Sunday, November 3
Jay Jaffe FanGraphs Chat – 4/11/23
Baseball

Jay Jaffe FanGraphs Chat – 4/11/23

2:02 Jay Jaffe: Hey of us, welcome to my weekly chat. We had a little bit of a glitch on our finish in publishing this so I’m going to offer it a couple of minutes for the queue to fill. In the meantime, right here’s my piece on Adam Duvall’s wrist damage, which has interrupted one of many majors’ hottest begins https://blogs.fangraphs.com/red-sox-lose-red-hot-adam-duvall-to-a-brok… 2:07 The man who asks the lunch query: What’s for lunch? 2:08 Jay Jaffe: A turkey reuben and potato salad from Mile End Deli. Yes, i’d like to have their corned beef reuben or the smoked meat sandwich, however I gotta preserve the purple meat underneath management and that is nonetheless a ninety fifth percentile sandwich 2:09 Theo Epstein Truth...
Bruins high NHL season factors mark, beating Capitals 5-2
Hockey

Bruins high NHL season factors mark, beating Capitals 5-2

BOSTON — Brad Marchand and Tyler Bertuzzi had energy play objectives and the Boston Bruins broke the NHL factors document with a 5-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday evening of their regular-season house finale. Under chants of “We want the Cup!” the Bruins’ gained their seventh straight to ...
Babolat Launches New Rafa Range
Tennis

Babolat Launches New Rafa Range

Rafa Nadal brightens the tennis world even when not on the court docket.Now, Nadal's signature Babolat Pure Aero Rafa and matching bag are again and bolder than ever. Zverev: I Could Have Beaten RafaBabolat is celebrating clay-court season with its vibrant new Rafa Range of Pure Aero racquets and matching racquet bag.The new stick places on a cheerful face because of what Nadal calls "happy colors.""As everybody knows, I like bright colors, happy colors and that's just one more step," Nadal mentioned. "I'm happy with this new design. We worked together for some time to finally find the racquet that I feel comfortable with and I like the colors. I like the design."Developed in collaboration with the king of clay, the second-generation Rafa racquet was designed for max spin and energy ...
Michael Jordan’s sneakers from 1998 NBA finals develop into costliest trainers ever bought
US

Michael Jordan’s sneakers from 1998 NBA finals develop into costliest trainers ever bought

Basketball icon Michael Jordan's sneakers from the 1998 NBA finals have fetched greater than $2.2m (£1.8m) at public sale - making them the most costly pair of trainers ever bought.The Air Jordan 13s have been worn by Jordan for the second recreation of the finals throughout his final 12 months with the Chicago Bulls - sometimes called The Last Dance and the inspiration behind the hit Netflix collection of the identical title. The black and pink footwear, or Bred because it's recognized within the Air Jordans vary, have been worn when Jordan scored 37 factors within the Bulls' 93-88 victory over Utah Jazz.The trainers have been among the many last public releases of an Air Jordan sneaker through the basketball participant's profession with the Bulls.The fancy footwear exceede...
Ukraine needs India to play greater function in ending struggle
World

Ukraine needs India to play greater function in ending struggle

NEW DELHI — Ukraine needs India to play an even bigger function in serving to finish Russia’s struggle, its deputy international minister stated Tuesday in the course of the first go to by a senior Ukrainian official to India for the reason that struggle started final yr. India “can play a bigger and great...
Rise in job candidates ‘suggests tide could possibly be turning’ in labour market
Business

Rise in job candidates ‘suggests tide could possibly be turning’ in labour market

The total provide of candidates for jobs has elevated for the primary time in additional than two years, a survey of recruiters suggests.While the rise within the availability of staff in March was "modest", it marks the primary such upturn within the UK since February 2021, a report from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG mentioned. Researchers mentioned the rise was pushed by enhancements within the availability of each everlasting and momentary employees amid better "confidence among job seekers" - alongside "signs of a relative improvement in hiring conditions".The rise means that the tide may slowly be starting to activate labour market tightness within the British financial system which has prompted widespread concern in recent times.REC chief g...
Former prime minister Liz Truss to induce West to ‘get actual’ about China menace in political comeback speech
Politics

Former prime minister Liz Truss to induce West to ‘get actual’ about China menace in political comeback speech

Liz Truss will warn of a "global battle between free societies and dictatorships" in a speech within the US designed to revive her financial and political agenda.The former prime minister is because of make a speech through which she's going to query whether or not Western democracies - together with the UK - are presently "match fit to take on China" and the "whole concept of state capitalism". Ms Truss, who presently sits on the Conservative backbenches following a short-lived interval as prime minister, will criticise Western governments for "appeasing" autocratic regimes in China and Russia and can argue that extra must be completed to shield Taiwan from Chinese aggression.She is predicted to make the feedback on the Margaret Thatcher Freedom Lecture on the Heritage Found...