At least for now, the Los Angeles Lakers have stopped the bleeding. You will not be surprised to hear it took a huge night from LeBron James. The Lakers superstar almost single-handedly ended the team’s four-game losing streak on Saturday, leading a second-half rally to take down the Golden State Warriors 124-116. James finished the game with 56 points, the most he has ever scored in a single game in a Lakers uniform, on 19-of-31 shooting (6-of-11 from deep) with 10 rebounds and three… Source link
Read More »Herbie Husker drops ‘OK” signal associated with racists
For most of his existence, Herbie Husker has expressed his approval by signaling what was once universally known as the “OK” sign. Now that the gesture has been co-opted by white supremacists, Herbie is changing with the times. Nebraska announced over the weekend that the school’s mascot will now show his support when depicted on gear and elsewhere by flashing his index finger in the air to signal “No. 1.” The former “OK” sign featuring three raised fingers with the thumb and index finger… Source link
Read More »BreakingT drops Chiefs/Bengals tees ahead of NFC championship game
Yahoo Sports is committed to finding you the best products at the best prices. We may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability is subject to change. Photo: BreakingT Sunday’s NFC championship game marks the third meeting between NFC South divisional rivals the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams this season. Taking place at SoFi Stadium (aka home of Super Bowl LVI), the Rams could make history by playing in both the NFC championship game and… Source link
Read More »Roku stock drops 11% after underweight analyst recommendation
Roku (ROKU) shares dropped more than 11.7% on Wednesday amid an Underweight initiation by Atlantic Equities over concerns of slowing growth and weak penetration in markets abroad. “We estimate that 80% of Roku’s active accounts are located in the U.S., implying 34% penetration in that market and just 6% in the other markets in which it operates,” analyst Hamilton Faber wrote in a note to investors. The streaming device company’s international markets include Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the… Source link
Read More »MLB Network drops Ken Rosenthal over Rob Manfred criticism
One of the biggest reporters in baseball is no longer welcome on MLB Network. The league-owned network has cut ties with Ken Rosenthal, and it is believed that Rosenthal’s past criticism of MLB commissioner Rob Manfred in columns written for The Athletic played a part in the decision, according to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post. Rosenthal was reportedly kept off the air for three months in 2020 after he wrote columns analyzing Manfred’s handling of negotiations over a season threatened,… Source link
Read More »Omicron puts restaurants back in ‘dire’ straits as cancellations mount, traffic drops
Just as the hospitality sector was starting to recover from the Delta wave of COVID-19, a growing number of local restaurants and bars are bracing themselves for the Omicron variant, which is swamping highly-vaccinated population centers and threatening public gatherings. With Christmas and New Year’s approaching, closed doors, canceled reservations and sparser dining rooms are once again the order of the day for eateries battered by COVID-19 restrictions over the last two years. “We’re… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin Drops Most Since September in Broad Retreat From Records
(Bloomberg) — Cryptocurrencies fell on Tuesday, with Bitcoin briefly dipping below $60,000 and Ether touching its lowest level this month, in a broad-based retreat from recent record highs. Most Read from Bloomberg The largest digital token dipped as much as 8.2% to $58,661, the biggest intraday drop since Sept. 24. Second-ranked Ether tumbled more than 10%. Global crypto market cap has dropped some 10% in the past 24 hours to $2.7 trillion, according tracker CoinGecko. “After several days… Source link
Read More »Italian watchdog drops Google display adv case as EU antitrust investigates
The Google logo is pictured atop an office building in Irvine, California, U.S. August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo MILAN, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Italy’s competition watchdog said on Tuesday it had dropped a probe into Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) alleged abuse of its dominant position in the online display advertising market after the EU antitrust started a similar investigation. The Italian watchdog decided non to take any action as under EU laws the case is now out of its… Source link
Read More »Stocks hover near breakeven as market awaits Fed; Tesla drops
Stocks hovered near the unchanged market on Tuesday after a record-setting session, with investors keeping their powder dry ahead of a closely-watched policy decision by the Federal Reserve. On Tuesday, blue chip shares rose modestly, but tech stocks dipped, weighed by a drop in Tesla (TSLA) after CEO Elon Musk downplayed the expected impact of a deal with car rental giant Hertz. Each of the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq rallied to fresh highs on Monday as more corporate earnings results exceeded… Source link
Read More »Russia’s Yandex upgrades revenue outlook, Q3 adj. net income drops on investments
MOSCOW, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Russian internet giant Yandex on Wednesday reported an 82% year-on-year drop in third-quarter adjusted net income, in part due to investments in e-commerce, but raised its 2021 group revenue forecast to 340-350 billion roubles ($4.84-$5 billion). Yandex, which is spending $650 million on an e-commerce drive this year, said gross merchandise volume (GMV) for its e-commerce businesses jumped 214% year-on-year to 41 billion roubles. Adjusted net income fell to 1.34… Source link
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