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New York Giants headlines for Thursday, December 31.
Good morning New York Giants fans, and Happy New Years Eve! Here are some headlines to follow for your holiday morning.
Co-owner Steve Tisch reportedly in favor of a head coaching change
After three straight losing seasons and four consecutive years without making the playoffs, the Giants are reportedly heavily considering firing 69-year-old head coach Tom Coughlin, who has guided New York to two improbable Super Bowl victories. After a blowout loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday Night Football, it seems as though the writing is on the wall for Coughlin, as his job status has become the main storyline around the team and many Giants players have come to their coach"s defense. While Coughlin has yet to speak with co-owner John Mara, the team"s other co-owner,Steve Tisch, might be ready to move on.
One team source insisted no final decision has been made and that co-owner John Mara would still prefer not to fire Tom Coughlin.
But the source added there are plenty of people inside the front office who believe a coaching change is necessary. It"s also believed that co-owner Steve Tisch is in favor of a change. Most people believe that Mara will eventually agree, which is why this week has felt to so many like the End of an Era - moreso for Coughlin than ever before.
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Jason Pierre-Paul said Wednesday that he willneed to undergo at least one more surgery on his right hand.
Will Tye isexpecting to break out even more next season after leading all rookie tight ends in receiving yards this year.
If Tom Coughlin is shown the door, what are the chancesJerry Reese goes with him?
Chris Snee voiced his support for Coughlin,putting more of the onus on the lack of personnel he"s had to work with.
David Shaw, Doug Marrone and Sean Payton could be the top coaching candidates for the Giants if Coughlin is canned.
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Odell Beckham, Jr.hopes to learn from his suspension.
Tom Coughlin"s solefocus is on beating the Eagles.
Check outthis week"s edition of Blue Data, which highlights the historically bad Giants defense.
Ed takes a look atthe five biggest holes on the Giants roster.
Around the NFL
Peyton Manning is set to be active for the Broncos on Sunday,but will be the backup to rising star Brock Osweiler.
Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Sr.announced he would be returning in 2016, instead of retiring like he originally planned.
Bills owner Terry Pegula announced the teamwould be retaining GM Doug Whaley and head coach Rex Ryan next season.
Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson called Chip Kelly a "dictator."
Hall of Fame defensive end Doug Atkinspassed away. The former Bears, Browns and Saints star was 85.
Rams defensive end William Hayes truly believes dinosaurs did not exist.
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But Gibbs also said she expects at about 7 percent earnings growth on the S&P 500 in 2016 as the market approaches valuations near the top of a two-year range.
John Stoltzfus, managing director and chief market strategist at Oppenheimer & Co., added that an improvement next year would be consistent with historical trends. But he had a rosier view of the energy sector.
"We do think the energy patch is likely to improve somewhat," Stoltzfus said on "Squawk on the Street." "We think we"re over these down 65 percent in earnings per quarter that we"ve seen. We think the bottom probably was reached at around $34. That seems to be a marker for the price of oil, where people go, "My G*d, 34 bucks, this is too cheap." And that"s when they come back in to buy."
If volatility is likely to continue into 2016, so is the opportunity that comes along with it, said Paul Christopher, head global market strategist at Wells Fargo Investment Institute. He"s especially looking for improvement in consumer discretionary, industrials and information technology sectors as the economy settles into what he sees as a "firmer path."
"There"s been so much negative sentiment, so much pessimism, that there might even be room here for a little bit of multiple expansion as well," Christopher said on "Squawk on the Street." "So we"re still looking for the S&P to finish next year 2,230 to 2,330, in that range. ... A decent year we"re looking for in the S&P next year, consistent with a steady, solid, but unspectacular year in the economy."
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As the calendar turns to 2016, it"s time to pay extra special attention to the recruiting trail on the Plains as head coach Gus Malzahn tries to tie a bow on what is a critical class for the future of the Auburn football program.
Several Auburn commits and targets will be on the field participating in all-star games over the next two weekends during the U.S. Army All-American Bowl(Saturday, Jan. 9 at noon ET on NBC) and Under Armour All-America Game(Saturday, Jan. 2 at noon ET on ESPN2).
Who should Tiger fans keep an eye on during the annual events?
Woody Barrett, Dual-Threat QB, Under Armour All-America Game
The quarterback position has been a major point of contention on the Plains over the last three months, as Jeremy Johnson shed "future star" status in place of the more notorious "bust" label, was replaced by Sean White after just three games and was re-inserted down the stretch after White suffered multiple injuries.
Who"s the answer to Auburn"s quarterback blues? Junior college transfer John Franklin III could be the immediate fix, but the long-term solution is likely dual-threat quarterback Woody Barrett from West Orange High School in Orlando, Floridahome of the Under Armour All-America Game.
The 4-star prospect has been committed to the Tigers since June 3, andalong with Franklinserves as another sign that Malzahn recognizes that his push to prove that his offense works with pro-style quarterbacks as well as those who can run has been put on the back burner, and the head coach of the Tigers is reverting back to more mobile signal-callers.
Barrett is a perfect fit for that kind of Malzahn offense.
"There are a lot of people looking forward to me stepping up and being the guy," Barrett told AL.com"s Wesley Sinor earlier in December. "So I just humble myself and come in and do what I can... We run a similar offense back at West Orange so there"s nothing new. It"s just the signals. So once I get that down pat, I can be come and be the dual-threat and be me."
Tiger fans could get a glimpse of the future when Barrett steps on the field in Orlando.
Antwuan Jackson, Defensive Tackle, U.S. Army All-American Bowl
Games are won and lost in the trenches, and Antwuan Jackson is likely to be one of the guys setting the down up front for the Tigers for the next few seasons.
The 6"2", 285-pound commit from Ellenwood, Georgia, will take the field in San Antonio, Texas, on Jan. 9 looking to show off his versatility, strength and agility against the best in the class of 2016. The 4-star prospect was part of Auburn"s December surge on the recruiting trail despite the absence of a defensive coordinator.
He has the size and strength to play right away for the 2016 Tigers and the ability to move up and down the line based on situation and team need. The Tigers lose DaVonte Lambert to graduation and could see tackle Montravius Adams head to the NFL if he gets a favorable grade from the NFL.
Jackson could join forces with current freshman defensive end Byron Cowart and create the new identity for the Tiger front regardless of who takes the vacant coordinator position. As an early enrollee, Jackson will have the chance to come in right away and contend for playing time either as a starter or an ever-important rotational tackle.
Marlon Davidson, Defensive End, Under Armour All-America Game
Jackson is going to be part of the future of Auburn"s interior line, but only one part of it. Marlon Davidson, a 5-star defensive end commit from Montgomery, Alabama, will also be a big part of the future of the Tiger defense.
A commit since September, the 6"4", 260-pounder has the speed and quickness of a 4-3 edge-rusher but the size to drop down inside and play closer to the ball. Simply put, he"s as much of a Carl Lawson clone as there is in the class, and he will be following Lawson"s footsteps to the Plains.
He signed financial aid papers with the Tigers this month, and, like Jackson, will enroll in January with a chance to earn immediate playing time as a freshman after a full offseason learning the system.
A full nine months in a college strength and conditioning program for a player who"s already built like a veteran will work wonders for his development and give the new staff options on where and how they use him in 2016 and beyond.
Nate Craig-Myers, Wide Receiver, Under Armour All-America Game
Nate Craig-Myers, a former Auburn commit and 5-star wide receiver prospect from Tampa, has a recruiting story that"s all over the place. Whether it"s Auburn, Florida State, Ole Miss or another school, the 6"2", 205-pounder is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing recruiting stories down the stretch in 2016.
He has tremendous hands, is physical at the line of scrimmage and will be a difference-maker from Day 1 wherever he signs.
His performance in the All-America game won"t matter in terms of where he lands, but it will be the nation"s first big glance at what the future superstar brings to the table.
Jayvaughn Myers, Cornerback/Athlete, Under Armour All-America Game
Does the landing spot for Craig-Myers depend on what his half-brother Jayvaughn Myers does?
That remains to be seen. At the very least, though, they will go through important aspects of the recruiting process together.
Myers, a 4-star cornerback/athlete from Dade City, Florida, will visit the Plains in mid-January once the recruiting dead period comes to a close with Craig-Myers.
Even if they aren"t a package deal, though, keep an eye on Myers.
The 6"1", 185-pounder has quick hips, great body control and tremendous recovery speed. A bigger corner, Myers is physical at the line of scrimmage and has the potential to play anywhere in the secondary thanks to his size and strength.
