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Through Week 12 of the 2024 NFL season, several teams have separated themselves as legitimate contenders to compete for a Super Bowl title. The Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and more are all primed with hopes to make a run at this year's championship contest at Caesars Superdome. But according to ESPN's Football Power Index, one team stands above the rest as the clear favorite to claim this year's league championship. ESPN's FPI gives the 10-1 Lions a 25.4% chance to win Super Bowl LIX. Detroit's title-game odds more than double the next team's percentage, the Bills at 12.5%. The Chiefs (11.8%), Ravens (10.6%) and Eagles (10.4%) hold the next best odds. Dan Campbell and the Lions have won nine consecutive games since their lone Week 2 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Detroit logged blowout wins in each of its last two games, beating the Jaguars 52-6 and the Colts 24-6. Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Jared Goff and the Lions' offense are clicking on all cylinders heading into the final stretch of the 2024 NFL season. The defense is holding up its end of the bargain as well, putting forth some elite efforts over the last couple weeks. The Lions will get a possible Super Bowl preview when they face off against Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills in Week 15. On Thanksgiving Day, Detroit will face off against the Chicago Bears in a Week 13 matchup.NoneLAS VEGAS (AP) — A team that previously boycotted at least one match against the San Jose State women's volleyball program will again be faced with the decision whether to play the school, this time in the Mountain West Conference semifinals with a shot at the NCAA Tournament on the line. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * LAS VEGAS (AP) — A team that previously boycotted at least one match against the San Jose State women's volleyball program will again be faced with the decision whether to play the school, this time in the Mountain West Conference semifinals with a shot at the NCAA Tournament on the line. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? LAS VEGAS (AP) — A team that previously boycotted at least one match against the San Jose State women’s volleyball program will again be faced with the decision whether to play the school, this time in the Mountain West Conference semifinals with a shot at the NCAA Tournament on the line. Five schools forfeited matches in the regular season against San Jose State, which carried a No. 2 seed into the conference tournament in Las Vegas. Among those schools: No. 3 Utah State and No. 6 Boise State, who will face off Wednesday with the winner scheduled to play the Spartans in the semifinals on Friday. Wyoming, Nevada and Southern Utah — which is not a Mountain West member — also canceled regular-season matches, all without explicitly saying why they were forfeiting. Nevada players cited fairness in women’s sports as a reason to boycott their match, while political figures from Wyoming, Idaho, Utah and Nevada suggested the cancellations center around protecting women’s sports. In a lawsuit filed against the NCAA, plaintiffs cited unspecified reports asserting there was a transgender player on the San Jose State volleyball team, even naming her. While some media have reported those and other details, neither San Jose State nor the forfeiting teams have confirmed the school has a trans women’s volleyball player. The Associated Press is withholding the player’s name because she has not publicly commented on her gender identity and through school officials has declined an interview request. A judge on Monday rejected a request made by nine current conference players to block the San Jose State player from competing in the tournament on grounds that she is transgender. That ruling was upheld Tuesday by an appeals court. “The team looks forward to starting Mountain West Conference tournament competition on Friday,” San Jose State said in a statement issued after the appeals court decision. “The university maintains an unwavering commitment to the participation, safety and privacy of all students at San Jose State and ensuring they are able to compete in an inclusive, fair and respectful environment.” Boise State did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday. “Utah State is reviewing the court’s order,” Doug Hoffman, Aggies associate athletic director for communications, said in an email. “Right now, our women’s volleyball program is focused on the game this Wednesday, and we’ll be cheering them on.” Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. San Jose State, which had a first-round bye, would be sent directly to the conference title game if Utah State or Boise State were to forfeit again. If the Spartans make the title game, it’s likely the opponent would not forfeit. They would face top-seeded Colorado State, No. 4 Fresno State or No. 5 San Diego State — all teams that played the Spartans this season. The conference champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. ___ AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sports Advertisement Advertisement
The x Kendrick Lamar beef lives on, but not in terms of new music releases, but because of the Canadian rapper's latest lawsuit against his own label, Universal Music Group, with a new filing seeing another complaint from the multi-Grammy winner. According to Drake, UMG and Spotify have worked together in using "bots" and other schemes to boost K-Dot's "Not Like Us" on online streaming. It is known that the massive feud between Canada's Drizzy and Compton's Duckworth was one of the most followed issues of the year, with many declaring that Lamar's "Not Like Us" won the fight. in the New York Supreme Court is starting a new beef, but this time it is not against a fellow rapper, as it targets UMG. In Aubrey Graham's (Drake) filing, he regarded that UMG and Spotify conspired against him by hatching a scheme to use bots and "pay-to-play" agreements to help boost Lamar's "Not Like Us" on streaming platforms and the radio. It is known that UMG is the label that represents both Drake and Lamar for a massive part in their careers, and it continued to be the label for both artists despite having a massive feud. Through the use of technology and the company's assets, "Not Like Us" rose to fame said Drake, all while undermining the songs he released during the time. Drake revealed that he does not believe that "Not Like Us" success was organic, contrary to popular belief. According to Drake's complaint, UMG did not only conspire with Spotify to inflate "Not Like Us's" global streams, but it also paid off Apple which allegedly suggested K-Dot's song to users via Siri, despite them asking for Drake songs. This latest fight by the Certified Lover Boy centers on the beef he has with his record label after siding with Kendrick Lamar on their beef which led to Drake being the less popular rapper amidst the fight. The world may have gotten massive beef from the hip-hop industry from the likes of Ice Cube vs. Eazy-E and the NWA, Tupac vs. Biggie, as well as Detroit-native Eminem versus many rappers to count. However, the modern world got a taste of this nasty lyrical exchange between , with their issues originally involving J. Cole but backed out immediately. It is also important to note that two of Drake's diss songs released during this timeline were allegedly made with the , especially the song called "Taylor Made" which featured the voice of the deceased rap icon, Tupac Shakur. The song has been taken down after Shakur's estate threatened a lawsuit against the Canadian rapper for his unauthorized use. "Not Like Us" is one of the biggest hits of 2024 and another defining moment for pgLang, but Drake does not think that it would be as big as it is now—if not for the UMG and Spotify conspiring. Drake recently filed his suit against his own record label and dragged along Spotify and Apple in his complaint, and his winning may have an impact on the music industry, especially on artist-label relationships.Social Security Champions Sound Alarm After Trump Picks Wall Street Titan to Run SSA - Common DreamsMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City's winless run extended to six games Tuesday after Feyenoord fought back from three goals down to draw 3-3 in the Champions League. After five-straight losses in all competitions, City looked to be cruising to victory after going three up inside 50 minutes at the Etihad Stadium. But Feyenoord mounted an improbable comeback and leveled the game in the 89th minute to leave the home crowd stunned. ___ James Robson is at https://twitter.com/jamesalanrobson ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer James Robson, The Associated Press