Tag Archives: dead

Former NFL linebacker Jessie Lemonier died at 25, the Detroit Lions confirmed Thursday. Details of Lemonier’s death haven’t been released. Lemonier planned to play for the USFL’s Birmingham Stallions this spring after he signed with and was subsequently traded from the Houston Gamblers about a month ago. The XFL’s Arlington Renegades also drafted Lemonier in November. “We are shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of former Detroit Lion Jessie Lemonier,” the Lions said in a statement…. Source link

Goodbye, Stadia. Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo Now is an appropriate time to but out your trumpet for the long-awaited demise of Google’s cloud-gaming service, Stadia. The shuttered service’s website makes it clear: Stadia officially shut down on Jan. 18, 2023. Granted, we all knew it was coming. It’s been about three months since we learned Google was planning to shut things down. Stadia didn’t perform relative to other cloud gaming services, nor did it have the backing of its parent… Source link

The Google Stadia controller is still going to be useable now that the cloud gaming service is dead. Getty Images Google screwed up. It made so many mistakes with Stadia that stopped the platform from ever reaching its full potential. Now, like so many other Google projects, Stadia is dead. That’s a real shame, because it was a great cloud gaming service that was ahead of its time. I mean that in the most literal way, because Google rushed Stadia to market before it was truly ready for… Source link

Terry Hall of the Specials performing at the Rock Against Racism show, Potternewton Park, Leeds, July 4, 1981. (Photo: David Corio/Redferns) Terry Hall, frontman for one of the most influential British new wave bands of the 1980s, the Specials, has died after a short, undisclosed illness, according to his bandmates. He was 63 years old. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing, following a brief illness, of Terry, our beautiful friend, brother and one of the most brilliant… Source link

Back when he coached Washington State, Mike Leach preferred to walk to work, about a 3.5-mile trek. He was never much into driving a car. Walking (or biking or even rollerblading) felt right, and not just for the exercise but for the randomness of life it could provide. He’d often use the time to call recruits, or friends, or boosters, or media, or whomever else popped into his forever-revving mind. He might have a single, simple question, but one hour and 14 topics later, he’d be… Source link

The headlines for online-car buying platform Carvana (CVNA) haven’t been good recently. And whether the company will remain a public entity is now in doubt. In fact, Yahoo Finance dubbed Carvana “Worst Company of the Year” after polling more than 5,000 readers on their suggestions. Despite a stock down 98% this year, concerns over its debt load, and whether management has the know-how to right the business, it seems one thing may have some staying power — the trend of buying used cars… Source link

Former UFC fighter Anthony “Rumble” Johnson died Sunday at 38. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, who went 13-6 in the UFC from 2007 through 2017 and compiled a 23-6 overall MMA record, died Sunday at age 38. The cause of death was organ failure due to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, which is a rare disorder of the immune system. Johnson competed in the UFC at welterweight, middleweight and light heavyweight, and was… Source link

Yahoo Sports’ Scott Pianowski and Matt Harmon discuss this year’s quarterback play, including what’s going on with the Buccaneers’ Tom Brady. Video Transcript SCOTT PIANOWSKI: You know, we often talk about the running back dead zone, right? Round four, five, six, whatever it is. The tight end dead zone, right? If you don’t go early at tight end, maybe you should just go cheap. This year, there’s been a quarterback dead zone. Let’s revisit your summer draft. This is my preferred strategy in… Source link

Most fantasy football players rightly put most of their stock and preparation into getting the first few rounds of their drafts right. If you can hit on your first, second and third picks, chances are you will have a core that can take you far during the season. But what about the middle rounds where the star power starts to fade and the choices get tougher? What about those players who are filling out the rest of your roster, who might not be big names but will still find their way in your… Source link

Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast This podcast has spent hours talking about the “running back dead zone” in the last few months, but what is it, what players comprise it and how do fantasy managers avoid it? Matt Harmon is joined by Andy Behrens for a deep dive into what it means and how to avoid being sucked into bad choices during rounds 4-7. They kick off the episode running through some news items around Baker Mayfield and the Carolina Panthers, the Pittsburgh Steelers WRs… Source link