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It appears fans did not feel like watching most of Monday’s College Football Playoff title game between Georgia and TCU, and it’s difficult to blame them. The 65-7 show of force from Georgia on its way to a second consecutive national championship drew only 17.223 million viewers for ESPN’s family of channels, according to Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal. That number reportedly makes the Bulldogs’ win the least-watched college football title game since the beginning of the BCS in… Source link

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window) * Amazon up as Jefferies sees easing costs * Alibaba climbs as Ant Group’s Jack Ma to cede control * Macy’s, Lululemon drop on holiday-quarter warnings * Indexes up: Dow 0.39%, S&P 0.85%, Nasdaq 1.52% (Adds details, updates prices throughout) By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar Jan 9 (Reuters) – The tech-heavy Nasdaq led gains among the main Wall Street indexes on Monday, boosted by shares of Amazon… Source link

Brock Purdy got the job done once again. Purdy led the San Francisco 49ers to a solid 21-13 win over the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field in just his second start since he replaced the injured Jimmy Garoppolo. The win, which marked San Francisco’s seventh straight, officially clinched the NFC West and got the 49ers a guaranteed spot in the postseason. Purdy surpassed expectations that came with the Mr. Irrelevant title he received in April a second time, just three days after he threw two… Source link

Baker Mayfield has had a rough season. He was told by the Carolina Panthers on Monday that he’d be their third-string quarterback this week, and Mayfield asked to be released. The Panthers didn’t have a problem letting him go. It’s not like he’d played well at any point this season. The Rams took a shot on Mayfield. During a low point in his career, he had a comeback for the ages on Thursday night. Mayfield, claimed off waivers on Tuesday after the Carolina Panthers cut him, led a 98-yard… Source link

Bitcoin and Ether fell in Asian trading on Wednesday afternoon, with Dogecoin leading declines across top 10 non-stablecoin cryptocurrencies. See related article: Sam Bankman-Fried hires attorney Mark Cohen amid probes of failed FTX exchange Fast facts Bitcoin dropped 1.41% over the past 24 hours and was trading at US$16,780 by 4:30 p.m. in Hong Kong, and Ether decreased 2.68% to US$1,228, according to CoinMarketCap. Dogecoin slumped 5.47% to US$0.09561. Twitter user “Nima Owji” who… Source link

Bitcoin was little changed in Monday morning trading amid mixed results from the other top 10 non-stablecoin cryptocurrencies following a relatively muted few days of trading over the Thanksgiving weekend in the U.S. Memecoin Dogecoin was the standout performer as longtime token advocate and new Twitter Inc. boss Elon Musk used the platform to announce a significant development for his electric car company Tesla Inc. See related article: Binance releases proof of reserves Fast facts Bitcoin… Source link

Head coach Sean McVay and the Rams face a tough task in NFL Week 12 at the Chiefs. (Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports) We almost got this matchup as the Super Bowl last season. Now Patrick Mahomes leads the Kansas City Chiefs against the reigning champion Los Angeles Rams at Arrowhead Stadium. Follow all the action in this marquee clash on Yahoo Sports. Source link

The NBA schedule lightens up Thursday with only four games for daily fantasy players to choose from. There will be some teams on the second game of a back-to-back set, including the Mavericks, Pelicans and Trail Blazers. The Mavericks will try to bounce back from a disappointing loss to the Magic when they face the Wizards, but they will have to do so without Christian Wood (knee). The 76ers did not play Wednesday, so they will be well rested for their matchup against the Hawks, who are yet… Source link

There will be no shortage of daily fantasy action in the NBA on Wednesday with 11 games on the schedule. One of the marquee games will feature the Cavaliers hosting the Celtics, with the two teams having a combined 9-3 record. The undefeated Bucks will also be in action when they host the Pistons. As far as teams on the second night of a back-to-back set go, both the Bulls and the Heat find themselves in that less-than-ideal situation. The Bulls will play at home against the Hornets, while… Source link

There will be no shortage of action in the NBA with 11 games Friday. Fresh off their blowout win over the Nets on Wednesday, the Pelicans will take on a Hornets team shorthanded due to injuries. After an opening loss to the Bulls, the Heat will try to avoid an 0-2 start when they host the Celtics. One of the marquee games of the night will be the Nuggets facing the Warriors on the road. With so many options to consider on Yahoo, let’s get to it and highlight some players to consider for your… Source link