Michael VoepelFeb 2, 2025, 12:57 PM ET Close Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. The Indiana Fever revitalized their franchise last season, returning to the WNBA playoffs for the first […]
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies jumped on Thursday as investor appetite shifted to smaller, higher risk coins ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. XRP and litecoin were among the biggest movers, up 13% and 22%, respectively, according to Coin Metrics. The CoinDesk 20 index, a broad crypto market benchmark, gained nearly 5%. Meanwhile, […]
Just when you thought you had seen every possible Doom mod, two game developers released a free browser game that reimagines the first level of 1993’s Doom as an art gallery, replacing demons with paintings and shotguns with wine glasses. Doom: The Gallery Experiencecreated by Filippo Meozzi and Liam Stone, transforms the iconic E1M1 level […]
Dec 23, 2024, 10:08 AM ET Just like that, the 2024-25 MLB hot stove has kicked off! We had a trade just one day after the Los Angeles Dodgers hoisted the World Series championship trophy. All eyes this winter were on the top free agent, young slugger Juan Soto, who left the New York Yankees […]
This month, Amal Clooney and George Clooney have been enjoying a vacation in the south of France (jealous!), choosing to spend their holidays together in the celebrity-favorite destination of St. Tropez. Over the past two weeks, Clooney has been spotted wearing a variety of chic getaway looks while getting some R&R—like a graphic Stella McCartney […]
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – NOVEMBER 05: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald … [+] Trump, takes the stage for his last rally of the election year at Van Andel Arena on November 05, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Trump campaigned for re-election in the battleground states of North Carolina and Pennsylvania before arriving for […]
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The exchange-traded fund industry is trying to make pair-trade strategies more accessible to everyday investors. Tidal Financial Group’s Michael Venuto filed last month for eight two-stock ETFs: going long one stock and short the other. “They should come out probably in about two or three months,” Venuto, the firm’s chief investment officer and co-founder, said on CNBC’s […]
Getty Images Yes, the Kansas City Chiefs are 5-0 this season, but quarterback Patrick Mahomes is far from being in the running for NFL MVP. Kansas City’s offense is just average, scoring 23.6 points per game and ranking 15th in the league in that department. Mahomes has thrown just as many touchdowns (six) as he […]
