When the Green Bay Packers lost on Saturday, the Los Angeles Rams’ sales department was ready.  Saturday’s result ensured that the winner of Sunday’s NFC divisional round playoff game between the Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers would host the NFC championship game. In a show of optimism, the Rams were promoting ticket sales on Sunday morning. With one caveat.  No 49ers fans allowed. At least the ones who live in San Francisco — or anywhere else outside of Los Angeles. Facing the prospect of… Source link

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play Sunday’s playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams without Tristan Wirfs.  The All-Pro right tackle sprained his right against the Philadelphia Eagles last week and was on the Bucs’ inactive list ahead of kickoff Sunday. He sustained the injury on Tampa Bay’s first drive in the wild-card win over Philadelphia.  He briefly returned, but was ruled out for the game when it became evident that he couldn’t play. He practiced on Friday in hopes of playing against… Source link

Gonzaga University opted to suspend the season tickets of NBA Hall of Famer John Stockton, one of its most prominent alumni, after the star continuously failed to comply with the school’s mask mandate.  Stockton told The Spokesman-Review that Gonzaga Athletic Director Chris Standiford told him of the decision. The men’s basketball team is ranked No. 1 in the recent Associated Press Top 25 poll and has 10 games, including five at home, until the West Coast Conference championships and NCAA… Source link

The Dallas Cowboys season ended with a whimper this past Wild Card weekend, as they fell 23-17 in a game that didn’t feel that close. The failed quarterback-run-then-spike with time running out was a microcosm of a season that began with incredibly lofty expectations. The Cowboys had some bright spots along with some disappointments in fantasy as well. Hyped second-year receiver CeeDee Lamb ended as the WR18. Amari Cooper finished as WR27. Dak Prescott had a great QB7 finish, though many… Source link

In his 2022 letter to CEOs, BlackRock (BLK) CEO Larry Fink urged other heads of companies to prepare for and participate in the green transition as part of a broader defense of stakeholder capitalism. “I believe the decarbonizing of the global economy is going to create the greatest investment opportunity of our lifetime,” Fink wrote. “It will also leave behind the companies that don’t adapt, regardless of what industry they are in.” The CEO of the world’s largest asset manager… Source link

Twenty-two years and seven Super Bowl championships into his NFL career, Tom Brady has reached unprecedented success and is still going strong. The Buccaneers quarterback is scheduled to play in his 47th NFL playoff game on Sunday, 20 more than the next closest quarterback on the all-time playoff appearance list. And at 44, Brady is older than every opposing head coach he could face on his path to an 11th Super Bowl appearance. In 2013, Brady co-founded a wellness brand called TB12 with… Source link

Google has warned of a “devastating” impact on the internet if a court ruling that the search giant is liable for defamatory material contained in hyperlinked pages is not overturned. Google warned in a submission to the high court it will be forced to “censor” its search results if a $40,000 defamation damages award to George Defteros, a solicitor who represented Melbourne gangland figures, is allowed to stand. Defteros successfully sued Google, arguing its publication of search… Source link

After a volatile week of trading in markets last week, investors will be anxiously awaiting fresh commentary from the Federal Reserve and major corporate earnings results from tech giants Microsoft and Apple.  The Federal Reserve’s January monetary policy meeting is set to begin Tuesday, with a new monetary statement and press conference with Fed Chair Jerome Powell to follow on Wednesday.  This month’s meeting is expected to produce virtually no immediate changes to monetary policy, but… Source link

Cryptocurrency popularity has boomed in recent years, and celebrities have gotten in on the fanfare. But as criminal activity in the space soars, so has the likelihood that influencer endorsements could lure investors into costly digital-asset scams. Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather, and former NBA star Paul Pierce are among recent celebrities in the hot seat for their crypto promotions, accused in a lawsuit filed earlier this month in California of using their fame to “pump” a… Source link

MELBOURNE, Australia — Denis Shapovalov upset third-seeded Alexander Zverev to move into an Australian Open quarterfinal match against Rafael Nadal. The No. 14-seeded Shapovalov is into the quarterfinals in Australia for the first time. The 22-year-old Canadian finished off a 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over Olympic gold medalist Zverev on Margaret Court Arena less than an hour after Nadal secured his spot in the Australian Open quarterfinals for the 14th time. Shapovalov spent almost 11 hours on… Source link