The Nets announced Irving was placed in protocols Saturday, a day after the team said it would allow Irving to play again. Irving, 29, has sat out the season due to his vaccination status. Irving has not received a COVID-19 vaccine. Due to New York’s COVID-19 policy, Irving is not allowed to play home games. The Nets could have used Irving strictly on the… Source link

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New Toyota cars don’t include remote starting on key fobs

Current Toyota drivers might not be thrilled about having to subscribe just to remotely start from their key fobs, but what about new buyers? There’s mixed news. The automaker told Roadshow in a statement that remote starting won’t be available on key fobs for new vehicles. You’ll have to use the brand’s mobile app, in other words. With that said, you might not mind the cost. You may not ever have to pay for the feature. While it was previously clear 2018 to 2020 vehicles were limited to a… Source link

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Jaguars reportedly don't want to pay the rest of Urban Meyer's contract after firing him for cause – Yahoo Sports

The Jacksonville Jaguars have no intention of paying Urban Meyer another dime. The team reportedly fired Meyer for cause, suggesting they don’t want to pay out the rest of Meyer’s contract, according to Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington of ESPN. The Jaguars fired Meyer on Wednesday after just 13 games. Meyer’s tenure with the franchise was mired by various embarrassing gaffes, the last of which involved allegations Meyer kicked his kicker. There wasn’t one specific instance that led to the… Source link

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Why Bruce Springsteen’s $500M deal signals a ‘perfect storm’ brewing in music

“The Boss” is cashing in — and that could have big implications for the music business. This week, Bruce Springsteen sold both his master recordings and publishing rights to Sony Music in a deal worth north of $500 million, according to multiple outlets. Sony Music and Springsteen did not immediately respond to Yahoo Finance’s request for comment.  Sony has been Springsteen’s home for the past five decades. Thanks to this deal, the studio will now have full ownership of the rocker’s entire… Source link

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Here’s the lowdown on COVID-19 tests right now

COVID-19 is back and so is testing. (Double ugh.) The COVID surge has us scrambling plans for holiday parties, travel to grandma’s house and return to office. It’s also creating a mad rush for COVID tests. Welcome (back) to our onerous new reality, with vaccine mandates, masks requirements and testing protocols. And with testing comes the oh-so familiar questions: When were you tested? Where? Which kind of test? I was thinking about the sheer volume of human, never mind economic activity… Source link

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Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) Short Interest Down 26.6% in November

Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 5,570,000 shares, a drop of 26.6% from the November 15th total of 7,590,000 shares. Currently, 1.9% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 1,470,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.8 days. Shares of Yandex stock opened at $62.18 on Friday. Yandex has a one year low of $58.91 and a one… Source link

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