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Haliey Welch Crypto Launch


At the end of a whirlwind year that saw her transform from a viral star to a business mogul, Haliey Welch, also known as the “Hawk Tuah Girl,” is facing backlash for promoting a memecoin that crashed.
Welch announced that $HAWK had gone live. About two weeks later, her investors, who lost a combined $151,000, filed a lawsuit against the memecoin’s sellers, alleging that they unlawfully sold securities that hadn’t been registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Welch posted a statement on X saying she is “committed to assisting the legal team representing individuals impacted.”
Welch had her breakout moment in June, when she was approached on the street by content creator DeArius Marlow to name “one move in bed that makes a man go crazy every time.”
“You gotta give ’em that ‘hawk tuah’ and spit on that thang,” Welch replied. It became a viral phrase shared millions of times over the following weeks.
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Chiefs Head Back to the Super Bowl


The Kansas City Chiefs clinched their fifth Super Bowl appearance in six years, defeating the Buffalo Bills, 32-29, in the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw for 218 yards and one touchdown on 16 of 24 passing, while also recording 45 yards and two touchdowns on nine rushing attempts, including a 10-yard run in the fourth quarter. Mahomes connected with wide receiver Xavier Worthy — who finished Sunday’s game with a team-best six receptions for 85 yards — on an 11-yard touchdown in the second quarter. Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker made a 35-yard field goal with 3:33 remaining in the fourth quarter to break a 32-29 tie.

Kansas City stopped Buffalo on its final offensive possession by forcing a turnover on downs with 2:00 remaining in the game, forcing the Bills to use all three of their timeouts on the final drive. The Chiefs will face the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles in a rematch of Super Bowl LVII, which took place two years prior.
The Chiefs look to become the first franchise in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls, having already won three in the last five years.

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Olive Garden Brings Back An Old Favorite


There’s some good news for Olive Garden fans. The Never Ending Pasta Bowl has returned.
Olive Garden’s fan-favorite officially made a comeback after a two-year hiatus.
Customers can enjoy a selection of various pastas, sauces and proteins that add up to 80 different pasta-bilities of combinations — and include unlimited soup or salad and Olive Garden’s famed breadsticks.
Pasta lovers can choose their favorite noodles among fettuccine, spaghetti, rigatoni and angel hair, while sauce options include made-from-scratch creamy mushroom, traditional marinara, five-cheese marinara, traditional meat sauce and Alfredo.

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Ohio State Buckeyes Are Number One


The final Associated Press Top 25 College Football Poll for the 2024 season was released hours after the Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 34-23, in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Four Big Ten teams — No. 1 Ohio State, No. 3 Oregon, No. 5 Penn State and No. 10 Indiana — finished in the top 10 while three SEC teams — No. 4 Texas, No. 6 Georgia and No. 9 Tennessee — were included.
- Ohio State (Big Ten)- 14-2
- Notre Dame (IA Independents)- 14-2
- Oregon (Big Ten)- 13-1
- Texas (SEC)- 13-3
- Penn State (Big Ten)- 13-3
- Georgia (SEC)- 11-3
- Arizona State (Big 12)- 11-3
- Boise State (Mountain West)- 12-2
- Tennessee (SEC)- 10-3
- Indiana (Big Ten)- 11-2
- Ole Miss (SEC)- 10-3
- SMU (ACC)- 11-3
- BYU (Big 12)- 11-2
- Clemson (ACC)- 10-4
- Iowa State (Big 12)- 11-3
- Illinois (Big Ten)- 10-3
- Alabama (SEC)- 9-4
- Miami (FL)- (ACC)- 10-3
- South Carolina (SEC)- 9-4
- Syracuse (ACC)- 10-3
- Army (AAC)- 12-2
- Missouri (SEC)- 10-3
- UNLV (Mountain West)- 11-3
- Memphis (AAC)- 11-2
- Colorado (Big 12)- 9-4

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Aaron Rodgers’ NFL Future?


Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre believes New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers will continue his NFL career.
Favre, who started over Rodgers during the latter’s first three NFL seasons with the Green Bay Packers before similarly being traded to the Jets in 2008, said his former predecessor still has “something left,” despite one of the worst seasons of his inevitable Hall of Fame career.

