Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin is expected to miss time with a hamstring strain sustained in Sunday’s win over the Dallas Cowboys, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports. Godwin could be sidelined “a few weeks,” according to the report. Godwin, who spent the offseason recovering from an ACL injury, injured his hamstring in the first half of Sunday’s game and didn’t return after halftime. He appeared to sustain the injury to the same right leg that required ACL surgery. Godwin was… Source link
Read More »Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe suffers shoulder tear
The Portland Trail Blazers will have to wait a little bit longer to see what they have in seventh overall pick Shaedon Sharpe. The team announced Saturday that an MRI revealed Sharpe suffered a small labral tear in his left shoulder during Portland’s Summer League game against the Detroit Pistons on July 7. He’ll miss the rest of the Trail Blazers’ Summer League games and will be reevaluated in 10-14 days, according to the team. Sharpe was considered one of the biggest mysteries of the 2022… Source link
Read More »Avocado supply faces ‘big concern’ as inflation, scarcity send prices on a tear
On one hand, they are deliciously creamy, versatile and gloriously Instagram-mable. On the other, they leave an enormous carbon footprint, which hasn’t stopped consumers from slathering them on everything in a way that’s led to a dramatic boost in consumption in recent years. Americans have a “hefty” appetite for avocados — one that’s adding to widespread food price pressures and general scarcity, according to Zhengfei Guan, an associate professor of food and resource economics at the Source link
Read More »Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer wants to tear down three homes to build a pool, records show
PALO ALTO — Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer wants to add to her expansive estate by demolishing three adjacent homes she owns to build a swimming pool and pool house that could cost almost $1.6 million. But so far, Palo Alto planning officials have said no, pointing out that a pool doesn’t warrant removing homes from the city’s housing stock. Like other cities in the Bay Area, Palo Alto is under intense pressure by the state to produce thousands of additional homes to chip away at a… Source link
Read More »India Is on a Tear
skyscrapers in mumbai Getty Images “Adventures do occur, but not punctually,” writes E.M. Forster in A Passage to India. In other words, exciting things happen in India, but a little patience is required. In recent years, however, it seems events have sped up in the Asian subcontinent, and that’s fueling a stock market rally. Government reforms initiated a few years ago have finally started to pay off. The changes, plus a rebound in economic activity, have lifted India’s stocks. The MSCI… Source link
Read More »Klay Thompson suffers season-ending Achilles tear
The Golden State Warriors have gotten the worst possible news about Klay Thompson. According to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, Thompson suffered an Achilles tear on Wednesday and will miss the entirety of the 2020-2021 season. Yahoo Sources: Golden State star Klay Thompson has sustained a torn Achilles and will miss the entire season. — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) November 19, 2020 Thompson, 30, injured his leg during a scrimmage on Wednesday afternoon, according to Haynes. There was instant… Source link
Read More »Pfizer vaccine news sends AMC, travel and entertainment stocks on a tear on recovery hopes
AMC (AMC) and other entertainment stocks surged on Monday in the wake of Pfizer (PFE) and BioNTech (BNTX) announcing positive news about their leading COVID-19 vaccine candidate, which demonstrated a high level of efficacy in testing. Even as the U.S. topped 10 million coronavirus cases, markets — which for months have been pricing in hopes of an end to the crisis — skyrocketed on the news. The Dow (^DJI) and S&P 500 (^GSPC) both opened at record highs, tempering those gains slightly by… Source link
Read More »Tear gas fired again; Portland protest standoff continues
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal agents again repeatedly fired tear gas to break up rowdy protests in Portland, Oregon, that continued into the early morning Saturday as demonstrations that have happened every night for two months showed no signs of letting up. Authorities say six federal officers were injured and one person was arrested. Thousands gathered in front of the downtown federal courthouse beginning Friday evening. Demonstrations have happened in Oregon’s largest city nightly since… Source link
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