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Bucks defeat Timberwolves for first 8-0 start

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November 5, 2022

Bucks defeat Timberwolves for first 8-0 start

Jrue Holiday scored 29 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded his first triple-double of the season as the Milwaukee Bucks improved to 8-0 for the first time in franchise history with a 115-102 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday in Minneapolis.

Antetokounmpo finished with 26 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists.

Bobby Portis added 18 points, rookie MarJon Beauchamp scored a career-high 14 and Grayson Allen chipped in 10 for Milwaukee, which never trailed after the opening two minutes and led by as many as 22 points in the third quarter.

Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 24 points, while Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.

Jaylen Nowell chipped in 13 points for the Wolves, who lost their third straight and shot 11 of 41 (26.8 percent) from 3-point range.

Milwaukee remained the league’s only undefeated team after shooting 17 of 38 (44.7 percent) from beyond the arc.

The Bucks held an 11-point advantage entering the fourth quarter and extended the lead to 108-91 when Antetokounmpo scored with 8:07 remaining.

Edwards made one of his three 3-pointers to cut the lead to 108-99 with 5:10 left, but the Wolves would get no closer.

Holiday, who shot 12 of 24, is averaging 28.5 points on 55.8 percent shooting over his past four games.

Milwaukee ended the first quarter with a 34-26 lead after shooting 63.2 percent from the field, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range.

The Bucks stretched their lead to 14 on Beauchamp’s trey with 10:21 left in the second quarter.

Minnesota battled back and trailed 61-54 at the break after Jaden McDaniels closed the half with a 3-pointer.

Holiday scored 16 points in the first half to lead all scorers. Milwaukee was 11 of 23 (47.8 percent) from 3-point range while Minnesota was just 6 of 19 (31.6 percent).

The Bucks moved ahead 86-64 on Holiday’s 3-pointer with 4:17 left in the third quarter, but Minnesota responded with 10 straight points to stay within striking distance.

–Field Level Media

Audi, General Mills, Mondelez International, Pfizer, Volkswagen and others temporarily suspend ads on Twitter

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Audi, General Mills, Mondelez International, Pfizer, Volkswagen and others temporarily suspend ads on Twitter

Although General Motors was the first major American company to temporarily suspend paid advertising on Twitter, after Elon Musk bought the social media platform for $44 billion, many other national and global companies have followed suit. According to reports, food giants General Mills and Mondelez International and automotive giants Audi and Volkswagen have also temporarily suspended spending money for advertisements on Twitter.

Although General Motors was the first major American company to suspend its paid operations, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal that other giants including the Cheerios maker and the Oreos maker had also paused their operations.

The Journal also reported that Audi and General Mills’ representatives confirmed that their companies have temporarily suspended advertisements on Twitter. A spokeswoman for General Mills told the outlet, “As always, we will continue to monitor this new direction and evaluate our marketing spend.”

Different reasons have been mentioned for the pause. They include a concern that content moderation could be scaled back under the new management led by Elon Musk as it could result in an increase in content that would be considered objectionable; on the platform.

Another reason for the temporary suspension could be the uncertainty of the company’s operations. Many top executives have been fired or have left the company. There have been several reports that there would be a massive cutback of staff. The board has also been dissolved and Elon Musk is the only one who is currently leading the social media platform.

On Thursday, Audi of America said that they had paused advertising on the social media platform. The luxury car maker’s decision to temporarily suspend paid advertisements on Twitter comes shortly after Elon Musk took over the platform.

According to a report in Forbes, advertising company Interpublic Group, which has clients such as CVS and Nintendo, reportedly told its clients to stop buying advertisements on Twitter, temporarily. Havas Media has also reportedly recommended the same.

When asked for comment by multiple outlets, Twitter did not immediately respond to their requests,

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TRUCK News: Zane Smith claims NASCAR Truck Series title in OT shootout

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TRUCK News: Zane Smith claims NASCAR Truck Series title in OT shootout

AVONDALE, Ariz. — After two frustrating runner-up finishes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship, Zane Smith finally won his first title in a two-lap overtime shootout.

Holding off defending champion Ben Rhodes by 0.236 seconds at the end of a wild final two laps of Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150, Smith put it succinctly after a celebratory burnout at Phoenix Raceway.

“The third time’s the charm,” exulted an emotional Smith, who said he was crying throughout the final lap after wresting the lead from Rhodes one circuit earlier.

