Preview all the betting action for Week 8

Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast Scott Pianowski and Dalton Del Don are here to talk all things betting in Week 8 on the latest episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast! Scott & Dalton handicap all Week 8 matchups and also throw in some moneylines, player props and fantasy nuggets. Will the Packers cover the spread (-7) against the division-rival Vikings? Who will win when the Ravens (-4) take on the Steelers? How many points will be scored when the Seahawks take on the… Source link

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Jerry Jones rips Dontari Poes weight, avoids anthem issue

The Dallas Cowboys released defensive tackle Dontari Poe on Wednesday as part of a larger effort to shed pieces and salary from its dreadful defense. While Poe’s performance certainly explains Dallas’ decision, there’s reason to speculate whether there was more in play. Poe was the only Cowboys player to kneel for the national anthem this season. Anyone who’s followed the Cowboys under Jerry Jones knows that’s a dangerous proposition for a player’s employment. Jerry Jones critical… Source link

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Dodgers-Rays World Series finishes with record-low viewers

The Los Angeles Dodgers finally tasted victory in October on Tuesday, winning the 2020 World Series. The ratings of the contest itself weren’t nearly as victorious. [Yahoo Store: Get your Los Angeles Dodgers championship gear here!] Game 6 of this year’s World Series, a 3-1 Dodgers win to clinch the series, drew in 12.6 million viewers, according to the Associated Press. That made it the most-watched game of the series, but also cemented an ignominious record for the 2020 Fall Classic. The… Source link

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NFL Podcast: NFL trade deadline primer

Subscribe to The Yahoo Sports NFL Podcast Terez Paylor & Charles Robinson open the podcast this week discussing the state of a handful of rosters as the NFL trade deadline fast approaches. With a reduced salary cap coming next year, we can expect a lot of teams to be sellers, but which teams will be buyers, like the Detroit Lions & Seattle Seahawks, who made defensive additions in Everson Griffen and Carlos Dunlap, respectively? Could the New England Patriots deal last year’s Defensive Player… Source link

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Yahoo’s first self-branded phone, the ZTE Blade A3Y, is a budget handset

Yahoo Mobile is getting its first exclusive smartphone, the ZTE Blade A3Y, a very cheap handset. For $49, the phone packs very basic specs and cameras – which seems perfect for anyone who needs a burner or device simply for texting and online browsing. This rate is half the price that ZTE is selling the Blade A3Y directly in the US, so it seems like going through Yahoo is worthwhile regardless.  If you don’t recall, Yahoo launched Yahoo Mobile back in March, but it seemed like a… Source link

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Is Apple developing its own version of Google Search?

(Pocket-lint) – Could Apple one day take Google’s throne as the king of search? Maybe. The Cupertino company has been “stepping up efforts” to develop a rival to Google Search, according to a new paywalled Financial Times report. Since iOS 14 released, Apple has begun to show web search results and… Source link

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Yahoo shambles back into view as a purple phone for Yahoo Mobile

While the ascendant Yahoo of the 1990s now only lives in our memories, its name and branding continue to shamble on zombie-like to its owner Verizon’s other products — this time, the ZTE Blade A3Y, an exclusive phone for Yahoo Mobile bearing its namesake company’s familiar shade of purple. Besides its burst of color, ZTE’s 5.4-inch 720p phone mostly flashes its Yahoo heritage on your homescreen, with a crowded collection of bloatware helpful pre-installed Yahoo apps like the… Source link

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Falcons QB Matt Ryan told Todd Gurley not to score TD

Todd Gurley’s ill-advised touchdown keeps looking worse and worse. The Atlanta Falcons running back made an error that ended up costing his team the game on Sunday. Down 16-14 and at the Detroit Lions’ 10-yard line with less than a minute left, all the Falcons had to was run out the clock and make a chip-shot field goal for the win. The Lions had no timeouts remaining, so the Falcons were in that rare position where scoring a touchdown — and therefore giving the ball back to the Lions… Source link

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Which wins big in earnings?

On Thursday, the four biggest tech companies announce their earnings and tell you a lot about where we are as consumers. For instance, in the last earnings, Amazon and Apple stunned investors by revealing that when the pandemic started, Amazon replaced the neighborhood retail store for many people, as more products than ever were purchased during the crucial March 30 to June 30 time period, when COVID first hit. And as many people were sent home to work and learn, Apple sold more iPhones,… Source link

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