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The Baltimore Ravens sum up the 2021 NFL season. It all looked so good not long ago. Then injuries and COVID-19 ruined everything.  The Ravens went on the road in what should have been an AFC North championship showdown against the Cincinnati Bengals. They had no chance.  The Ravens had 10 players on the COVID-19 list. They had seven starters on injured reserve and had 11 practice squad players on the field via Jamison Hensley of ESPN. Cornerback Anthony Averett was carted off during the… Source link

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — When everyone else is wielding a scalpel, sometimes you’ve got to heave a bowling ball. The NFL is a league of offensive specialists. Short-yardage specialists. Deep-threat specialists. Interior specialists. Outside specialists. First-down, second-down and third-down specialists. Each possesses a particular set of skills designed to advance the ball to the point that another specialist can take over. And then there’s Atlanta’s Cordarrelle Patterson, who… Source link

Starting in 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is expected to shut down a longtime tax loophole that allows cryptocurrency investors to harvest their losses to offset their tax burden.  Digital coins, already under heavy selling pressure as the holidays approach, are getting hit by wealthy investors fearing a tighter tax regime next year. The shrinking loophole could be making matters worse. Following a “relief rally” after the Federal Reserve’s policy decision, cryptocurrencies have… Source link

The Arizona Cardinals will fight for the top seed in the playoffs without one of their biggest playmakers. Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is expected to miss the rest of the regular season due to a sprained knee, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Hopkins sustained the injury during Monday night’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams. He had an MRI on Monday, and went for a second opinion Wednesday.  Hopkins may need surgery to correct the issue, according to Schefter. Despite the injury, the… Source link

Despite the emergence of the Omicron variant, Canadians are feeling optimistic going into the holiday season and plan to spend an average of $678 on gifts this year, a new poll has found. A Yahoo/Maru Public Opinion poll released Monday found that Canadians are feeling optimistic about the holidays and look forward to returning to pre-pandemic routines, with nearly 70 per cent of those surveyed saying they were feeling the same about the 2021 holiday season as they did before the… Source link

Las Vegas Raiders running back Kenyan Drake suffered a broken ankle in their 17-15 loss to the Washington Football Team on Sunday, according to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Drake will miss the rest of the season. Drake went down midway through the second quarter at Allegiant Stadium when he was stuffed at the line of scrimmage after a handoff near midfield. As he went down, Drake’s right leg was caught by a Washington defender and could be seen bending awkwardly under the pile. Drake… Source link

Washington Football Team star Chase Young will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, head coach Ron Rivera revealed Monday. Young sustained the injury during the team’s stunning upset win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. The injury occurred in the second quarter, as Young attempted to rush Tom Brady. Young was turned away by offensive lineman Donovan Smith, and fell to the ground in pain.  Young was helped off the field with assistance from teammates and trainers. He was ruled… Source link

Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano is ready for a strong year-end as pandemic-era global travel restrictions are eased. “I think it was Sept. 20 when the administration announced their intention to open up the borders. We saw an immediate spike in bookings and have seen it right through to today,” Capuano said on Yahoo Finance Live.  Today, the U.S. ended a pandemic travel ban on international visitors from 33 countries. The ban has lasted 19 months, and was first implemented by the Trump… Source link

Southwest Airlines (LUV) trimmed its schedule for November and December and has beefed up staffing ahead of the expected Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday travel rush. “So our reserves are over 20% for our crews, which helps you operate every single day,” Incoming CEO Bob Jordan told Yahoo Finance Live. That 20% is almost double the number Southwest had in place in early October when bad weather and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic delays cascaded into a logistics nightmare… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Get the inside scoop on the 2021 football season with Yahoo Sports  NTV Source link