NBA All-Star reserves announced
The NBA announced its reserves for the 2021 All-Star Game on Tuesday, as selected by the league's coaches.
These are solid All-Star teams, but we love to argue about snubs.
Vanderbilt guard Scotty Pippen Jr., the Southeastern Conference’s second-leading scorer, snapped a 32-game start streak Wednesday night because of an unspecified injury. Pippen watched Wednesday night's game with in-state rival No. 25 Tennessee from the bench. Pippen, son of six-time NBA champ Scottie Pippen, leads Vanderbilt with 20.5 points a game and is second in the SEC averaging five assists.
The Rams have finalized head coach Sean McVay’s coaching staff for the 2021 season. The biggest change from the 2020 season comes on the defensive side of the ball. Raheem Morris is the new defensive coordinator with Brandon Staley changing locker rooms at SoFi Stadium to take over as the head coach of the Chargers. [more]
New Orleans forward Zion Williamson now can be called an NBA All-Star, and only three others in the game's 70-year history have gotten there at a younger age. Williamson is one of four first-time All-Stars, all revealed Tuesday night when the league announced the reserves for the March 7 game in Atlanta. Phoenix's Chris Paul is an All-Star for the 11th time, and Brooklyn's James Harden is one for the ninth consecutive year.
Tonight, reserves for the NBA All-Star Game were announced. Followed by the announcement of the reserves is the campaigning for the snubs.
The Rams lost seven coaching assistants this offseason, but after some hires and promotions coach Sean McVay has completed his staff for the 2021 season.
With the Kings struggling to win games, De'Aaron Fox was left off All-Star squad.
ExxonMobil is selling most of its drilling and exploration assets off the coast of the U.K. in the North Sea for more than $1 billion. Exxon has heightened its focus on other oil rich regions, including the Permian Basin in the Southwest United States. The sale includes ExxonMobil’s interests in 14 producing fields in the North Sea.
Data: FactSet; Chart: Michelle McGhee/AxiosOver the past two years, electric vehicle and emerging renewable technology stocks have soared as investors priced in the transition away from fossil fuels, but so far in 2021 that narrative has reversed.By the numbers: XOP, an ETF that tracks the largest U.S. oil and gas companies, has gained nearly 40% so far this year as oil producers like Diamondback Energy and Occidental Petroleum have seen their shares jump by more than 50%.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeThe S&P 500 energy sector has been far and away the best performing of the index's 11 sectors (delivering 15 percentage points better return for investors this year than the second best sector, financials). Diesel, crude oil and gasoline have been the world's top performing major assets in 2021, each gaining more than 25%.On the other side: Clean energy has suffered, led by the swoon of 2020's world-beating stock, Tesla, which has dropped into "bear market" territory having fallen by 20.6% from its last record high on Jan. 8.The decline in renewable energy names has been broad with companies as diverse as Chinese EV manufacturer Nio, California battery maker Romeo Power, hydrogen power company Plug Power and electric tractor trailer producer Hyliion Holdings all seeing big drops.What they're saying: UBS Global Wealth Management CIO Mark Haefele is recommending "investors with a high risk appetite ... seek direct exposure to oil," even as crude prices reach one-year highs."As border closures and quarantine measures are eased, this should release pent-up demand for holiday travel and other types of recreational activity, boosting demand for oil," he said in a client note.He expects global oil demand to reach 100 million barrels a day in the second half of the year, nearly equaling the global record of 102 million bpd. Alternatively: "Given their aggressive discounting to present of long-term cash flows, they're suffering from the same effects as investment grade corporate bonds and anything else that pushes cash flow far into the future," Bespoke Investment Group said in a Monday post.The big picture: Tech companies have broadly seen a turndown so far in February, but renewable energy companies have fared much worse. ICLN has declined 7.1% this year, while the Nasdaq Composite is up 4.5 % and the Nasdaq 100 is up 2.4% The last word: The 2021 malaise is happening despite good news for the industry coming into the year: President Biden is expected to increase renewable energy investment in the U.S., oil prices are rising, and early estimates of global 2020 EV sales jumped to more than 3 million, reaching a market share of 4.4% — almost double 2019's 2.5% share.Like this article? Get more from Axios and subscribe to Axios Markets for free.
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Julius Randle and Zach LaVine are in, but no Heat players are.
The Boston Celtics will be represented by their two-best playersat the 2021 NBA All-Star Game on March 7.
In response to Zach LaVine's earning his first career All-Star bid, his teammates took to social media to congratulate him.
"You inspire me," Jackson told Frazier of her floor routine set to Jackson's music.
Is it all that odd, Naomi?
Fifteen-time major winner Woods was awake and responsive on Wednesday after a car crash the previous day in Los Angeles in which he suffered "multiple leg injuries," according to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where he underwent surgery to stabilize compound fractures of his tibia and fibula. The horrific accident stunned the world of professional sport, with some commentators speculating as to whether it could end the career of the greatest golfer of his generation.