Last year’s 72-game season was created out of COVID-19 necessity, but it seemed to confirm Adam Silver’s belief about changing the regular season model and integrating an in-season tournament. “It was far from a perfect experiment,” Silver said during an interview with Yahoo Sports on a variety of topics in the days leading to All-Star weekend in Cleveland. “[But] the fact there were fewer games was quickly forgotten.” Silver corrected himself to not put an exact approximation on… Source link
Read More »German watchdog puts Google under closer antitrust scrutiny
LONDON (AP) — Germany’s antitrust watchdog paved the way Wednesday for extra scrutiny of Google by designating it a company of “paramount significance,” the first to get that label since regulators got more power to curb abusive practices by big digital companies. The Bundeskartellamt said its decision comes after rules were introduced last year that allow it “to intervene earlier and more effectively” to ban companies from using anti-competitive practices. The… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin ETF’s ‘almost perfect’ debut nudges spot price closer to record; Grayscale joins the fray
Bitcoin sits above $64,000 on Tuesday, zeroing in on a record high as excitement over its first exchange-traded fund (ETF) — and another soon to come — reached a fever pitch. As the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization rallied by over 4% on the day, The Proshares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) launched on the the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) — the first ever BTC (BTC) related fund available to U.S. investors. While some market participants have questioned the utility of the… Source link
Read More »China securities watchdog seeks closer cooperation with U.S.
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s securities regulator said on Sunday it will seek closer cooperation with its U.S. counterpart and will support overseas listings, after U.S. regulators tightened disclosure for Chinese companies and voiced concern about Beijing’s regulatory actions. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said in a statement that it had taken note of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new requirements for disclosure regarding Chinese companies’ listings… Source link
Read More »Khris Middleton in closer role has Bucks eyeing title run
ATLANTA — The game was screaming for someone, anyone to say “enough” — to cut through the emotion of the night and take command of this series. Khris Middleton stepped in and although he was probably hard to hear, his right wrist did the talking for him, the Milwaukee Bucks and the rest of the NBA took notice. Middleton has been with Giannis Antetokounmpo since the days both were battling in practice over playing time eight years ago, and while Antetokounmpo has blossomed into a… Source link
Read More »Virgin Galactic moves one step closer to commercial space flights
By Rich McKay (Reuters) – Flying at Mach 3 and reaching more than 55 miles above the Earth Saturday, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s private spaceship company Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc completed its first manned space flight from its new home port in New Mexico. This is a milestone in Branson’s near two-decades effort to create a commercial “spaceline” to take paying customers into outer space. Touted as the first human spaceflight from the state, Branson’s SpaceShipTwo craft… Source link
Read More »Google Nest to work with HomeKit, bringing smart home unification one step closer
According to Google, soon Nest thermostats will be compatible with competing smart home ecosystems like Apple HomeKit. Jon… Source link
Read More »Google Nest to work with HomeKit, bringing smart home unification one step closer
According to Google, soon Nest thermostats will be compatible with competing smart home ecosystems like Apple HomeKit. Jon… Source link
Read More »LA Lakers move closer to play-in tournament
Yahoo Sports will keep you updated nightly on the NBA playoff race during the last two weeks of the regular season. Check back daily for the latest movement in the standings, what to watch for and teams securing their 2020-21 playoff berths. Thursday’s standings Eastern Conference 1. Philadelphia 76ers (45-21) 2. Brooklyn Nets (43-24, 2.5 GB) 3. Milwaukee Bucks (42-24, 3 GB) 4. New York Knicks (37-29, 8 GB) 5. Atlanta Hawks (37-31, 9 GB) 6. Boston Celtics (35-31, 10 GB) Play-in tournament 7. Miami… Source link
Read More »White Sox closer Liam Hendriks adds big personality to South Side clubhouse
Liam Hendriks adds big personality to Sox clubhouse originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago It probably didn’t take long for White Sox fans to notice Liam Hendriks’ on-field behavior when he faced off against his future mates in the playoffs last year. Screaming, yelling, fist-pumping, swearing. It’s all part of Hendriks’ act on the mound, the pitching equivalent of Tim Anderson’s bat flips. What wasn’t as apparent, perhaps not even known to his new teammates until he showed up to spring… Source link
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