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U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday afternoon, led by a drop in shares of AI chip giant Nvidia (NVDA) as investors awaited major earnings reports from the likes of Microsoft (MSFT) and AMD (AMD).The S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 0.5% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (^IXIC) dropped 1.1% following lackluster trading in the major indexes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) held on to a 0.4% gain.The stock market is in the midst of a critical week with the Fed decision, July jobs data and earnings reports from four of the “Magnificent Seven” large-cap stocks. All of this will be crucial…
The little guys almost won.In a men's basketball match between France and Japan, where the physical differences were stark, the Japanese team, including Victor Wembanyama (7 feet 4 inches) and Rudy Gobert (7 feet 1 inch), was nearly defeated by 5-foot-8 point guard Yuki Kawamura.France won the game 94-90 in overtime, but the victory was far from easy. Kawamura, a 23-year-old Japanese player who recently signed with the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies, led his underdog team to victory with 29 points (including six three-pointers), seven rebounds and six assists. Even more amazingly, Japan nearly pulled off this shocking victory despite their…
Every sport needs something to start each match: a way to get the ball rolling and establish the pace of play throughout the game. Whether it's the tip-off in basketball or the kickoff in American football, it's what sparks the excitement and anticipation of watching each sport. The faceoff in hockey is a respected rite of passage. But it's unique in that it's not only used at the start of a game. It's also used when the game stalls out, to keep the pace of the game from getting too fast. Otherwise, fans will lose interest and the game will…
Georgia Bulldogs football player Lara Thomas' lawyer responds after release from prisonGeorgia Bulldogs football player Lara Thomas was released from jail on $3,500 bail on Tuesday, shortly after his lawyer spoke for the first time about the case.”We are pleased that bail has been posted and Mr. Thomas has been released while we conduct a thorough investigation of the case,” Thomas' attorney, Kim Stevens, said in a statement. “We expect this matter will be resolved promptly and fairly once all the facts are known.”According to public records, Thomas was arrested early last Friday morning on multiple domestic violence charges and…
As AI-powered technologies continue to change the way we work and the number of HR technology vendors outnumber the flavors of Baskin Robbins, advances in transformative technology in the workplace can pose challenges for HR teams looking to maximize revenue, improve employee experience, and ensure they have the right technology stack to meet business needs.The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) hired Andy Biladeau in January to lead the organization and its members through this transformation.Prior to joining SHRM, Bilador was vice president at Josh Bersin's eponymous HR advisory firm, led talent development at Target and was an HR and…
With the two most recent Olympic all-around champions, Simone Biles and Suni Lee, taking first and third places in the heats and Jade Carey taking fourth place, Team USA is the favorite heading into the women's team final. After finishing with silver in Tokyo, Team USA is looking to return to the top of the medal list, having won in London in 2012 and Rio de Janeiro in 2016.In fact, the U.S. team has not missed the podium in the women's team gymnastics competition since 1988. Biles and Lee, seeking to become the first women since 1968 to win two…
A vast complex of football fields in the Newcastle region is set to be improved under a 25-year partnership deal.BPG Sports, the sports management company that owns the Chase Fieldhouse complex in Wilmington, plans to invest about $16 million in facility improvements at Kirkwood Soccer Club on River Road. The complex is owned by New Castle County.(Via video: New Castle County Mayor Matt Meyer and Rob Buccini of BPG Sports)”This partnership will strengthen athletics in New Castle County and allow us to continue providing top-tier athletic opportunities for Delaware's youth,” said New Castle County Mayor Matt Meyer. The plans include…
The ESPN fantasy team has been hard at work mock-drafting like it’s their jobs. The Mock Draft Project started back in June and since then, we’ve made sure everyone gets a shot to pick from every slot at least twice in 10-team PPR — the ESPN standard — fantasy football drafts, and we’ve been keeping track of whom everyone is taking, and how often those players end up on their teams. Click that link to see the average draft positions and every analysts’ most-drafted players.It’s time to start your fantasy football seasonCreate a league and customize league size, scoring and…
A video of a transgender boxer punching a female opponent has gone viral online just hours before the transgender athlete in question is due to fight a female opponent this Thursday. Algeria's Imane Kherif will fight Italy's Carini Angela on Thursday, despite the fact that Kherif has proven to have male XY chromosomes. Kherif, along with Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, were banned from boxing at last year's world championships due to the fact that both Kherif and Yu-ting were proven to be biologically male. Footage of Kherif inflicting heavy punishment on Mexico's Brianda Tamara in a bout in December 2022 shows…
Story Link Farmville, Virginia – This summer, Zoe Tierney The junior was selected to play in the 2024 Senior Nexus Championship, continuing a long history of success for Longwood field hockey. This special event brought 144 of the top collegiate field hockey players from across the United States to Virginia Beach for three days of competition from July 14 to 16. The players were split into eight teams to compete in the event. She earned her spot after training and trying out at one of seven U.S. Field Hockey High Performance Centers. “I'm very proud to have…