News digest for Thursday, April 20, 2017
A look at the top headlines and the weather forecast.
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Yahoo SportsWNBA Draft winners and losers: As you may have guessed, the Fever did pretty well. The Liberty? Perhaps not
Here are five franchises who stood out, for better or for worse.
- Yahoo Sports
Yankees pitcher Fritz Peterson, infamous for trading wives with a teammate, dies at 82
Former New York Yankees left-hander Fritz Peterson died at the age of 82. He is probably best known exchanging wives with teammate Mike Kekich in the 1970s.
- Yahoo Sports
Boban Marjanović hilariously misses free throws on purpose to give Clippers fans free chicken
Boban Marjanović is a man of the people.
- Yahoo Sports
Robert Kraft reportedly warned Falcons owner Arthur Blank not to trust Bill Belichick during head coach interviews
Bill Belichick's former boss Robert Kraft reportedly tanked his chances of getting hired as the Falcons head coach.
- Yahoo Sports
UFC 300: 'We're probably gonna get sued' after Arman Tsarukyan appeared to punch fan during walkout
'We'll deal with that Monday,' Dana White said about Arman Tsarukyan appearing to punch a fan during his UFC 300 walkout.
- Yahoo Sports
Rob Gronkowski's first pitch before the Red Sox's Patriots' Day game was typical Gronk
Never change, Gronk.
- Yahoo Sports
Nike responds to backlash over Team USA track kits, notes athletes can wear shorts
The new female track uniform looked noticeably skimpy at the bottom in one picture, which social media seized upon.
- Yahoo Sports
2024 Masters payouts: How much did Scottie Scheffler earn for his win at Augusta National?
The Masters has a record $20 million purse this year.
- Yahoo Finance
Trump Media stock jumps for second day as company goes to battle with short sellers
Trump Media is advising investors on ways to prevent their shares from being loaned for a short-interest position.
- Yahoo Sports
MLB Power Rankings: Braves, Yankees surge to the top, followed by Dodgers, Orioles, Brewers
Let's identify one player exceeding expectations for each team through the first few weeks of 2024.
- Yahoo Sports
76ers' statue for Allen Iverson draws jokes, outrage due to misunderstanding: 'That was disrespectful'
Iverson didn't get a life-size statue. Charles Barkley and Wilt Chamberlain didn't either.
- TechCrunch
TechCrunch Minute: New Atlas robot stuns experts in first reveal from Boston Dynamics
This week Boston Dynamics retired its well-known Atlas robot that was powered by hydraulics. Then today it unveiled its new Atlas robot, which is powered by electricity. The change might not seem like much, but TechCrunch's Brian Heater told the TechCrunch Minute that the now-deprecated hydraulics system was out of date.
- Autoblog
Report: The Toyota Highlander is going all-electric
Recent reports point to a new Highlander EV and plug-in versions of Toyota's trucks.
- Yahoo Sports
Former Augusta National Golf Club employee charged with stealing millions in Masters memorabilia
The former employee was a warehouse coordinator in charge of Masters memorabilia.
- Yahoo Sports
Caitlin Clark reportedly close to 8-figure deal with Nike that includes signature shoe
Clark's endorsement deal with Nike is set to dwarf her WNBA salary.
- Yahoo Sports
LSU transfer Hailey Van Lith reportedly headed to TCU
Hailey Van Lith is transferring to TCU after an uneven year at LSU.
- Yahoo Sports
The Scorecard: 10 fantasy baseball hot takes to know through two weeks
Fantasy baseball analyst Dalton Del Don debuts The Scorecard, a weekly series featuring his takes on key MLB player notes.
- Yahoo Sports
How Victor Wembanyama's rookie season ranks in NBA history
Victor Wembanyama's rookie NBA season is finished. The San Antonio Spurs will sit him in Sunday's regular-season finale. Where does his first season rank among the league's greats?
- TechCrunch
Tesla layoffs hit high performers, some departments slashed, sources say
Tesla management told employees Monday that the recent layoffs -- which gutted some departments by 20% and even hit high performers -- were largely due to poor financial performance, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The layoffs were announced to staff just a week before Tesla is scheduled to report its first-quarter earnings. The move comes as Tesla has seen its profit margin narrow over the past several quarters, the result of an EV price war that has persisted for at least a year.
- Yahoo Sports
Mock Draft Monday with Daniel Jeremiah: Bears snag Odunze, Raiders grab a QB
It's another edition of 'Mock Draft Monday' on the pod and who better to have on then the face of NFL Network's draft coverage and a giant in the industry. Daniel Jeremiah joins Matt Harmon to discuss his mock draft methodology, what he's hearing about this year's draft class and shares his favorite five picks in his latest mock draft.