Minggu, 31 Desember 2023

Arsenal slips again in title race with Fulham loss

Fulham fought back from a goal down to claim a 2-1 win over Arsenal on Sunday when strikes from Raul Jimenez and Bobby De Cordova-Reid foiled Bukayo Saka's early goal.

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The larger-than-life game, personality (and chain) of Texas' T'Vondre Sweat

The Longhorns lineman who "makes big people look small' is trying to lead Texas to a national title.

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Ohio gov. vetoes ban on trans girls in sports

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a measure that would have banned transgender athletes' participation in girls and women's sports and gender-affirming care for minors, in a break from members of his party who championed the legislation.

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Kelce, in cuss fest, says KC woes 'not just 1 guy'

Travis Kelce says everyone on the Chiefs -- including himself -- has a hand in the team's offensive problems.

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Commanders bench slumping Howell for Brissett

The Commanders are making a switch at quarterback and will start Jacoby Brissett against the 49ers on Sunday, coach Ron Rivera announced Wednesday.

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Giants to start Taylor over DeVito at QB vs. Rams

The Giants will start Tyrod Taylor at quarterback on Sunday against the Rams, coach Brian Daboll announced Wednesday.

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Minggu, 24 Desember 2023

NC State star Wilson to skip bowl, prep for draft

NC State linebacker Payton Wilson has opted out of the Pop-Tarts Bowl to begin preparing for the NFL draft.

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Source: Bears PK Santos gets $16M extension

The Bears are signing veteran kicker Cairo Santos to a four-year, $16 million extension that includes $9.5 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN.

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Jumat, 22 Desember 2023

NFL Week 16 lines: 49ers favored over Ravens in Christmas MNF matchup

Current lines, ATS, money lines and totals as well as our Football Power Index predictions for every game.

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Rabu, 20 Desember 2023

What's going wrong at Ajax? Inside the Dutch giant's fall from grace

They're one of the biggest clubs in Europe and have a rich history of being among the continent's elite. Yet in 2023, they're undergoing a painful, comprehensive rebuild to fix a string of bad decisions. Here's how they hit bottom.

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Jake Paul, USA Boxing partner for Paris Olympics

Jake Paul, the immensely popular YouTuber-turned-prizefighter, is partnering with USA Boxing ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, officials told ESPN on Tuesday.

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NFL Nation Fantasy Fallout: What to make of Falcons, Titans backfields

Our NFL Nation reporters answer key questions following Week 15, including how to deal with the Falcons and Titans backfields, and what it means heading into Week 2 of the fantasy playoffs.

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Arsenal reclaim Premier League lead, Liverpool-Man United draw, Alaba woe for Real Madrid, more

Arsenal's cool win over pesky Brighton was more impressive than it looked, while Real Madrid reclaiming top spot in LaLiga was tempered by a devastating injury to David Alaba. Gab Marcotti recaps the weekend.

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Minggu, 17 Desember 2023

NCAA volleyball championship: 5 things to know for Texas-Nebraska

Texas and Nebraska, teams familiar with the biggest stage, meet for the championship in a match to be aired on network TV for the first time.

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Report: Browns' Garrett fined for criticizing refs

Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett was fined $25,000 by the NFL for "public criticism of officiating" after he made pointed remarks following last week's game against Jacksonville, a person familiar with the punishment told The Associated Press.

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Reports: Royals nearing deal with OF Renfroe

The Royals are finalizing a deal with veteran free agent outfielder Hunter Renfroe, according to multiple reports.

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Kamis, 14 Desember 2023

Welch to become first woman to ref EPL game

Rebecca Welch will become the first woman to referee a Premier League game when she takes charge of Fulham vs. Burnley on Dec. 23.

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NCAA volleyball championship weekend: Freshmen in the spotlight

More and more, big-time volleyball programs are relying on freshmen. This year's national semifinalists are no exception.

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Hype Trap Bet: How to approach 'tanking' NFL teams

Just cause some teams are looking ahead to next season, doesn't mean they're automatic fades. Kevin Pulsifer breaks down the betting trends behind tanking teams.

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Let's go bowling! The players, games and storylines to watch this bowl season

Breaking down 2023's bowl season and everything we're looking forward to watching.

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The ballad of Bebé, from an orphanage to Man United to 'home' at Rayo Vallecano

It's been a long journey for Bebé from an orphanage in Portugal to playing in the Premier League to now becoming a cult hero in Spain. Here's the story of the Rayo Vallecano captain.

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Duke QB Leonard transferring to Notre Dame

Former Duke quarterback Riley Leonard, who entered the transfer portal in late November, announced Tuesday on social media that he is headed to Notre Dame to play for coach Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish.

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Senin, 11 Desember 2023

Chargers' Herbert likely out for TNF, source says

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is not expected to play Thursday night against the Las Vegas Raiders due to his fractured right index finger, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

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Report: Alabama 5-star WR reclassifies to 2024

Five-star wide receiver and Alabama commit Ryan Williams is reclassifying into 2024 and will sign in February, according to a report from On3.

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Sources: Dodgers-Yanks trade opens Ohtani spot

The Yankees have sent 2021 first-round pick Trey Sweeney to the Dodgers in a three-player trade that opens up a 40-man roster spot for Shohei Ohtani, sources told ESPN.

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Imprisoned accomplice of Rae Carruth dies at 63

Van Brett Watkins, who had spent two decades in prison for firing the shots in a plot by then-Carolina Panthers player Rae Carruth to kill Carruth's pregnant girlfriend, has died at age 63.

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Eagles vs. Cowboys, part 2: Everything to know about the high-stakes Sunday night throwdown

The Eagles beat the Cowboys in Week 9. What are the keys to their Week 14 rematch?