For the final restart, Smith chose to line up behind Rhodes rather than to his outside. That enabled Smith to shortcut the backstretch dogleg and pull even with Rhodes to the inside. From that position he was able to edge ahead of eventual third-place finisher Chandler Smith to the outside.

“I’m going to win this,” Zane Smith said of his mind-set in overtime. “There was no other option. I was either backing it in the fence wrecking, or I was leaving tonight with a championship trophy. There were no other options, and when I saw the 18 (Chandler Smith) get underneath me, I was worried that I got him too loose underneath me.

“Fortunately, he stayed off of me. I have a lot of respect for all three of (the other title competitors). It’s pretty impressive for some of the racing we’ve seen lately for us three to go at it that hard and that clean.”

Under caution for Hailie Deegan’s hard contact with the Turn 3 wall on Lap 134, Rhodes opted for right-side tires only, while the other three Championship 4 drivers — Zane Smith, Chandler Smith and Ty Majeski — took fresh rubber on all four corners.

Rhodes restarted third behind Stewart Friesen and Carson Hocevar on Lap 141 and charged past Friesen into the lead on Lap 144. Rhodes stayed out front with the other Championship 4 drivers in tow until Majeski lost control of his No. 66 Toyota as he tried to move to the inside of Zane Smith.

The subsequent overtime restart enabled the race winner to capitalize on his tire advantage. Rhodes got to Zane Smith’s bumper in the final corner and crossed the finish line less than a truck-length behind. Chandler Smith was third, 0.259 seconds back of the winner.

“I don’t know, two tires versus four, that was the name of the game,” Rhodes said. “We didn’t have the pace all night that we needed to be up there and repeat so it was a great heads-up call by my crew chief (Rich Lushes).

“Ultimately, we just didn’t need that last caution. I think we could have held them off for the final few laps. I was giving (Zane Smith) all the dirty air he could handle. I think we were going to be fine until that caution got us.

“On that last restart, I tried to get a jump, but two tires versus four, I just didn’t have the grip I needed. I did the best I could and threw a move on him but didn’t have enough grip to make it stick. … We just need to go back and do our homework, and second is not fun. I’m going to mope my way back to Kentucky (his home state).”

The victory was Smith’s fourth of the season, and it was a clean sweep. Smith earned the pole position in Friday’s time trials and won both stages before claiming the victory and the series title.

He will return to Front Row Motorsports next season, where he will defend his championship and compete in selected NASCAR Cup Series races, starting with the Daytona 500.

John Hunter Nemechek ran fourth on Friday night, followed by Friesen. Majeski came home 20th after the spin that sent the race into overtime.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race — 28th Annual Lucas Oil 150
Phoenix Raceway
Avondale, Arizona
Friday, November 4, 2022

1. (1) Zane Smith (P), Ford, 154.
2. (6) Ben Rhodes (P), Toyota, 154.
3. (12) Chandler Smith (P), Toyota, 154.
4. (10) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota, 154.
5. (5) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 154.
6. (13) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 154.
7. (3) Corey Heim #, Toyota, 154.
8. (4) Tanner Gray, Ford, 154.
9. (15) Kaden Honeycutt, Toyota, 154.
10. (22) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 154.
11. (23) Derek Kraus, Chevrolet, 154.
12. (9) Matt Crafton, Toyota, 154.
13. (2) Layne Riggs, Toyota, 154.
14. (24) Tyler Ankrum, Toyota, 154.
15. (20) Colby Howard, Chevrolet, 154.
16. (17) Jake Garcia, Chevrolet, 154.
17. (21) Taylor Gray, Ford, 154.
18. (32) Lawless Alan #, Chevrolet, 154.
19. (19) Chase Purdy, Toyota, 154.
20. (8) Ty Majeski (P), Toyota, 154.
21. (26) Dean Thompson #, Chevrolet, 154.
22. (11) Matt DiBenedetto, Chevrolet, 153.
23. (31) Tyler Hill, Toyota, 152.
24. (30) Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet, 152.
25. (25) Blaine Perkins #, Chevrolet, 152.
26. (28) Chris Hacker, Toyota, 152.
27. (29) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 152.
28. (27) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 152.
29. (16) Jack Wood #, Chevrolet, 151.
30. (7) Christian Eckes, Toyota, 151.
31. (14) Hailie Deegan, Ford, Accident, 133.
32. (18) Rajah Caruth, Chevrolet, Accident, 106.
33. (33) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, Too Slow, 63.
34. (34) Keith McGee, Chevrolet, DVP, 15.
35. (35) Armani Williams, Chevrolet, Accident, 6.

