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Why the NBA’s Ratings Are Down Big — and Why Its New Media Partners Should Care - Yahoo Sports

“There's just too much awareness that an individual game really doesn't matter,” one league analyst tells TheWrap The post Why the NBA’s Ratings Are Down Big — and Why Its New Media Partners Should Care appeared first on TheWrap. Before the start of the season, Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid said he planned on never playing the second game of a back-to-back (where teams play games on consecutive nights) ever again. And Clippers star Kawhi Leonard has routinely sat out games, despite being healthy, during his career.Too Much Inventory: There are too many games for fans to care about, many league observers have said. “There’s too much of it and it’s too available. [There’s] Nothing special about it,” Bill Simmons said on “The Town” podcast last month.

Transgender Rights Face Test at Supreme Court Over State Bans of Youth Care

Transgender rights will reach a legal turning point Wednesday as the US Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of state laws that ban gender-affirming treatments for minors.

Raimondo’s urgent mission: Leave no cash for Trump - POLITICO

With a massive legacy program hanging in the balance, the Commerce secretary wants to get billions in microchip money out the door in the next two months.

Mother-and-baby homes: Nursing homes used for 'secrecy', panel finds

The Truth Recovery Independent Panel finds evidence private nursing homes were used as 'a measure of secrecy'.

Tom Brady in wake of Azeez Al-Shaair's hit on Trevor Lawrence: 'QBs need to take better care of themselves' - Yahoo Sports

Tom Brady has thoughts on Azeez Al-Shaair's hit on Trevor Lawrence, and they might arrive as a surprise, considering the source. Brady told Cowherd that he has "mixed emotions" on the topic, then told the story of a lesson his teammates taught him early in his career when he got his helmet knocked off after sliding late."The quarterbacks need to take better care of themselves," Brady said. ... "When you run, you put yourself in a lot of danger. And when you do that, I don't think the onus of protecting an offensive quarterback who's running should be on a defensive player.

Urgent action needed after prisoner drug deaths at HMP The Mount

A prison spokesperson says HMP The Mount, near Hemel Hempstead, has improved its drug strategy. The ombudsman said the care he received was "not equivalent" to the care he would have received outside of prison.

Week 13 Care/Don't Care: The San Francisco 49ers are done - Yahoo Sports

Fantasy football analyst Matt Harmon delivers his thoughts on the major happenings of Week 13's Sunday action. I don’t care about the Texans' overall record for the rest of the season, as they’re set to moonwalk to an AFC South title and a playoff berth. Instead, I’m looking for any signs or signals that the Texans can channel anything close to the upside many hoped they’d have heading into the season.What started with so much intrigue and promise, primarily brought on by Rodgers connecting with Davante Adams in their trademark fashion, ultimately ended in meaningless misery. A brief respite of highlights only served to distract from the Jets careening toward a top-to-bottom remake in the offseason.

Laken Riley murder trial: Jose Ibarra found guilty of killing nursing student, sentenced to life in prison without parole

Jose Antonio Ibarra was found guilty Wednesday of murdering 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley in Athens, Ga., in February.

Week 12 Care/Don't Care: The Saquon Barkley-MVP debate is not productive - Yahoo Sports

Fantasy football analyst Matt Harmon shares his thoughts on the biggest storylines coming out of Week 12. The Eagles cultivate such a great rushing ecosystem for any running back to work. We’ve seen multiple different backs have career-best years in Philly alongside Jalen Hurts and behind this offensive line the last three seasons. Even backup Kenneth Gainwell had some productive touches on Sunday Night Football.But can we please stop acting like this is exclusively a running back reality? Former draft busts at quarterbacks resurrect their careers when they get paired with sharp play-callers and quality skill-position players. Wide receivers suffer in the box score on bad offense with subpar passers.The wide receiver room is being led by a good, useful player in Jauan Jennings but he doesn’t create big plays on his own. I don’t care what any per-route stat tells you; he doesn’t come close to providing the same elite play Brandon Aiyuk brought to the X-receiver position last season.Young was also more aggressive pushing the ball downfield than we’re used to seeing from the Panthers passer. He averaged 8.1 air yards per attempt and posted a career-high completion percentage over expected of +14.0% on throws of 10-plus air yards, per Next Gen Stats.

Week 11 Care/Don't Care: These aren't your same old Chargers - Yahoo Sports

Fantasy football analyst Matt Harmon shares his thoughts on some of Sunday's key results from Week 11. Herbert came into the week averaging the highest yards per completion mark of his career. With 297 yards on just 17 completions in this win, that gap should only grow. Herbert’s 12.9 air yards per attempt led all quarterbacks in Week 11.Allen added 3.99 EPA on scrambles against the Chiefs, a top-five mark among quarterbacks this week. This is classic Josh Allen against Kansas City. Allen has scrambled at a higher rate (10.9%) against the Chiefs compared to all other opponents (6.9%) in his career, per Next Gen Stats.Williams feeling more confident in the offense was best expressed in a career-best rushing performance. When something wasn’t there for Williams in the passing game, he was quick to scramble and was incredibly effective when doing it. Williams scrambled five times for 49 yards, a career-high, and totaled 4.63 EPA on those runs.You couldn’t say that about Herbert at many other points during his NFL career and anyone who paid close attention to this team knew how frustrating that felt.