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Ex-Sooners QB Gabriel transferring to Oregon

Quarterback Dillon Gabriel, who spent the past two seasons at Oklahoma, announced his transfer to Oregon on Saturday.

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Sources: JMU expected to hire HC's Chesney

James Madison is targeting Holy Cross coach Bob Chesney to be the school's next football coach, sources told ESPN. A deal is expected to be finalized in the near future, per ESPN sources.

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Belmont to be run at Saratoga due to renovation

The third leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, will be run at Saratoga Race Course in 2024 because of the renovation of Belmont Park.

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Week 14 games lines: Cowboys favored over Eagles in rematch

Current lines and more for every game from Thursday through the "Monday Night Football" doubleheader.

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Sooners star QB Gabriel enters transfer portal

Oklahoma starting quarterback Dillon Gabriel entered his name in the transfer portal on Monday.

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Minggu, 03 Desember 2023

Liverpool player ratings: Alexander-Arnold stars in comeback vs. Fulham

Liverpool scored twice late on to turn things around and claim a stunning 4-3 win against Fulham at Anfield on Sunday.

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Habs lose Newhook (ankle) for up to 3 months

Canadiens center Alex Newhook is expected to miss approximately 10 to 12 weeks with a high ankle sprain.

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From 'Neverkusen' to Bundesliga title contenders: Inside Xabi Alonso's success at Bayer Leverkusen

In a remarkable transformation, Xabi Alonso has taken Bayer Leverkusen from a relegation fight to eyeing the Bundesliga title. Here's how he did it.

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Warrant issued for Bills' Miller for alleged assault

An arrest warrant has been issued in Dallas for Von Miller for allegedly assaulting a pregnant woman.

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Preview: CFP stakes and matchups to watch in conference title games

Conference championships are one thing, but a chance to make the College Football Playoff is in play for a handful of teams playing this weekend.

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Police looking into allegations against Giddey

Police in Newport Beach, California, are attempting to determine whether Thunder guard Josh Giddey committed a crime in their jurisdiction regarding allegations that he had an improper relationship with an underage girl, Sgt. Steve Oberon said Wednesday.

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Spieth believes PIP bonus pool will be eliminated

PGA Tour policy board member Jordan Spieth believes the Player Impact Program bonus pool will be eliminated sometime in the future.

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After a roller-coaster journey, has Romelu Lukaku finally found his home at Roma?

From losing his representation to falling out with Inter Milan, what comes next for Romelu Lukaku with Roma and the Belgium national team?

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Tiger 'rusty' but pain-free ahead of Hero return

Tiger Woods said he's rusty but pain-free ahead of playing in the Hero World Challenge, his first tournament since withdrawing in the third round of the Masters.

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NFL Nation fallout: Add Jayden Reed? Concern for Chase?

Our reporters answer key questions.

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Updated boys' high school basketball rankings

We update the top 25 boys' high school basketball programs in the country for the 2023-24 season.

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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What photo sharing solution should we use for our destination wedding?

Ask HN: What photo sharing solution should we use for our destination wedding?
7 by pigcat | 7 comments on Hacker News.
I am getting married next week on a beach (yay!) I'd like to collect everyone's photos into a high-res shared album. 100 friends/family are joining and we are all staying at a resort for the week. They will be taking lots of great photos during the week! We will have a WhatsApp group chat. In my experience folks tend to send their photos there, but the image quality is very poor once it's uploaded to WhatsApp. My two requirements: 1. Should be very low friction for people to upload. No downloading another app. 2. Images/videos should remain in original/high quality I am willing to pay for a good solution. Does anyone have any ideas? My ideal solution would be a bot that you could add to a WhatsApp group chat. Images uploaded to the WhatsApp group chat also get automatically uploaded in their original quality to a shared google album. I don't think this is possible.

JMU, Jacksonville St. bowl-bound for first time

James Madison and Jacksonville State are each headed to bowl games for the first time in their programs' histories.

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NFL Week 12: Vikings running hot heading into 'Monday Night Football'

Current lines, ATS, money lines and totals as well as our Football Power Index predictions for every NFL Week 12 game, with all 32 teams in action starting with a Thanksgiving triple-header and finishing with Monday Night Football on ESPN.

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Commanders fire Del Rio after rout by Cowboys

The Commanders have fired defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio and defensive backs coach Brent Vieselmeyer as the team has slid to worst in the NFL in points allowed this season.

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Rabu, 22 November 2023

Retired QB Brees can only throw left-handed now

Quarterback Drew Brees said Tuesday on ESPN Radio's "Greeny" show that he's now unable to throw a football with his right arm because of the major shoulder injury he suffered in 2005.

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One year on from the 2022 World Cup, has anything changed in Qatar?

Long after Messi's triumph, what is post-World Cup Qatar like? Is life better for migrant workers? Is there a sporting legacy? ESPN went back to see.

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The lapsed fan's guide to 2023 WWE Survivor Series

Haven't watched WWE in a while? Let's get you caught up before Survivor Series, the final major premium live event of the year.

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'The Japanese Steph Curry' plays home games in Lincoln, Nebraska

When the Cornhuskers guard moved to the U.S., he couldn't speak English. Four years later, he's developed a community and the skills to pursue his basketball dreams.

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Selasa, 21 November 2023

Belichick waiting until Sunday to reveal Pats' QB1

Patriots coach Bill Belichick hasn't announced his starting quarterback for this week's game against the Giants saying, "We'll let you know on Sunday."

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Ukraine won't give up Euro 2024 quest: 'We have the character and belief to succeed'

Ukraine's fairy-tale run to Euro 2024 fell short vs. Italy on Monday night, pushing them into March's playoffs for next summer's tournament. However, this team has been through too much to not keep trying.

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NFL Nation fallout: Who steps up for Bengals, Ravens?

