A twinge of sympathy struck in the moment, sitting in Vanderbilt’s McGugin Center last month, listening to Diego Pavia talk about turning down significant money at Nevada to play his final collegiate season at Vanderbilt instead.“That’s gonna come when I go to the NFL,” Pavia said then of the money. “That’s my dream goal. This was my best opportunity for that, the best way for me to get there.”That seemed such a misunderstanding of his own limitations. Now it sounds like an understatement. Tell me this folk hero who just put 40 on No. 1 Alabama won’t be a Pro…
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Long after Los Angeles Rams practices in the late summer of 2021, Kevin O’Connell lingered on the field in a huddle with head coach Sean McVay, receiver Cooper Kupp and quarterback Matthew Stafford. Sweat poured off of each man and dripped into the grass as the players scuffed at it with their cleats. They gestured and debated with one another, the coaches writing notes on salt-slicked play cards.McVay’s offense led the NFL when he became the youngest head coach in league history in 2017, but it had stalled over the previous two seasons. He and O’Connell were rebuilding it together.O’Connell,…
People on the Mahanakorn skywalk overlooking Bangkok, shot on March 17, 2023.Lillian Suwanrumpha | Afp | Getty ImagesThailand’s annual headline inflation quickened in September due mainly to higher prices of diesel and some vegetables, the commerce ministry said on Monday, and was still below the central bank’s target range of 1% to 3%.The headline consumer price index rose 0.61% in September from a year earlier, after August’s annual increase of 0.35%, and missed a forecast rise of 0.80% in a Reuters poll.The headline inflation rate is expected to be 1.25% in October and about 1.49% in the final quarter of 2024, Poonpong Naiyanapakorn, director of the trade policy and strategy office, told a press conference.In the…
Meta is facing calls from U.K. banks and payment firms like Revolut to financially compensate people who fall for scams on their services.Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto via Getty ImagesTensions are escalating between banking and payment companies and social media firms in the U.K. over who should be liable for compensating people if they fall victim to fraud schemes online.Starting from Oct. 7, banks will be required to start compensating victims of so-called authorized push payment (APP) fraud a maximum £85,000 if those individuals affected were tricked or psychologically manipulated into handing over the cash.APP fraud is a form of a…
BERKELEY, Calif. — Speckled throughout the mass of overjoyed fans scrunched together at the epicenter of the Cal Berkeley campus Saturday morning were the ambassadors who played specific parts in making this once inconceivable scene materialize.They raised their phones high, capturing a 360-degree view of the madness of ESPN’s “College GameDay,” and hit record. They embraced the emotion of the moment as the sun began to peek over the Berkeley hills.Without them, Nick Saban isn’t tearing off his crimson tie at the behest of the fans who couldn’t bear seeing even a tinge of something close to Stanford Cardinal red…
While it may still seem like a ways off, now’s the time to start budgeting for your winter holiday expenses if you haven’t already. Holiday season spending is expected to rise 3.2% in 2024, according to the Mastercard Economics Institute. A late Thanksgiving also means that there will be fewer days to complete your holiday shopping.Holiday expenses include more than just gifts — you may need to budget for travel, decorations, family dinners and other activities. All these expenses add up, so to ease the burden on your wallet, consider setting aside a holiday fund in a certificate of deposit (CD)…
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Michael Jordan expressed confidence Sunday in the outcome of the antitrust lawsuit his 23XI Racing team recently filed against NASCAR in federal court, telling The Athletic, “I wouldn’t have filed it if I didn’t think I could win.”Jordan made his comments before Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway, sitting atop the pit box for 23XI driver Bubba Wallace. The team jointly filed its lawsuit with another NASCAR organization, Front Row Motorsports, alleging NASCAR operates as a monopoly and uses “anticompetitive and exclusionary practices” to “enrich themselves at the expense of the premier stock car racing teams.”The issue between…
Anthony Tan is the co-founder and CEO of Grab. Founded in 2012, the ride-hailing app has now grown into a “super app” that offers services in mobility, deliveries, and digital financial services. Grab is listed on the Nasdaq and has more than 35 million users across eight countries in Southeast Asia as of 2023.Anthony Tan is the co-founder and CEO of Grab, a “super app” that has built itself into the very infrastructure of eight major Southeast Asian countries.Grab provides day-to-day services, such as ride-hailing, payments and food delivery, to over 35 million users. It is also a source of…
Bestselling author and leadership expert Simon Sinek recommends asking one simple question to help people trust you: Can you help me out?It’s “such a common misunderstanding” that asking for help makes you seem weak, but people are actually more inclined to trust you when you ask them for assistance than the other way around, Sinek said during a conversation with comedian Trevor Noah at the Brilliant Minds 2024 conference.Think about the last time a friend of yours needed advice or guidance, but never asked you for it. If you felt frustrated by the situation, you’re not alone, said Sinek. “A…
DURHAM, N.C. — Twenty minutes were just a taste.Or really, a tease.Only so much can be gleaned from these preseason, meet-the-team, intrasquad events, like Duke’s Countdown to Craziness on Friday night. They’re as much about the schtick — mood lighting, air cannons, silly introductory dances — as any actual basketball. And, obviously, they don’t count.But they do have meaning.Especially in the case of this projected top-five preseason team — with the country’s top freshman in Cooper Flagg and a bevy of other NBA hopefuls — this is a glimpse. A snapshot of what’s possible. So when you see junior guard…
