Russell Westbrook blames self for ejection vs. Hawks

Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook allowed his emotions to get the best of him during Friday’s 116-100 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Westbrook was ejected from the contest after earning two technical fouls as a result of Rajon Rondo. While Westbrook and Rondo were going back and forth all game, Westbrook blamed himself for getting ejected, saying he can’t allow himself to “stoop down to anybody’s level.” Russell Westbrook on what was going on with him and Rajon Rondo tonight:… Source link

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Why Apple TV Plus is ‘still sputtering’ as NBC’s Peacock, Netflix subscribers soar

The streaming wars are heating up, and the winners and losers are starting to emerge. Comcast (CMCSA) reported quarterly earnings on Thursday, beating analyst estimates on both the top and bottom lines while also adding an impressive 11 million signups to its fledging Peacock streaming service. Peacock, which made its streaming debut on July 15, now has 33 million signups — on par with competitors like HBO Max (T), which reported nearly 40 million total subscribers in its most recent… Source link

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UK data should be used for quicker U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rollout

TipRanks Time to Turn Bullish on These 2 Oil Stocks, Says Raymond James We are entering a new paradigm for the oil and gas industry, one far removed from the Trump Presidency’s pro-drilling policies. The Biden Admin is likely to cut back on oil and gas production in the US, in favor of promoting renewable energy sources and carbon pollution reduction. In the short run, his policies are likely to push oil and gas prices up – and that may turn out to help the hydrocarbon sector, at least at… Source link

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How the tale of Reddit, GameStop, Robinhood story is really about 5 big trends in the US

What happened this week with GameStop (GME), Reddit and Robinhood was shocking, unprecedented and unforeseen. Lost in the flurry though is that the craziness is very much a part of some elephant-in-the-room trends in this country. I’ll explain what I mean in a moment, but first let me give you the bare bones of the story which includes everyone from Elon Musk to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as well as hedge fund titans and the New York Mets. Here’s the precis: Over the past… Source link

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West Virginia newspaper publisher sues Google, Facebook

Fox Business Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. A West Virginia news publisher has filed an antitrust suit against Google and Facebook, who together receive roughly half of all digital ad dollars in the U.S. and are facing antitrust charges from federal and state authorities. The company, HD Media, owns several papers in the state, including the Herald-Dispatch in Huntington and the Charleston Gazette-Mail. HD Media claims Google has so monopolized the… Source link

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Google Makes It Easy To Manage A Large Fleet Of Compute Engine VMs

Google announced VM Manager, a suite of tools that can be used to manage operating systems for large virtual machine (VM) fleets running Windows and Linux on Google Compute Engine. City Window Architecture Pixabay For customers running hundreds of virtual machines in the cloud, managing the fleet becomes a challenge. Administrators need to get an insight into the inventory of the VMs to understand which OS they run, the version, the instance type, the list… Source link

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Yahoo DFS Hockey: Saturday Picks

There are 11 games included in the main contests at Yahoo! on Saturday. Most of the games are projected to be close according to the odds, with Tampa Bay, Florida and St. Louis the only significant favorites. It’s worth adding that Boston and Toronto are receiving notable road chalk, whereas Carolina, Philadelphia and Winnipeg have short odds as home favorites. GOALIE Sergei Bobrovsky, FLA at DET ($30): The veteran Russian has underwhelmed to start this season and owns a disappointing .899… Source link

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Yahoo DFS Basketball: Saturday Picks

Saturdays usually tend to have games spread throughout the day, but they start at 8ET today. That means it’s going to be a late-night for all of the east coasters out there, but it’s perfect for a Mountain Time person like me! What’s also interesting about this slate are all the close games, with many of them having narrow spreads. That means we’re going to have a fun night of basketball ahead of us, so let’s go ahead and get into it! Guards  Damian Lillard, POR at CHI ($48) Portland has been… Source link

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Rockies trade Nolan Arenado to Cardinals

Nolan Arenado, the five-time All-Star and career-long Colorado Rockies third baseman, will be trade to the St. Louis Cardinals, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported Friday, ending a relationship intended to be long term that instead soured across consecutive fourth-place finishes in the National League West. BREAKING: Cardinals have agreed to acquire Nolan Arenado from Rockies, sources tell @TheAthletic. Deal pending approval from both MLB and players’ union; Rockies sending Cardinals… Source link

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