Yahoo DFS Hockey: Wednesday Picks

While spring training picks up in the world of baseball, the NHL season continues apace. Even if baseball is starting to gain your attention, don’t forget about hockey, especially DFS hockey. There are six games on the NHL slate Wednesday. To helpbgive yourself a little boost in the middle of your week, here are some players to target and avoid on the hunt for DFS success… GOALIE Jordan Binnington, STL at ANA ($33): Binnington’s numbers have gotten progressively worse from season to season,… Source link

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Gregg Popovich slams Greg Abbott’s move to open Texas amid COVID

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott completely lifted the state’s mask mandate on Tuesday despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich isn’t happy about it. Abbott announced on Tuesday that residents are no longer required to wear a face mask in public and that all businesses can open at full capacity starting next week, according to The Dallas Morning News. Though new case numbers are declining nationally, the pandemic is far from over — and Texas is among the… Source link

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Stock futures open slightly higher

Stock futures opened slightly higher Tuesday evening after sliding during the regular session, as investors weighed optimism over widespread post-pandemic business reopenings against concerns over economic overheating.  Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked up. Nasdaq futures edged higher after the index closed lower by 1.7% earlier, with technology stocks lagging amid a rotation to cyclical shares poised to benefit from easing stay-in-place orders. Airlines, cruse lines and hotel stocks increased… Source link

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‘Widespread failure to comply’: Why Washington state’s AG is suing Google, again

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson. (GeekWire File Photo / Dan DeLong) [Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in journalist Eli Sanders’ “Wild West” newsletter, which covers internet-related legal issues. Subscribe here.] Think about how fast Google search results arrive. “Practically instant” has long been a company goal, and in that same instant Google often pairs results with targeted ads. Sometimes, those ads are political. University of… Source link

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Kyle Van Noy ‘surprised’ to be done with Dolphins

Last offseason, Kyle Van Noy signed a $51 million deal to join the Miami Dolphins and reunite with head coach Brian Flores. On Tuesday, news broke that the Dolphins are either releasing or trading him. The news arrived as a surprise to the veteran linebacker who was voted captain during his only season in Miami. Van Noy ‘surprised and disappointed’ “I am surprised and disappointed in their decision,” Van Noy told NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo in a statement. “As a captain, I gave my all to the… Source link

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Rocket surges 71% as shorts are 'crashing and burning' – Yahoo Finance

Bloomberg Intel Told to Pay $2.18 Billion After Losing Patent Trial (Bloomberg) — Intel Corp. was told to pay VLSI Technology LLC $2.18 billion by a federal jury in Texas after losing a patent-infringement trial over technology related to chip-making, one of the largest patent-damages award in U.S. history. Intel pledged to appeal.Intel infringed two patents owned by closely held VLSI, the jury in Waco, Texas, said Tuesday. The jury found $1.5 billion for infringement of one patent and $675… Source link

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Highmark strikes deal with Verily as part of broader Google partnership

Verily’s Onduo, a digital health platform for managing type 2 diabetes, will become part of a broader partnership between Google Cloud and insurer Highmark Health. Photo credit: Verily In December, Google Cloud struck a six-year partnership with insurer Highmark Health, which included plans to improve the health of patients with chronic conditions. Now, sister company Verily Life Sciences is being pulled into that effort. Part of the plan is to use digital health solutions to manage… Source link

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Zion won’t participate in Slam Dunk Contest

With the NBA going all-in on an All-Star Game and its other marquee events on March 7 in the midst of a pandemic, the league understandably has found garnering participants more problematic than usual. One player who could have made an impact, New Orleans Pelicans young star Zion Williamson, will not participate in the Slam Dunk Contest, sources told Yahoo Sports on Tuesday. Players are eager to spend the All-Star break with friends and family. This year, the enticement to travel to Atlanta… Source link

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Alphabet’s Verily joins Highmark, Google Cloud project Living Health

Highmark Health has inked a six-year partnership with Alphabet’s Verily to further build its Living Health model. The team-up builds upon Highmark’s existing partnership with Google Cloud on the program, the insurer announced Tuesday. Living Health aims to address fragmentation in healthcare and re-imagine care delivery with a more seamless, patient-centered experience. It is also designed to ease the administrative burden on providers by arming them with data, real-time remote monitoring… Source link

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