Average Speed of Race Winner: 89.003 mph.

Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 43 Mins, 49 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.236 Seconds.

Caution Flags: 7 for 41 laps.

Lead Changes: 15 among 7 drivers.

Lap Leaders: Z. Smith (P) 1;L. Riggs 2-6;Z. Smith (P) 7-48;J. Nemechek 49;C. Heim # 50-54;J. Nemechek 55-86;Z. Smith (P) 87-93;J. Nemechek 94-97;C. Smith (P) 98-105;J. Nemechek 106-111;Z. Smith (P) 112-136;J. Nemechek 137;S. Friesen 138-143;B. Rhodes (P) 144-151;C. Smith (P) 152;Z. Smith (P) 153-154.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Zane Smith (P) 5 times for 77 laps; John Hunter Nemechek 5 times for 44 laps; Chandler Smith (P) 2 times for 9 laps; Ben Rhodes (P) 1 time for 8 laps; Stewart Friesen 1 time for 6 laps; Layne Riggs 1 time for 5 laps; Corey Heim # 1 time for 5 laps.

Stage #1 Top Ten: 38,51,52,4,88,99,23,18,98,62

Stage #2 Top Ten: 38,4,18,51,66,88,23,52,17,99

–By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service. Special to Field Level Media.

The Trade Desk’s Upcoming Q3 Earnings Preview

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The Trade Desk’s Upcoming Q3 Earnings Preview

RBC Capital analysts provided their outlook on The Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTD) ahead of the upcoming Q3 results, expecting the company to deliver a solid result despite the challenging macro, with consensus revenue/adjusted EBITDA at $386 million/$141 million, which implies year-over-year revenue growth of 28%.
Year-to-date, the company has continued to be the exception to the rule proving macro resilient, benefiting from format diversity and approximately 90% domestic concentration.
The analysts expect relative outperformance to continue but have lowered their estimates to reflect the more challenging macro. The analysts reiterated their outperform rating and $80 price target on the company’s shares.

MKS Instruments Shares Plunge 16 percent on Guidance Miss

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MKS Instruments Shares Plunge 16 percent on Guidance Miss

MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) shares fell nearly 16% since the company’s reported Q3 results on Wednesday.
While both EPS of $2.74 and revenue of $954 million came in better than the Street estimates of $2.42 and $946.7 million, respectively, Q4 outlook was disappointing on lingering supply chain constraints.
For Q4, the company expects EPS of $1.34, compared to the Street estimate of $2.26, and revenue of $1 billion, compared to the Street estimate of $1.13 billion.
Post results, Deutsche Bank analysts lowered their 2023/2024 EPS estimates sharply primarily due to higher interest expense and tax rate, but their 2023 EBITDA only moved down slightly, justifying their price target cut from $100 to $90. Despite incremental macro uncertainties, the analysts continue to view the ATC deal favorably and believe the revenue synergies and the potential of quick deleveraging are underappreciated. The analysts maintained their buy rating on the company’s shares.

PGA News: Russell Henley, bogey-free through two rounds, leads Mayakoba

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PGA News: Russell Henley, bogey-free through two rounds, leads Mayakoba

Russell Henley fired his second straight round of 8-under 63 to build a three-shot lead at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba on Friday in Riviera Maya, Mexico.

For the second straight day, Henley piled up eight birdies without a bogey. At 16-under 126, he established a cushion over Sam Ryder (65) and Will Gordon (67), who were tied for second at 13 under.

Henley started his round at El Camaleon Golf Club on the back nine and made four birdies on each side. He rolled in three in a row at Nos. 11-13 and Nos. 6-8.

“It starts off the tee,” Henley said. “There’s some intimidating tee shots for me and I just am trying to just commit to what I’m doing and commit to trying a great shot. Just being in a good head space for those tee shots is a good start.”

Gordon was the leader after an opening-round 62. He had a bogey-free card but just four birdies Friday.

Ryder, meanwhile, shot a 7-under 29 on the front nine with seven birdies but ran out of steam, bogeying Nos. 10 and 16 on the way to his 65.

