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Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors in January 2017.Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Speculation is mounting that late Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen’s pro sports teams could be sold. Nike founder Phil Knight already submitted a $2 billion bid for the Portland Trail Blazers. Allen’s trust has sold off other assets, including property and a yacht, since his death in 2018. When Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen died in 2018,… Source link

Netflix is still reeling from its unexpected decline in Q1 subscribers, which led to a stock plummet of 35% and wiped more than $50 billion off of its market cap. The streaming giant’s disappointing results came as inflation remains high, consumers cut costs and competition intensifies, although one media mogul is not giving up on Netflix quite yet. “I don’t think Netflix has crashed — quite frankly, I think the market has overreacted,” Byron Allen, the founder and CEO of Entertainment… Source link

Cleveland Cavaliers star Jarrett Allen will not have surgery on his fractured left middle finger, and there is optimism he could return before the end of the regular season, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Allen, 23, was deliberating if he would undergo a surgical procedure or allow the finger to heal organically, sources said. Due to swelling remaining present, a potential return date is unknown. The plan is to take it day-by-day with hopes the 6-foot-11 center will return to the lineup at… Source link

The beef in Boston appears to have officially been quashed. Celtics great Kevin Garnett saw his jersey retired at TD Garden on Sunday. During the ceremony, he called out former teammate Ray Allen, who was sitting in the stands. “It’s good to see Ray Allen here, real s***,” Garnett said. Allen then got up from his seat to share a hug with Garnett at midcourt. Fellow former teammate Paul Pierce made it group hug to a standing ovation from Celtics fans. [Join Yahoo Tourney Pick’Em $25K Best Bracket… Source link

Byron Allen wants to buy the Denver Broncos. The comedian-turned-media executive announced his bid in a statement to Bloomberg on Tuesday, telling the business network that he was encouraged to consider NFL franchise ownership by a pair of prominent league power players. “NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft came to me in November of 2019 and asked me to take a good look at buying an NFL team,” Allen’s statement reads. “And after serious… Source link

It appears that the final head coach opening of the offseason has been filled. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the New Orleans Saints are promoting from within to replace Sean Payton, naming defensive coordinator Dennis Allen as their new head coach. Payton announced in late January that he would be stepping down as head coach, ending a 16-year run that included nine playoff appearances and one Super Bowl win. Allen, 49, has been the Saints’ defensive coordinator since 2015. Prior to that,… Source link

When it was all over, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes sprinted across the field to pay it forward. He weaved his way past the celebrating embraces of backup quarterback Chad Henne and linebacker Frank Clark, dropping his helmet at the 35-yard line and curving his trajectory to a person who had earned a shared private moment in the most public of places.  Normally, this singular path in the euphoric chaos of victory delivers a player to an embrace with family or a cherished… Source link

The NBA is suspending Milwaukee Bucks guard Grayson Allen one game for a flagrant foul that broke Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso‘s wrist.  The Bucks “disagree” with the decision. The incident happened in the third quarter of Milwaukee’s 94-90 win on Friday. With 5:45 remaining in the quarter, Caruso drove to the basket on a fast break. Allen jumped to meet Caruso at the rim, swiped at his ball hand with his left hand, then threw Caruso to the floor with his right hand.  “It was really bad…. Source link

Milwaukee Bucks guard Grayson Allen was ejected on Friday night after committing a hard foul that sent Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso slamming onto the court. Allen, about halfway through the third quarter of Milwaukee’s 94-90 win at Fiserv Forum, went up to contest a Caruso layup at the rim. Allen came flying in from the right to try and stop Caruso, but he missed the ball and connected with Caruso’s arm, then swung his other arm and hit Caruso again. Caruso landed directly on his side… Source link

The list of times Bill Belichick has been embarrassed in the playoffs is short.  The instance everyone will point to is a 2009 wild-card game against the Baltimore Ravens, when the New England Patriots trailed 24-0 in the first quarter. They lost that game 33-14. In 2012 they lost the AFC championship game to the Ravens by 15 points. Those were the only times Belichick’s Patriots teams had lost by more than 10 in the playoffs.  A lot about Saturday night’s 47-17 Buffalo Bills win was… Source link