Friday afternoon headlines
News 8's Tracy Sabol has your Friday afternoon headlines.
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Yahoo SportsBoban Marjanović hilariously misses free throws on purpose to give Clippers fans free chicken
Boban Marjanović is a man of the people.
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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
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.
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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.
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Rob Gronkowski's first pitch before the Red Sox's Patriots' Day game was typical Gronk
Never change, Gronk.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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'Sasquatch Sunset' is so relentlessly gross that people are walking out of screenings. Star Jesse Eisenberg says the film was a ‘labor of love.’
“There are so many movies made for people who like typical things. This is not that," the film's star told Yahoo Entertainment.
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GM is moving out of its Detroit headquarters towers
Something's happening with General Motors' headquarters buildings, and it may mean they'll no longer be GM's headquarters buildings.
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2024 Toyota Land Cruiser First Drive Review: Brief taste shows promise, but 1958 questionable
Our mostly off-road first drive reveals a well-executed off-roader with cool style and a high-quality interior. Well, not so much the interior in the 1958.
- 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
Travis Kelce receives his University of Cincinnati diploma, chugs a beer on stage
Nobody is going to change the Kelce brothers.
- Yahoo Sports
NBA Rookie Power Rankings 6.0: Victor Wembanyama finishes season at the top of the class
Here's a final look at Yahoo Sports' rookie rankings for the 2023-24 season.
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Report: USA basketball roster for Paris Olympics to feature LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Joel Embiid
USA Basketball is finalizing its roster for the upcoming Paris Olympics
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Anthony Davis leaves Lakers season finale with back spasm, accuses Larry Nance Jr. of 'dangerous play'
Davis and head coach Darvin Ham are optimistic that Davis' latest injury won't sideline him for Tuesday's play-in game against the Pelicans.
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Verne Lundquist signs off from the Masters: 'It's been an honor and a privilege'
Verne Lundquist ended a 40-year run at the Masters.
- Yahoo Finance
Where Biden's billions in chipmaking money have gone — and what could be next
President Joe Biden has spent $23 billion of the $39 billion he has to spur chipmaking in the US, spreading it to companies that plan new activities in several states.
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The Spin: When to cut a big-name player in fantasy baseball
Many fantasy managers become too afraid of making a mistake, of making a wrong decision. Scott Pianowski explains why that fear is a detriment.
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2025 Toyota 4Runner (finally!) revealed, and the new Trailhunter is extremely cool
The 2025 Toyota 4Runner is finally arriving this fall with a full lineup including returning TRD Pro and new Trailhunter. Hybrid power now available.