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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Is Devin Singletary's Job Safe With Giants?
The New York Giants have a complicated relationship with running back Saquon Barkley and his departure to the Philadelphia Eagles. Barkley burned the Giants last year, joining the 2,000-yard club and winning a Super Bowl. However, general manager Joe Schoen's decision to let Barkley walk was made with the thought that a younger, cheaper running back could provide a similar impact. Advertisement Rookie running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. didn't chase down the record books or take home Offensive Player (or rookie) of the Year. But he essentially proved Schoen right. If Barkley didn't have an all-time season, and New York found better quarterback play, the discourse would look different. However, Schoen also signed Devin Singletary to a three-year, $16.5 million deal to be the veteran replacement to Barkley. Tracy quickly dethroned him – and that's for the best – but the contract will go down as a loss for the general manager. Subsequently, Bleacher Report listed Singletary as a cut candidate. Evaluating Singletary's role in the Giants' new-look backfield reveals that shouldn't be the case. 'A year ago, the New York Giants signed Devin Singletary to a three-year, $16.5 million contract, hoping that he could adequately replace Saquon Barkley,' Kristopher Knox wrote. 'However, rookie Tyrone Tracy Jr. proved to be New York's best back, and the Giants added Cam Skattebo in this year's draft. Advertisement 'Releasing Singletary would save $1.5 million in 2025 cap space while erasing his $5 million 2026 salary from the books.' According to Over the Cap, cutting Singletary with that post-June 1 designation would incur a $4.75 million dead cap charge, a hard pill to swallow given the team's limited cap space. Instead, it would be better cap management to eat the expensive $6.25 million cap hit in 2025 and move on after the season. Doing so would allow New York to clear $5.25 million with a mere $1.25 million in dead cap. In the meantime, Singletary profiles as the team's third running back. Skattebo is the more natural complement to Tracy, boasting upside in pass protection and power to spare. Singletary posted an inefficient 437 rushing yards in 2024, but he brings more to the table than Eric Gray, Dante Miller, and Rushawn Baker, who join him on the 90-man roster. Advertisement Singletary isn't the biggest, strongest, or fastest running back in the Giants' room. But that isn't his game. His vision and technique are still top-class, an important pair of traits for a veteran contributing behind two young backs. At this point in the offseason, moving on from the veteran back isn't likely to turn into an impactful addition. By simply eating the deal, New York can hold onto a stable depth piece and afford some insurance in the event of Skattebo struggling or getting hurt. Related: 3 Stats Define Giants' Newest Running Back Related: NFC East Running Back Rankings: Where Do Giants Land?
USA Today
10-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Ruben Hyppolite modeled his game after this legendary Bears linebacker
Ruben Hyppolite modeled his game after this legendary Bears linebacker The Chicago Bears added to their linebacker group in the 2025 NFL draft with the selection of Maryland's Ruben Hyppolite II in the fourth round. Chicago had a need at the position after losing veteran Jack Sanborn in free agency, and they'll look to call on Noah Sewell, Amen Ogbongbemiga, or Hyppolite to have a prominent role alongside veterans T.J. Edwards and Tremaine Edumnds. The team has already told Hyppolite that they feel he can be a versatile weapon for them on defense, and coordinator Dennis Allen will work with the rookie to find what role best suits him. Coming to Chicago as a linebacker means there is legendary history to live up to, and Hyppolite has modeled his game after one of the best linebackers to ever come out of the franchise: Hall of Fame Mike Singletary. "Mike Singletary, I've been watching interviews and highlights of him since I could remember," Hyppolite told The Sick Podcast with Adam Rank. "I kind of credited a lot of the way I play the game to just watching him and hearing him speak. Navorro Bowman who played with Singletary coached me a bit at Maryland and a lot of his drills and the things that he taught me came from Coach Singletary. There's a lot of those things that I still take in and apply to this day." Modeling his game after Singletary is a trait that'll make him loved by the Bears fanbase, and if he can play even a quarter of the way in which Singletary did for years in Chicago, the franchise will have struck gold with their fourth round pick. Follow Bears Wire on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