Auburn found a potential star in SEC All-Freshman cornerback Carlton Davis last recruiting cycle, and if it lands Myers, he could be one candidate to follow in Davis" footsteps.
John Broussard, Cornerback, Under Armour All-America Game
The departure of former defensive coordinator Will Muschamp and defensive backs coach Travaris Robinson shook the ground a little bit for 4-star cornerback commit John Broussard. In the end, though, he became part of Auburn"s December defensive surge when he signed financial aid papers in December to enroll early with the Tigers.
At 6"0", 164 pounds, Broussard is one of the best cornerbacks in the class of 2016 and a huge piece of the recruiting puzzle for Malzahn. He has elite cover skills, tremendous quickness, and the native of Phenix City, Alabama, could become an instant impact player on the Plains.
As Will Sammon of theOpelika-Auburn Newspointed out, Broussard doesn"t lack confidence. He issued a challenge to New York Giants star receiver Odell Beckham Jr. in August saying that the former LSU stud could only catch two of five passes one-on-one against him.
That"s the kind of confidence cornerbacks need. But before he goes up against the best the NFL has to offer, showing out against his peers in high school in Orlando will be his first major test.
Landon Dickerson, Offensive Tackle, Under Armour All-America Game
Auburn is in the market for some help at offensive tackle, and 4-star, Hudson, North Carolina, native Landon Dickerson might be the next in line on the Plains.
The 6"5", 293-pounder visited the program over Iron Bowl weekend, which seemed to make a big impact on him.
"It"s been a really busy season for us, so I thought coming to this game would probably be the best chance to witness what the atmosphere would be like," he told Wesley Sinor of AL.com. "I was very impressed with what I saw. Overall I know they didn"t win, but just seeing the fans and how they reacted the entire game was really great to see and a great thing to witness."
There are a lot of other teams after Dickerson, including Virginia Tech, Florida State and Tennessee, but Auburn appears to be making a late push.
On the field, Dickerson will get a chance to show off his quickness and strength against some of the best defensive ends in a class stacked with talent at that position. If he holds his own, that"s a great sign for a player who could become a star early in his college career.
Quotes were obtained firsthand unless otherwise noted. Statistics are courtesy ofcfbstats.com, and recruiting information is courtesy of247Sports.
Barrett Sallee is the lead SEC college football writer and national college football video analyst for Bleacher Report as well as a host on Bleacher Report Radio onSiriusXM83. Follow Barrett on Twitter@BarrettSallee.
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A fire broke out in a residential building near Dubai"s massive New Year"s Eve fireworks display. (Dec. 31) AP
A fire runs up some 20 stories of a building in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015.(Photo: AP)
A massive, multi-storyfire broke out in a 63-story hotel in downtown Dubai late Thursday, near where thousands of people had gathered to watch aNew Years Eve fireworks display.
Reuters reported that the fireworks were taking place as scheduled. Live video of the event, broadcast shortly after midnight local time, showed a massive fireworks display and cheering crowds.
The Government of Dubai Media Office reported 14 minor injuries, one moderate injury and aheart attack due to overcrowding and smoke at the site. The office tweeted that all of the injured got prompt medical assistance. Around 11 p.m. local time, it said firefighters expected to have the fire 90% contained within half an hour.
The Address Downtown Dubai is a five-star hotel in the heart of the city, located in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It has 196 rooms, 626 residences and eight restaurants and bars. It is next door to Burj Khalifa, the world"s tallest towerat 2,722 feet. It is part of a mixed-use, large-scale development called Downtown Dubai. The hotel is also flanked by the Dubai Mall, the worlds largest shopping and entertainment center.
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The BBC reported that black smoke and burning debris could be seen as firefighters arrived at the scene.Crowds gathering to watch the New Year"s Eve display were asked to leave the area around the hotel.
Margaret Besheer, an American vacationing in Dubai, told MSNBC that she was dining on a nearby terrace when she looked up to see a fire on a lower balcony.
"It just spread very rapidly I"d say within six or seven minutes, the entire side of the building was just engulfed in flames," she said.
Another tourist, Michelle Duque, told the BBC: "All of a sudden we saw this huge black plume of black smoke coming" between the Khalifa Tower and the hotel."The flames burst out really big and before we knew it the whole of the Address Hotel was covered in orange flames."
Al Jazeera reported that oneside of the hotel was "completely gone."
The governmentmedia office confirmed the fire on its Twitter feed and said authorities are "on siteto address the incident swiftly and safely." The fire started on the 20th floor and was confined to an outside tower, the media office said. At least four fire department squads had responded to the scene.
Jaqueline Hurtado, a CNN en Espaol correspondent, reported that she was at a restaurant in the area when she heard an explosion, "like a loud pop," and thought the fireworks display may have started early."That fire was big. The fire was just going so fast," she said. "It just started burning real quick."
She and others were evacuated from the area.
Downtown Dubai had advertised an elaborate fireworks display that took six months to prepare.Up to two million people were expected in central Dubai for the fireworks, the BBC reported.
TCU senior quarterbackand West Mesquite High School graduateTrevone Boykin has been suspended and will not play in the Valero Alamo Bowl against Oregon, coach Gary Patterson announced Thursday morning.
Wide receiver Preston Miller was also suspended.
"We are disappointed in their actions and apologize to the TCU Horned Frogs Nation, Valero Alamo Bowl and the city of San Antonio," Patterson said in a statement.
UPDATE 2:
San Antonio Police chief William McManus updated the situation early Thursday:
-- There was some jaw-jacking going on in the bar between Mr. Boykin and patrons involving the game. He was being heckled regarding the game.His teammates tried to get him to go back to hotel. ... He came back. He was finally subdued after being threated with a (stun gun). Officer was treated for a swollen face and bruises. He receivedminor injuries.
-- The officer was struck in the face by Mr. Boykin. We don"t know if he was swinging at the officer or someone behind him.
-- He is also facing public intoxication and resisting charges (in addition to felony assault of a police officer).
-- "He was heckled and he responded to it unfortunately."
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SAN ANTONIO -- TCU quarterback and West Mesquite High School graduate Trevone Boykin has been charged with felony assault of a police officer after getting into a fight at a bar.
San Antonio Police spokesman Sgt. Jesse Salame said Boykin is being held on $5,000 bond. Bexar County Magistrate"s website showed Boykin was arrested at 1:45 a.m. Thursday.
A police report said the 22-year-old was fighting with employees at a bar. People whom Boykin was with told police they would take him back to the hotel.
Police said Boykin then charged at responding officers and swung at one officer before he was taken to the ground. The report also said Boykin resisted arrest until he was told they would use a stun gun on him.
TCU plays Oregon on Saturday in the Alamo Bowl.
The school said in a statement that they are aware of the situation and will "closely monitor" it and "evaluate additional details as they become available."
A news conference at 9 am is scheduled to update the incident.
Memphis cornerback Reggis Ball signed the stolen Auburn football and posted it on Instagram. (ballhead39/Instagram)
Memphis cornerback Reggis Ball is a proud man.
Ball had an altercation with a member of Auburn"s equipment staff, stole an Auburn football and ran off the field following Memphis" 31-10 loss in the Birmingham Bowl. Later on Wednesday, he signed the football and proudly posted a photo of his loot onInstagram.
Ball had two interceptions in the game, including a 53-yard return for a touchdown.
The photo includes the message "#RANOFFONDAPLUGTWICE."
Ball, a senior, has since been "removed" from the Memphis football program, according to the school.
"I want to personally apologize to Jay Jacobs, Gus Malzahn, the Auburn football team, its fans and the Birmingham Bowl for the highly-inappropriate actions of one of my student-athletes regarding a game ball at the end of Wednesday"s game," Memphis athletic director Tom Bowen said in a statement. "This player"s actions are totally unacceptable. He has been immediately removed from the team and we will continue to move swiftly in addressing what occurred.
Watch Reggis Ball take football from Auburn equipment staffer
Toronto Raptors vs Chicago Bulls - Full Game Highlights | December 28, 2015 | NBA 2015-16 Season
Theres been a lot of chatter lately about the talent in this years rookie class, but few have talked about Chicago Bulls forward Bobby Portis.
Thatsbecause hes only played in seven games for the Bulls so far this season because of the teams established depth in the frontcourt, but the rookie has looked the part when hes found time on the floor.
From setting screens to moving in the halfcourt without the ball to what he does when he has the ball in his hands, Portis is smart and makes the right play more often than not thanks to his varying skill set.
