Former Italy international Antonio Cassano has said signing Cristiano Ronaldo has proven to be a mistake by Juventus. The Portuguese superstar arrived in Turin in 2018 with the aim being to propel Juventus to Champions League glory. That aim remains unfulfilled, and Cassano feels Juve erred in signing the five-time Ballon d’Or winner from Real Madrid. They would […]
Netflix is constantly looking for its next big franchise hit — a new Stranger Things or The Witcher. And the trailer for Shadow and Bone teases that the upcoming fantasy series could be next. The first trailer for Netflix’s adaptation of the series showcases the series’ main protagonist, Alina, a map maker who discovers that she harbors a special power that […]
The Los Angeles Lakers trimmed their roster down to 13 players on Monday when they waived veteran guard Quinn Cook. That gave them two roster spots to work with, and they’ve now filled one of them on a short-term basis. The Lakers signed Damian Jones to a 10-day contract, the team announced Friday. Jones, a five-year veteran, was drafted No. 30 […]
Get ready for the full snow moon, coming to a sky near you on this final weekend of February. It will rise in the east at around nightfall on Friday and will cross the night sky until it sets early Saturday morning in the west. The actual moment it reaches full moon phase is 3:19 […]
Purim may not be the biggest of Jewish holidays, but it’s often considered the most fun. A year into the pandemic, that’s something Rabbi Phillip Weintraub of Congregation B’nai Israel, encourages everyone to try to find. Jewish people celebrated Purim even during the Holocaust, he said. Israeli soldiers celebrated while deployed in Kathmandu. “Even in […]
TOPLINE Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) on Wednesday sustained bipartisan criticism for baselessly claiming “fake Trump protesters” and “agents provocateurs” were among the groups that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Johnson, a staunch Trump ally, used his questioning time during a Senate hearing on the attack to quote a conspiratorial piece from right-wing outlet The Federalist claiming the […]
For about four hours Wednesday, Federal Reserve systems that execute millions of financial transactions a day — everything from payroll to tax refunds to interbank transfers — were disrupted by what appeared to be some sort of internal glitch.All services were restored by 7:27 p.m. New York time, according to a website operated by the central bank. […]
The 2021 Major League Baseball regular season is a little more than one month away. Teams around the league will use these next five weeks to evaluate their players and eventually finalize their roster. Spring training games don’t count, but they do matter. For many players, spring training is their best opportunity to win a […]
Angels slugger and future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols is entering his 21st MLB season and the final year of the 10-year, $240 million contract he signed with the Angels in 2011. Last week, Pujols said he was unsure of what his baseball future would look like after the 2021 MLB season. On Monday, however, his wife, Deidre, sparked retirement speculation after […]
If there’s any existing company that could be politely described as a “legacy business,” it would be GameStop (NYSE:GME). With the novel coronavirus pandemic causing people to download or stream games instead of visiting stores in person, it’s hard to envision a strong value proposition for GME stock today. On the other hand, value has seemingly become […]