Cardinals’ loss to Niners opens door for Bears

The Arizona Cardinals couldn’t effectively move the ball against the San Francisco 49ers and lost 20-12 on Saturday. Now they’ve entered the danger zone in the NFC playoff race. Down eight points at the start of the fourth quarter after a rough three quarters against Robert Saleh’s Niners defense, the Cardinals appeared to find some life after Murray hit KeeSean Johnson for a 45-yard pass to set up a touchdown. However, Murray misfired to DeAndre Hopkins on the two-point conversion… Source link

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Google Phases Out Android Things

Google recently announced phasing out its Android Things IoT platform. New projects will not be accepted after January 5 2021, and the Android Things console will be turned down for all projects in 2022. Google’s discreet announcement took the form of one sentence and a link to a FAQ page for further information: The Android Things console will stop supporting new projects on January 5, 2021, and will be turned down for all existing projects on January 5, 2022. The FAQ page… Source link

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Browns place Jarvis Landry, other WRs on COVID-19 list

Baker Mayfield will reportedly be missing nearly his entire receiver corps when the Cleveland Browns play the New York Jets on Sunday. Wide receivers Jarvis Landry, Rashard Higgins, Donovan Peoples-Jones and KhaDarel Hodge have all been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, as has linebacker Jacob Phillips, the Browns announced on Saturday. The players were reportedly deemed close contacts of a player who tested positive for the virus, according to Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com. We’ve placed… Source link

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John Calipari laments schedule as Kentucky falls to Louisville

Kentucky’s season is not going as planned. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) One-and-done doesn’t just describe Kentucky’s preferred variety of recruit right now; it also sums up their record. The Wildcats fell to 1-6 on Saturday after a close loss to rival Louisville, falling 62-59 after an attempt at a game-tying 3-pointer from Brandon Boston Jr. clanked off the rim as the buzzer sounded. As a team, Kentucky shot only 34.5 percent from the field. The loss gives Kentucky much more than just the… Source link

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Your stimulus check is getting ripped in half — here’s how to make up the rest

Your stimulus check is getting ripped in half — here’s how to make up the rest Yes, at long last, you’re getting another “stimulus check,” a second direct payment from the government to provide some COVID financial relief. But here’s the catch: Congress wants to send only half as much cash as last time: $600, not $1,200. Critics say that’s not nearly enough, as the virus spirals out of control and leads to new lockdowns and layoffs. Millions are still out of work from the spring, when the… Source link

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Tom Brady turns back clock, leads Bucs to playoffs

Is it possible for a 43-year-old quarterback to still be in his prime? Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady turned in a vintage performance Saturday, leading the Bucs to a 47-7 win over the Detroit Lions. Brady threw for 348 yards and four scores in the win … and did it all in the first half. With the victory, the Buccaneers are officially going to the postseason. It will be the first time the franchise has appeared in the playoffs since 2007, which had been the longest postseason… Source link

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Ohio Teachers Pension Fund Bought GM, Alibaba And Sold Tesla, Apple in Q3

Benzinga Benzinga’s Bulls And Bears Of Christmas Week: Airbnb, Apple, Netflix, Nike, Tesla And More * Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. * The week’s bullish calls included big tech stocks and a telecom giant. * A top electric vehicle maker and recent hot IPOs were among the bearish calls.The big U.S. indexes ended the shortened trading week leading up to Christmas with marginal gains, despite word of a new strain of COVID-19 and the… Source link

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Bitcoin Tops $26K for First Time, Less Than a Day After Passing $25K

Benzinga Ohio Teachers Pension Fund Bought GM, Alibaba And Sold Tesla, Apple in Q3 The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, or STRS Ohio, offloaded some Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares and snapped up more of General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd- ADR (NYSE: BABA) in the third quarter, Barron’s reported.What Happened: According to Barron’s, the pension sold 864,478 Apple shares in the third quarter (after a 4-for-1 split in August),… Source link

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B2C2 Becomes Latest Crypto Market-Maker to Stop XRP Trading: Report

Benzinga Benzinga’s Bulls And Bears Of Christmas Week: Airbnb, Apple, Netflix, Nike, Tesla And More * Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. * The week’s bullish calls included big tech stocks and a telecom giant. * A top electric vehicle maker and recent hot IPOs were among the bearish calls.The big U.S. indexes ended the shortened trading week leading up to Christmas with marginal gains, despite word of a new strain of COVID-19 and the… Source link

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After Christmas your mall might vanish — but it may also be reborn

After a brutal year for most malls — capped off by a weak holiday shopping season thanks to the deadly COVID-19 pandemic —many that have struggled financially for years may finally vanish in 2021 as their tenants close up shop. “Bankruptcies and store closings will accelerate again,” veteran retail executive Jan Rogers Kniffen said in a new missive to clients this week. Of the roughly 1,100 malls left in America, Kniffen believes only 278 are viable in the post pandemic world where… Source link

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