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Perhaps the Los Angeles Clippers should burn sage all across the Staples Center, in their locker room, and extend it to homes and even cars. Because for all the positive vibes, roster depth and apparent health coming into the postseason, the franchise that can never get it right needs a cleanse after it finds itself facing a seemingly win-or-else scenario in Game 2 of its first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks. Dallas predictably stole home-court advantage with a 113-103 win Saturday,… Source link

The Guardian Tim Tebow’s NFL resurrection is no gimmick, but it’s very much a farce The Jaguars signed the faded college star to their 90-man roster, reuniting first-year Jacksonville coach Urban Meyer with his former quarterback. It’s official: Tebow Time is a flat circle Tim Tebow and wife Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters attend UFC 261 at Jacksonville’s VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in April. Photograph: Alex Menendez/Getty Images You can be forgiven for forgetting all about Tim Tebow, unless… Source link

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. Friday’s standings Eastern Conference 1. Philadelphia 76ers (48-23) 2. Brooklyn Nets (46-24, 1.5 GB) 3. Milwaukee Bucks (45-25, 2.5 GB) 4. Atlanta Hawks (40-31, 8 GB) 5. Miami Heat (39-31, 8.5 GB) 6. New York Knicks (39-31, 8.5 GB) Play-in tournament 7. Boston… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. forecast better-than-expected revenue and pledged to invest in new growth arenas, signaling its intention to move past a Chinese antitrust probe that triggered its first loss in nine years. Jack Ma’s flagship e-commerce firm swung to a 5.5 billion yuan ($852 million) net loss — its first since 2012 — after the company swallowed a $2.8 billion fine for monopolistic behavior imposed by Beijing. It now intends to refocus on its business, plowing… Source link

Hall of Famer Tony La Russa developed a reputation as a master strategist while managing the Oakland A’s and St. Louis Cardinals to a total of three World Series championships. His second tenure with the Chicago White Sox is off to a bumpy start. And a decision in Wednesday’s 1-0 loss at Cincinnati will only raise more doubts about whether he is the right person for the job. La Russa acknowledged he was unaware of a rule that would have allowed him to use José Abreu as the automatic runner at… Source link

MMA Weekly UFC Vegas 24 results: Robert Whittaker outclasses Kelvin Gastelum in main event It was a rough road, but the UFC Vegas 24 results came in on Saturday night having dropped two bouts in the final 48 hours leading up to the event. The night’s main event between former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and perennial top ten contender Kelvin Gastelum took place, but two supporting bouts were scratched. The UFC Vegas 24 co-main event between Jeremy Stephens and Drakkar Klose was… Source link

MMA Weekly Bellator 257 results: Vadim Nemkov retains light heavyweight title with win over Phil Davis Bellator light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov picked up a victory in the light heavyweight grand prix quarterfinals and successfully defended his title by defeating no. 3 ranked Phil Davis. The vast majority of the fight was a stand-up battle where Nemkov decisively outstruck his opponent 145-63, whom Nemkov defeated in their first fight in 2018 by split decision in Tel Aviv, Israel. Not… Source link

Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos acknowledged Thursday that his new annual letter to shareholders would be his last as CEO. But that reiteration has done nothing to shake Wall Street’s confidence in the e-commerce behemoth’s future financials, although the leadership change is being very closely watched for potential stumbles.   “Well, I think Bezos probably goes down as the best entrepreneur of this generation in a way like Steve Jobs was and Bills Gates was. We’ll see about the next generation…. Source link

NFL offensive linemen have been known to make dramatic physical transformations after retiring from football. Often required to pack on pounds well beyond their natural weight to remain competitive, some are unrecognizable after adjusting to a non-football diet.  Count Orlando Franklin among them. Franklin played seven seasons in the NFL as an interior lineman from 2011-17 for the Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers and Washington. He was listed at 6-foot-6 and 315 pounds.  On Tuesday, he… Source link

By Makiko Yamazaki and Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) -Nomura Holdings Inc on Monday flagged a possible $2 billion loss at a U.S. subsidiary, prompting Japan’s biggest brokerage and investment bank to shelve a hefty bond issuance and sending its stock tumbling by the most in over a decade. Nomura’s stock was greeted by a deluge of sell orders at market open, pushing its price down as much 16% in early trade. The firm in a statement said the $2 billion hit derived from transactions with a U.S…. Source link