LaMelo Ball adds impressive assists to close preseason

LaMelo Ball was once again hurling dimes on Saturday night. The Charlotte Hornets rookie had plenty of stellar assists during their 120-117 loss to the Orlando Magic, their final preseason game before the season starts on Tuesday. While those were fun to watch, the weak points in Ball’s game shined through the cracks once more, too. LaMelo Ball’s impressive assist game Ball threw two ridiculous passes during the game at the Amway Center, reminding fans just how good the youngest Ball brother… Source link

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Aaron Rodgers, Packers top Panthers to keep NFC playoff lead

Aaron Rodgers and the Packers look determined to secure the top seed in the NFC. The Packers, behind a near-perfect first half from Green Bay at Lambeau Field on Saturday night, cruised past the Carolina Panthers, 24-16, to grab their fourth straight win — which keeps them in the driver’s seat to claim the lone playoff bye. Panthers struggle to slow Green Bay early The Panthers couldn’t seem to find a way to slow the Packers’ offense down in the first half. Green Bay scored a touchdown… Source link

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Jeremy Lin-Warriors pact off due to no Letter of Clearance

Report: Lin-Warriors deal off; Letter of Clearance not obtained originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Jeremy Lin warned everyone to wait, and now we have an idea why. Lin and the Warriors reportedly were finalizing a contract agreement Friday, but the team needed a Letter of Clearance from the Chinese Basketball Association and FIBA. The Athletic’s Shams Charania and the New York Times’ Marc Stein reported Saturday night that the Warriors were not able to obtain the Letter of Clearance before… Source link

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Rose Bowl moving to Texas due to COVID-19

The Rose Bowl won’t be played in Pasadena in 2021. The Tournament of Roses said Saturday night that the game would be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Jan. 1 due to COVID-19 restrictions in the state of California. The Rose Bowl is a College Football Playoff semifinal this season. “We know that the decision was not an easy one to make,” Tournament of Roses director David Eads said in a statement. “While we remain confident that a game could have been played at the Rose… Source link

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Notre Dame or Texas A&M?

Let’s assume for the sake of this evening that No. 1 Alabama, No. 3. Clemson and No. 4 Ohio State have secured spots in the College Football Playoff. Alabama remains the team with the best résumé in the country, with its SEC championship game pending. Both Clemson and Ohio State secured their league titles on Saturday, with varying degrees of difficulty. What remains is the battle for the No. 4 spot, as the gap between being ranked No. 4 and No. 5 is shaping up as a canyon of prestige,… Source link

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Clemson beats Notre Dame for ACC title

The Clemson and Notre Dame sequel wasn’t nearly as dramatic as the original. The No. 3 Tigers (10-1) locked in a spot in the College Football Playoff with a dominating 34-10 win over the No. 2 Fighting Irish in the ACC championship game. Star Clemson QB and presumptive No. 1 2021 NFL draft pick Trevor Lawrence accounted for three touchdowns as the Tigers’ defense clamped down on a Notre Dame offense that gave it fits in November. Notre Dame (10-1) beat Clemson 47-40 in double-overtime in… Source link

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States face challenges in Google antitrust lawsuit

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — New Jersey, New York and Connecticut are among more than 30 states suing Google, saying the company is too dominant in the search engine industry. In a statement, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said the suit “sends the message that no company is too powerful to avoid real accountability.” The states say that Google is not giving enough of a choice when searching online and that they’re paying in some cases to make… Source link

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Bitcoin Price Briefly Touches $24,000

TipRanks 3 Stocks Flashing Signs of Strong Insider Buying Sometimes, following a leader makes the best investment strategy. And corporate insiders have long been popular leaders to follow. Their combination of responsibility to their stockholders and access to ‘under the hood’ information on their companies gives their personal investment choices an air of authority.The most important thing about these insiders is that whatever else they do, they are expected to shepherd their companies to… Source link

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A Speculative Frenzy Is Sweeping Wall Street and World Markets

(Bloomberg) — Animal spirits are famously running wild across Wall Street, but crunch the numbers and this bull market is even crazier than it seems. Global stocks are now worth around $100 trillion. American companies have raised a record $175 billion in public listings. Some $3 trillion of corporate bonds are trading with negative yields. All the while the virus spreads, the economic cycle stays on life-support and businesses get thrashed by fresh lockdowns. Spurred by endless monetary… Source link

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Ohio State still in playoff hunt with Big Ten title win

Trey Sermon might have just carried Ohio State into the College Football Playoff. Sermon set an Ohio State rushing record with 29 carries for 331 yards as the Buckeyes came back to beat No. 14 Northwestern, 22-10, in the Big Ten championship game. Sermon surpassed Eddie George’s single-game rushing record of 314 yards with less than two minutes to go. He juked, knocked over and hurdled defenders on the 23-yard carry as Ohio State clinched its fourth consecutive Big Ten title. Ohio State and… Source link

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