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These are companies that offer above-average payouts relative to a benchmark like the S&P 500, while also exhibiting lower beta, a measure of how sensitive a stock is to broader market What Is a High-Yield Savings Account? 04/19/2026 08:00pm • If you have a nice rainy day fund saved up, you might be looking to stash your cash in a place that will earn competitive interest rates without exposing your money to market risk. A high-yield savings account could be the best choice. What Is a High-Yield Savings Account?A high-yield savings accoun RBC Heritage Par Scores 04/19/2026 07:59pm • Sunday At Harbour Town Golf Links Hilton Head, S.C. Purse: $20 million Yardage: 7,243; Par: 71 Final Round (x-won on first playoff hole) x-Matt Fitzpatrick (700), $3,600,000 65-63-68-70—266 - RBC Heritage Scores 04/19/2026 07:59pm • Sunday At Harbour Town Golf Links Hilton Head, S.C. Purse: $20 million Yardage: 7,243; Par: 71 Final Round (x-won on first playoff hole) x-Matt Fitzpatrick (700), $3,600,000 65-63-68-70—266 A crowd scientist is helping the Boston Marathon manage a growing field of 30,000-plus runners 04/19/2026 07:56pm • BOSTON (AP) — Running the Boston Marathon is tough enough without having to jostle your way from Hopkinton to Copley Square. So race organizers this year turned to an expert in crowd science to help them manage the field of more than 32,000 as it travels the 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers) through Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama and Nikola Jokic are the finalists for NBA MVP 04/19/2026 07:54pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama and Nikola Jokic are the finalists for NBA MVP. Wedgewood sharp in net, O'Connor scores 1st goal in a year as Avs beat Kings 2-1 in Game 1 04/19/2026 07:46pm • DENVER (AP) — Logan O’Connor scored for the first time in a year, Scott Wedgewood stopped 24 shots in his first Stanley Cup playoffs start and the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in Game 1 on Sunday. O'Connor's third-period tally was his first since Game 4 of a playo ECHL Glance 04/19/2026 07:41pm • All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE North Division GP W L OL SOL Pts GF Dillon Dingler hits 3-run HR; Tigers beat struggling Crochet and Red Sox 6-2 04/19/2026 07:40pm • BOSTON (AP) — Dillon Dingler hit a three-run homer during Detroit’s four-run fifth inning against Boston’s struggling ace Garrett Crochet, leading the Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday at chilly and rainy Fenway Park. Dingler also had an RBI double off Crochet in the first inn Oil prices rise anew after a US-Iran standoff in the Strait of Hormuz strands tankers 04/19/2026 07:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices rose in early trading Sunday as a standoff between Iran and the U.S. prevented tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf waterway that is crucial to global energy supplies. The price of U.S. crude oil increased 6.4% to $87.90 per barrel an hour after trad Cubs hand Mets their 11th straight loss by rallying for a 2-1 win in 10 innings 04/19/2026 07:38pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Nico Hoerner hit a sacrifice fly off Craig Kimbrel in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs sent the New York Mets to their 11th consecutive loss by rallying for a 2-1 victory Sunday. Pinch-hitter Michael Conforto tied it for Chicago in the ninth with an RBI double off closer Devin