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EA After years of wildly incorrect predictions, Madden 24 has snapped its Super Bowl losing streak. This year’s official simulation of Super Bowl LVIII was nearly right on the money, correctly predicting a narrow win for the Kansas City Chiefs. As has become tradition, EA simulated this year’s Super Bowl matchup in its flagship football series days before the big game. Last week, it used Madden 24 to pit the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers head to head. The final result? A Chiefs win with a 30 to 28 score.…

Jan. 14, 2024 10:34 pm ETThe NFL playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins made history—and not just because it was so cold that one head coach’s mustache formed icicles.The Wild Card game, which aired on the streaming service Peacock, was the most streamed U.S. event ever, drawing 23 million viewers, according to ComcastNBCUniversal, Peacock’s owner. It also was the largest event ever for internet usage in the U.S., accounting for 30% of web traffic, making Saturday the single highest day of U.S.…

Updated Jan. 10, 2024 2:01 pm ETThe National Football League lost several of its biggest stars to injuries during the just-completed regular season, including the quarterbacks of the New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings and Cincinnati Bengals. But a new NFL star emerged: superfan Taylor Swift.Swift’s attendance at several Kansas City Chiefs games to support boyfriend and star tight end Travis Kelcecreated something of a frenzy both for her fan base and the TV networks, who seemingly couldn’t get enough shots of the singer…

Aaron Rodgers won’t appear on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” for the rest of the National Football League season, a move that comes after the star quarterback engulfed the show and the network in a weeklong controversy.“Aaron Rodgers Tuesday season four is done,” McAfee said during Wednesday’s show. “There are going to be a lot of people that are happy with that, myself included, to be honest with you. The way it ended, it got real loud.”Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…

When ESPN placed a big bet on a new star, Pat McAfee, to bring in young audiences with an edgy brand of sports-talk programming, the network knew the appointment carried risks. In recent days, they have been apparent. McAfee, an F-bomb-throwing former NFL punter whose show made its debut on ESPN in September, has been on the defensive since an appearance last week by New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers, a recurring guest on McAfee’s show, implied during the show that ABC talk show host Jimmy Kimmelhad ties…

Updated Jan. 6, 2024 12:14 am ETJim Harbaughregularly says the kind of stuff that would sound completely ridiculous coming from anyone else’s mouth. The University of Michigan’s football coach promises to attack each day with “an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.” He once instructed his players not to eat chicken because it’s a “nervous bird,” which was weird, though not as weird as when he later apologized to the poultry he insulted. “I was dead wrong,” he said. “Chickens are low-maintenance and high-production.” Copyright…

By Katherine Sayre | Photography by Gabby Jones for The Wall Street Journal JERSEY CITY, N.J.—Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hillrecently marked a 78-yard touchdown with an unusual celebration. He and teammates imitated riding a roller coaster, sitting on the field with their arms waving overhead.More than 200 miles away, sports-betting company FanDuel’s sports-trading desk was riding its own waves that Sunday afternoon. The traders on duty—self-professed sports buffs with a knack for math—were trying to predict…

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Beneficient executives and board directors headed for the exits over signs of trouble—long before a financial blowup that is now under investigation by the SEC and which could leave nearly 28,000 investors empty-handed Alexandra Citrin-Safadi/The Wall Street Journal; Photos: Reuters, Getty Images, Bloomberg News, EagleView, Kansas Reflector Beneficient executives and board directors headed for the exits over signs of trouble—long before a financial blowup that is now under investigation by the SEC and which could leave…

Related Companies has struggled to unload its most expensive units at 35 Hudson Yards. Now the developer is offering deep discounts. Related Companies has struggled to unload its most expensive units at 35 Hudson Yards. Now the developer is offering deep discounts. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their…