Our NFL Nation reporters answer key questions following the Week 11 games, including how the Bengals and Ravens will react to injuries, what Seattle's backfield will look like, and what it means heading into Week 12.

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Bellator's Mix, Jackson make winning moves

Newly crowned champions rise at bantamweight and welterweight in Brett Okamoto's ESPN rankings.

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Senin, 20 November 2023

Spieth replaces Rory on PGA Tour policy board

Jordan Spieth will serve the remainder of Rory McIlroy's term as a player director on the PGA Tour's policy board.

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NFL Nation update: Expectations for Fields, Freiermuth

Our NFL Nation reporters answer key questions heading into the weekend's games, including what kind of performances we will see from Justin Fields and De'Von Achane.

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Jumat, 17 November 2023

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Beta test Execute Program's interactive "Python for Programmers" course

Show HN: Beta test Execute Program's interactive "Python for Programmers" course
18 by gary_bernhardt | 4 comments on Hacker News.
I'm Gary Bernhardt, founder of Execute Program, an interactive platform for learning programming languages and other programming tools. Our "Python for Programmers" course is in a free open beta for the next week or so. We don't normally do open betas, but the infrastructure behind this course is new and very complex, so we want to stress test it. https://ift.tt/ZBiOCqJ... Today, "Python for Programmers" contains 581 interactive code examples covering the core language. It's aimed at established programmers, not beginners. We don't explain basic language features like `while`, but we do show them briefly and note anything special about how they work in Python. We pay special attention to foot guns. For example, we have an entire lesson about Python's mutable default argument foot gun. This is the first of two courses, with the second coming in 2024. For this course, we drew the line at __dunder__ methods: if a topic requires a dunder method other than `__init__`, then it'll be in the follow-up course. This beta is concurrent with the tail end of our editing process, so you may see the course grow by another 17 lessons (214 code examples) during the beta. Some details about how the course works internally, and why we need a beta at all: First, all Python code in the course runs in your browser via Pyodide. (Reality continues to look more and more like my PyCon 2014 talk [1].) You'll feel a pause when the first code example runs, as your browser loads and boots CPython (around 12 MB). After that, it should be as responsive as a local app. Second, if you look at the course page, you'll see that it's structured as a DAG, similar to a "tech tree" in Civilization, Age of Empires, Stellaris, Satisfactory, etc. (Some of those games have true trees, but some of their "trees" are actually DAGs like ours.) You make progress through the course by traversing one graph edge at a time. Our courses have always been structured as graphs internally, but the raw graphs are simply unreadable due to the number of edges [2]. This year, I taught Execute Program to simplify its own course graphs by breaking them into the level subgraphs that you see on the page, so we can finally render them. It automatically turns the mess that I linked above into the clean graphs that you see in the course. The graph for this course is currently a bit dull, but it'll fill out as we finish editing the remaining lessons. I like Everyday TypeScript's graph [3] the best. Please try the course and use the "Give Feedback" entry in the menu to tell us what you think! I'll also stick around in this thread today. [1] https://ift.tt/IHa5zJ3... [2] https://ift.tt/qChxkbV... [3] https://ift.tt/cRIAv17

Michigan announces firing of LB coach Partridge

Michigan announced Friday that linebackers coach Chris Partridge has been relieved of his duties effective immediately.

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Kamis, 16 November 2023

College football Week 12 betting: Will Washington stay undefeated?

Everything you need to know to bet college football's Week 12, including Washington vs. Oregon State and the Heisman Trophy race.

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NFL Week 11 futures betting odds: Super Bowl, MVP and more

NFL futures, including Super Bowl odds, conference championship odds and more.

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Selasa, 14 November 2023

NFL Nation fallout: Brandin Cooks steps up

Our NFL Nation reporters answer key questions following the Week 10 games, including what to make of Brandin Cook's big game and Trevor Lawrence's struggles, and what it means heading into Week 11.

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Sources: Nuggets' Malone agrees to extension

Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone has agreed on a contract extension that will make him one of the NBA's highest-paid coaches, sources told ESPN on Monday.

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Legal betting makes wild return to Florida

David Purdum breaks down the top storylines from a memorable weekend including Florida's return to legal sports betting.

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No Hollywood ending for Rapinoe, but her legacy is assured

Her final match may have ended in injury and defeat, but Rapinoe's greatness is beyond doubt.

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UVA RB Jones recovering after spinal surgery

Virginia running back Perris Jones underwent spinal surgery after being injured during Thursday's game against Louisville. Jones was able to briefly walk Saturday morning, according to the school.

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Georgia TE Bowers game-time call vs. Ole Miss

Georgia coach Kirby Smart said tight end Brock Bowers' availability for Saturday night's showdown against No. 9 Ole Miss will be a game-time decision, as the All-American continues to recover from TightRope surgery on his left ankle.

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Are you not entertained? What the young season has told us so far

The season is young, but the level of play is high, talent abounds -- and more answers are coming in Sunday's star-studded tripleheader.

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Díaz's father released after 12 days as hostage

Colombia's government confirmed on Thursday that the father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz was released, 12 days after his kidnapping in northern Colombia.

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USMNT squad: Pulisic, Weah out with injuries

Christian Pulisic and Tim Weah have been left off the U.S. men's national team roster that will take part in the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals.

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Recruiting class updates and superlatives from best shooters to defensive impact

A look at some of the upcoming classes' top scorers and defensive specialists, as well as new rankings.

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Source: Pats not taking CB Jackson to Germany

Patriots cornerback J.C. Jackson is not expected to travel with the team to Frankfurt, Germany, for Sunday's game against the Colts, a source confirmed.

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NC State QB Morris out for year, opts to redshirt

The father of NC State starting quarterback MJ Morris says his son will not play the rest of this season and take a redshirt year while staying with the Wolfpack.

