Missing Stars Problem

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In today's edition: The NBA's "missing stars" problem, Saquon runs wild on TNF, MLB teams in minor league ballparks, Aaron Rodgers' legacy, SEC chaos and more.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 14 hours ago

The NBA has a 'missing stars' problem with injuries piling up faster than normal

The hope is that the sudden rise in injuries is just an early-season blip, but there’s reason to believe the dark cloud hovering over the league is here to stay.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 4 days ago

UFC 308: Ilia Topuria gets the chance to fill the void of UFC's star problem in first title defense

Topuria has all the ingredients to become a household name if he can continue to roll through competition

Sports - CBS Sports - October 25

To the stars vowing to flee Trump’s America: maybe your excruciating endorsements were part of the problem | Marina Hyde

The cringeworthy campaign for Harris made it clear – voters aren’t simply going to do what mega-rich celebrities tell them to. I wish celebrities would learn the art of the French exit. But they ...

World - The Guardian - 12 hours ago

Strength in numbers is back: Golden State's solution to a missing third star

At 2-1, the Warriors have relied on the depth of a 12-man rotation after failing to acquire a star player in the offseason.

Sports - ESPN - October 30

Army star QB Daily to miss game vs. Air Force

Army star quarterback Bryson Daily will miss Saturday's game against Air Force with an undisclosed injury/illness, Army officials told ESPN.

Sports - ESPN - November 2

The problem with polling

and predicting that “somewhere” is nearly impossible. With the election jus two weeks away, new polls will say nothing meaningful, even if campaigns and the media widely report them. We will all ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Travis Hunter injury: Colorado star aggravates shoulder vs. Arizona, misses end of second straight game

Hunter aggravated an existing shoulder injury suffered against Kansas State in Week 7

Sports - CBS Sports - October 20

Colorado star Travis Hunter misses second half of 34–7 win over Arizona with aggravated shoulder injury

Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter missed the second half of a 34–7 win Arizona after suffering a reported slight re-aggravation of a shoulder injury

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 19

WNBA star Breanna Stewart made amends for free throw miss in Liberty's championship win

New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart kept cool in the face of pressure as she led the team to its first WNBA title with a thrilling 67-62 overtime win in the decisive fifth game of the WNBA Finals ...

Norwegian ski star Kilde needs more surgery on injured shoulder and will miss 2024-25 season

Norwegian skier Aleksander Aamodt Kilde will miss the entire 2024-25 season because his injured left shoulder requires surgery again

Sports - ABC News - October 23

Clippers All-Star Kawhi Leonard will reportedly miss 'weeks' with lingering knee issues

Kawhi Leonard will remain in street clothes for the foreseeable future.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 23

NBA opens investigation into Joel Embiid's playing status after 76ers star misses season opener

The NBA is now investigating why Philadelphia center Joel Embiid did not play in the team’s nationally televised season-opener against Milwaukee

Sports - ABC News - October 24

Oilers star Connor McDavid is expected to miss 2-3 weeks with an ankle injury

Connor McDavid is expected to miss two-to-three weeks with an ankle injury

Sports - ABC News - October 30

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo missed Monday's loss to Cavaliers due to adductor injury

It's unclear how long Giannis Antetokounmpo will be sidelined with the injury.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 4

Saint Louis star Robbie Avila expected to miss a 'couple of weeks' after spraining ankle in season opener

The bespectacled Avila exited Saint Louis' opener on Monday with a right ankle injury

Sports - CBS Sports - November 5

Grizzlies star Ja Morant leaves win over Lakers early with hamstring injury after missed dunk

Ja Morant landed awkwardly under the rim after trying to throw down a dunk in the second half of their matchup with the Lakers.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 7

Five MLB free agents who just missed the top 50: Two former All-Stars, an ex-Yankee and more

Not all free agents are created equal, but that doesn't mean they're not valuable

Sports - CBS Sports - November 7

$Thunder star Chet Holmgren fractures hip, will miss at least 2 months after hard fall vs. Warriors$

Thunder star Chet Holmgren fractures hip, will miss at least 2 months after hard fall vs. Warriors

Chet Holmgren landed on his hip hard under the basket after trying to contest an Andrew Wiggins layup on Saturday night.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 5 days ago

Harry Kane ripped England stars for missing Nations League, but Three Lions are better off with new blood

Kane called out his teammates who didn't show up, but the ones who took the field vs. Greece showed their value

Sports - CBS Sports - 9 hours ago

Nuggets star Nikola Jokic and coach Michael Malone miss game against Pelicans for personal reasons

The Denver Nuggets were without star center Nikola Jokic and coach Michael Malone for their NBA Cup opener Friday night against the New Orleans Pelicans

Sports - ABC News - 9 minutes ago

Jaxson Dart injury: Ole Miss star QB reenters game vs. Georgia after exiting early with lower leg issue

Dart leads the nation in total offense as the leader of the Rebels' potent offensive attack

Sports - CBS Sports - 6 days ago

America’s Flooding Problem

We explain how the country is responding in three different ways to disasters.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

The problem with the Trump trade

Speculative hedge funds are placing bets but other investors have been more cautious

World - Financial Times - October 26

The problem with the term ‘global majority’

Endless searching for a label to describe ethnic minority groups is ultimately futile

World - Financial Times - October 29

Election anxiety and the problem with polarisation

In the US presidential campaign and beyond, politics is taking a heavy psychological toll. Can we raise the tone?

World - Financial Times - November 2

Democrats have a 'smug' problem

Large factions of the left condescendingly believe that dumb people are the reason Trump won in 2016, and won again in 2024.

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

The problem with Britain’s red tape obsession

UK has repeatedly promised to reduce bureaucracy, but such pledges have also kept falling short

World - Financial Times - October 20

There Will Always Be a Trump. That’s Only Part of the Problem.

The question is how to keep him — and those like him — in check.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 3

The Real Problem With Banning Masks at Protests

Privacy advocates worry banning masks at protests will encourage harassment, while cops’ high-tech tools render the rules unnecessary.

Tech - Wired - 3 days ago

Trump's Detroit rally beset by audio problems

“Hello,” Donald Trump said to a packed house gathered to hear him speak.

Politics - NBC News - October 19

When therapy goes wrong: the problem of underqualified practitioners

In the age of influencer therapists and mental health apps, experts say the public need to be better informed. Psychotherapists in England must be regulated, experts say, after abuse claims ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

What if the NHS crisis is a classic management problem?

We should scour the world for executives with the right track record to turn around this complex organisation

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Are we worried about the wrong demographic problem?

Economists and policymakers are expressing concern over the sharp decline in birth rates in many countries, but the UN predicts that the world's population will continue to grow until the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 26

Voters: Beware the government’s China problem at home and abroad

If the public turns a blind eye to the Chinese government’s actions within our borders and to the broader implications of foreign policy on domestic security, who will pay attention?