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The Big Ten and Pac-12 seasons will carry on into championship weekend, and now we know which matchups are on the schedule. Let’s start with the Pac-12, which will host its championship on Friday night in Los Angeles at the Coliseum. The title game will feature Washington, the Pac-12 North champion, and USC, the Pac-12 South champion. The game will kick off at 5 p.m. locally, 8 p.m. ET. Of note is the location of the Oregon vs. Colorado game: Los Angeles. The conference wants to have its two… Source link

Benzinga Barron’s Picks And Pans Of The Week: Time Is Ripe To Sell NIO, XPeng, Li; And Lessons From The IPO Frenzy * This weekend’s Barron’s cover story makes a case for taking profits on Chinese electric vehicle makers. * Other featured articles examine who is hurt if Chinese companies are delisted, an outlook for the markets and money management trends, and lessons from a crazy week in IPOs. * Also, the prospects for an auto insurer, two old-school stocks still offering growth and a… Source link

MMA Weekly Kevin Holland’s brutal knockout tops UFC 256 performance bonuses The UFC closed out its 2020 pay-per-view events with a fight card that suffered from several title bouts dropping off, but which delivered when it came to action come fight time. There were numerous candidates for the UFC 256 performance bonuses, including both the Fight of the Night honors and the Performance of the Night awards, for which fighters receive a $50,000 bonus. Performance of the Night: Kevin… Source link

MMA Weekly Kevin Holland’s brutal knockout tops UFC 256 performance bonuses The UFC closed out its 2020 pay-per-view events with a fight card that suffered from several title bouts dropping off, but which delivered when it came to action come fight time. There were numerous candidates for the UFC 256 performance bonuses, including both the Fight of the Night honors and the Performance of the Night awards, for which fighters receive a $50,000 bonus. Performance of the Night: Kevin… Source link

After years of apathy and precious few signs of progress, the coaching job at the University of Illinois has finally opened. Lovie Smith’s tenure unfolded much as predicted, as he struggled on the field, made little mark on the recruiting trail and spent little time not firmly lodged in the Big Ten West basement. As athletic director Josh Whitman attempts to upgrade, here’s who he’ll be exploring. Sean Lewis, Kent State After failing with an aging coach, would Whitman attempt to catch a… Source link

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and his head coach Bruce Arians reportedly planned a multi-day bonding activity — a golf outing — during Week 13, Tampa Bay’s bye week. Maybe it was to spend time together to work things out after Arians has consistently called Brady out to the media. Or maybe it was to strengthen their relationship, which could be totally fine, and have a little fun. Either way, they didn’t get a chance to play a single hole. According to NFL Network’s Ian… Source link

A volatile President Trump era and fallout from the recent presidential election has pushed Americans toward disillusionment with the U.S. political system, according to political scientist Ian Bremmer. “When I think about the future of my country and what that country means, the average American no longer believes that the institutions actually work for them,” Bremmer, a geopolitical experts and founder of the Eurasia Group, said in an interview on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “So… Source link

LAS VEGAS — Deiveson Figueiredo began and ended his day in a local hospital. In between, he combined with challenger Brandon Moreno to put on one of the most memorable fights of 2020. Figueiredo, who left the hospital at 2 in the morning after he awakened and didn’t feel well, made a return after battling to a majority draw with Moreno to retain his flyweight championship in the main event of UFC 256 at Apex. Derek Cleary scored it 48-46 for Figueiredo, but judges Sal D’Amato and… Source link

LAS VEGAS — Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno saved the best for nearly last. In the UFC’s penultimate show of the year, the flyweights went at it viciously in their battle for Figueiredo’s belt in the main event of UFC 256 Saturday at Apex. Judges scored it 47-47 twice and 47-46 for Figueiredo, leading the bout to be a majority draw. As champion, Figueiredo kept the belt. Yahoo Sports also had it 47-47, giving Figueiredo Rounds 1, 3 and 5. The bout was decided because of a point… Source link

LAS VEGAS — Charles Oliveira took Tony Ferguson down early in each round of their lightweight fight and then held him there, dominating the former interim champion and winning by scores of 30-26 on all three judges’ cards Saturday in the co-main event of UFC 256 at Apex. It was Oliveira’s eighth consecutive win and by far the most significant of his career. It was Ferguson’s second consecutive defeat, after he was stopped in the fifth round of a lightweight title fight by Justin… Source link