Justin Jaynes bets on himself vs. Charles Rosa

You won’t find many athletes in the elite levels of American sports with a more financially fraught situation than UFC fighters. Especially when they end up fighting for free. UFC featherweight Justin Jaynes raised eyebrows this week when he announced plans to literally bet on himself at Saturday’s UFC Vegas 30. Specifically, Jaynes said he and his corner were betting their entire fight purse on him for his bout against Charles Rosa. Jaynes estimated his total bet to be worth nearly $25,000,… Source link

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Mike Soroka tears Achilles walking around Braves clubhouse

One of the Atlanta Braves‘ best young pitchers won’t pitch this season after an unexpected and unfortunate injury. Mike Soroka re-tore his Achilles tendon while walking around the clubhouse, the team announced Saturday.  Soroka, 23, was recovering after initially tearing his Achilles during a start last August. Soroka had surgery to repair the issue and was expected back in April. Soroka experienced multiple setbacks during rehab, however, and has not pitched for the Braves this season. He… Source link

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‘There’s this interesting parallel between Nike and even an Amazon:’ BMO analyst

BMO Managing Director and Senior Analyst Simeon Siegel joined Yahoo Finance Live to discuss Nike’s big stock spike after the sportswear giant crushed Q4 earnings. “When we can talk about a company the size of Nike scale, still blowing away numbers from a revenue perspective, but also from a margin perspective, they really gave you a lot to choose from,” Siegel said. Nike posted Q4 revenue of $12.3 billion up 96% Y/Y, adjusted earnings per share of 93 cents. Nike Direct sales also increased… Source link

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Illegal immigrant accused of abandoning baby in trash can says she was raped before coming to US: Police

An illegal immigrant accused of abandoning her baby in a bathroom trash can at a California park was arrested Thursday and told law enforcement that the baby was conceived after she was raped in Guatemala, police said. The 22-year-old woman, whose name has not been released for safety reasons, admitted to investigators that she gave birth to the child June 9, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. She abandoned the newborn two days later at a park in Lynwood, California,… Source link

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Jeff Bezos accused his girlfriend’s brother of hiding ownership of a $2.5 million property to avoid paying his legal fees, court filings show

Jeff Bezos said in a court filing that Michael Sanchez tried to avoid paying a defamation judgment. The filing accused Sanchez of transferring his California residence to a limited liability company. Thursday’s court filing marked the latest development in an ongoing legal battle.  See more stories on Insider’s business page. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Thursday said in a court filing that his girlfriend’s brother tried to avoid reimbursing his legal fees by hiding his ownership of a $2.5 million… Source link

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Kryptoin’s Bitcoin ETF Three Year Wait

In this series of articles, BeinCrypto explores the state of various cryptocurrency ETFs in the United States. This particular article will focus on the Kryptoin bitcoin ETF, which was first introduced in 2019. Kryptoin’s bitcoin ETF has been in the news since 2019 and may find approval alongside the cryptocurrency market’s success in 2021. Institutional involvement in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has ramped up in recent years. The turning point for this change was introducing the… Source link

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Fan with sign causes massive crash

The Tour de France descended into chaos Saturday after a careless fan caused a massive crash at the event when their sign hit one of the riders. The fan was posing for the camera with the sign, and not watching the race when a rider collided with the sign. With all the riders packed so close together, the impact of the crash was massive.  At least one bike was damaged as a result of the crash. It’s unclear whether any riders were seriously injured in the incident. A fan caused a massive crash… Source link

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Comparing Ethereum’s Previous Cycle to its Recent Cycle

In this article, we will take a look at the price movement for Ethereum (ETH) in the 2015-2018 bullish cycle and compare it to the current one. While both upward movements have continued for a similar amount of time, the 2020 movement had a much smaller magnitude than the movement preceding it. First bullish cycle The first upward movement for ETH began on Oct. 2015. At the time, the token was trading at a low of only $0.42. The upward movement continued for 812 days, leading to a then all-time… Source link

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Elon Musks, dogecoin craze add to heightened demand for Shiba Inu dogs

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors (TSLA) during the day and a Johnny-come-lately cryptocurrency influencer in his spare time, is no stranger to setting trends.  He can now add a special breed of dogs to that list.  On Friday Musk tweeted, “My Shiba Inu will be named Floki,” sending both dog and crypto lovers on a frenzy amid heightened interest around dogecoin (DOGE-USD), the digital currency that features the Shiba Inu dog.  Interestingly enough, dog breeders Tom & Sandie Rolenaitis… Source link

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‘Fast and Furious’ set to rev up box office as ‘pervasive’ streaming keeps fans at home

The latest installment of the “Fast and Furious” franchise is widely expected to rev up the domestic box office in ways “Cruella” and “In the Heights” could not. Lukewarm receptions for the latter films puts “F9” in the hot seat — especially with Hollywood desperately searching for evidence that fans are ready to come back to the movies after COVID-linked lockdowns forced them to shut down. “This is the first big movie that we are seeing in this post-pandemic world, which has this huge… Source link

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