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Emily Horos   | Arizona RepublicAn NFL fan took to Twitter to sell some J.J. Watt merchandise only to be answered by the Arizona Cardinals player himself. According to the tweet, Jennifer Simpson was selling a pair of Watt shoes and a jersey to raise money for her grandfather's funeral. She tagged Watt's Twitter account with photos of the items for sale. Watt responded by telling her to keep her items because he would help with the funeral costs. Don’t sell your shoes and jersey, we’ll help with the funeral.I’m sorry for your loss.🙏🏼 https://t.co/gMttmVGZCL— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) July 21, 2022According to the user's profile, she is a Texans and Astros fan, who before her interaction with Watt had just 70 followers. She responded to Watt's retweet with an expression of gratitude. More: Arizona Cardinals training camp information: What to know before going to State Farm StadiumMore: McManaman: 4 things I want to see when Cardinals open camp, starting Thursday with rookiesReach the reporter at emily.horos@azcentral.com or 602-444-2426. Follow her on Twitter @ejhoros. Support local journalism. Subscribe to azcentral.com today.  Facebook Twitter Email

The Twitter vs Elon Musk trial is set to start in October after a judge granted the social network's request to speed up legal proceedings. Twitter sued the Tesla supremo last week, accusing him of breaching the terms of his offer to buy the website. Musk promised to take over the biz for $44 billion in cash, by offering $54.20 a share for Twitter stock, and is now trying to wriggle out of the deal without meeting his obligations, it was alleged. The tech tycoon, who waived the need for any due diligence, had planned to secure those billions by taking out loans from banks, getting help from his rich peers, and selling a chunk of his Tesla shares. However, the stock market took a dive amid economic anxiety and a drop in confidence. His Tesla shares are now worth a lot less, making the acquisition more and more expensive for him. Musk began backing away from the deal, publicly accusing Twitter of not being truthful about the number of fake bot accounts on its platform. Twitter denies any wrongdoing, and wants the world's richest man to either cough up the money for its shares – or pay the $1…

An earlier report made by Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times speculated that the Buccaneers' coaching staff were not too thrilled with the shape that running back Leonard Fournette showed up in when mandatory minicamp kicked off. “Coaches were not happy, and that’s an understatement, when he didn’t participate in the OTAs, but then he shows up at the mandatory minicamp weighing damn near 260,” Stroud said via his podcast Sports Day Tampa Bay. “And that’s not a good sign for a guy that you just spent a three-year contract on.”READ MORE: Rob Gronkowski's girlfriend Camille Kostek does not think his second retirement is permanentFournette has bet on himself the past two seasons with the Bucs after many were writing him off after his first contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. It is obvious that Lenny has put in the work to earn the 3-yr./$21 million contract this past off-season. Now that he has it, will he be able to maintain that level of competitive want-to heading into 2023?We should just ask Fournette himself, as he has since taken to his Twitter account to express his thoughts on the reports.First, it started with a since-deleted tweet, that was captured by…

The Delaware Court of Chancery ruled in Twitter’s favor Tuesday in the social network’s legal fight with Elon Musk, setting an October 2022 trial date for the company’s case against the billionaire. Twitter last week filed suit against Musk, seeking to force the mega-billionaire complete his $44 billion buyout agreement. That came after Musk on July 8 told Twitter he wanted to nix the deal over his suspicions that Twitter has more spam and bot accounts than it acknowledges. In its lawsuit, Twitter alleged the spam/bot issue is a red herring — and that Musk is suffering from buyer’s remorse, because the deal has become more expensive for him personally given the drop in Tesla’s stock price. Twitter had asked the court for an expedited hearing, with a trial that would conclude before the end of September 2022. Musk’s legal team, in a filing last Friday, argued that the case should go to trial no sooner than Feb. 13, 2023. In her ruling Tuesday, Chancellor Kathaleen S. McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery set the case as a five-day trial that will occur in October, with the parties to work out the details. Twitter had argued the case should…