Standing at 6-foot-11, Portis has the size and length making hima factor on both ends of the floor. In the post Portis has a few moves down low thatmake him bothersome on the block but his strength is in stepping outside and knocking down a jumper from 15 feet and out.
Portis even has a three-point shot, connecting on 42.9 percent of his attempts from beyond the arc in his small sample size of play.
That wasnt a part of his game that was really on display in college, but most coaches these days such as Kentuckys John Calipari believe in building a big mans game from the inside out. Its not that a jump shot is devaluedin college but its important for a player with great size to understand how to get easy buckets in the post.
With that being said every player is different and some existto stretch the defense and knock down outside shots. Portis has the strength and physicality to play inside with the big boys so its not like he had to develop his mental and physical aspects of being a post player like Karl-Anthony Towns.
Bigs who are able to play inside and out as well as rebound arent common. Most stretch forwards live on the perimeter and thats it. They dont have the bodies or arent conditioned to thrive down low and be a presence on both ends of the floor.
Portis is different because he knows how to use his length to alter shots on defense and finish inside on offense. He hasnt been a shot blocker in the NBA yet, but that could change as he becomes more accustom to playing defense in the league.
I most enjoyed watching Portis on Christmas when the Bulls went up against the Oklahoma City Thunder. OKC has a variety of great post players including the swat master Serge Ibaka and the offensive force who is Enes Kanter. Portis went up against the both of them and waseffective.
He didnt really make any mistakes against a proven title contender. He didnt force shots, rebounded against proven post players and did the little things to help the offense flow like move the ball where it hadto go and set a timely pick to get a man free from the defense.
Its tough to explain if you dont watch a ton of basketball, but some guys just pass the eye test so well that you know theyre going to make an impact regardless of what their numbers say about them now (7.6 points and 3.9 rebounds in 13.4 minutes per game). Portis has that kind of potential and hes getting more playing time because of it.
Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg hasnt shown negativity towards his young forward and has praised him for his efforts so far this season, particularly against the Thunder.
Hes not afraid of the moment thats for sure, Hoiberg told CSN Chicago. To be 20 years old and go out there, big minutes against Oklahoma City in a game on Christmas Day on ABC, it shows you what the kids makeup is all about. The kids got no concern, just thrives and has all kinds of confidence. You love to see that. Hes not gonna back down from anybody.
Even though there are enough guys in front of him on the depth chart, Portis isnt going anywhere. There have been enough rumors of late that Joakim Noah or Taj Gibson could be traded to make room for more Portis minutes, and I dont have a problem with those offers being thrown around. Both Noah and Gibson have been important pieces in the Bulls prior success, but this is turning into a different team focused more on ball movement and three-point shooting under Hoiberg.
Noah and Gibson cant shoot from three-point range. Gibson has a nice mid-range shot but both are more comfortable operating on the block as opposed to on the perimeter. Portis can produce from all areas of the floor making him the more valuable player in coming years.
If he can turn into a rim protector and be a better factor on the defensive end, Portis has a future as a star in the NBA. Chicago fans: beexcited for his future and what hes going to bring to the Bulls organization in time.
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee S05E04 Happy Thanksgiving Miranda
HONOLULU, Hawaii - President Barack Obama and comedian Jerry Seinfeld compare cars and trade one-liners in a 19-minute episode of "Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee."
The episode began airing Wednesday night, and opens with Seinfeld phoning the president. Seinfeld compliments Obama for "cutting all that red tape in Washington" when Obama appears to answer the call directly.
While Seinfeld introduces Obama to a 1963 Corvette Stingray, Obama lets Seinfeld sit in the back seat of the presidential limo, a Cadillac that Obama refers to as "the beast." Obama says being able to call a nuclear submarine from the car is a cool feature, plus it has seat warmers.
During the course of the show, Obama relishes the thought of some anonymity and describes Teddy Roosevelt as a guy that might be the most fun to hang out with. He says Roosevelt would take a month-long trip to Yellowstone National Park without anyone knowing where he was.
"Sounds pretty good to me," Obama said.
"That"s a lot of messages when you get back," Seinfeld shot back.
The two have some fun at Larry David"s expense. David and Seinfeld co-created the Seinfeld show. At one point, Seinfeld asks how many world leaders are just completely "out of their minds?"
"A pretty sizable percentage," Obama estimated.
The White House press office noted the show"s release as the president was vacationing in Hawaii.
The show runs on Crackle, a unit of Sony Pictures Television, and can be watched at www.crackle.com .
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This story has been corrected to reflect that Seinfeld sat in presidential limousine, but did not ride in the vehicle.
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While the jackpot is one of the largest lottery prizes recently, it isn"t close yet to the record Powerball prize of $590.5 million in May 2013.
Powerball drawings are Wednesdays and Saturdays, and are offered in the 44 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The odds of winning the jackpot with a $2 ticket are 1 in 175,223,510.
MLive.com and Cleveland.com contributed this report.
Baylor Football: Coach Briles Locker Room Speech After Russell Athletic Bowl Victory
Two of the more prolific offenses in college football meet in the Russell Athletic Bowl in Orlando on Tuesday,as No. 10 North Carolina (11-2, 8-0 ACC) faces No. 18 Baylor (9-3, 6-3 Big 12) in a matchup of battle-tested teams. The ACC Coastal champion Tar Heels make their seventh bowl appearance in eight years while the Bears play in a bowl game for the sixth straight season. These two teams combined for 1,091.5 yards per game during the 2015 season.
North Carolina began the season ominously with a home loss to South Carolina but wouldnt lose another regular season game, rattling off 11 straight. It was Larry Fedoras third winning season out of four and the first time the Tar Heels reached an AP Top 10 ranking or won double-digit games since 1997 under Mack Brown. With the highestscoring offense in the ACC, North Carolinawon just three of those 11 games by one score and ranked No. 10 in the nation in scoring, averaging 40.9 points per game. They made the ACC championship game and lost by one score on a neutral field to No. 1 Clemson, who plays in the College Football Playoff later this week.
Perhaps the highlight of UNCs season came in Week 10, against rivalDuke when the Heels gained a big edge in the division with a66-31 victory. Quarterback Marquise Williams threw for a school-record 494 yards while UNC recorded seasonhighs in yards (704) and points. Williams threw for 2,829 yards and ran for 867 more, accounting for 32 touchdowns. Running back Elijah Hood ran over 100 yards seven times, recording 1,345 rushing yards and 17 scores.
Art Briles Bears had started hot and had their eyes on the College Football Playoff but injuries and inconsistent play slowed them down the stretch. Baylor started 8-0 and scored at least 56 points in each of their first six games. A 44-34 home loss to Oklahoma ended the undefeated season but Baylors signature win came in a rebound effort against Oklahoma State the next week behind 304 rushing yards. The Bears defeated the Cowboys 45-35 and flipped their fortunes, but lost starting quarterback Jarrett Stidham, who was already replacing the injured Seth Russell. Baylor lost their last two games to TCU and Texas with third-string Chris Johnson under center and finished No. 4 in the Big 12 --a sobering ending to a season that began with so much promise.
Unfortunately for Baylors No. 1-ranked scoring offense (48.0 points per game), theyll will be without some major weapons on Tuesday night. Biletnikoff Award (given to the nations top wide receiver) winner Corey Coleman and starting running back Shock Linwood are both outdue to injuries. Coleman accounted for 37 percent of Baylors receiving yards (1,363) and scored 20 touchdowns, all of them in the first eight games. Linwood accounted for 37 percent of Baylors rush yards, accumulating 1,329 and 10 scores. Johnson will be under center and has completed 15 of 38 passes for 220 yards plus 80 yards rushing. In total, Johnson has four touchdowns and two interceptions.
Baylor hasnt won a bowl game since the 2012 Holiday Bowl over UCLA. North Carolina last bowl win came in the Belk Bowl over Cincinnati in 2013.
Rob Kardashian Diagnosed With Diabetes After Being Rushed to the Hospital Written by Frances Kindon, December 30, 2015
By Olivia OBrien
The Kardashians are caught up in drama again, after brother Rob Kardashian was rushed to hospital over the weekend.
According to reports, after telling his famous family he wasnt feeling well, the 28-year-olds condition worsened and he was rushed to hospital. Doctors then ran a series of tests and Rob, who has been battling a weight problem, was soon diagnosed with diabetes.
While the celebs condition has now stabilised he remains in hospital.
