Month: April 2022

Cryptocurrencies have been around for several years now and they are already mainstream. Even countries like El Salvador want Bitcoin to be their legal tender. Daily, there is a growing number of countries that are either trying to disrupt or go all in, but either way, one thing is certain: crypto is here to stay.…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as markets remain turbulent amid a busy week of earnings from some of the nation’s biggest companies. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% as of 10:19 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 330 points, or 1%, to…

This week’s CIF-SS high school boys and girls lacrosse polls, released Monday, April 25. CIF-SS LACROSSE (Selected by the CIF-SS Lacrosse Advisory Committee) BOYS DIVISION 1 1 Mater Dei 2 St. Margaret’s 3 Foothill 4 Corona del Mar 5 Loyola 6 Agoura 7 Los Alamitos 8 Palos Verdes 9 Sierra Canyon 10 Tesoro BOYS DIVISION…

Soon, K.T. will be O.U.T. The Giants are looking to trade wide receiver Kadarius Toney, sources tell the Daily News, making calls to see what they can get for their 2021 first-round pick. There was some internal momentum for bailing on Toney during his tumultuous rookie season a year ago. His commitment came into question…

Entering the 2021-22 season, the Orlando Magic had two priorities when it came to Markelle Fultz, both of which were going to take time and patience. The first was helping him become healthy enough to play again after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in January 2021. Fultz’s 14-month-long journey back on…

The Brooklyn Nets were eliminated Monday night in sad and depressing fashion. Swept at home with much of the crowd cheering for the Celtics. Swept at home after Kevin Durant missed a pivotal free throw. Swept at home with Kyrie Irving being outplayed by Marcus Smart. Swept at home after shrinking in this series like…

Cryptocurrencies have been around for several years now and they are already mainstream. Even countries like El Salvador want Bitcoin to be their legal tender. Daily, there is a growing number of countries that are either trying to disrupt or go all in, but either way, one thing is certain: crypto is here to stay.…

PHOENIX — A year ago last week, Cody Bellinger was in a very different place. “Broken leg, right?” recalled Bellinger who suffered a hairline fracture in his left leg on the first road trip of last season. “I was right here, rehabbing in Arizona. Long road, man. It’s a crazy game. A lot of ups…

The Chicago Bulls delivered hope in Game 4 of their series with the Milwaukee Bucks. That was an improvement, at least, for fans at the United Center after the beatdown of Game 3. The offense matched blows with the Bucks throughout the first half, avoiding an early hole. Patrick Williams finally delivered on his young…

When Chance Campbell was a ninth grader on Calvert Hall’s junior varsity, the Cardinals varsity defensive coordinator, Vernon Southwick, thought that one day he would eventually contribute to the program. Campbell’s journey has taken him further, possibly a few days away from joining an elite fraternity: the National Football League. The annual three-day league draft…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell broadly in morning trading on Wall Street Monday as worries about rising inflation and interest rate hikes weigh on investors and extend the market’s losses. The S&P 500 fell 1.2% as of 10:19 a.m. Eastern and more than 90% of stocks within the index lost…

To put the intricacies of the Miami Heat’s defensive approach on Trae Young into perspective is to consider that the precepts sometimes are leaving Erik Spoelstra’s team as confused as the increasingly befuddled Atlanta Hawks guard. “Half the time,” Heat forward Jimmy Butler quipped, “I don’t even know what we’re doing, to tell you the…

ArQmA is a decentralized open-source public blockchain project. It is a cryptocurrency based on the Monero source code and is constantly being improved with new features developed by their team. ArQmA uses the same Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus algorithm as Bitcoin, with the exception that its approach lets even novice miners with an ordinary CPU to…

ST. LOUIS — Though each of Max Scherzer’s last two outings were brilliant, his next start was even better. But baseball games cannot be won by one star pitcher alone. After eight scoreless innings, the Mets offense finally woke up in the ninth and completed an incredible comeback to match Scherzer’s excellent performance. The Mets…

To put the intricacies of the Miami Heat’s defensive approach on Trae Young into perspective is to consider that the precepts sometimes are leaving Erik Spoelstra’s team as confused as the increasingly befuddled Atlanta Hawks guard. “Half the time,” Heat forward Jimmy Butler quipped, “I don’t even know what we’re doing, to tell you the…

PHOENIX — A year ago last week, Cody Bellinger was in a very different place. “Broken leg, right?” recalled Bellinger who suffered a hairline fracture in his left leg on the first road trip of last season. “I was right here, rehabbing in Arizona. Long road, man. It’s a crazy game. A lot of ups…

The Chicago Bulls delivered hope in Game 4 of their series with the Milwaukee Bucks. That was an improvement, at least, for fans at the United Center after the beatdown of Game 3. The offense matched blows with the Bucks throughout the first half, avoiding an early hole. Patrick Williams finally delivered on his young…

The Brooklyn Nets were eliminated Monday night in sad and depressing fashion. Swept at home with much of the crowd cheering for the Celtics. Swept at home after Kevin Durant missed a pivotal free throw. Swept at home with Kyrie Irving being outplayed by Marcus Smart. Swept at home after shrinking in this series like…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell broadly in morning trading on Wall Street Monday as worries about rising inflation and interest rate hikes weigh on investors and extend the market’s losses. The S&P 500 fell 1.2% as of 10:19 a.m. Eastern and more than 90% of stocks within the index lost…

The first-round playoff schedule is set for the sixth-seeded Chicago Bulls versus the third-seeded Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks lead the series 3-1 with Game 5 set for Wednesday in Milwaukee. Here are the results and schedule for the series, with times and TV (all times Central): Game 1: Bucks 93, Bulls 86 In the fourth…