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MLB might be playing a 162-game schedule with fans in attendance, but that doesn’t mean COVID-19 is no longer a threat to its 2021 season. The Washington Nationals experienced some 2020 deja vu on Wednesday, when general manager Mike Rizzo revealed that an unidentified player had tested positive for COVID-19, according to Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post. Additionally, five other members of the team — four players and a staff member — have been quarantined after contact… Source link

With the NCAA women’s basketball tournament being played in the area, Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs honored some of the top players in the history of the sport ahead of their matchup with the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night. Spurs players all wore jerseys to the AT&T Center to pay tribute to some of the best players in women’s college basketball history. DeMar DeRozan showed up wearing a USC Cheryl Miller jersey, and Rudy Gay wore a Connecticut Rebecca Lobo jersey. Patty Mills… Source link

Before their first-round game against Arkansas on Friday, eight Colgate players took a knee during the national anthem. It wasn’t broadcast on TV, but the moment was captured in a photo by Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde. It’s unclear if any Colgate players have taken a knee before other games this season. Before their first-round game against No. 1 Illinois, No. 16 Drexel took a knee during the anthem as well.  Following Drexel’s loss, coach Zach Spiker spoke about his players’ decision to… Source link

North America, Europe, China, Japan, Rest of the World, September 2020,- – The Ridesharing Market research report includes an in-sight study of the key Global Ridesharing Market prominent players along with the company profiles and planning adopted by them. This helps the buyer of the Ridesharing report to gain a clear view of the competitive landscape and accordingly plan Ridesharing market strategies. An isolated section with top key players is provided in the report, which… Source link

Jon Leibowitz Former Democratic FTC chair Now associated with Facebook The Democratic FTC chair at the time of the Google investigation, Leibowitz stepped down two months later to take a job at the law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell, which is representing Facebook in antitrust investigations that have led to lawsuits by the FTC and state attorneys general. Leibowitz isn’t involved with those suits. Edith Ramirez Former Democratic FTC commissioner now associated with Google A Democratic… Source link

The New Orleans Pelicans announced on Sunday that “multiple” eligible players and staff members received the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday due to the expansion of Louisiana’s vaccine guidelines. In a statement released to the New Orleans Advocate, the Pelicans encouraged everyone who is eligible to receive the vaccine, but did not reveal the names of any players or staff members who received it. “On March 9th, the State of Louisiana expanded the eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines to include… Source link

A star-studded field heads to TPC Sawgrass for this week’s PLAYERS Championship. THE PLAYERS is one of the biggest events all season and it comes at a time without as much cross-sport action. That means huge prize pools across the DFS industry including over at Yahoo Fantasy Sports. We are going to focus on Yahoo today as we sift through some stats. With 154 golfers lining up to start the week, it will be tough to land 6-of-6 golfers through the cutline. It should be a top priority to target… Source link

PGA DFS Picks Daily Fantasy Golf The Players Championship Looking for a way to learn PGA DFS without jumping in with both feet? Then I have a perfect solution for you. This year Yahoo and Yahoo Fantasy are offering a $10,000 Freeroll called the “Yahoo Cup.” This contest awards a winner for weekly events and one winner at the end of the season who has the most cumulative points. That winner will receive $1,000. Ultimately, it comes down to picking the right golfers. Today I will provide my… Source link

THE PLAYERS Championship Ponte Vedra Beach, FloridaTPC Sawgrass – Par 72 – 7,189 yardsField – 154 entrantsPurse – $15M The Preview A nearly $6M increase in purse size accompanies the Florida Swing’s transition from Arnie’s place to TPC Sawgrass, where the PGA Tour’s so-called fifth major was halted after just one round of play in 2020 due to the initial wave of COVID-19 concerns.  Stacked fields have been a common theme ever since last year’s three-month hiatus, and this week will be no… Source link

By Samuel Shen and Alun John SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Bitcoin mania has fuelled a surge in fundraising by Chinese companies seeking to expand their cryptocurrency operations or move into the red-hot sector. From large listed companies tapping public markets to smaller players raising funds from venture capitalists, a jump in cryptocurrency prices and signs of growing acceptance of the technology by mainstream institutions have fed the market boom. Chinese bitcoin mining machine… Source link