The Kardashians have admitted theyre worried about reclusive Robs health.Hes gained over 100 pounds in the last year, Kris Jenner revealed in April of her son, who hasnt been seen out in public since June. I feel like if I dont help him do something drastic that hes gonna die.
Big sister Kim has been less sympathetic. Its not that mysterious, whats happening with Rob, she said in July. He has gained weight. He feels uncomfortable being on the show, and thats OK.
Do I think he smokes weed, drinks beer, hangs out and plays video games with his friends all day long? Yes.Hopefully this diabetes drama is the wake up call Rob needs to get healthy!
One of the few EGOTs in showbiz-award terms, Rita Moreno is now an EGOTK or, she laughs, How about KEGOT? The owner of two Emmys, a Grammy, an Oscar (for West Side Story) and a Tony, the veteran actress-singer now has another major accolade: the Kennedy Center Honors.
Earlier this month, Moreno and her fellow recipients singersongwriter Carole King, filmmaker George Lucas, conductor Seiji Ozawa and actress Cicely Tyson were feted at the 38th annual event in Washington, D.C. CBS gives the performing-arts-celebrating program its traditional telecast Tuesday, with Stephen Colbert reprising his role from last year as host.
Initially scheduled to receive the latest Honors as well, musics Eagles will be recognized in the 2016 edition, owing to Glenn Freys inability to participate this year. President Barack Obama joined the First Lady and the honorees late, since he gave a televised address the night of the taping, but he and his wife had hosted a related White House reception before the Honors.
In an interview for this article, Moreno discussed the significance of receiving the Kennedy Center Honors (being overseen by new producers this year) as she energetically continues her career encompassing her recently released Spanish-language recording Una Vez Mas, her voice work on the animated Sprout series Ninas World, and an American Songbook concert shell perform at New Yorks Lincoln Center in January.
Q&A
Q: What do you think of the Kennedy Center Honors-receiving company that youre in?
A: Its astonishing! Were together for several days, not just at the event thats televised, but there also are a wonderful dinner hosted by Secretary of State John Kerry and luncheons up the wazoo. Its just an insanely busy, wonderful time. And the honorees are so diverse, theres someone to please everybody.
Q: How is it to be in the company of President Obama?
A: If you look us up together, with both our names, youll see a bunch of pictures where hes putting a medal (the National Medal of Arts) around my neck. And I hug him! I just impulsively grabbed him he has such a dazzling smile, that man and then I looked at his wife in the audience and shrugged my shoulders as if to say, Sorry.
Q: How were you first notified that you were receiving the Honors?
A: It was my manager. He called me up and said, Are you sitting down? I said, Should I? And he said, I think so. Then he told me, and I just came out with such a shriek and a whoop and I started to do a dance, with the phone in my hand. And my feet have not touched the ground since then. With something as wonderful as this, I cannot be cool or reserved.
Q: Does receiving the Kennedy Center Honors make you reflective about your career?
A: With something as astonishing as this, the first thing that happens is that my heart and my head immediately go to Puerto Rico, and I see myself as a little girl playing with these frogs in my hometown with a big, fat bow on my head, because my mother used to make them. I think, Who would have thought this? and it makes me feel very humble. And it reminds me again of what an amazing country this is, that this can happen. Im very moved by all of this.
Q: How do you feel about the endurance of West Side Story, which won the Oscar for best picture of 1961, and your performance in it?
A: Its amazing! I still hear about it, from people my age and recently from younger people who have seen it; Turner Classic Movies plays it all the time, but the true experience is to see it on the big screen. Im reminded then of the enormity of earning that Oscar, and I also got a Golden Globe for it. (Fellow West Side Story Oscar winner) George Chakiris is still a dear friend, and hes my daughters godfather.
In fact, Im still very close to some of the I call them the kids, which is hilarious, because some of them now have paunches and bald heads. But dancers are always the kids, and whenever Im in Los Angeles, we try to arrange an evening together. I guess its because we bonded in a way that most casts do not. Weve all stuck together, Im very happy to say.
Guns N Roses, with founding members Axl Rose and Slash, will headline the Coachella Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., set for April 15-17 and April 22-24, according to multiple sources. The reunited band is also negotiating with promoters to play as many as 25 football stadiums in North America in the summer of 2016, and is scheduled to be one of the first acts to play the new Las Vegas Arena, set to open April 6. Guns N" Roses is said to be asking as much as $3 million per show, with tickets topping out in the $250-$275 range.
The last show Axl Rose and Slash played together was on July 17, 1993 at River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires. Guns N" Roses" most recent tour, which only included Axl Rose from the original lineup, took place primarily in South America and The Joint in Las Vegas, grossing $15.2 million.
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Representatives for the band, as well as Coachella producer Paul Tollett and agent Ken Fermaglich at United Talent Agency, could not be reached for comment. Executives at AEG, which will operate the new Vegas arena, also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The band"s first album, Appetite for Destruction, is the biggest-selling debut in U.S. history, with 18 million sold. It spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, and launched the No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 single "Sweet Child O" Mine." They have sold 44.5 million albums total in the U.S., according to the Recording Industry Association of America.
Billboard"s confirmation comes on the heels of two rumor-inducing hints dropped over the past week, the first a cryptic update to the Guns N" Roses website and the second during screenings of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, where footage of a concert crowd was shown with GN"R music overdubbed. Though longtime fans may be understandably wary after the decade-plus wait for Chinese Democracy, which became a totem of sorts to frontman Axl Rose"s sometimes unpredictable behavior, this reunion bears no sign of that record"s bumpy road.
Coachella has a pedigree for coaxing much-loved acts out of retirement, or being the linchpin to plans that had already been simmering. The fest has previously hosted the reunions of Rage Against The Machine in 2007, My b****y Valentine in 2009, Pulp in 2012 and Outkast in 2014 -- not to mention Tupac"s posthumous return to the stage in 2012. Guns N" Roses will arrive a year after two other legendary acts, AC/DC and Steely Dan, headlined the 2015 edition. Last year"s edition drew 198,000 to the California desert, generating $84.2 million in revenue, according to Boxscore.
The Tony Award-winning hit "Beautiful - The Carole King Musical" is playing at the Oriental Theatre for an extended 12-week limited engagement Dec. 1, 2015 - Feb. 21, 2016.
"Beautiful-The Carole King Musical" is a smash-hit musical about the early life and career of the legendary and groundbreaking singer/songwriter.
Chicago native, Abby Mueller, stops by Windy City LIVE to talk about the show and perform "Will You Still Love Me." Mueller"s sister, Jessie Mueller, won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2014 her portrayal of King in the show"s Broadway production.
Long before she was Carole King, chart-topping music legend, she was Carol Klein, Brooklyn girl with passion and chutzpah. She fought her way into the record business as a teenager and, by the time she reached her twenties, had the husband of her dreams and a flourishing career writing hits for the biggest acts in rock "n" roll. But it wasn"t until her personal life began to crack that she finally managed to find her true voice.
"Beautiful" tells the inspiring true story of King"s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. Along the way, she made more than beautiful music, she wrote the soundtrack to a generation.
Please settle a disagreement. What was the first song Carole King recorded?
Bob B., Worcester, Mass.
A: The Grammy-winning singer-songwriters firstofficial recording was her 1958 single The Right Girl, which didnt chart. She kept writing songs for others, like Will You Love Me Tomorrow, a No. 1 hit in 1961 for the Shirelles. It wasnt until King released the album Tapestry in 1971 that she became a singing star herself. This month, the native New Yorker, 73, was among the recipients of one of the arts highestaccolades at the 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, airing Dec. 29on CBS.
New York- Two months ago, former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson publicly endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for U.S. President.
He should be president of the United States, Tyson told HuffPost LivesAlex Mirandaduring an interview about his Adult Swim showMike Tyson Mysteries.
According to Tyson, the country needs a business-minded leader to take over after President Obama, and he feels that Trump is perfect for the position.
Lets try something new. Lets run America like a business, where no colors matter. Whoever can do the job, gets the job, Tyson said.
When asked by host Miranda if he would officially endorse Trump, the American former boxer did not even hesitate to say, yes!
I would [endorse him], yeah. I like Trump, he said with conviction.
Donald Trump has allegedly assisted and supported Mike Tysons career in the past. Photographs of the pair can be found from his championship days.
Tyson had four wins by knockout at the Trump Plaza Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey back in 1985-1986. It seems like the former champ is returning the favor with his controversial endorsement.
The real estate mogul has lashed out at the Latino community, calling Mexicans rapists and drug addicts among other insults.
