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President Trump had speculated about potential voter fraud for weeks, even months, in the lead up to Election Day, prompting many observers to assume he might try to challenge some results if they didn’t play in his favor. As it turned out, his campaign has launched lawsuits seeking to halt vote counting in crucial battlegrounds including Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. But the plan, seemingly long in the making, apparently really only came together on Wednesday, The New York Times… Source link

We are living in an era of underwhelming NFL coaches. Adam Gase somehow got hired by the New York Jets, and is basically being kept as a sideline tanking device to secure the No. 1 NFL draft pick. And the pipeline is also thin, as the incessant annual coaching turnover has created few appealing options. So what if there were a Super Bowl coach with a higher NFL winning percentage than Bill Belichick available? Well, he exists and could either be intrigued by a return to the NFL or forced… Source link

Things aren’t going great in New England Patriots land these days. The team is 2-5, its worst start since 2000. Cam Newton hasn’t looked like the answer at quarterback in recent games. The team’s defense has taken a step back, and its best player may have been on the trade block. Bill Belichick is openly talking about the team experiencing the limits of the salary cap. Rex Ryan has apparently seen enough. During an appearance on ESPN Radio, the former New York Jets and Buffalo Bills head… Source link

The entire on-air crew for Fox Sports’ college football pregame show “Big Noon Kickoff” will be off the air on Saturday, The New York Post’s Andrew Marchand reports. The network is replacing them for this week’s broadcast due to COVID-19 protocol, according to the report. Neither the network nor anybody on the show has confirmed that anyone has contracted the coronavirus. NFL crew to fill in The weekly show features former players Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush and Brady Quinn, former… Source link

Logan Ryan signed only a one-year deal with the New York Giants, but he says he owes the team the kind of gratitude that can last a lifetime. The veteran cornerback revealed that in the aftermath of Monday night’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, his wife Ashley flew to Florida to vote in the 2020 election and check on the couple’s house in the state. There, she started experiencing stomach pains that she initially wanted to sleep off, but ended up going to the emergency room after Ryan… Source link

Bloomberg Derailing of Jack Ma’s Ant IPO Shows Xi Jinping’s in Charge (Bloomberg) — China’s move to abruptly halt the world’s biggest stock-market debut sends global investors a clear message: Any financial opening will only be done on terms that benefit President Xi Jinping and the Communist Party.Policy makers in Beijing shocked the investment world on Tuesday by suspending an initial public offering by Ant Group Co., a fintech company owned by billionaire Jack Ma — China’s… Source link

Understanding marijuana’s medical value starts with getting a clear picture of what it is. Marijuana — sometimes referred to as cannabis — is a part of a family of flowering plants that includes hemp. The plant has 100 different substances called cannabinoids, which are active chemicals that can alter the body and mind. Two cannabinoids in particular have proven beneficial in medical ways — tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). THC is a psychoactive ingredient (it… Source link

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Please note US–Election 2020-Portland Protests will not be updated, but incorporated into a story named US-Election 2020-Protests. Source link

The PGA TOUR makes a pitstop at Memorial Park Golf Course this week for the Vivint Houston Open.  Memorial Park was freshly renovated over the last two years and it’s ready for the challenge of hosting a big event. There is no course history to lean on this week since the course hasn’t hosted a TOUR event since the 1960s.  The course will be playing as a par 70 with five par 3s and three par 5s. Three par 5s should provide more scoring chances than a typical par-70 layout. Par 5s typically… Source link

Ex-NFL WR blasts Bill Belichick for 2020 coaching, roster building originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots are in the midst of their worst season since 2002, and Bill Belichick is taking a lot of the blame for the team’s lackluster results. The Patriots’ losing streak reached four games with Sunday’s Week 8 defeat to the Buffalo Bills. New England has a 2-5 record in third place in the AFC East, trailing the first-place Bills by 3.5 games. Belichick, as the head coach… Source link