The 2022 NFL draft is about to get underway in Las Vegas, and we’ll be following all the action live. For pick-by-pick grades and analysis from Yahoo Sports lead draft expert Eric Edholm, visit our live draft page. And check out the PFF Draft Tracker with in-depth analysis on every single pick. After months of anticipation, the 2022 NFL draft is finally here. And as Yahoo Sports’ Charles Robinson detailed Wednesday, it’s set to be one of the least predictable drafts in recent memory. Who… Source link
Read More »Do NFL teams overvalue first-round picks? The answer: Yes
The legendary chart that still governs the NFL draft was an inexact estimate of a 1980s market. Its creator, the Dallas Cowboys, never intended to guide hundreds of draft-day trades for decades to come, but here we are. When the 2022 bonanza begins Thursday in Las Vegas, general managers will answer phones, haggle over picks and reference this outdated rubric. Its purpose, ever since 1991, has been to quantify the relative value of draft picks. It posits, for example, that No. 1 overall is… Source link
Read More »Yahoo DFS Baseball: Wednesday Picks
There are some early start times across baseball on Wednesday, including an afternoon matchup between the Pirates and Brewers in which Brandon Woodruff will start for Milwaukee. As far as the night games go, the matchup between the Mets and Giants has the potential to be a great pitchers duel between Carlos Rodon and Chris Bassitt. The two have combined to allow three runs over 24 innings this season. The Blue Jays and Red Sox will also take the field against each other in a matchup between… Source link
Read More »Yahoo DFS Hockey: Wednesday Picks
It’s going to be a late night for hockey lovers on the East Coast on Wednesday. There are four games taking place — the first starts at 8:30 p.m. EDT, and the other three start at 10 p.m. EDT. You have a lot of time to get your DFS lineups in, so consider these recommendations when you do. GOALIE Kevin Lankinen, CHI at ARI ($20): The way things seem like they will shake out goaltending wise Wednesday this is an opportunity to roll the dice on Lankinen and save some salary. He hasn’t been… Source link
Read More »Yahoo DFS Hockey: Sunday Picks
Since Saturday was packed to the brim with NHL action, Sunday features several teams on the second day of a back-to-back. It also features earlier starts. The DFS slate covers all six games, with the first starting at 1 p.m. EDT. Here are my Easter recommendations for players to target, and ones to avoid. GOALIE Marc-Andre Fleury, MIN vs. SAN ($33): With so many clubs playing on consecutive days, goaltending options are a little dicey. Fortunately, the Wild provide a better combo than most… Source link
Read More »Google Picks Prince Harry’s Travalyst for Emissions Data and More Top Stories This Week
Skift Take In Skift’s top stories this week, Google joins global partnership Travalyst, backed by Prince Harry, in an act towards sustainability, Europeans are set to make record summer travel numbers, and loyalty programs are being revamped across major and minor travel brands alike. Mary Ann Ha Throughout the week we are posting original stories night and day covering news and travel trends, including on the impact of coronavirus. Every weekend we will… Source link
Read More »Yahoo DFS Baseball: Saturday Picks
This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. The holiday weekend is upon us and there’s plenty of baseball to look forward to. There are another 15 games on tap for Saturday and we are finally seeing some pitchers get stretched out a bit more with higher pitch counts. Let’s take a look at who we should consider in the DFS world. PITCHERS Julio Urias ($47) is a solid favorite at home and should bounce back from an ugly first outing in Colorado. He averaged over a strikeout per… Source link
Read More »Are These 3 Jim Cramer’s Stock Picks a Buy? Here’s What Analysts Think
The one good thing about a market downturn? You get lots of opportunities to load up on shares at a discount entry point. And who doesn’t like a discount? With the way the markets have performed so far this year, there are stocks in every segment which could potentially offer plenty of rewards. CNBC’s Jim Cramer thinks there are several names in the retail sector which look particularly enticing right now, ones for which the term “beaten-down” readily applies. Some rallied nicely… Source link
Read More »Yahoo DFS Hockey: Saturday Picks
Saturday is the men’s college hockey title game between Denver and Minnesota State, but there’s plenty of hockey at the professional level as well. I was tempted to do a full-game slate, since the first game starts at 2 p.m. EDT, but instead I will just focus on the nine games starting at 7 p.m. or later. That’s plenty of options! Here are the ones I recommend, and the ones I would avoid. GOALIE Robin Lehner, VGK vs. ARI ($31): Since returning, Lehner has had one good start and one bad start…. Source link
Read More »Amazon, Google, Microsoft? Boeing picks all 3 for cloud services
Boeing engineers huddle over a computer to work on an aircraft design. (Boeing Photo / Bob Ferguson) The billion-dollar competition to provide Boeing with cloud computing services is finished, and the winner is … a three-way split. Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft are all getting a share of the business, Boeing announced today. In a LinkedIn post, Susan Doniz, Boeing’s chief information officer and senior VP for information technology and data… Source link
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