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Ref errors found during LSU title win vs. Iowa

LSU's national championship win over Iowa to end last season's NCAA women's basketball tournament is remembered in part for its controversial officiating, and multiple reviews of the game have concluded that the refereeing did not meet expectations.

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Selasa, 07 November 2023

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How do you keep up with advances in AI-assisted programming techniques?

Ask HN: How do you keep up with advances in AI-assisted programming techniques?
22 by thisisbrians | 20 comments on Hacker News.
Obviously, things are moving very quickly. How are you keeping up? I'm building a list of folks to follow on X (formerly Twitter, sigh...) and trawling the comments here on HN.

LB Martinez joins Panthers after Pokémon fallout

Linebacker Blake Martinez, who announced his unretirement earlier this year amidst a Pokémon card scandal, on Tuesday was signed to the practice squad of the Panthers.

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JMU to NCAA: Players earned bowl game chance

At 9-0 in their second year of a two-year transition period from FCS to FBS, James Madison again appealed to the NCAA for relief that would allow the Dukes to play in the postseason.

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Guardians name ex-All-Star Vogt new manager

The Guardians have hired former All-Star catcher Stephen Vogt as their new manager to replace the retired Terry Francona.

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Djokovic tops Dimitrov for 7th Paris Masters title

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic won a record-extending seventh title at the Paris Masters on Sunday with a straight-sets victory over Grigor Dimitrov.

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Sabtu, 04 November 2023

Fernandes gets Man United out of jail after tepid display against Fulham

Manchester United left it late and it wasn't pretty, but Bruno Fernandes stepped up to win a game that looked to be headed for a draw after another below-par display.

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Mavs' Kidd (illness) won't coach against Nuggets

Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd did not travel with the team to Denver because of a non-COVID illness and will be replaced by assistant coach Sean Sweeney for Friday night's in-season tournament game against the Nuggets, according to the team.

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Kraken trainer Justin Rogers' journey to coming out as gay, and how the team supported him

Seattle's assistant athletic trainer decided to tell players and staff of the team that he is gay. He shares his story of why he felt like he could come out to the Kraken.

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SVP's 'Winners' for Week 10 in college football

Scott Van Pelt breaks down his picks, including Clemson at home vs. Notre Dame and USC vs. Washington.

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Kamis, 02 November 2023

Dolphins' Hill says Chiefs 'going to get this work'

Tyreek Hill's first game against the Chiefs, his former team, will be played in Germany and not Kansas City, but the Dolphins' star wide receiver said the location of the game isn't as important as the result.

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Sinner WDs due to Paris Masters scheduling 'joke'

Jannik Sinner, who had less than 15 hours to prepare for his next match after his second-round win ended at 2:37 a.m., pulled out of the Paris Masters.

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'I want 'em all': Why Angel Reese didn't hesitate to get top transfers to LSU

Angel Reese wanted the best players beside her as LSU takes aim at back-to-back titles, even if getting the top two transfers meant some sacrifices.

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From 'mess' to NWSL Championship contender: how Gotham FC's nightmare ended

Morale at Gotham was terrible, and their on-field product was even worse -- until all the right moves turn the NWSL team into a title contender.

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CMU probes Stalions' potential sideline presence

Central Michigan is investigating photos that show a man resembling Michigan's Connor Stalions on its sideline for the Sept. 1 game at Michigan State.

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No minor move: Rookie Poitras stays with Bruins

The Bruins have decided to keep Matthew Poitras and start his entry-level contract.

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Week 10 college football betting odds: CFP, Heisman, more

College football futures, including Heisman Trophy odds, conference championship odds and more.

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Senin, 30 Oktober 2023

'We're a mess': Packers' struggles extend beyond Jordan Love

The Packers haven't topped 20 points on offense during their four-game losing streak.

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UGA, Florida mull neutral sites for 'Cocktail Party'

Georgia and Florida are exploring options to hold "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" at alternative neutral-site venues while Jacksonville's EverBank Stadium undergoes renovations.

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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Encrypt and upload files to IPFS from browser

Show HN: Encrypt and upload files to IPFS from browser
13 by tri2820 | 9 comments on Hacker News.
Hi HN, I'm building ThirdCloud with the goal to replace Google Drive for everyone: more private, cheaper & maybe better UI/UX. So far, I've successfully implemented the main feature, which involves uploading and downloading files. Files are encrypted before being sent to IPFS network. Would like to hear your thoughts on this proof of concept.

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: ScratchDB – Open-Source Snowflake on ClickHouse

Show HN: ScratchDB – Open-Source Snowflake on ClickHouse
10 by memset | 2 comments on Hacker News.
Hello! For the past year I’ve been working on a fully-managed data warehouse built on Clickhouse. I built this because I was frustrated with how much work was required to run an OLAP database in prod: re-writing my app to do batch inserts, managing clusters and needing to look up special CREATE TABLE syntax every time I made a change. I found pricing for other warehouses confusing (what is a “credit” exactly?) and worried about getting capacity-planning wrong. I was previously building accounting software for firms with millions of transactions. I desperately needed to move from Postgres to an OLAP database but didn’t know where to start. I eventually built abstractions around Clickhouse: My application code called an insert() function but in the background I had to stand up Kafka for streaming, bulk loading, DB drivers, Clickhouse configs, and manage schema changes. This was all a big distraction when all I wanted was to save data and get it back. So I decided to build a better developer experience around it: see https://ift.tt/YKtG7AD and https://ift.tt/fjoXmHB . It's called “ScratchDB” because the idea is to make it easy to get started from scratch. It’s a massively simpler abstraction on top of Clickhouse. ScratchDB provides two endpoints [1]: one to insert data and another to query. When you send any JSON, it automatically creates tables and columns based on the structure [2]. Because table creation is automated, you can just start sending data and the system will just work [3]. It also means you can use Scratch as any webhook destination without prior setup [4,5]. When you query, just pass SQL as a query param and it returns JSON. It handles streaming and bulk loading data. When data is inserted, I append it to a file on disk, which is then bulk loaded into Clickhouse. The overall goal is for the platform to automatically handle managing shards and replicas. The whole thing runs on regular servers. Hetzner has become our cloud of choice, along with Backblaze B2 and SQS. It is written in Go. From an architecture perspective I try to keep things simple - want folks to make economical use of their servers. The software is open-source and the paid offering is a hosted version. So far ScratchDB has ingested about 2 TB of data and 4,000 requests/second on about $100 worth of monthly server costs. Feel free to download it and play around - if you’re interested in this stuff then I’d love to chat! Really looking for feedback on what is hard about analytical databases and what would make the developer experience easier! [1] https://ift.tt/7jWrZoA [2] https://ift.tt/bR7KEMg [3] https://ift.tt/SdIHDFx [4] https://ift.tt/EvpudDw [5] https://ift.tt/hiW3zTR