“I think I’m right in saying that he has a lot of juice left in the tank,” Favre told TMZ Sports.
“I just know that he still can play,” he added. “It’s just a matter of does he want to and does he want to give it his all and does a team want to take a chance on him.”
Rodgers, 41, is currently signed with the Jets through the 2025 season. The four-time MVP suffered a season-ending Achilles injury during his first drive with the Jets in 2023 and had a disappointing season in 2024, leading the team to a 5-14 record.

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Commanders Stun Lions 45-31


The Detroit Lions’ greatest season ever is over. The Washington Commanders had every answer Saturday night.
The Lions turned the ball four times, including a fumble and pick-six from Jared Goff and a trick play that ended with a season-crushing Jameson Williams interception, as Jayden Daniels and the Commanders silenced the Ford Field crowd in a shocking 45-31 upset.

Washington (14-5) moves onto the NFC championship game next Sunday for the first time since 1991, at either the Philadelphia Eagles or Los Angeles Rams.

The Lions (15-3) go home after a best-ever 15-2 regular season and their first-ever No. 1 seed. A win would have given them their first chance to host an NFC title game. They are only NFC team never to reach the Super Bowl.
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Giants Fall to Eagles 20-13


The New York Giants closed out their 2024 regular season schedule with a trip down the New Jersey Turnpike to face the NFC East champion Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
The Eagles began the week locked into the No. 2 seed in the NFC and sat many of their key players, including former Giant running back Saquon Barkley, who was on pace to set a new NFL single-season mark for rushing yards.
The Giants were playing out the string and had most of their healthy starters on the field but played without inside linebacker Micah McFadden, center John Michael Schmitz, and right tackle Evan Neal again.

- The Giants could not muster much offense against an Eagles defense comprised of mainly backups. They had just 238 yards of total offense.
- The Eagles went 2-for-4 in the red zone, scoring two pass plays while the Giants only had one trip into the red zone and ended up kicking a field goal.
- The game was largely even statistically with the exception of penalties. The Giants had six for 40 yards while the Eagles had just one accepted penalty for zero yards.
Drew Lock’s pass deep left intended for Jalin Hyatt was intercepted by Eagles defensive back Sydney Brown at the Philadelphia 33-yard line and returned to the Giants’ 46 with 36 seconds remaining in regulation.
That killed any hope the Giants had of a comeback victory and sealed the 20-13 win for Philadelphia.

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Jets Beat Dolphins 32-20


Sunday’s regular season finale looked a lot like the games the Jets were imagining when they traded for quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
Rodgers threw for 274 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Jets to a 32-20 win over the Dolphins at MetLife Stadium. Unfortunately, the win only moved the Jets’ record to 5-12 so they will not be playing any postseason games with the veteran quarterback.

The Dolphins won’t be playing any either. They came into Sunday with hopes of advancing to the playoffs, but the Broncos crushed the Chiefs second-string to sew up a playoff berth and eliminate the Dolphins before they officially eliminated themselves with the loss.
Rodgers hit tight end Tyler Conklin with his first touchdown and that made him the fourth player in NFL history to reach 500 career passing touchdowns. He ends the season with 503, which is five behind his former teammate Brett Favre for fourth place in league history. The questions of whether Rodgers will keep playing and, if he does, where he’ll be playing will be storylines to watch as the offseason gets rolling.

In addition to figuring out Rodgers’s situation, the Jets have big questions to answer about their next head coach and General Manager. Those decisions will chart a new course for a team that has now gone 14 seasons without making the playoffs.
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Giants Surprise Colts


The New York Giants came in to their Week 17 game against the Indianapolis Colts in jeopardy of being the first team in NFL history to go 0-9 at home. Instead, the Giants surprised the Colts 45-33.
The Giants got off to a hot start with an impressive interception by Dane Belton and on the ensuing drive, both Tyrone Tracy Jr. and Malik Nabers eclipsed 1,000 yards on the season.

Drew Lock threw four touchdown passes and accounted for a fifth on the ground to seal the win, breaking a 10-game losing streak in the process.
Nabers had two touchdowns on the day and a career-high in receiving yards.
The Giants also opened the second half with their first kick-off return touchdown since 2015 by Ihmir Smith-Marsette.
The second half was quite the shootout and the Colts hung around late into the fourth quarter. However, the Giants continued to keep pace and were able to hold off the Colts’ attempts at a comeback.
With the win the Giants improved to 3-13, snapping a 10-game losing streak and avoid going 0-9 at home on the season.