“I came out and just didn’t really miss much on the front, was playing really solid, driving it well, making some putts is always nice, had one chip-in, pretty simple,” Ryder said. “Then kind of just got a little loose on the back and this place kind of, with a little bit more wind, it can be a little bit nervier off the tee. So I think I just, I kind of got a little out of sync there, but I managed it pretty well.

“And it was kind of the tale of two nines for me, but all in all, I’m pretty happy with the way I got it around and just going to kind of continue to keep doing what I’m doing.”

Ryder and Gordon are searching for their first wins on the PGA Tour.

Patton Kizzire shot his second straight 65 to get to fourth place at 12 under. Sweden’s David Lingmerth (66) is in fifth at 11 under.

Harry Higgs shot the round of the day, a 9-under 62, to leap into a tie for sixth at 10 under with Brian Harman (66) and Scotland’s Martin Laird (67). Higgs stayed bogey-free and holed out from 86 yards for eagle at the par-4 third to go with seven birdies.

“I thought it was going to be really good, so I said — all I said was ‘in,’ and that’s usually the curse,” Higgs said. “It either will like fly in the hole and come out or it will lip out. Fortunately, I called for it early and it fell in the hole.”

World No. 9 Collin Morikawa shot a bogey-free 63, including four straight birdies at Nos. 4-7, to move away from the cut line and up to a tie for 14th at 8 under.

“This golf course, the way it’s playing, you can post two really good low ones on the weekend,” Morikawa said. “I’m definitely going to need that if I’m going to be in contention, but after today I’m feeling pretty good.”

Sixty-eight players made the cut of at least 4 under. Notable names to miss the cut included Tony Finau (3 under), Jason Dufner (3 under) and England’s Justin Rose (1 under).

–Field Level Media

WTA News: Aryna Sabalenka tops Ons Jabeur to advance in WTA Finals

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WTA News: Aryna Sabalenka tops Ons Jabeur to advance in WTA Finals

Aryna Sabalenka won twice on Friday at the WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas.

First, the seventh-seeded Belarusian player beat third-seeded Jessica Pegula of the United States 6-3, 7-5 in her final round-robin match in the Nancy Richey Group.

Then when fifth-seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece won the first set against second-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in the finale of the Nancy Richey Group, Sabalenka sealed the group’s second playoff-qualifying spot.

Sakkari, who had previously clinched first place in the group, went on to beat Jabeur 6-2, 6-3.

Sakkari wound up 3-0 in round-robin action. Sabalenka went 2-1, Jabeur 1-2 and Pegula 0-3.

The season’s eight top players were divided into the Nancy Richey Group and the Tracy Austin Group for round-robin play. The winner of each group will play the runner-up from the opposite group in the semifinals Sunday, with the victor in those two matches heading to the final on Monday.

The prize pool is $5 million, and an unbeaten champion would earn $1.68 million.

Sabalenka prevailed thanks to compiling more winners (19-12) and fewer unforced errors (26-18) than Pegula. Sabalenka also won 80 percent of her first-serve points.

“I definitely was happy with my serve — for the (first) half of the match,” Sabalenka said. “I’m just happy that I was really focused from the beginning to the end and I was able to finish this match in two sets.”

Jabeur was done in by unforced errors: 31 to Sakkari’s 10. Both players finished with 11 winners.

The Tracy Austin Group concludes on Saturday, with sixth-seeded Caroline Garcia of France facing off against eighth-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Russia in a battle for second place. Both players are 1-1, so the winner on Saturday will make the semifinals while the loser will be eliminated.

The other Saturday match has little significance. Top-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland, who already wrapped up first place at 2-0, will oppose fourth-seeded Coco Gauff of the United States, who is eliminated at 0-2.

WTA Finals group standings
Nancy Richey Group
1. Maria Sakkari, 3-0
2. Aryna Sabalenka, 2-1
3. Ons Jabeur, 1-2
4. Jessica Pegula, 0-3
Tracy Austin Group
T1. Iga Swiatek, 2-0
T1. Caroline Garcia, 1-1
T3. Daria Kasatkina, 1-1
T3. Coco Gauff, 0-2

–Field Level Media

PayPal Reports Q3 Beat, But Lowers Revenue Outlook

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PayPal Reports Q3 Beat, But Lowers Revenue Outlook

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) shares closed nearly 2% lower today after recovering from a 7% drop in the morning as a result of the company lowering its full full-year revenue outlook.
Q3 EPS came in at $1.08, better than the Street estimate of $0.96, while the revenue of $6.85 billion missed the Street estimate of $6.82 billion. For the full 2022-year, the company expects EPS to be in the range of $4.07-$4.08, compared to the Street estimate of $3.93. Full-year revenue is now expected to be $27.5 billion, lower than the Street estimate of $27.81 billion.
Positively, the company is confident it can drive material margin expansion in any economic scenario in 2023, committing to at least 100 bps of margin expansion and over 15% in EPS growth.

