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New Wilson basketball to be introduced at draft combine

New Wilson basketball to be introduced at draft combine

The NBA and Wilson Sporting Goods Co. unveiled the new official game ball that will be used starting with the 2021-22 season on Thursday, ending a 37-year partnership with Spalding. The Wilson game ball, which begins its multi-year partnership with the league in advance of the 75th season, will first be used at the 2021 NBA draft combine in Chicago from June 21-27. Wilson is also the manufacturer of WNBA balls.  “Our feeling was Spalding is a company at the top of that pyramid, but Wilson… Source link

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Democrats’ draft antitrust bills could reshape Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook

Democrats’ draft antitrust bills could reshape Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook

U.S. House Impeachment manager David Cicilline (D-RI) speaks on the second day of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol on February 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. congress.gov via Getty Images A group of House Democrats is circulating discussion drafts of antitrust bills that would force the biggest tech companies to change parts of their business models and curtail large acquisitions, according to copies obtained by CNBC. While the drafts could still change… Source link

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Draft with your league via video chat

Draft with your league via video chat

Plenty of us have been on more virtual calls than we’d care to remember over the past year, but now there’s one we can all look forward to, thanks to Yahoo Fantasy’s latest groundbreaking feature, Draft Together! What is Draft Together? Draft Together allows fantasy players the chance to use video chat when drafting. With virtual communication becoming the new norm, using Draft Together is a way to bring the spirit of in-person drafting, even while socially distanced. Leaguemates can chat and… Source link

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Draft with your league via video chat

Draft with your league via video chat

Plenty of us have been on more virtual calls than we’d care to remember over the past year, but now there’s one we can all look forward to, thanks to Yahoo Fantasy’s latest groundbreaking feature, Draft Together! What is Draft Together? Draft Together allows fantasy players the chance to use video chat when drafting. With virtual communication becoming the new norm, using Draft Together is a way to bring the spirit of in-person drafting, even while socially distanced. Leaguemates can chat and… Source link

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Draft with your league via video chat

Draft with your league via video chat

Plenty of us have been on more virtual calls than we’d care to remember over the past year, but now there’s one we can all look forward to, thanks to Yahoo Fantasy’s latest groundbreaking feature, Draft Together! What is Draft Together? Draft Together allows fantasy players the chance to use video chat when drafting. With virtual communication becoming the new norm, using Draft Together is a way to bring the spirit of in-person drafting, even while socially distanced. Leaguemates can chat and… Source link

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Where have draft trends changed?

Where have draft trends changed?

Last week I did a “second chance” NFBC draft, which has an overall prize. It was the first draft, so zero ADP data was available, making things extra wild. It was interesting to see the difference between drafters valuing what’s happened so far versus pre-season expectations. I went extremely pitcher-heavy early just as I did back in March. As expected, given how MLB has played so far in 2021 (and how pitching stats stabilize faster), others shared the same strategy. Here are the draft… Source link

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Detroit Pistons land Cade Cunningham in surprising twist in Yahoo! Sports mock draft

Detroit Pistons land Cade Cunningham in surprising twist in Yahoo! Sports mock draft

For some lucky fanbases, it’s the NBA Playoffs. For Detroit Pistons faithful, it’s mock draft szn. Until the NBA Draft Lottery on June 22, the Pistons will be picking second in these mock drafts. That means a lot of Jalen Green, Evan Mobley and Jalen Suggs. What it also means is not a lot of Cade Cunningham, the golden goose of the draft. Except, maybe it doesn’t. Krysten Peek of Yahoo! Sports released a mock draft today that actually had the Pistons landing Cunningham with the… Source link

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Draft rankings for every NFL tight end

Draft rankings for every NFL tight end

Who will be the surprise tight end of 2021? When George Kittle went down in 2020, Darren Waller emerged as an unstoppable force for the Las Vegas Raiders. He finished second only to the otherworldly Travis Kelce is total fantasy tight-end scoring. So, too, did Robert Tonyan emerge from the depths of waiver wires to become a touchdown-scoring machine for the Green Bay Packers. Who will make that leap this season? Will it be phenom rookie Kyle Pitts with the Atlanta Falcons? Will T.J. Hockenson… Source link

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Two Tigers slotted in first round of Yahoo Sports 2022 NBA mock draft

Two Tigers slotted in first round of Yahoo Sports 2022 NBA mock draft

Auburn’s 2021-22 basketball season is still six month away from beginning but the people over at Yahoo Sports are already looking at where two Tigers might end up in the 2022 NBA draft. High up on the list is Jabari Smith Jr., the incoming freshman and highest-ranked recruit in program history. He is slotted at the No. 3 overall spot. “Smith Jr.’s dad, Jabari Smith, played four years in the NBA and five years overseas. Last fall, Smith Jr. went up against Holmgren at the Pangos West… Source link

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