He proposed that Muslim Americans carry a special identification card in the U.S. His anti-Muslim rhetoric has gone when he called for banning all Muslims from entering the United States.
The 49-year-old former boxer converted to Islam during his time in prison back in 1992. He made a trip to Mecca and married the daughter of a Muslim scholar.
During a television interview in 2008, Tyson admitted that he does not follow the Muslim tradition like he should (such as not always praying five times a day), adding that Islam is a very big part of his life.
Being a Muslim is who I am as a person, he said, admitting that being a Muslim has made him a better individual.
What will Mike Tyson say now about Donald Trump? Will he keep endorsing the man who does not want Muslims in America, or will he defend his faith and the millions of Muslim Americans who feel targeted with the hate speech championed by by his candidate-friend.
Tysons endorsement of Trump went viral with many social media users lashing out at him.
He said where no color matters? Donald trump has used racist scare tactics as a means to win votes that alone should be means for him to be disqualified! But also every person has freedom of speech, a Facebook user said.
Other users, doubt that Tyson he will still endorse the GOP candidate after his anti-Muslim comments.
This was before Trump went full-out r****d and insulted Muslims. I doubt Mike would vote for him now, Mike Tyson being a Muslim convert, a user posted.
Breaking News: Eagles Release Head Coach Chip Kelly | NFL News
By: Jason Lisk| 9 hours agoFollow @jasonlisk
Chip Kelly is out in Philadelphia. His reign of terror in the City of Brotherly Love has come to a swiftly-guillotined end. Things starting going south last year, as the offense began to regress and the Eagles went from 9-3 to out of the playoffs. This year, after Kelly won a power struggle behind the scenes, his moves faltered and he paid the price.
He never could get a really good quarterback, and that was at least in part his fault. Sure, the Eagles werent in a position to draft a franchise QB, and they dont go on trees, but he went in on Sam Bradford this year in a trade, after signing Mark Sanchez (who has still been awful), and riding Nick Foles. That, along with jettisoning other talent on offense (that didnt meld personality-wise) led to the offensive demise.
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Even with all that, the Eagles are 9th in Net Yards per Pass Attempt since the start of 2013 season. Look at the other teams on the list in front of Philadelphia and directly behind them, in terms of who the primary quarterback during that success has been. Its not even close in terms of doing more with less, personnel-wise, than what the Eagles have done with who theyve had at the most important position.
Of course, theres one team out there with a top QB prospect and a supporting cast set up to have more success than theyve shown to date. Its one that ranks solidly behind the Eagles in terms of passing production over the last three years. And no, Im not talking about the Tennessee Titans. Plenty of folks will point to the Mariota connection, and the Titans having a high pick.
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But if Im Kelly, Im angling for the Colts job. Maybe dont go down the road of trying to find success from someone like Sam Bradford or Mark Sanchez again, Chip. Andrew Luck is in place. T.Y. Hilton, Donte Moncrief, and Philip Dorsett are in place and dont seem to be as abrasive in the locker room as DeSean Jackson (and yes, removing that type of playmaker cost the Eagles dearly, and hopefully Chip learned that). Your #1 hurdle to longevity and success is removed.
Add in that Indianapolis is arguably even bigger of a disappointment than the Eagles. In the division they are in, what they have done this year is a major letdown, even with the Luck injury. Chuck Pagano and Ryan Grigson are at odds. If you think that Kelly made poor decisions with personnel, consider where the Colts roster is with Grigsons major decisions (Luck was a no-brainer).
This is the opportunity for Jim Irsay to clean house, bring in a new personnel person to work with Kelly (dont let him shop for the groceries on defense) and embark on the next era. Im confident that Kelly can work in the NFL if he learns from his mistakes and gets a QB.
Barring that, I think his other move (and this assumes that the Eagles would be on the hook for his coaching salary) is not to rush it and go into television for a year, charm the establishment and the media. He can be a funny guy and I think he would play well on TV. ESPN and the other networks would crave him. His demand for a NFL job wont be any worse a year from now, and he can sit back and take stock, and h**l also have the college options as a leverage point (even though Kelly insists he still wants to coach in the NFL).
After that, I would rank his options as:
3) Tennessee with the Mariota connection, and cap space and young team with small media market and suppressed expectations;
4) San Francisco, if they want to give Colin Kaepernick another go and move on from the easily-replaceable Jim Tomsula;
5) Miami, where he could see if he could get something out of Ryan Tannehill and look like a genius.
6-98) anywhere else outside of Ohio;
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99) the Browns.
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LIVE: Affluenza Teen #EthanCouch Caught in Mexico, No Charges in Death of 12-Yr-Old, Extreme Weather Photo Ethan Couch after he was taken into custody in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on Monday. Credit Jalisco State Prosecutors Office, via Associated Press
FORT WORTH Before fleeing to Mexico with his mother to avoid prison, the Texas teenager made famous by the defense that he was too rich and spoiled to take responsibility for killing four people in a drunken-driving accident, had what amounted to a going-away party, part of an escape plan crafted in advance, law enforcement officials said on Tuesday, hours after the pair were caught.
The teenager, Ethan Couch, 18, and his mother, Tonya Couch, 48, were arrested by Mexican authorities in the resort city of Puerto Vallarta on Monday evening, less than three weeks after they became fugitives. Officials in both countries said that Mr. Couch, who they said had dyed his hair and beard in an attempt at disguise, would be returned to Texas to face justice, though how long that would take remained unclear.
We learned through some interviews that what we suspected all along had happened, that they had planned to disappear, that they even had something that was akin to a going-away party before they left town, Dee Anderson, the Tarrant County sheriff, said at a news conference in Fort Worth. To investigators, he said, the information meant that what we suspected had happened, that it was carefully planned and timed to get out of the country.
Mr. Couch was 16 when he killed four pedestrians in a drunken-driving crash near Fort Worth and pleaded guilty to four counts of manslaughter. His case quickly made national headlines twice: When a defense witness testified that he suffered from affluenza, too influenced by privilege and his parents permissiveness to know right from wrong; and when a judge appeared to accept the argument, and sentenced him to 10 years probation, rather than prison.
The sheriff said on Monday that he was not at all surprised that Mr. Couchs mother had not only helped him flee, but fled with him. It has been clear from the time of the accident, he said, that theres just no chance that she will ever think he needs to be punished or held accountable.
We have now had an arrest warrant issued for Tonya Couch for hindering apprehension, he added.
Early this month, a Twitter user posted a six-second video that appeared to show Mr. Couch, barely out of an alcohol rehabilitation program, drinking at a party, and prosecutors began looking into whether he had violated the terms of his probation.
Before the video surfaced, prosecutors had already asked the juvenile court that had handled his case to transfer it to adult court, where the penalty for a probation violation could be to spend the rest of his 10-year probation in prison. Sharen Wilson, the Tarrant County district attorney, said that if the case remained in juvenile court, Mr. Couch could not be locked up past his 19th birthday, in April.
A hearing has been scheduled for Jan. 19 on the request to move the case to adult court, and he could face additional charges for fleeing. His lawyers declined to comment, noting that they have not had a chance to speak with him since his arrest.
Ms. Wilson and Mr. Anderson both made clear that they viewed Mr. Couchs recent actions as a chance to make up for what they called the unjustified leniency the court showed him two years ago. And the sheriff adamantly defended the use of extensive resources, from multiple agencies, in an international manhunt for a teenage probation violator.
Go talk to those four families who lost loved ones and who spent Christmas without their loved ones because he decided to drink three times the legal limit of alcohol and drive recklessly and kill four innocent people, Sheriff Anderson said. The details of the crime, and then the lack of justice in the sentence, outraged people in this area in a way that I havent ever seen people outraged. There was a strong, strong public demand for him to be brought to justice.
He added, I personally felt like justice was denied at the first juncture, and I had everything possible invested in this to get him back and Im not apologizing for it. I dont believe that the community and the public wanted anything less than us to use every available means to bring him back.
Mexican authorities arrested the Couches at 6 p.m. on Monday in Colonia 5 de Diciembre, a neighborhood on the southern end of Puerto Vallarta, according to the Jalisco State prosecutors office. State officials said the pair were taken into custody at the intersection of Colombia and Argentina Streets, just three blocks from the beach, in an area teeming with American tourists. The Couches were handed over to Mexicos National Institute of Migration for being in the country unlawfully, and will be returned to the United States, the Jalisco State prosecutors office said.
The office released a photo of Mr. Couch, his blond hair, and red beard and mustache, died dark brown.