Browns' Watson unsure how long injury will linger

Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson admitted Thursday he doesn't know how long his shoulder injury is going to linger with him this season.

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Masters unlikely to ease entry for LIV golfers

Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley said he didn't anticipate the club making any changes to its qualifying criteria for the 2024 Masters.

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Selasa, 24 Oktober 2023

Israel-Hamas war strikes close to home for Yeshiva University players

The Division III Maccabees are preparing for their season. After the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, they say basketball is, at best, secondary right now.

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Senin, 23 Oktober 2023

Sources: 49ers' McCaffrey will play against Vikes

49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey will play Monday night against the Minnesota Vikings, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

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Edey named unanimous preseason All-American

Zach Edey waited until nearly the last second to decide whether he should leave for the NBA or return to Purdue for another season.

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Winnipeg head coach on leave after wife's seizure

The Winnipeg Jets announced Monday that head coach Rick Bowness is on a leave of absence after his wife suffered a seizure Sunday evening. Bowness will be replaced by interim coach Scott Arniel.

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Sevilla-Real Madrid's ill-tempered draw, unpacking Chelsea vs. Arsenal, more: Marcotti recaps the weekend

Sevilla and Real Madrid played out a tempestuous draw marked by controversy, while Arsenal fought back to tie Chelsea in a mistake-filled affair. Gab Marcotti breaks down the European soccer weekend.

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Grizzlies' Adams needs knee surgery, out for year

Grizzlies center Steven Adams will not play this season as he needs to undergo surgery on his injured right knee.

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Sabtu, 21 Oktober 2023

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How to do transactional SMS as a bootstrapped or startup company?

Ask HN: How to do transactional SMS as a bootstrapped or startup company?
6 by p2hari | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Ok, first let me classify companies that offer these services. Tier1: Twilio, Plivio, MessgBird, Vonage, Amazon SNS Tier 2: Alternatives for these Tier 3: More Alternatives, but geo based and also focussed on bulk SMS as primary offering Now, ì do not want to get into Tier 2 also as the API approach ad DX is not available compared to how it is with Tier1. Also I don’t want to risk my customers phone numbers with providers who do not have good support and privacy handling features. There are couple or more apps that I am building where I like the simplicity of SMS. I don’t have to request for push notification permissions, I do not need an app on the stores to push relevant info and updates. Most basic User signup. If user does not want to use the phone, then maybe the service is not for them. And then occasional updates on Direct messages on the platform. (Order completion, delivery instructions, Direct Messages from users etc.) I see most of these as small messages only if they ever did take actions on the platform. However, based on my initial calculations, even with 1000 users signing up. Allowing SMS code input and DM messages or info messages, these can reach a number of close to 300 to 500 Euros or Dollars monthly. This is including alpa numeric sending options. Where I do not allow messages to be replied back. When I started programming SMS was the cheapest option. Now I feel it has become expensive However I still see small and big companies using these options. 1. Are there other alternatives I am not seeing? 2. Since my volume of push and sending is low, I do not want to ask users push notification and scare them away 3. What other options can we see here.

Jumat, 20 Oktober 2023

NBA picks, popular plays and long shots

David Purdum examines the top betting storylines heading into the NBA season.

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Why Newcastle United still seem hard to root against

The takeover of Newcastle United by Saudi Arabia's PIF in October, 2021 has reaped dividends, but the club's ascent has been founded on lesser-known stars or local players, not lavish spending. Does it make it any easier to like them?

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1 to beat: LSU starts atop women's poll; UConn 2

Defending champ LSU is No. 1 in the women's preseason AP Top 25 for the first time in school history, while UConn, Iowa, UCLA and Utah round out the top 5.

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Showtime exiting boxing after nearly 4 decades

Showtime, which has been a fixture in the sport's programming for 37 years and aired some of the game's biggest fights, will exit boxing programming at the end of 2023.

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Commanders LT Leno out after wife's miscarriage

Commanders left tackle Charles Leno Jr. will not play against the Falcons after his wife shared on social media that she had a miscarriage.

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Wrexham earn dramatic win with two late goals

Wrexham again showed their affinity for late drama as they scored two late goals, 54 seconds apart, to earn all three points against Salford City.

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Rabu, 11 Oktober 2023

Are Dodgers done? Will Astros join Rangers in ALCS? Where every division series stands

We break down what we've seen so far -- and where the playoffs will go from here.

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Yankees eye changes after 2023 slump, Hal says

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner says the team is considering personnel changes after three days of meetings last week that followed New York's worst season in three decades.

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HS star moves to '25 class, eyes NBA No. 1 in '26

High school basketball star A.J. Dybantsa, a favorite to be the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA draft, is reclassifying to the 2025 recruiting class.