CBS News
05-04-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Mother-daughter duo bringing joy of books to South Side of Chicago and beyond
A dynamic mother-daughter duo works together to bring the joy of books to Chicago's South Side and beyond. "It was always my dream to open a bookstore that amplified Black stories, and that's what I was able to do," said Verlean Singletary, co-owner of Da Book Joint in the South Shore neighborhood. From fiction to history, coffee table books to kids' reads, Da Book Joint has it all. If you can't find it, Singletary and her daughter, Courtney Woods, will make sure they get it for you. "Sometimes we will go above and beyond," Singletary said. "I have some books in my car I have to deliver later today," Woods said. The store's history goes back to 2007, at the corner of 95th and Jeffery, the original home of their store. All was good until the mortgage crisis in 2009, when they had to pivot and move online due to rising rent costs. "We waited until the end of COVID, and I was like, 'You know what? We need to get back out into the community,'" Singletary said. After a three-year stint in the Boxville enterprise hub near the 51st Street Green Line stop in Bronzeville, Singletary and Wood moved Da Book Joint to a serene spot at 69th and Stony Island. "We want this to be a space where you can just be you; you can just relax if you need a change of scenery," Woods said. It looks and feels like home, probably because Singletary and Woods are not just business partners, they're mom and daughter. So how is that going? "I don't know. I mean it's great most of the time," Singletary said with a laugh. "Sometimes I have to differentiate between being a mother and being a partner. … She says she wants things this this and this way. I wanna be like, 'Do it because I said so." "It's great when you get to work with your best friend. She's my best friend," Woods said. "We are so different, but so much alike, and it's really that. She handles, like, all the legal, and financial, and all the boring kind of stuff; and I get to deal with the fun. I get to create, and curate events, and I get to work on inventory, and I get to play with merchandising." Among the fun offerings is "Blind Date with a Book," where books are wrapped in brown paper and labeled with just a few details to draw readers in. "It's just so fun, and like I said, the only blind date that you're going to completely be satisfied with," Woods said. Like the rest of the store, the children's section features books mostly by Black authors and featuring Black characters. Singletary and Woods said there's real meaning behind it. "I don't think anything draws a child more into a book than to see a book that has someone on the cover that looks like them," Woods said. "We've had kids come in the store and been super-excited, because, 'Ooh mommy, look, his hair looks just like mine,'" Singletary said. Access to books like these is crucial in another way. "The South Side is a book desert," Woods said. "Post-pandemic, literacy rates had dropped significantly; and it was all over the city, but definitely very very significant drop here on the South Side." That's why Da Book Joint curates literacy events for under-served communities through its non-profit Options for Literacy. "We have given books to schools in Chicago Heights; books and activity kits to Advocate Children's Hospital," Singletary said. "We do a Books and Brunch once a month for the kids." It's all about reading and more. "What goes better together than a book and a great candle?" Woods said. Da Book Joint shares space with Stoviink Creatives, a wellness and fragrance brand created by Tovi Khali Turner and Storie Warren-Turner. The four women are friends from back in the Boxville days. "We want to do amazing things in this community together," Turner said. "We figure if we locked arms together really, really tight, we can sustain ourselves and our beautiful community as it builds up around us." New customer Candace Brown said the community feeling is what brought her to Da Book Joint. "It just feels good all around to buy a book by a Black author sold by a Black woman," she said. Woods and Singletary said the secret to success is going by the book you create. "I always wanted to create a business that could pass down generation to generation," Singletary said. "We just worked really, really, really hard, and now we're here," Woods said. Da Book Joint also has a free book section. Singletary said no one should go away empty-handed. So if someone's really interested in reading, but can't afford a book, there still will be one for them.