Sheriff Anderson said there was no sign so far that Mr. Couchs father, who is divorced from his mother, had any role in their flight. I dont have any information about anybody assisting, and it remains unclear whether anyone else knew they intended to flee, he said, but that remains under investigation.
Investigators received helpful information from people who know the Couches, and dozens and dozens of calls of sightings of them or their pickup truck, he said. The pair are believed to have driven the truck from the Fort Worth area deep into Mexico, but he would not say whether they still had it with them, or how they supported themselves on the run.
He was, at best, looking at a life of exile, Sheriff Anderson said of Mr. Couch.
A crucial piece of information indicating that they were in Puerto Vallarta came on Dec. 24, the sheriff said, but he would not elaborate. The problem with it was, as you can imagine, Puerto Vallarta at Christmas time, a tremendous amount of tourists down there, so American people were prevalent everywhere, it wouldnt be somewhere they were going to stick out, he said.
On Saturday, the Marshals Service, through the American Consulate in Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco State, notified Mexican officials that Mr. Couch and his mother might be in Puerto Vallarta, and asked the local authorities to search for them, Jalisco officials said.
Two years ago, the case crystallized widespread outrage that rich, white defendants like Mr. Couch receive more lenient treatment than poor, minority ones.
What was striking about Mr. Couchs defense was that his lawyers argued that he deserved leniency precisely because of his privileged upbringing.
The defenses affluenza argument drew angry reactions, as did the sentence of probation, which included a prohibition on drinking alcohol, and a requirement that he complete a rehabilitation program. A headline on an article about the case in TheWeek.com read, Being rich is now a get-out-of-jail-free card.
The case dates to June 15, 2013, when Mr. Couch and some friends stole beer from a store and later went for a drive with him at the wheel. Speeding on a dark country road outside Burleson, a suburb of Fort Worth, he plowed a pickup truck into four pedestrians, killing all of them, and hit two vehicles before his truck flipped over. A teenager who was among Mr. Couchs passengers was thrown from the vehicle and was left paralyzed and brain damaged.
Hours later, Mr. Couch recorded a blood alcohol level of 0.24 percent, three times the legal limit for drivers of drinking age, and he tested positive for prescription sedatives. He later pleaded guilty to charges including four counts of manslaughter.
Collider Movie Talk - First Doctor Strange Images, Star Wars Smashes New Records
Everyone knows Ant-Man can control ants, Iron Man has a flying weapon-suit, and the Hulk is the man to call if you want something smashed. But what powers are possessed bythe titular hero of Marvels new superhero movie Doctor Strange (out Nov. 4)?In the comic books, this New York-based surgeon-turned sorcererhas a largearray of magical assetsup his proverbial sleeve andMarvel Studiospresident Kevin Feige says the same is true of Benedict Cumberbatchs hero in director Scott Derricksonsbig screen origin story.
He can do a whole host of things, eventually, explainsFeige, who is also the producer of Doctor Strange.He does cast spells,which in the comicshave very sort of tongue-twisty fun names. We dont want to shy away from that, because thats what makes DoctorStrangeDoctorStrange. He has a Cloak of Levitation that allows him to fly,but he doesnt fly like Supermanor like Thor. Its almost got a consciousness of its own, this cloak, which, again, gives us a superhero with a red cape which weve seen a few times but allows us to do it in a wholly unique and wholly original way. He can create these mandalas of light that he can use as shields and he can use as sort of weapons. He can create portalas that will open before your eyes that he can step through and go to other places around the world. And frankly, even in this film, well only touch upon what a lot of his powers are.
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Strange is also helped by an amulet known as The Eye of Agamotto. The Cloak of Levitation [and] the Eye of Agamotto are his two signature pieces, says Feige. In this film, the Eye is a very important relic that can be quite dangerous if used in the wrong hands, because it has the ability to do any numberof things, the most dangerous of which is,it can sort of manipulate probabilities. Which is also another way of saying, screw around with time which is part of our story.
To continue reading more on Doctor Strange, pick up Entertainment Weeklys First Look issue, on newsstands Tuesday, or buy it here.
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Miranda Lambert; Anderson East
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By Lindsay Kimble
12/29/2015 AT 12:25 PM EST
Miranda Lambert is moving on from ex Blake Shelton with a new man.
The country cutie is dating Anderson East, a Nashville-based musician, PEOPLE confirms.
East, whose real name is Michael Cameron Anderson, is 27 and currently touring behind his 2015 album Delilah.
Originally from Alabama, the singer attended Middle Tennessee State for college before permanently relocating to Music City, he told Paste earlier this year.
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Lambert and Shelton split in July after four years of marriage.
"I"m still processing everything and figuring out where to go and what happened," Lambert shared in the January issue of Cosmopolitan.
In the issue, the 32-year-old talked about the possibility of finding love again.
"If I ever were to get married again which is completely not on my radar at all right now I feel like it"s not about it being a step in life," she explained. "It"s not about a piece of paper or a diamond. It"s the way you feel about somebody and the commitment in your heart."
Shelton has also moved on, and has been dating fellow The Voice judge Gwen Stefani since November.
The pair haven"t been shy about their relationship, and most recently were spotted together enjoying a wine tour in Santa Barbara.
NFL Wife Miko Grimes Arrested 4 Trespassing, Headbutting A Cop, U Know Normal Black Chick Stuff!
Miko Grimes, the wife of Miami Dolphins CB Brent Grimes, has had a contentious relationship with the Dolphins organization in the past. Today she took things up a notch - below is a selection of her recent tweets courtesy of SliceMiami:
For reference, the Tripple As are Adan Beaskey and Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald, and Andrew Abramson of the Palm BeachPost.
And the piese deresistance
Tannehill has played poorly for the majority of the season, but none of that makes this series of tweets acceptable or a good idea in any way, shape, or form. If its true that Mike doesnt do anything without her husbands consent, then Brent may be lookin for a new job in theoffseason.
Doctor Strange Benedict Cumberbatch Teaser Breakdown
Prior to Benedict Cumberbatchs casting in the lead role of Doctor Strange (out Nov. 4), several other actors were rumored to be in the frame for the part, including Joaquin Phoenix, Ethan Hawke, Matthew McConaughey, Ewan McGregor, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Oscar Isaac. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige admits the company did consider alternative casting options forthe films titular surgeon-turned-sorcerer, but not because he had any doubts about Cumberbatchs thespian abilities.
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He was someone that we were very interested in for a very long time, says Feige, talking on the London set of Doctor Strange. [But] he kept getting more and more popular! [Laughs]Which is not [essential] for us.Chris Pratt was not popular when we cast him in Guardians. Thats not a prerequisite needed for us casting [someone]. But he kept getting more popular, and more popular, and he kept getting busier, and busier, and it looked like the timingwasnt going to work. So we looked at some other actors for a while and ultimately decided, We have to try and make it work with Benedict and with his schedule. Which is why we shifted the production schedule around.He finished Hamlet here in London, and I think had a day off, and then went to Kathmandu, Nepal, to shoot the first day of Doctor Strange.
To continue reading more on Doctor Strange, pick up Entertainment Weeklys First Look issue, on newsstands Tuesday, or buy it here.
Buon anno dalla Juventus - Happy New Year from Juventus
The Dallas Stars look to bring in the New Year in style with four games in the last week of 2015.
What a week it was.
The Dallas Stars stared down four games in the Central Division and took 7 of 8 possible points. The Stars came back against the MinnesotaWild, smashed the ChicagoBlackhawks, and manhandled the St. LouisBlues on Sunday night. The only loss over the stretch the Stars were able to rescue a point Saturday night in St. Louis.
Saturday night the Stars got pummeled, and still took the game all the way to a shootout. That says a lot about the team"s improvement in net and on the blue line.
Stars" fans also have to be encouraged by Kari Lehtonen"s showing on Sunday night. He didn"t have a lot of work to do, but he did it well. There is a long ways to go before the team has "accomplished" anything, but the raw materials of a Stanley Cup winner are on this team.
After a strange schedule last week, the Stars face another four-game week to welcome in 2016. Let"s dive in.
Tuesday 12/29/15 - Dallas Stars @ Columbus Blue Jackets
The Stars overwhelmed the Blue Jackets on December 15th when Columbus visited the American Airlines Center. The shot totals looked like a game that should have been closer, but an overwhelming second period effort by the Stars was too much for the Jackets in a 5-1 defeat.
Ryan Johansen was benched by John Tortorella in the third period of the last meeting. The Blue Jackets looked like they were on an upward trend early in Tortorella"s tenure in Columbus, but they have staggered in the last month and a half.