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Source: Rams exploring trades for Van Jefferson

The Rams are looking into trading wide receiver Van Jefferson, a source told ESPN.

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Sources: Sub Lewis to fight Almeida on UFC card

Derrick Lewis has signed to replace Curtis Blaydes in a heavyweight main event vs. Jailton Almeida at UFC Fight Night on Nov. 4, sources told ESPN.

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Senin, 09 Oktober 2023

Schools eye rule changes, more NIL involvement

Colleges, in an effort to get more involved in helping athletes make money from endorsement deals, are considering changes to NCAA guidelines.

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Arsenal edge Man City in tactical battle, Barca drop points, more: Marcotti recaps the weekend

Arsenal's win over Man City was a fair result in a meeting of tactical geniuses, while Barcelona's stumble vs. Granada gives Xavi something to work on over the break. Gab Marcotti breaks down the European soccer weekend.

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Minggu, 08 Oktober 2023

Lions' Montgomery dashes for 42-yard TD vs. Panthers

Montgomery's score capped a three-play, 1:17-minute drive in which they took a 7-0 lead over the Panthers.

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The Eagles are so good at the 'tush push' that the NFL may ban it

From the 'Bush push' to the 'tush push,' the modified QB sneak has met with success and controversy.

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NFL Nation Fantasy Update: What to expect in Jonathan Taylor's return

Our NFL Nation reporters answer key questions heading into the weekend's games.

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Ross Chastain is too busy to trade barbs with NASCAR rivals

Ross Chastain is NASCAR's preeminent lightning rod, but instead of engaging with his critics, he's working 24/7 to make a deep run in the playoffs.

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Rabu, 04 Oktober 2023

Tennis player apologizes for hitting ump with ball

Australian tennis player Marc Polmans has apologized for hitting a ball into the face of the chair umpire during final-round qualifying at the Shanghai Masters.

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Selasa, 03 Oktober 2023

75 things for NASCAR's 75th anniversary: Weirdest announcements

To celebrate NASCAR's 75th anniversary, Ryan McGee presents a top-5 list every week for the rest of 2023. This week: the weirdest announcements.

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Senin, 02 Oktober 2023

Porter told to stay away from Rockets since arrest

Kevin Porter Jr., after his arrest for an alleged attack on WNBA player Kysre Gondrezick, has been told to stay away from the Rockets, the team said.

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Hornets launch jersey-patch deal with MrBeast

The Hornets are launching a jersey-patch partnership with YouTube and social media sensation MrBeast.

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Minggu, 01 Oktober 2023

Panthers' Sam Franklin Jr. scores 99-yard pick-six against Kirk Cousins and the Vikings

Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins gave up his sixth turnover of the season Sunday, an interception returned for a score.

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Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud continues hot start with TD pass vs. Steelers

The Texans overcame an overturned touchdown and a couple of penalties to get on the board first vs. the Steelers.

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Sources: Celtics land Holiday in deal with Blazers

The Celtics are acquiring Jrue Holiday in a trade with the Blazers, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Boston is sending Robert Williams III and Malcolm Brogdon, as well as picks, to Portland in return.

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Cantlay sparks U.S. to 3-1 afternoon win in Rome

American golfer Patrick Cantlay holed birdie putts to win the final three holes and spark a 3-1 U.S. win in four-ball matches Saturday afternoon at the Ryder Cup in Rome.

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Browns' Njoku questionable due to burn injuries

Browns tight end David Njoku is questionable Sunday against the Ravens due to burn injuries he suffered while trying to a light a fire pit at his home Friday night, a source said.

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Wolves hand Man City first loss of EPL season

Hwang Hee-chan scored the winner as Wolves ended Manchester City's perfect start to the Premier League season with a shock 2-1 home win on Saturday.

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Jumat, 29 September 2023

MLB postseason tracker: Who can clinch next and games to watch

We have everything you need to know, from league races to the postseason schedule.

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No grudges: Hunter hangs with CSU's Blackburn

Colorado's Travis Hunter, who suffered a lacerated liver, met with and holds no grudges against Colorado State's Henry Blackburn for an illegal hit.

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Facts vs Feelings: What to do with your Joe Burrow problem

Liz Loza weighs in on seven players whose values have shifted since draft day.

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Selasa, 26 September 2023

NFL Nation Fantasy Fallout: Saints lose Carr, get Kamara back

Our reporters answer key questions following the week's games and what it all means heading into Week 4.

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Postecoglou continues huge impact on fearless Tottenham

Ange Postecoglou has sprinkled his impact on Tottenham as they remain unbeaten in league play.

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Minggu, 24 September 2023

Jimmy Graham scores first TD with the Saints since 2014

Derek Carr connects with Jimmy Graham on an 8-yard touchdown pass for the tight end's first NFL score since Dec. 26, 2021.

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Lions rookie TE Sam LaPorta nabs first career touchdown on 45-yard catch from QB Jared Goff

The rookie tight end out of Iowa scored his first NFL touchdown in Week 3 against the Atlanta Falcons.

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Spurs' Maddison, Son form dangerous duo in post-Harry Kane era

After frustrating Arsenal in a 2-2 draw, Spurs' attack looks promising with Maddison and Son's partnership providing the spark.

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Ryan didn't win, but didn't lose either. What now for the champ?

Her fight ended in a controversial split draw, but Sandy Ryan showed she's one of the best fighters in the welterweight division.

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Bengals to list Burrow as questionable for MNF

The Bengals will list Joe Burrow as questionable for Monday night's game against the Rams as the quarterback continues to deal with a calf injury. Coach Zac Taylor said Burrow could be a game-time decision.

