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Diamondbacks lose ugly to Red Sox, with Ketel Marte AWOLhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/diamondbacks-lose-ugly-red-sox-024727623.htmlRecord: 66-60. Pace: 85-77. Change on 2025: +6. Well, this was ugly in every conceivable way. However, the Diamondbacks can perhaps be forgiven for being “off” this evening in Boston, as matters off the field took center stage. Face of the franchise Ketel Marte no-showed at Fenway Park this afternoon, forcing a roster change with […]Aug 18, 2026 2:47 AM
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Stephen A. Smith calls 'Thumbs Down' award by Black journalist group a 'hit job'https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/stephen-smith-calls-thumbs-down-023345735.htmlIn a video posted on his YouTube channel Monday, the ESPN sports commentator called the 'Thumbs Down' award given by the National Assn. of Black Journalists 'beneath the organization.'Aug 18, 2026 2:33 AM
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‘NFL said we want those Swifties views’ Fans react as Travis Kelce leaves Alohi Gilman helpless in Chiefs camphttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-said-want-those-swifties-214656834.htmlTravis Kelce has given NFL fans another reason to believe he is far from finished after leaving Chiefs safety Alohi Gilman struggling to stay with him during a training camp rep. The 36-year-old tight end produced a sharp route that sent Gilman out of the play, and the clip quickly sparked plenty of reactions online.Aug 17, 2026 9:46 PM
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How Has Andrew Painter Re-Captured His Prospect Hype?https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/andrew-painter-captured-prospect-hype-213025976.htmlOne year after being drafted 13th overall in the 2021 MLB Draft, Andrew Painter drew attention from the baseball world as a whole. Painter dominated in his first full professional season, reaching Double-A by year’s end as a 19-year-old. He won the Paul Owens Award, given to the best Phillies’ MiLB hitter and pitcher. His […] The post How Has Andrew Painter Re-Captured His Prospect Hype? appeared ...Aug 17, 2026 9:30 PM

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Eala and Auger-Aliassime, Svitolina-Monfils, Errani-Vavassori get US Open mixed doubles wild cardshttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/eala-auger-aliassime-svitolina-monfils-201922303.htmlRising women's star Alex Eala and Felix Auger-Aliassime, spouses Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils, and two-time defending champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori have been given wild cards into the U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament. The U.S. Tennis Association on Monday set 11 of the 16 teams that will be in the championship, with six teams qualifying directly because of their combined rankin...Aug 17, 2026 8:19 PM
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‘Win everything’ Odegaard prepared for big season at Arsenalhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/win-everything-odegaard-prepared-big-194500958.htmlMartin Odegaard has given insight into Arsenal’s plans for the new season after they won the Community Shield against Manchester City yesterday.The midfielder was one of the best performers in the m...Aug 17, 2026 7:45 PM
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Warriors star Stephen Curry receives his NBA 2K27 ratinghttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/warriors-star-stephen-curry-receives-194014287.htmlGolden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has been given a rating of 90 or higher for the past 12 seasons.Aug 17, 2026 7:40 PM
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José Mourinho green lights Real Madrid’s pursuit of Arsenal starhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jos-mourinho-green-lights-real-192500539.htmlReal Madrid head coach José Mourinho has given his blessing to those in the club’s boardroom to pursue a deal for Arsenal star Martín Zubimendi.This comes amid an ongoing search for reinforcements...Aug 17, 2026 7:25 PM
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Badiashile set for Napoli medical, Chelsea agree to remove bonus at total €30mhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/badiashile-set-napoli-medical-chelsea-180000353.htmlChelsea have reportedly given Benoit Badiashile permission to fly out for his Napoli medical on Tuesday, for a €3m loan with €27m option to buy, but the bonuses were removed.The two clubs had effe...Aug 17, 2026 6:00 PM

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Labour MP under investigation by party over Covid loans to his businesseshttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/17/labour-mp-bayo-alaba-investigation-covid-loansSouthend East & Rochford’s Bayo Alaba has been suspended while inquiry looks at bounceback loansA Labour MP has been suspended after being questioned about government Covid loans taken out by his businesses.Bayo Alaba, the MP for Southend East & Rochford, has referred himself to the Labour party for investigation after the Times asked about a loan given to one of his businesses during the pandemic...Aug 17, 2026 4:41 PM
