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Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers threw for 240 yards and four touchdowns Sunday to give the Packers a 35-16 victory at Chicago, a home-field edge in the NFL playoffs and a first-round bye. Rodgers completed 19-of-24 passes with second-quarter touchdown tosses of 3 yards to Robert Tonyan, 13 yards to Dominique Dafney and 72 yards to Marquez Valdes-Scantling plus a late 6-yarder clincher to Davante Adams as the Packers finished 13-3 with the National Conference (NFC) top seed. “It was a good win for… Source link

Tua Tagovailoa had his chance. Nobody wanted Ryan Fitzpatrick to go on the reserve/COVID-19 list before Sunday’s game in Buffalo, but that gave Tagovailoa an opportunity to shine. He has been compared unfavorably to fellow top picks Joe Burrow and Justin Herbert all season. Tagovailoa was in a position the other highly drafted rookie quarterbacks were not, and that’s playing for a postseason spot in Week 17. And with the chance to have a big game against a Bills team with little to play… Source link

ATLANTA — Just two days before the Georgia runoffs that will determine the leadership of the Senate and one day before a rally on behalf of the Republican candidates, President Trump has continued to unload on the GOP officials leading the state. In an extraordinary development, Trump attempted to cajole Republican Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, according to the Washington Post, which published audio of their call on Sunday. “So look. All I want to do is this. I just want… Source link

We’ve turned a new page on the calendar, Old Man ’20 is out the door, and there’s a feeling ‘21 is gonna be a good year – and so far, so good. The markets closed out 2020 with modest session gains to cap off larger annual gains. The S&P 500 rose 16% during the corona crisis year, while the NASDAQ, with its heavy tech representation, showed an impressive annual gain of nearly 43%. The advent of two viable COVID vaccines is fueling a surge in general optimism. Wall Street’s top… Source link

It looks like the Philadelphia Eagles and quarterback Carson Wentz may be headed for a breakup. According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, Wentz is planning to ask the Eagles for a trade this offseason “because his relationship with head coach Doug Pederson is fractured beyond repair.” In a segment on ESPN, Mortensen said that Wentz will also help the Eagles facilitate a trade. “Carson Wentz, his relationship with the #Eagles is all but fractured. In fact, it is fractured.” Mort expects… Source link

TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Set for Monster Growth in 2021 We’ve turned a new page on the calendar, Old Man ’20 is out the door, and there’s a feeling ‘21 is gonna be a good year – and so far, so good. The markets closed out 2020 with modest session gains to cap off larger annual gains. The S&P 500 rose 16% during the corona crisis year, while the NASDAQ, with its heavy tech representation, showed an impressive annual gain of nearly 43%. The advent of two viable COVID vaccines… Source link

NBC moderator Chuck Todd grilled Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., on Sunday about the GOP lawmaker’s support for the latest far-fetched bid to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Johnson is one of 11 senators and senators-elect who have said they will challenge the results on Wednesday when Congress meets to certify Biden’s win. The states have already chosen electors representing a solid majority for the Democratic ticket; the process of counting the Electoral College votes in Congress is… Source link

The NFL boasts some interesting matchups this Sunday in Week 17, but let’s be honest — the matchup you care about the most is in your fantasy league. Who is set for a big Week 17, who should you be starting and who should you be sitting? Here is a roundup from some of the top fantasy football experts around, including from Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports and our own expert. QUARTERBACK: START ‘EM Here are some quarterbacks you should start this week NJ Advance Media: Ryan Tannehill, Titans. He’s… Source link

Sunday slates always tend to be a bit lighter, and that’s certainly the case here. There are only five games on the main slate, thus limiting the player pool to 10 teams. That actually makes things easier for us because there’s less information to keep track of. Crazy things still happen every day with injuries, resting and COVID protocols, so it’s imperative to keep an eye on updates all the way up to first tip. With that in mind, let’s get into this Sunday slate!  Guards  Damian Lillard,… Source link

For those reading the tea leaves the past month, it appeared inevitable that Michigan would extend head coach Jim Harbaugh. It had appeared that the same thing would happen at Texas — though an extension wasn’t necessarily on the table, but the brass in Austin expressed a vote of confidence in Tom Herman. However, the Longhorns did an about face, hiring away Steve Sarkisian from national championship game-bound Alabama. One program is being aggressive, the other patient. As Dan Wetzel… Source link