The Jackets looked frisky against Dallas, but they just couldn"t put enough pucks past Kari Lehtonen. The Stars were probably guilty of sitting back and absorbing pressure after they got out to a huge lead, but the Jackets proved they can be feisty.
Dallas just dusted the Central Division, finishing on an extreme high Sunday night. Nashville comes to town on New Years" Eve to open their season series against the Stars. The Stars will travel to Columbus for the game. This has all of the makings of a trap game.
On New Years Eve, the Stars will host the Nashville Predators as these teams meet for the first time this season. The Preds have had a good year, but can"t seem to string together any prolonged success. Nashville has played 0.500 hockey for over a month.
The problem the Predators present to the Stars is similar to the St. Louis Blues. Nashville plays a slow game with suffocating and physical defense. You saw a case study on playing style Saturday and Sunday night against the Blues. Styles make fights, and whoever can enforce their style typically wins these kinds of games.
Pekka Rinne has been solid and this team has an incredible blue line. Roman Josi, Shea Weber, and Seth Jones make up a pretty intimidating defense. Josi and Jones in particular showed their stuff last year in the playoffs against the Blackhawks.
New Years Eve, Thursday night, and a rocking building should be appointment television.
Saturday 1/2/16 - Dallas Stars @ New Jersey Devils
The Devils have been competitive this year, contrary to popular opinion at the beginning of the season. New Jersey is three points out of a wildcard spot, but they have stumbled to 0.500 level hockey in the last month.
New Jersey have perhaps been the beneficiary of some timely scoring and handstands by Cory Schneider, but they are right in the thick of things in the Eastern Conference. The Devils have struggled to score; their 84 goals are only good for 26th in the league.
It seems that management finally agreed to acomplete rebuild, and the players have rewarded them by performing. The truth is this team is not very deep. If you can slow down Mike Cammalleri, Kyle Palmieri, and Adam Henrique the rest of the roster seems to run out of ideas. This is a young team trying to figure it out.
The Rock in Newark has not been kind to Dallas, and in the past the Devils were able to inflict their style of play on the Stars in Jersey. Dallas will look to take the Devils" great crowd out of the game early, and step on their throat. The longer you let young team hang around, the more dangerous they become.
Sunday 1/3/16 - Dallas Stars @ New York Islanders
Look! Another back-to-back!
Tough draw for Dallas facing an Islanders team early on Sunday after playing the Devils the night before, but this is the NHL. Everyone has their beef with the schedule makers, including the Isles who face the Pittsburgh Penguins the night before.
I guess the way Dallas has played after a back-to-back this season, maybe it isn"t a bad thing?
This figures to be a game with some subtle plot lines. John Tavares probably feels a bit had after Jamie Benn"s heroics for the Art Ross Trophy last year, and will probably be looking to prove a point when Benn and the Stars visit on Sunday.
Of course with Tavares, who can really tell when he is playing with a "point to prove"? Tavares is always awesome. He has fallen off the scoring pace this year, but he is always a handful.
The Islanders have had some struggles at times putting the puck in the net, but the defense has been consistently strong all season. Jaroslav Halak and Thomas Greiss have been lights out in net. No one wants to see either guy wearing the mask on any given night.
My heart tells me this will be a fast paced and up and down affair, but the way the islanders have rebuilt themselves over the last couple of years they may try to grind the game to a halt.
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As an aside, the atmosphere in the American Airlines Center has been going through a resurgence this year. Slowly and steadily the fans seem to be more electric culminating with games at home against Chicago and St. Louis last week. Watching on television it feels like the fans are starting to create a playoff feel to every home game. It is easy to feel the energy, and I am not even there.
It was a great Christmas week of hockey in Dallas and the Stars look as good as they have all season.
This is a point in the season where it turns into a nightly grind, and the retooled Stars will be tested in entirely new ways. Will they continue to commit to shot blocking? Will the goalies stay hot? How many goals will Jamie Benn score?
This point in the season is where questions get answered. Watching this team grind is going to be fun.
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Denver skies will be sunny and partly cloudy Thursday and through the weekend, according to forecasts.
"It"s a nice little respite from last week"s cold," said Todd Dankers, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Boulder. "There"s going to be plenty of sunshine."
The high temperature Thursday is expected to be 49 or 50 degrees. On Friday, temperatures could rise to 54, Dankers said.
A cold front on Saturday will drop temperatures 10 degrees to a high of 44 in the Denver metro area.
The cold front may bring snow to the mountains on Saturday.
Colorado will warm up again to around 52 on Sunday, Dankers said.
(Kourtney Geers, The Denver Post)
Kirk Mitchell: 303-954-1206, kmitchell@denverpost.com or @kirkmitchell or denverpost.com/coldcases
No Cantona Magic For Van Gaal! | Manchester United 0-0 Chelsea | FANCAM
The January transfer window opens in just a few days - and we"ll be bringing you all the gossip right here.
As Arsenal look set to add Mohamed Elneny to their midfield ranks, Premier League rivals are also on the hunt for new signings.
Manchester United lead the way as they seek additional firepower, eyeing Lazio"s starlet Felipe Anderson, while another Brazilian target looks set to stay where he is.
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Jose Mourinho is on holiday in Brazil and is comfortable about getting another job because he is the best in the world, according to his agent.
Jorge Mendes told Sky Sport Italia:
Mourinho is now in Brazil. Lets see what will happen when he returns.
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Cole to MLS
Ashley Cole closing on LA Galaxy move
Ashley Cole is closing on a move to join Steven Gerrard in MLS with LA Galaxy.
Cole, 35, has endured a torrid season with Roma, barely figuring for Rudi Garcias Giallorossi.
The ex-England defender never really recovered from a mauling by Arjen Robben and is unwanted in Rome - losing his squad number to summer signing Lucas Digne.
Now the FA Cups most decorated player looks set to head Stateside to continue his career.
Bruce Arena, LA Galaxy boss, declined to comment on direct speculation on Monday, before declaring suggestions that the player could be joining the 2014 MLS champs as fairly accurate.
Galaxy have already moved on key pair Omar Gonzalez and Juninho to part-fund Coles wage demands.
Tuesday"s transfer round up
Arsenal will need to splash the cash for Brozovic
Arsenal will need to spend 25million (18.4m) to take Marcelo Brozovic from Inter Milan.
Theyve been heavily-linked with the Croatian international, who has impressed with the Nerazzurri this term.
Roberto Mancini wont want to cash in, but he knows he needs to partly generate his own funds at San Siro, if he wants to build his squad next month.
All the latest of Tuesdays paper round up is here
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Selling Hernandez a "mistake" - Ray Wilkins
Ex-Man United and England midfielder Ray Wilkins says his former club should NOT have sold striker Javier Hernandez.
The Mexican didnt fit manager Louis van Gaals requirements, and after being loaned to Real Madrid last term, was shipped off to Bayer Leverkusen on a permanent deal in August.
Hes since been in terrific form in the Bundesliga, while United have struggled for goals.
I dont quite understand how this guys playing outside this country, Wilkins told talkSPORT.
He was a snip at 8m-10m, 27 years of age, should not have been allowed to leave because hes too talented.
Arsenal have been linked with a move for the Mexican in January, but Mirror Sport believes Bayer Leverkusen will resist any bids for their top scorer, despite their Champions League elimination.
Patrick Bamford
Bamford in demand after ending loan spell
Patrick Bamford called time on his loan spell at Crystal Palace on Monday.
The England under-21 international has failed to make an impression at Selhurst Park under Alan Pardew, and after playing 45 minutes against Swansea on Monday, made the decision to return to parent club Chelsea.
This was my last game for Palace, Bamford announced. It was my decision.
The coaches have just found out I have told them I am going.
If I were being honest, it has been terrible. No one wants to sit on the bench and not play. Obviously things havent worked out for whatever reason.
I would have been more content if I had been given a chance and not taken it. I havent started a game in the Premier League, so for a young player like me that is not what you need. For my development, it is crucial that I play games.
I have got to be open to all options. Ideally I want to stay in the Premier League, and there are a few options to stay, so now it is about assessing which is best and we will go from there.
Hes not expected to be back with the Blues too long however, with another loan deal expected.
A host of Championship sides have already made their interest known, with Middlesbrough - where Bamford shone last season - expected to lead the chase.
After his time at Palace, Premier League clubs may be more wary.
Gerrard
United need experienced striker - Gerrard
My players are fighting for me declared Louis van Gaal after his Man United side drew 0-0 with Chelsea on Monday evening.