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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: I rewrote the 1990's LambdaMOO server from scratch

Show HN: I rewrote the 1990's LambdaMOO server from scratch
3 by cmrdporcupine | 0 comments on Hacker News.
I got my start on the Internet in the very early 90s playing with, authoring in, and programming on LambdaMOO ( https://ift.tt/Y9WpUZP ) and similar systems. Shared virtual social spaces, with a persistent object oriented authoring / scripting language. They can be classified as MUDs (depending on who you talk to) but the focus is social, creative / authoring, and shared programming not RPG gaming. I've always wanted to see this kind of thing modernized and further developed. Over the last 25 years or so I've worked on similar but novel & improved things, but never finished. So I decided to just re-implement LambdaMOO and use that as a base, instead and keep compatibility as a goal, but build it out on a more modern foundation that takes advantage of multiple core machines, newer network protocols, newer connectivity methods, uses MVCC transactions for the shared database etc. LambdaMOO is a somewhat extensive system in that it is composed of compiler, a virtual machine, an object database, user permissions system, network runtime. In some ways it's kind of like a shared, text-based Smalltalk image/runtime... So quite a bit to implement and get right before it all works together. The big challenge throughout has been slavishly maintaining backwards compatibility so existing "cores" (databases) work. It's not done, but it's darn close. Would like for people who are into this kind of thing to check it out, and maybe even help. Many of the technical aspects here are still provisional, but this is the start. Constructive assistance welcome. (Yes, it's a rewrite in Rust, but that's not really the point, even though that's a cliche that's fun.)

What made Megan Rapinoe so good? Teammates, opponents and coaches break it down

Rapinoe's former teammates, coaches and opponents reflect on what made her such a special player for the USWNT and the NWSL before she retires.

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Jumat, 22 September 2023

'I have power, and I want to fight for better conditions': Novak Djokovic's players' association gains momentum

The PTPA was founded at the 2020 US Open with very little fanfare -- but plenty of controversy. Three years later, Djokovic views its importance to be as great as any other legacy he will leave in the sport.

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Suzuka circuit is a challenge straight out of Japanese folklore

A trip trackside at the Japanese Grand Prix uncovers a centuries-old tale of hidden dangers, the perils of yielding to temptation and respect for Suzuka's spiders.

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Vikes still confident in Mattison after Akers deal

This week's trade for running back Cam Akers drew a natural question around the Minnesota Vikings: Will he replace starter Alexander Mattison, who has taken the majority of snaps this season for the NFL's worst rushing offense?

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Middleton not concerned about Giannis' future

Bucks star Khris Middleton said he is not concerned about Giannis Antetokounmpo's comments regarding the uncertainty of his future in Milwaukee.

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European football is 40,000 referees short and the elite game is partly to blame

Being a referee is a calling: most people want to score the goals or be the star, but officiating is an elite career path. However, fewer people becoming referees and it impacts the entire sport from top to bottom.

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75 things for NASCAR's 75th anniversary: Best racetracks

To celebrate NASCAR's 75th anniversary, Ryan McGee presents a top-5 list every week for the rest of 2023. This week: the best racetracks.

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Bounce-back picks: Will Huberdeau find former scoring?

Last season was rough for a few NHL players. Sean looks at which players are likely to bounce back from their down year and make for value picks in your fantasy hockey draft.

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Mike Vick & Bo Jackson lead overpowered video game athletes

Some of the most overpowered video game athletes were just as dominant in real life.

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Colts rookie QB Richardson rushes for two TDs in first six minutes

The No. 4 overall pick has three rushing touchdowns in his first five quarters for Indianapolis.

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Manuel improving after stroke; docs 'encouraged'

Former Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has "made progress" since having a stroke Saturday and "doctors are encouraged," according to a statement from the team.

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Cavs prez Altman faces impaired driving charge

Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman was arrested Friday night and charged with operating a vehicle while impaired.

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Man Utd woes continue with defeat to Brighton

Manchester United slipped to their third defeat of the Premier League season as an impressive Brighton left Old Trafford with a 3-1 win Saturday.

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Verstappen's reign in jeopardy because of braking issue

Max Verstappen says his record run of Formula One victories will come to an end at Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix after he qualified 11th on the grid.

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Jumat, 15 September 2023

Win the weekend: NFL and college football betting tips

Want to win your fantasy matchup and at the sportsbook? Here's your one-stop shop for everything you need to help you make the most informed calls.

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Red Sox fire exec Bloom after almost 4 seasons

The Boston Red Sox fired chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom on Thursday as the team stumbles toward a third last-place finish in four seasons.

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Jets' Saleh would 'be shocked' if Rodgers retires

Jets coach Robert Saleh said Wednesday he would "be shocked" if Aaron Rodgers decides to retire after his 2023 season ended after just four plays.

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Burning questions: Can Man City be dethroned, what's wrong with Man United, more

We've only had a month of the season, but the Premier League has provided talking points galore, from the title race to the relegation battle. Can anyone stop Man City? And will Man United and Chelsea rebound?

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How they cheated: Stunning new details shed light on a scandal we thought we knew

The largest performance-enhancing drugs operation in U.S. sports history fell apart 10 years ago. Biogenesis of America outed some of the nation's biggest superstars as PED users; still others have not been publicly tied into the scandal -- until now.

