College football programs from smaller conferences have made cloudbursts onto the national scene, as runs by schools like Tulane (1998), Utah (2004 and 2008) and Boise State (2006 and 2009) captured the country’s imagination. But the underdogs in college football have struggled to find the same lore and allure as a sport like college basketball, in part because the system hasn’t allowed them to play at the highest level. While those stories have been compelling and endearing, those schools… Source link
Read More »Mavs owner Mark Cuban buys small Texas town of Mustang
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, in a plot that feels way too similar to the hit show “Schitt’s Creek,” is now the owner of a small town in Texas. Cuban purchased the town of Mustang, Texas, this week, according to The Dallas Morning News, and now controls all 77 acres of the Navarro County, Texas, community. The longtime “Shark Tank” investor said a good friend needed to sell it, which is why he went through with the deal in the first place. “I don’t know what, if anything, I… Source link
Read More »Damian Lillard addresses Neil Olshey’s firing
Damian Lillard has been a member of the Portland Trail Blazers since 2012. During his 10 seasons in the NBA, Lillard has come to define the Portland franchise. The Trail Blazers experienced a major upheaval Friday, firing general manager Neil Olshey after a monthlong investigation into allegations he created a toxic workplace. Lillard was asked about the situation during a Reddit AMA session later Friday. Lillard took part in the event to represent Gatorade, who was responsible for posting… Source link
Read More »Ohio State’s Quinn Ewers to enter transfer portal
Ohio State’s Quinn Ewers passes during fall camp at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 18, 2021. (Photo by Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Quinn Ewers’ time at Ohio State is over. Sources told Yahoo Sports on Friday that Ewers has informed Buckeyes officials that he intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal. Ewers is expected to consider Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech for his next school, sources told Yahoo Sports. Ewers enrolled early at Ohio State and… Source link
Read More »Google TV’s nifty new personalized profiles have been delayed
The individual user profiles that were expected to arrive on Google TV last month have been delayed, meaning those personalized content recommendations are unfortunately on hold. The company had initially said the new user profiles would arrive on Google TV last month, but Google spokesperson Ivy Hunt tells The Verge today that the profiles will now begin rolling out “in the coming months.” News of the delay was earlier reported by 9to5Google. That’s a bit of a bummer for… Source link
Read More »Google Photos’ Locked Folder is now rolling out to more Android phones
Google Photos’ Locked Folder feature, which promises to keep sensitive photos out of your main photo roll, is starting to roll out to non-Pixel phones, according to Android Police. Google said in September that the feature would be rolling out to more Android phones “soon,” and it’s reportedly started to show up on some Samsung and OnePlus devices, according to Android Central. Older Pixel devices that didn’t originally get access to it are also getting it now, based on our… Source link
Read More »Google real estate exec says 5% more workers coming in to office each week
A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Paresh Dave//File Photo/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.com Register SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google has seen an increasing number of employees coming in to its offices each week, particularly younger workers, the company’s real estate chief said during an interview at the Reuters Next conference on… Source link
Read More »Google Nest Doorbells have holiday ringtones again
Google announced this Wednesday on its Nest community blog the return of holiday-themed ringtones for Nest Doorbells (via 9to5Google). Visitors arriving for family holiday gatherings can now press the Nest Doorbell and be greeted with sounds of the holidays, including “Winter,” Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and New Year’s jingles. Google did have holiday bell options last year as well — but only as a perk for subscribers to its Nest Aware smart alert service. This year, owners of… Source link
Read More »Nvidia’s $40 billion Arm deal is all but dead — but it’s not a huge loss
Graphics card giant Nvidia’s (NVDA) plans to buy Arm, which licenses chip designs, looks all but dead after the Federal Trade Commission sued to block the deal on Thursday. The move is just the latest blow to the $40 billion deal and would seem to strike the final blow to a deal that would have been one of the largest chip industry mergers in history. Nvidia’s stock, however, was up slightly on the news late Thursday, though it was down Friday along with the broader market. That could… Source link
Read More »This should be stock market investors’ biggest concern, strategist says
Stock valuations are still looking too lofty even as the major indices continue to retrench on the one-two punch of Omicron variant fears and a hawkish shift in Federal Reserve policy. “I worry about markets because stock market valuations look relatively high,” said Torsten Slok, Apollo Global Management chief economist, on Yahoo Finance Live. (Apollo is the parent company of Yahoo Finance.) Slok said the potential for interest rate hikes from the Fed in 2022 could be a headwind to markets,… Source link
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