But according to ex-Liverpool and England skipper Steven Gerrard, the Dutchman needs more in January - namely an experienced goalscorer.
Manchester United still need something for me, he told BT Sport.
I think they need an extra striker because theres still too much pressure on Wayne Rooney.
Martial is very young, Depay is very young, I think they need an extra striker to come and help Wayne Rooney with the goal burden.
United sold Robin van Persie and Javier Hernandez in the summer, while James Wilson has since been allowed to join Brighton on loan.
Fabregas
Cesc to leave Chelsea?
Cesc Fabregas is wanted by AC Milan and Juventus, according to reports in Italy.
Corriere dello Sport claims the Spaniard wants to quit Stamford Bridge after a poor season has seen him targetted by Chelsea fans.
The Serie A clubs tried to sign Fabregas when he left Arsenal for Barcelona in 2011 and the 28-year-old will now cost around 18m.
The speculation about Fabregas future comes shortly after he claimed he enjoyed an exceptionally good relationship with former Blues boss Jose Mourinho, following reports the pair had fallen out.
Neymar
Brazil skipper aware of interest
2015 has been a terrific year to be Neymar.
A treble winner with Barcelona last season, two more trophies this, shortlisted for the Ballon dOr and having completed his transition from scintillating virtuoso act into bona-fide world class match-winner, the Brazil captains future looks perhaps brighter than anyone else around.
As such, its little wonder the games elite are keeping tabs - with Manchester City the latest to be linked, (with a player who also sits on Uniteds most wanted list).
Asked about interest on his return to Barca after his mid-season break, Neymar declared himself aware, brushing off speculation with a Yes, yes.
Neymar, 23, is currently in talks with Barca over a new deal - his current contract expires in 2018.
Felipe Anderson
First up - Manchester United
According to Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Manchester Uniteds quest for more pep in their attack will see them strike for Felipe Anderson in January.
The Brazilian, 22, was on the clubs summer hitlist, but Lazio were asking for 45million.
However, the Roman clubs season hasnt gone to plan this term - theyre off the pace in the race for Italys top three, while they were also knocked out of the Champions League at the play-off phase, before the group stage.
Now they could reportedly be tempted to cash in on their prize asset. With Uniteds attacking woes, could they splash the cash?
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Morning all
Welcome folks to todays latest transfer LIVE blog.
Were fast approaching the start of the January transfer window, with Premier League clubs expected to lead the way in terms of spending once more.
In one of the most open title races in recent years, teams at the top will be looking for additions to make the BIG difference.
At the other end, desperation could lend itself to seeing sides make moves in their quest to try and strike the right balance to keep them safe.
Well keep you up to date with all the latest right here.
2014 / 2015 BMW i8 Start Up, Test Drive, and In Depth Review
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One Of The Coolest 51 Cars at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show
Road & Track recently put together a cool car list. Specifically a 51 Coolest Cars listfrom the past half century. Why do that?R&D explains:
Cars dont just appear, they evolve, built on the technology and the style of what came before. Every now and then, its useful to take a step back, appreciate history, and get a glimpse of how todays efforts stand in the pantheon of preceding hardware.
well that, and it sells magazines. And people like to look at pictures of them on the Internets.
Scouring the list we find that only two are currently driven by members of the InsideEVs family, and those happen to also be the only twowhicharent classic fossil fuel abusers (althoughI personallyconfess to perhaps owning a certain car with a large bird on the hood once upon a time):
2014 BMW i8
When is a supercar not a supercar? When it is a carbon-fibred-bodied, three-cylinder hybrid that aims to rethink how we think speed, mass production, and everything that makes an exotic tick. The proportions are borrowed from BMWs awesome M1, a 1970s flop that waited 30 years for the world to appreciate it. Prediction: This wont take nearly as long.
Tesla Model S On A Chicago Night (click for great wallpaper-ready imaging)
2013 Tesla Model S
Beautiful, fast, and the first practical EV from a company that hadnt build a car, ever. Only amazing when you stop and think about it. Which you should.
For a trip down memory laneto seeall the cars you wanted as a young person (before you realized almost everything fun was also bad for you and the environment), check out the full Road & Track list here.
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The Cardinals will have something to play for on Sunday, with the Panthers" game being flexed to 4:25. We break down the fantasy implications.
The Arizona Cardinals will not have a meaningless game against theSeattle Seahawks on Sunday, now that the Panthers" kickoff has been flexed to 4:25 p.m.
A Carolina Panthers win would lock the Cardinals into the No. 2 seed in the NFC, but with the Cardinals playing at the same time, they do not have the luxury of resting their starters. It no longer puts head coach Bruce Arians and his staff in a bizarre situation, one that would have him preparing his starters throughout the week only to yank them early on.
Fantasy impact: Arians gave his starters some rest during Week 16"s blowout win over the Green Bay Packers, but it is difficult to envision that scenario happening once again in Week 17. Fantasy owners with Carson Palmer can keep him penned into lineups.
The Seahawks defense poses a tough challenge, but it is one that Palmer and the Cardinals starters have already proven they can overcome. Palmer"s fantasy owners can continue starting him as planned with Sunday"s game having meaning.
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BOB BAUM, AP Sports Writer
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals had lost dynamic playmaker Tyrann Mathieu for the season. Fellow safety Rashad Johnson, the secondarys quarterback, was sidelined with an ankle injury.
And the Cardinals responded with their best defensive game of the season.
Well, one of their best anyway.
I thought we played better in Seattle, coach Bruce Arians said.
Maybe, but this one was a close second.
Arizona sacked Aaron Rodgers eight times and returned two fumbles for touchdowns in a 38-8 rout of the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.
Were blessed to play this game, Cardinals inside linebacker Deone Bucannon said. I love each and every one of the players in here, and we just want to keep rocking.
The Cardinals ninth straight victory one shy of the club record set in 1948 clinched at least the No. 2 playoff seed in the NFC and a first-round bye. And thanks to Carolinas loss to Atlanta, Arizona still has a shot at the No. 1 seed Carolina needs to lose to Tampa Bay while the Cardinals beat Seattle next Sunday.
Its all about when you click at the right time and your team is hot going into the playoffs, said cornerback Jerraud Powers, who recovered two fumbles, returning one 7 yards for a score.
By the time Karim Martin leveled Rodgers, the ball popped loose, and 6-foot-4, 318-pound Cory Redding followed a convoy 36 yards for the score, it was 31-0 with 9:34 to play.
I think his feeble jump into the end zone was outstanding, Arians said.
Rodgers stayed in a while more, but finally sat down to watch the inevitable conclusion.
We have a standard that we have set around here, Rodgers said, and we just havent lived up to it consistently.
Here are things to take from Arizonas dominant victory over Green Bay:
SACK CITY: The stars aligned for the onslaught of sacks and near-sacks the Cardinals put on the Packers.
First, Green Bay starting left tackle David Bakhtiari missed the game with an ankle injury. Then starting right tackle Bryan Bulaga left with another ankle injury.
The stage was set for Arizona to bring defenders early and often, and it worked.
Dwight Freeney led the way with three sacks, earning $100,000 for each one of them in incentives. Calais Campbell got 2 1/2.
The nine sacks were the most for Arizona since it had 10 against Philadelphia in 1986, two years before the Cardinals moved to the desert.
VERY MUCH STILL IN IT: The loss didnt mean a whole lot to the Packers in their quest for the NFC North title.
Green Bay dropped into a tie with Minnesota for the division lead when the Vikings cruised to a 49-17 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday night. Green Bay hosts Minnesota in its regular-season finale next Sunday.
Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy said the Cardinals were very good, and we played very poor.
FLOYD AGAIN: Arizonas Michael Floyd caught six passes for 111 yards. Its his fifth time over 100 yards receiving in seven games. In his previous 55 games, he did it six times.
Everything is just clicking, Floyd said.
FITZGERALDS MARK: Arizonas Larry Fitzgerald caught four passes to tie his career and Cardinals franchise single-season record of 103 receptions. Its the third time hes been over 100 catches and first since 2007. He caught 63 last season.
REDDINGS RAMBLE: When Redding scooped up that fumble and headed for the end zone, he couldnt help thinking about a similar situation earlier this season.
At Detroit, Redding intercepted Matthew Staffords pass at the 30 but was tackled by Stafford at the 4-yard line.
My boys and teammates gave me a hard time the first one, he said. Letting the quarterback tackle you blah, blah, blah. I said if I get another opportunity, Id have to get it to the end zone and it worked out that way.
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