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New top story on Hacker News: Fine-tune your own Llama 2 to replace GPT-3.5/4

Fine-tune your own Llama 2 to replace GPT-3.5/4
49 by kcorbitt | 12 comments on Hacker News.
There has been a lot of interest on HN in fine-tuning open-source LLMs recently (eg. Anyscale's post at https://ift.tt/j6qiOvG ). I've been playing around with fine-tuning models for a couple of years, and wanted to share some insights and practical code. I’ve condensed what I’ve learned into a small set of notebooks at https://ift.tt/gOwdqAZ... , covering labeling data, fine-tuning, running efficient inference, and evaluating costs/performance. The 7B model we train here matches GPT-4’s labels 95% of the time on the test set, and for the 5% of cases where they disagree it’s often because the correct answer is genuinely ambiguous. What is fine-tuning? You can think of it as a more-powerful form of prompting, where instead of writing your instructions in text you actually encode them in the weights of the model itself. You do this by training an existing model on example input/output pairs that demonstrate the task you want your fine-tuned model to learn. Fine-tuning can work with as few as 50 examples but I usually try to get 1000+ if possible. Prompting still has some big advantages over fine-tuning. It's way easier/faster to iterate on your instructions than label data and re-train a model. And operationally it's easier to deploy one big model and just adjust its behavior as necessary vs deploying many small fine-tuned models that will likely each get lower utilization. Fine-tuning has one huge advantage though: it is far more effective at guiding a model's behavior than prompting, so you can often get away with a much smaller model. That gets you faster responses and lower inference costs. A fine-tuned Llama 7B model is 50x cheaper than GPT-3.5 on a per-token basis, and for many use cases can produce results that are as good or better! For example, classifying the 2M recipes at https://ift.tt/VE6GRXr with GPT-4 would cost $23k. Even with GPT-3.5 it would cost over $1k. The model we fine-tuned performs similarly to GPT-4 and costs just $19 to run over the entire dataset. Disclaimer: My brother David and I are working on an open-source product called OpenPipe ( https://ift.tt/ALbaiJx ) to help engineers adopt fine-tuning as simply as possible. But none of the information above depends on our startup. The current post is just about sharing information that we’ve learned about fine-tuning. I hope it’s useful!

Streaming pickups for Week 2: Brock Purdy provides a solid floor

Matt Bowen highlights options with favorable setups this week.

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Source: Browns RT Conklin has torn ACL, MCL

Tests revealed that Cleveland Browns right tackle Jack Conklin tore the ACL and MCL in his left knee.

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Source: Eagles' Dean (foot) out multiple weeks

Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean is expected to be sidelined for multiple weeks after suffering a right foot injury in the season opener against the Patriots, a league source told ESPN.

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Report: Angels open to Trout trade if he asks out

The Angels are willing to trade Mike Trout if the three-time MVP asks for one, according to a USA Today report.

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UVA honors slain players with pregame ceremony

Virginia honored Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr., D'Sean Perry and their families with a pregame video tribute and permanent memorial inside Scott Stadium on Saturday before kickoff against James Madison.

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Dodgers' Buehler won't return to rotation in '23

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler will not pitch this season as he continues his recovery from a second Tommy John surgery, the team announced Friday.

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Browns CB Ward out of protocol, will play Sunday

Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward has been released from concussion protocol and will play in Sunday's opener against the Cincinnati Bengals.

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Renaissance, Eras tours attendance outperforms 14 NFL teams

It was an unusually active offseason for NFL stadiums as Beyoncé and Taylor Swift embarked on tours, bringing attendances that rival the venues' NFL occupants.

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Transfer takeaways: Premier League spending passes a billion again, Saudi impact

Gab Marcotti offers five key takeaways on the summer transfer window that was.

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LSU star Smith set for '23 debut vs. Grambling

LSU star defensive tackle Maason Smith is expected to play his first game in more than a year Saturday against Grambling.

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Run amok: 11,000 DQ'd at marathon, per report

Approximately 11,000 runners at this year's Mexico City Marathon have been disqualified after being found to have cut the course, according to Spanish newspaper Marca. Some runners allegedly used vehicles or public transport to skip ahead in the race.

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WNBA waiver wire: Who to consider for final week of fantasy playoffs

André Snellings goes around the WNBA during the final round of the fantasy playoffs and recommends five waiver-wire pickups.

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Senin, 04 September 2023

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: In person industry tours and site visits

Ask HN: In person industry tours and site visits
26 by helghardt | 15 comments on Hacker News.
The head master of my primary school took a small group of students every semester on industry site visits. I believe these site visits played a meaningful role in developing my engineering and entrepreneurial interests/thinking. Although I only vaguely remember the details, I do have a strong lasting impression of the locations/factories we visited and people we met. I got to see a plastic pipe molding facility, coke cola bottling factory, first wind power turbines in Cape Town area and assembled a door alarm prototype at the neighboring university. This was all before the age of 13. In university I had similar practical exposure doing an internship at a boiler manufacturing factory, chicken processing plant and finally a tech startup. I truly cherish these experiences and glimpses into the real world. Obviously I knew very little of what was really going on, but these experiences helped me build a sort-of mental map to unpack my options at the time. Do you think practical site visits as a teenager is a good idea? Have you had similar exposure and did it have a lasting impact on you too? Do you think we need to create more opportunities like this for students?

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: finetune LLMs via the Finetuning Hub

Show HN: finetune LLMs via the Finetuning Hub
8 by rsaha7 | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Hi HN community, I have been working on benchmarking publicly available LLMs these past couple of weeks. More precisely, I am interested on the finetuning piece since a lot of businesses are starting to entertain the idea of self-hosting LLMs trained on their proprietary data rather than relying on third party APIs. To this point, I am tracking the following 4 pillars of evaluation that businesses are typically look into: - Performance - Time to train an LLM - Cost to train an LLM - Inference (throughput / latency / cost per token) For each LLM, my aim is to benchmark them for popular tasks, i.e., classification and summarization. Moreover, I would like to compare them against each other. So far, I have benchmarked Flan-T5-Large, Falcon-7B and RedPajama and have found them to be very efficient in low-data situations, i.e., when there are very few annotated samples. Llama2-7B/13B and Writer’s Palmyra are in the pipeline. But there’s so many LLMs out there! In case this work interests you, would be great to join forces. GitHub repo attached — feedback is always welcome :) Happy hacking!

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