2024 driver rankings: Was anyone better than Max Verstappen?

Max Verstappen won the 2024 drivers' championship, but did he also beat Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris to the top of ESPN's F1 driver rankings?

ESPN - 3h

Google debuts new AI video generator Veo 2 claiming better audience scores than Sora

The next generation of Google's video generation model Veo promises to create more realistic-looking videos.

VentureBeat - 8h

MMA 2024 awards: Alex Pereira and Max Holloway shine

From best fighter to best fight card, we celebrate who stood out most in the sport.

ESPN - 11h

‘The odds of winning are far better than a trip to Vegas’: I’m 76, still working and playing the stock market. Am I gambling?

“I’ve been doing it for a couple years, and I have even beat the S&P 500.”

MarketWatch - 8h

How the Guardian ranked the 100 best male footballers in the world 2024

Bebeto, Leonardo Bonucci and Siem De Jong were all part of the 197-strong voting panel to determine our ranking on the best talent in the world. The year is drawing to a close and as always we have ...

The Guardian - 11h

'Dibu' Martinez makes ridiculous save for Aston Villa: Was it better than Argentina stop in World Cup final?

Two years apart, he made two of his most unbelievable saves, but which was better?

CBS Sports - 2d

Immutable claims more wins than other Web3 game companies with 250 supported in 2024

Immutable said it has signed 250 Web3 games to its platform this year, or more than any other Web3 company, the company claimed.

VentureBeat - 4d

Matthew Berry's Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 15 of 2024 season

Lamar Jackson, Bijan Robinson, Ja'Marr Chase, and Trey McBride lead the way in positional rankings for Week 15 of the 2024 NFL season.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Yahoo Sports AM: Can anyone catch Josh?

In today's edition: Allen leads MVP race, Clark named Time's Athlete of the Year, Bucks and Thunder advance, another World Cup of scandals, and more.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Music tells the story of our lives – and trusty old Last.fm does it better than gaudy Spotify Wrapped

The music tracking site runs a reduced service these days, but still offers an alternative to AI-generated slideshows and made-up genres that’s useful – and genuinely revealing. Like many music ...

The Guardian - 5d

Andrés Giménez trade grades: Blue Jays get better marks than Guardians in deal for Gold Glover

The Jays and Guardians made the first major trade of the 2024 MLB Winter Meetings on Tuesday

CBS Sports - 5d

Max Fried contract breakdown: What to know about Yankees deal, and where lefty ranks among pitchers

Here's how Fried's eight-year, $218 million deal ranks among other pitchers and other Yankees

CBS Sports - 5d

Can anyone stop Alexandre Pantoja's rise?

After a dominant victory at UFC 310, where does the men's flyweight champion stand in ESPN's top 10?

ESPN - 6d

F1 2024 awards: Max Verstappen joins the greats after hardest-won title

The Red Bull driver overcame an ‘undriveable monster', McLaren delivered and Lewis Hamilton ended win drought. With a fourth consecutive world championship, Max Verstappen deserves to be recognised ...

The Guardian - Dec. 9

Max Verstappen Is the World’s ‘Hardest Teammate,’ and He Needs a New One

With Sergio Pérez’s exit looming, Red Bull’s Formula 1 team must determine who it wants to pair with the accomplished driver.

The New York Times - Dec. 9

What's New in the Rankings of Best-Managed Companies for 2024

The biggest change this year: capturing customer sentiment by counting clicks

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 8

Max Verstappen brands FIA stewards ‘stupid idiots’ after latest crash

Max Verstappen unleashed another tirade at the stewards during Sunday’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix by branding them “stupid idiots” after being hit with a 10-second penalty for an ...

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 8

Don't try to be cool: 12 tips that'll make you better at small talk than most

This year, CNBC Make It interviewed dozens of experts about what to say, which questions to ask, and what key mistake to avoid during small talk.

CNBC - Dec. 8

This investment is cheaper and better than mutual funds

Opponents shouldn’t block 403(b)s from purchasing collective investment trusts

MarketWatch - Dec. 7

F1 champion Max Verstappen to become first-time father with girlfriend Kelly Piquet

Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen is set to become a father for the first time with his girlfriend Kelly Piquet

ABC News - Dec. 6

Max Verstappen and George Russell show no appetite for small talk at spicy drivers’ dinner

It has become tradition in recent years for Lewis Hamilton to organise an end-of-year dinner for Formula One’s drivers at the final grand prix in Abu Dhabi; a chance to put aside differences and ...

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 6

The new F1 feud - what is going on between George Russell and Max Verstappen?

Andrew Benson digs into the ongoing row between F1 world champion Max Verstappen and rival George Russell.

BBC News - Dec. 6

Formula 1 Driver Said Max Verstappen Threatened to ‘Put Me in the Wall’

Ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix, Mercedes driver George Russell said that “people have been bullied by Max for years now.”

The New York Times - Dec. 6

Pride, bragging rights and more than $115M at stake when final college playoff rankings come out

There’s more than just school pride and bragging rights to all that bellyaching over who might be in and who might be out of college football’s first 12-team playoff

ABC News - Dec. 5

2024 Nedbank Golf Challenge: Max Homa seizes lead in DP World Tour title defense as 2024 season wraps up

Homa has his sights set on an eighth professional victory down in South Africa

CBS Sports - Dec. 5

Dynasty Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings: Brock Bowers even better, and more valuable, than expected

Updated tight end rankings for Dynasty leagues

CBS Sports - Dec. 5

Formula 1: George Russell says Max Verstappen threatened to 'put me on my f***ing head in the wall' in Qatar

Verstappen was unhappy with the way Russell lobbied for a penalty after qualifying.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 5

George Russell accuses Max Verstappen of bullying and threatening behavior as F1 feud deepens

Mercedes driver George Russell has accused Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen of bullying and threatening behavior as a dispute between the two at last week’s race in Qatar deepened

ABC News - Dec. 5

George Russell claims Max Verstappen threatened to ‘put my head in the wall’

Mercedes driver revealed tensions boiled over in Qatar World champion was ‘going to purposefully crash into me’ George Russell has claimed his Formula One rival Max Verstappen threatened him ...

The Guardian - Dec. 5

Prescription fills for weight loss drugs Zepbound and Wegovy more than doubled in 2024, GoodRx says

The jump in prescription fills comes despite limited insurance coverage and high out-of-pocket costs for Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Zepbound.

CNBC - Dec. 5