LAS VEGAS — The third day of of the Las Vegas Summer League started out with a bang as two top-five draft picks squared off. It was the Paolo Banchero (No. 1 pick) and Keegan Murray (No. 4 pick) show, and it lived up to every expectation and then some. The game needed sudden-death double overtime and Banchero’s Orlando Magic secured the win, 94-92, over the Sacramento Kings in the main gym at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Magic had a comfortable 18-point lead with 5:26 left in the game…. Source link
Read More »Stocks Will Shake Off Gloom and Shine, Defiance’s Jablonski Says
(Bloomberg) — Dreary headlines wash over investors every day — war in Ukraine, inflation, the unending spread of Covid-19, supply-chain troubles. All the gloom has market analysts downgrading prospects for U.S. growth and predicting a recession. Most Read from Bloomberg But what if their projections are overblown? Sylvia Jablonski, the chief executive officer, chief investment officer and co-founder of Defiance ETFs, joined the “What Goes Up” podcast to talk about why she’s optimistic… Source link
Read More »Russia-Ukraine crisis burnishes gold’s safe-haven shine as Bitcoin lags
With a global conflict afoot, gold (GC=F) has revived its status as a safe-haven in times of turmoil. But Bitcoin? Not so much. Bullion on Thursday surged close to $2000 per ounce, its highest since 2020, after Russian forces attacked multiple targets across Ukraine, which prompted investors to flee risky assets. Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar — the world’s premier reserve currency and another safe-haven during market duress — is gaining ground against a broad basket of currencies. However,… Source link
Read More »Seven 2023 NBA draft prospects shine at Hoophall Classic
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts — The top high school basketball teams descended on the Basketball Hall of Fame for one of the best showcases of the year, the Hoophall Classic. Basketball fans packed the gym at Springfield College over the weekend to get a glimpse of future NBA stars. Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum even made the two-hour drive from Boston to support his alma mater, Chaminade High School, on Sunday. The Celtics star played in this event in 2016, scoring 40 points against… Source link
Read More »A deep new history of Tesla takes the shine off Elon Musk
Elon Musk unveiling of the Tesla Model Y in Hawthorne in 2019. A new book doles out the credit and blame for the electric car’s ups and downs. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images) Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook and Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk are talking on the phone. The 2016 unveiling of the make-it-or-break-it Model 3 is coming soon, but Tesla is in serious financial trouble. Cook has an idea: Apple buys Tesla. Musk is interested, but one condition: “I’m CEO.” Sure, says Cook…. Source link
Read More »Taysom Hill to shine in Chiefs-Saints matchup
Every week this season, our Yahoo fantasy football crew has revealed their boldest predictions for the action ahead. With the fantasy playoffs up and running for most leagues, our analysts look into their crystal balls to see which players will shock the world. It’s time to get bold for Week 15! Dalton Del Don: Taysom Hill gets the start in the game of the week that should also be the highest scoring. After three straight road contests, Hill finally returns home, where he’s gotten 10.1… Source link
Read More »How Chris Jericho helped AEW shine in its first year on TV
Chris Jericho during an episode of All Elite Wrestling’s “Dynamite” program. (Credit: AEW) Chris Jericho has been a mainstay in professional wrestling for the past three decades, performing for myriad companies and in countless cities and countries across the globe. Over the past two years, however — just under 7 percent of the time he has been in the industry — Jericho has been one of the faces of All Elite Wrestling, the latest promotion to take aim at Vince McMahon’s WWE conglomerate…. Source link
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