Mediocre NFC teams vie for wild card

How does NFL playoff expansion look? It’s with three deeply flawed 7-7 teams fighting for the No. 7 seed in the NFC.  More often than not that extra playoff team will be mediocre at best, and coming down the stretch we have three .500 teams battling it out for the postseason. Barring a collapse, it seems the NFC West will have three teams in: Rams, Cardinals and 49ers. That leaves one wild-card spot for the Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints or Philadelphia Eagles (or, if things really… Source link

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Former Google and Meta executive launches at-home COVID-19 test

A new medical testing startup called Detect began selling at-home molecular COVID-19 tests through its website last week. The company also announced its CEO — Hugo Barra, a former executive at companies like Meta and Google who previously worked on hardware products like smartphones and virtual reality. The timing was sadly serendipitous — the launch coincided with a near-unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases in the United States, driven by the omicron variant. It’s nearly… Source link

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Yandex NV (YNDX) Up 1.37%

Yandex NV (YNDX) has gained Wednesday morning, with the stock climbing 1.37% in pre-market trading to 62.68. YNDX’s short-term technical score of 46 indicates that the stock has traded less bullishly over the last month than 54% of stocks on the market. In the Internet Content & Information industry, which ranks 136 out of 146 industries, YNDX ranks higher than 78% of stocks. Yandex NV has fallen 23.71% over the past month, closing at… Source link

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A McDonald’s worker quit her job and says she now earns up to $10,000 a month making TikToks for Walmart, Heinz, and Kroger

Maddison Peel Less than a year ago, Maddison Peel was making $12 an hour at a Kentucky McDonald’s. One week after her TikTok of roasting a chicken went viral, she quit. Now, she makes up to $10k a month and has brand deals with Walmart, Heinz, and Kroger. Just under a year ago, 22-year-old Maddison Peel was working at a McDonald’s in Kentucky, where she was paid $12 an hour. Now, she says she makes between $5,000 and $10,000 a month by posting food recipes on TikTok. Better known by her handle… Source link

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Here’s What You Need to Know Before the Market Opens

This article was originally published on TipRanks.com U.S. stock futures were trending lower on Wednesday as the rapidly spreading Omicron variant continues to rattle investor sentiment. The emergence of the latest variant has recently caused an increase in volatility in global stock markets. Dow futures (DJIA) were down 0.08%, S&P futures (SPX) were down 0.17%, and Nasdaq futures (NDX) were down 0.34% at the time of writing. Upcoming earnings Live Ventures, Inc. (

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Utah State alley-oop turned 3-pointer triggers confusion

Utah State’s Max Shulga may be the only basketball player to have a halfcourt shot counted as two points, however briefly.  Shulga’s halfcourt heave turned into a bizarre rulebook controversy on Tuesday during a game against Portland State, all thanks to a question of his intent with the shot. As you can see, Shulga seemed to be throwing up an alley-oop for teammate Brandon Horvath, only for the ball to go in: Per Utah State radio staffer Ajay Salvesen, the officials told Aggies athletic… Source link

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Eagles roll over COVID-depleted Washington Football Team

The Washington Football Team made the most of a wild early break en route to a 10-0 lead over the Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday.  But as the game wore on, a roster beset by COVID-19 couldn’t keep pace as the Eagles secured a 27-17 win to improve to 7-7 and gain a leg up on their NFC East rivals in the conference wild-card race. After digging the early double-digit deficit, the Eagles controlled the ball and the scoreboard en route to 20 unanswered points. Washington answered with a late… Source link

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TCL resumes selling its Google TVs after rolling out software fixes

After briefly halting sales of its 6-Series and 5-Series Google TVs due to sluggish, buggy software, TCL this evening announced that the TVs are back. “Recent software updates have allowed us to make significant improvements on the stability and speed of the TCL televisions featuring Google TV,” spokesperson Rachelle Parks said by email. “With these updates, this product now represents the powerful performance that TCL and Google believe is the future of TV.” The Google TVs… Source link

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No. 1 South Carolina comes back to defeat No. 2 Stanford

No. 1 South Carolina remains undefeated after it once again defended its ranking against a No. 2 team in the country.  The Gamecocks came back from 18 points down and completed the largest comeback victory in program history to down reigning champion Stanford, 65-61. It was their fifth victory against a top-10 ranked team this season and they are the first team since Baylor in 2011-12 to multiple regular season Nos. 1 vs. 2 games, per ESPN. National player of the year contender Aliyah Boston… Source link

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Landon Collins secures wild interception of Jalen Hurts

You’ve never seen an interception quite like this.  Landon Collins made one of the plays of the NFL season early in Tuesday’s NFC East tilt between the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Football Team.  With the Eagles facing third-and-1 on their first possession, quarterback Jalen Hurts looked to tight end Dallas Goedert in the flat. Hurts hit his target, but Goedert couldn’t corral the ball, which bounced off his hands as he turned upfield.  The ball appeared to hit the turf before the… Source link

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