Today in History for January 4th
Highlights of Today in History: Ariel Sharon suffers stroke; Inventor of braille born; Jesse 'the Body' Ventura sworn in as Governor of Minnesota; TS Eliot dies. (Jan. 4)
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Murray made a bad night on the court worse during a moment of frustration on the bench.
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Former NBA guard Darius Morris dies at 33
Former NBA guard Darius Morris has died at the age of 33. He played for five teams during his four NBA seasons. Morris played college basketball at Michigan.
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The FDIC change that leaves wealthy bank depositors with less protection
Affluent Americans may want to double-check how much of their bank deposits are protected by government-backed insurance. The rules governing trust accounts just changed.
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Phil Mickelson on the majors: 'What if none of the LIV players played?'
Phil Mickelson hints that big changes could be coming to LIV Golf's rosters, and the majors will need to pay attention.
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Heat's Pat Riley unhappy with Jimmy Butler's remarks on Celtics and Knicks, implies he needs to play more
Miami Heat president Pat Riley rebuked comments Jimmy Butler made about the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks, while also implying that his star needs to play more.
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Blockbuster May trade by Padres, MVP Ohtani has arrived, Willie Mays’ 93rd birthday & weekend recap
Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman discuss the Padres-Marlins trade that sent Luis Arraez to San Diego, as well as recap all the action from this weekend in baseball and send birthday wishes to hall-of-famer Willie Mays.
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NBA playoffs: Officials admit they flubbed critical kick-ball call in controversial final minute of Pacers-Knicks
Tuesday's last-2-minute report should be interesting.
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Please save 'Inside the NBA'
Appreciate 'Inside the NBA' while it's still here, because if this goes away, there may never be anything as good again.
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Social Security just passed Medicare as the government's most pressing insolvency risk
An annual government report offered a glimmer of good news for Social Security and a jolt of good news for Medicare even as both programs continue to be on pace to run dry next decade.
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No one was airing Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso's WNBA preseason debuts, so an X user livestreamed it
The quality was choppy, but it was better than what the WNBA had.
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The biggest risk to investing in 'Magnificent 7' stocks like Nvidia and Amazon, according to top CEOs
It's good practice for investors to think beyond the "Magnificent Seven" stocks, the CEOs of Apollo and Avenue Capital Group said.
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The Scorecard: Andy Pages looks set to go down as one of the best fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups of 2024
Fantasy baseball analyst Dalton Del Don delivers his latest batch of hot takes as we enter Week 6 of the season.
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NFL Power Rankings, draft edition: Did Patriots fix their offensive issues?
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Sky rookie, No. 3 WNBA pick Kamilla Cardoso out at least 4-6 weeks with shoulder injury
Cardoso led South Carolina to a national championship, then became the third pick in last month's WNBA Draft by Chicago.
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The Yahoo Fantasy football analysts reveal their first running back rankings for the 2024 NFL season.
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Formula 1: Miami Grand Prix sends cease and desist letter to prevent Donald Trump fundraiser during race
Race organizers say they'll revoke a Trump fundraiser's suite license if he holds an event for the former president on Sunday at the race.
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2024 NFL Draft grades: Denver Broncos earn one of our lowest grades mostly due to one pick
Yahoo Sports' Charles McDonald breaks down the Broncos' 2024 draft.
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Victor Wembanyama wins NBA Rookie of the Year via unanimous vote after delivering on unprecedented hype
Victor Wembanyama did everything for the Spurs as a rookie.
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Kyle Larson beats Chris Buescher at Kansas in closest finish in NASCAR history
Larson won by 0.001 seconds.
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No charges filed against 18-year-old who racially harassed Utah women's basketball team in Idaho
Prosecutors said the comments made by Anthony Myers to the team as it was walking to dinner were "abhorrent" but protected by Idaho's speech laws.