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Show HN: OpenWebSearch – A router for web search indexeshttps://openwebsearch.aiHi HN, I'm one of the people behind OpenWebSearch (https://openwebsearch.ai).It's a router for web search indexes. You POST to one endpoint with a `provider` field, and it normalizes both the request and the response for web search indexes like Parallel, Brave, Exa and moreWhy we built it: we run a model company (Interfaze) and a lot of our models are smaller in size and we're experimenting if given web search can a smaller 9b or 70b model perform the same as 300b or 600b model and we found that it does extremely better when given web search similar to this paper (https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.05115)but we also found not all web search are built the same, some are better in people search, some better at financial data and others are bio research, etc.Like LLMs, web indexes are becoming commoditized with different indexes having different strengths and weaknesses with access to niche data, performance and cost. Every large model lab including Interfaze has to build their own internal mini-Aug 17, 2026 4:03 PM
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‘One of the best players in the league’: Angel Reese is ‘elite’ and ‘tough to replace,’ analyst sayshttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/one-best-players-league-angel-151512962.htmlAtlanta Dream star Angel Reese had a rough game on Sunday night as she struggled to make shots efficiently, turned the ball over at a high rate, and ultimately missed an open layup that would have given her team the win. However, while these are areas she has struggled with throughout her career, one analyst…Aug 17, 2026 3:15 PM
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Glencore Backed Radiant World With Warrants Deal in Late 2025https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-17/glencore-backed-radiant-world-with-warrants-deal-in-late-2025Glencore Plc last year acquired warrants that would have given it a minority ownership stake in Radiant World, the iron ore trader under pressure amid concerns it provided falsified documents to banks, according to people familiar with the matter.Aug 17, 2026 2:05 PM
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Trump family's World Liberty Financial granted bank statushttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-familys-world-liberty-financial-granted-bank-status/A Trump-appointed bank regulator has given conditional approval for World Liberty Financial, a crypto business established by President Trump's sons and the sons of special envoy Steve Witkoff, to become a bank. Nancy Cordes reports.Aug 17, 2026 12:29 PM
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Two Bayern youngsters stand out in pre-season and earn praisehttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/two-bayern-youngsters-stand-pre-113100519.htmlDuring pre-season, a number of young players have been given the chance to impress at Bayern Munich, but two have stood out in particular: wingers Tim Binder (19) and Maycon Cardozo (17).Binder made h...Aug 17, 2026 11:31 AM
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Leclerc reveals he'd be happy to see this rival crowned if Ferrari fails: 'Reminds me of myself'https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/leclerc-reveals-hed-happy-see-110100919.htmlCharles Leclerc says he would be happy to see Kimi Antonelli win the Formula 1 title, given that Ferrari cannot do so this year. Leclerc has won a single race so far in 2026, at Silverstone, after Antonelli suffered a car issue while chasing him, leaving the Mercedes driver outside the points that weekend.Aug 17, 2026 11:01 AM
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Union Berlin agree personal terms with Swiss internationalhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/union-berlin-agree-personal-terms-105900182.htmlMichel Aebischer has reportedly given the green light to a move to 1. FC Union Berlin.According to Sky Germany, Union have reached a verbal agreement with the Swiss international on personal terms.The...Aug 17, 2026 10:59 AM
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Al-Hilal schedule fresh Chelsea talks to agree Neto dealhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/al-hilal-schedule-fresh-chelsea-091000330.htmlAl-Hilal have scheduled direct talks with Chelsea to discuss the transfer of Pedro Neto this week.The Saudi Pro League side are pushing to sign the Portuguese international, who has given his approval...Aug 17, 2026 9:10 AM
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Rodri to Barcelona: Manchester City agree €76.5m package as midfielder prepares to fly on Mondayhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rodri-barcelona-manchester-city-agree-062000579.htmlBarcelona’s move for Rodri is now entering its final stage, with the Manchester City midfielder given authorisation to fly to Catalonia today ahead of completing his transfer.According to transfer m...Aug 17, 2026 6:20 AM
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Goldman Says Markets Too Hawkish on Betting Fed Will Hike Rateshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-17/goldman-says-markets-too-hawkish-on-betting-fed-will-hike-ratesMarket bets on Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes are still too aggressive given that inflation in the world’s biggest economy is cooling, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.Aug 17, 2026 4:02 AM