Forbes
22-03-2025
- Business
- Forbes
When The Going Gets Tough, Keep Calm
Illustration Go ahead and panic. Go outside and scream. This advice was from Michelle Singletary, who spoke on NPR's 1A about the angst and fear that many of us are feeling about the wavering state of our economy. Singletary is the nationally syndicated personal finance columnist for the Washington Post. She has held that post for more than 20 years, and for one good reason: She offers common sense. And so her caveat to her comments speaks volumes. Don't act on your panic. Singletary's advice is suitable not simply for consumers and investors but for anyone in a management position. The uncertainty we are feeling now is palpable. The economy seems in stasis. Job cuts to government employees fuel anxiety. Contracts are not being let. Employees in the private sector are looking over their shoulders. Am I next? They wonder. No one—certainly not this leadership correspondent—knows what is coming next, but one thing I do know is that what will steady us now and enable us to meet the challenges of the future will be remembered. How leaders respond to the unease of those they lead now will be remembered. So, having lived through more than a few economic uncertainties, let me offer a few tips. Take the temperature. What are people saying about the situation? Listen to your team. It's easy to listen to what is said out loud, but it's tough to decipher what is not said. When fear takes hold, people shut down. Read the room. Ask open-ended questions. Reveal what you are feeling. Make it safe for people to speak up. Recognize their efforts. Compliment the team on what they have accomplished to date and can achieve in the future. Will these steps—collectively or individually—improve the situation? No. Your leadership actions will demonstrate that you care, that you understand the issues and challenges, and that you know how they feel. Decades ago, I witnessed an example of reassurance from a VP executive whose company was about to be purchased by a larger entity. It was a surprise move, and everyone seemed on edge except the VP. Straight out, he told employees that he did not know what would come next, but he did offer one assurance. He told the managers in the room to invite him to their regular staff meetings. He would listen and take questions. In short, he would be present. Tough times are terrible to endure. For leaders, they have an opportunity to show their mettle for the benefit of those they serve. We cannot control the situation around us, only how we react to it. 'When you have peace in yourself and accept, then you are calm enough to do something," wrote the Vietnamese monk and poet Thich Nhat Hanh, 'but if you are carried by despair, there is no hope.' In short, face the situation with a sense of calm and resolve to help yourself and your team persevere.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Vogtle Parkway Project meeting draws mixed emotions in Waynesboro
WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WJBF) – The Vogtle Parkway Project is a Transportation Investment Act project, which is a 1% sales tax that was passed in 2020 for the CSRA. The Vogtle Parkway project was on the list of projects to be completed with said tax. The project is set to tie Cates Mead Road to the Front entrance of Plant Vogtle, and will include two eleven foot lanes with rural shoulders. The project will create approximately 4 miles of new roadway, while using existing roadway to connect Plant Vogtle to Mike Padgett Highway (Hwy 56). WJBF spoke with Eric Wilkinson, Assistant State TIA Administrator who told us a benefit of the project, 'So, this will help get people on and in and out of the Plant Vogtle quicker, emergency response like if they have to leave the plant. It also gets them to and from Augusta and Waynesboro a lot quicker.' Thursday's public meeting was for residents of Waynesboro to ask questions and submit comments on the project. One of those residents was John Singletary, who told us there has been lack of transparency about the amount that residents who's properties would be effected by imminent domain once Right of Way has begun. 'There is zero dollars allocated for the Right of Way. No one in this meeting can tell me why there is still not one dollar that the public can see that shows how much they're going to be paying people for their land.' said Singletary. Singletary says, 'We all want to see progress the issue is not that we don't want to see progress. The issue is that progress should be fair and it should not allow individuals and the public to be taken advantage of simply because the government can strong arm an individual.' Wilkinson says the Right of Way will begin in 2027, and construction will start in 2029. To find more information and submit a comment on The Vogtle Parkway Project go to Deadline to submit a comment is April 4, 2025. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