A Delaware Chancery Court judge on Tuesday granted Twitter (TWTR) a five-day trial slated for October in its case seeking to force Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk to buy the social media site for $44 billion after he tried to terminate the deal last month.Twitter had sought to expedite the trial so the matter could be resolved before the deal's Oct. 24, 2022 “drop dead” date — a deadline that, if reached before the transaction is finalized, allows either party to walk away. Twitter wanted to resolve the case in a four-day trial in September, while Musk wanted to push the case until February."The reality is that delay threatens irreparable harm to the seller, Twitter, for the reasons I described earlier: The longer the delay, the greater the risk. Given this reality I think a schedule closer to the norm is in order. For this reason, I think we should go to trial in October of this year," Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick ruled on Tuesday.'A cloud of Musk-created doubt'Musk contends he's backing out of the deal because Twitter isn't providing him with data regarding the number of fake accounts, known as bots, that operate on its platform — and in some…

An image of Elon Musk is seen on smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comJuly 19 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) will get an October trial in its legal fight to hold Elon Musk to his $44 billion takeover, after a Delaware judge said on Tuesday the social media company deserved a quick resolution of the deal's uncertainty.The ruling is a blow to Musk, who pushed for a trial in February to allow for an extensive investigation into his claims that Twitter has misrepresented the number of fake or spam accounts.The question of whether Twitter's user numbers are inflated is core to his contention that he can walk away from the deal. The company, which had requested a September trial, says the issue is a distraction and deal terms require Musk to pay up.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comTwitter had argued that delaying the trial into the next year could threaten deal financing.Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of the Court of Chancery in Delaware said on Tuesday that the company deserved a swift decision on its claims."The reality is delay threatens irreparable harm to…

'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer and the 'Squawk on the Street' team break down the Twitter-Musk lawsuit's latest developments.

The other two outcomes, which are together much more likely, Ives says, would see Musk either buy Twitter for the agreed $44 billion, or walk away after reaching a settlement in which he pays the company damages of between $5 billion and $10 billion. “The stock is factoring in some significant chance that Musk will ultimately have to pay Twitter a major settlement well north of $1 billion, and possibly still have to buy the company at the agreed upon price,” Ives says.The prospect of Twitter’s upside-down logic prevailing and Musk ending up owning the social network he now appears to disdain has some employees and users worried. “There is no one to pump the brakes on this deal even when it’s clear Musk is the last thing in the world Twitter needs,” says Brianna Wu, a former video game developer and founder of progressive political action group Rebellion PAC. “The investors want it to go through. The board stands to make billions, and they’ll go to court to force the issue.”How does a business deal agreed by both sides and backed by some of the world’s largest banks turn into such a mess? Javier Marcos Cuevas, associate professor at…

India beat England by five wickets in the third ODI. Rishabh Pant. (Photo by Gareth Copley – ECB/ECB via Getty Images) India registered a convincing five-wicket win in the third ODI at Old Trafford, Manchester to seal the series 2-1. By the virtue of this victory, the Men in Blue also ended up registering their first-ever ODI series triumph on English soil after 2014. Wicketkeeper-batter and centurion Rishabh Pant was the architect of this win and he got outstanding support from star all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Hardik yet again made an impression with his all-round brilliance in this limited-overs series. He first emerged as the pick of the Indian bowlers with a four-wicket haul before scoring an impactful half-century in a stiff run chase that saw India lose their top-order with hardly anything on the board. Rishabh Pant’s spectacular century blows England away Earlier in the match, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma called it right at the toss for a third straight time and decided to bowl first. India had to make a forced change for this decider as pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was left out due to a niggle and Mohammed Siraj was given a chance. The Hyderabad-based pacer produced a…

Rishabh Pant’s place on the ODI side has been under constant scrutiny in recent times. In ODIs he has not hit a hundred until Sunday when he registered his first century in international cricket against England in difficult circumstances. This is his 2nd century on the tour after he hit a century in the 5th Test. This innings came in special circumstances as he walked in at no. 4 yet again with both Indian openers gone. Virat Kohli too departed for a low score and India was 38-3 in a chase of 261. Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya PC- Twitter Rishabh Pant And Hardik Pandya Brough India Back In The Game Suryakumar Yadav and he then tried to put things back on track but Surya too departed soon. Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant then took the innings forward as they stitched together a partnership of 133 runs. Rishabh Pant Hits His Maiden ODI Century PC- Twitter In the decider, Pant played one of the best innings in ODIs for India in over 3 years. Since the start of 2020, only KL Rahul had hit a century in ODIs for India. That too came against England in 2021. After that, no…