ATP News: Holger Rune makes Paris semis after Carlos Alcaraz (abdominal) retires

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ATP News: Holger Rune makes Paris semis after Carlos Alcaraz (abdominal) retires

Danish teenager Holger Rune reached his first ATP Masters 1000 semifinal when his quarterfinal opponent, world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, retired during a second-set tiebreak with an abdominal injury at the Rolex Paris Masters on Friday in France.

Rune led 6-3, 6-6 (3-1) when Alcaraz retired. The Spaniard underwent treatment on a muscle injury while leading the second set 6-5. Rune won the 12th game to force the tiebreak, then went ahead 3-1 with three straight points before Alcaraz made the decision to retire.

“Carlos is, if not the best, one of the best return players in the world,” Rune said after the match. “Of course, he is No. 1, so he is obviously the best in the world right now, but I’m super happy with how I handled all the things under pressure and how I handled also my return game. I tried to play as aggressive as possible. Sometimes I missed a few shots but it was all worth it because at the end I was very good at important moments.”

Rune, 19, has gone 17-2 in his last 19 matches and is vying to reach the final of his fourth straight event. He had five aces against Alcaraz and saved both break points he faced.

In the semifinals, Rune will face eighth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada, who breezed past 16th seed Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-4. It was Auger-Aliassime’s 16th straight win. He’s won titles in Florence, Italy; Antwerp, Belgium; and Basel, Switzerland in that span.

Tiafoe saved six match points, including five in one game when Auger-Aliassime was leading the second set 5-3.

“Of course, I had match points at 5-3,” Auger-Aliassime said. “(Tiafoe) tried everything and tried many different ways to stay in the match. He did for one more game, but I’m happy that I was able to be clutch in those moments. Serving for the match and (I) stayed cool and played great points when I needed to.”

The other semifinal will pit defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece.

Djokovic, the sixth seed, needed just 74 minutes to beat Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti 6-0, 6-3. Djokovic had a 17-8 edge in winners and capitalized on Musetti’s 14 unforced errors.

The 21-time Grand Slam winner is in the hunt for his seventh career victory at the Paris Masters.

Tsitsipas, the fifth seed, handled business against Tommy Paul 6-2, 6-4.

–Field Level Media

CHAMP News: Miguel Angel Jimenez uses late surge to take TimberTech lead

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CHAMP News: Miguel Angel Jimenez uses late surge to take TimberTech lead

Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain birdied his last four holes to post a 5-under-par 67 and take the first-round lead at the TimberTech Championship on Friday in Boca Raton, Fla.

Jimenez birdied two par-3 holes, the 15th and 17th, at Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club before the finishing flourish at the par-5 18th. It was enough for a one-shot lead over Rod Pampling of Australia and Paul Goydos.

The tournament is the penultimate leg of the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs, and Jimenez was in fifth place entering the week. He’s projected to rise to third if the results from Friday were to hold firm. Steven Alker of New Zealand has a healthy lead in the standings, with Ireland’s Padraig Harrington in second.

Jimenez made consecutive bogeys at Nos. 5-6 and shot even par on the front nine before five birdies on the back nine.

Pampling also made a late surge with birdies at Nos. 14, 16, 17 and 18 around a bogey at No. 15. He closed the day with seven birdies and three bogeys. He credited his putting, along with a chip-in at No. 17.

“Making some good putts,” Pampling said. “You know, fortunate chip-in on 17 and then two-putt 18. Yeah, I rolled really nice on the back nine, and the front as well, so that was definitely key to today.”

Goydos, too, made his move late by birdieing Nos. 13, 16 and 18.

Tom Pernice Jr., Scott McCarron and Sweden’s Robert Karlsson shot 3-under 69 to form a tie for fourth.

Alker was part of a 10-player tie for seventh at 2-under 70, which also featured Germany’s Bernhard Langer, South Africa’s Retief Goosen and Colin Montgomerie of Scotland. Harrington opened with an even-par 72.

–Field Level Media

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