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OLYMPIA – Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib, who presided over the Senate for the last three years as part of his duties as the state’s No. 2 elected official, will not seek re-election, his office announced this morning. Habib said he will be joining the Jesuits. “This decisions follows two years of careful and prayerful discernment,” Habib said in a news release. “But since that process has been almost entirely private, I realize this will come as a major surprise to my constituents and supporters.” Habib, who has been blind since age 8 because of cancer, managed his duties as president...

Prelims on ESPN, now Main card at 10 eastern on PPV* 2 belts on the line Israel Adesanya (c) vs. Yoel Romero for the Middleweight title Zhang Weili (c) vs. former Champ Joanna Jędrzejczyk for the Women's Strawweight strap UFC 248

Link explaning rule differences compared to the NFL Saturday, March 7, 2020 (All times Eastern) Seattle Dragons (1-3) at Houston Roughnecks (4-0) 2 PM on ABC New York Guardians (2-2) at Dallas Renegades (2-2) 5 PM on FOX Sunday, March 8, 2020 St. Louis BattleHawks (3-1) at D.C. Defenders (2-2) 3 PM on Fox Sports 1 Tampa Bay Vipers (1-3) at L.A. Wildcats (1-3) 9 PM on ESPN

Link explaning rule differences compared to the NFL Saturday, February 29, 2020 (All times Eastern) Los Angeles Wildcats (1-2) at New York Guardians (1-2) 2 PM, ABC MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, New Jersey) Seattle Dragons (1-2) at St. Louis BattleHawks (2-1) 5 PM, Fox The Dome at America's Center (St. Louis, Missouri) Sunday, March 1, 2020 Houston Roughnecks (3-0) at Dallas Renegades (2-1) 4 PM, Fox Sports 1 Globe Life Park in Arlington (Arlington, Texas) DC Defenders (2-1) at Tampa Bay Vipers (0-3) 7 PM, ESPN Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)

Link explaining rule differences compared to the NFL Saturday, February 22, 2020 (All times Eastern) Houston Roughnecks (2-0) at Tampa Bay Vipers (0-2) 2 PM, ABC Dallas Renegades (1-1) at Seattle Dragons (1-1) 5 PM, Fox Sunday, February 23, 2020 New York Guardians (1-1) at St. Louis BattleHawks (1-1) 3 PM, ESPN DC Defenders (2-0) at LA Wildcats (0-2) 6 PM, Fox Sports 1

Saturday, February 15, 2020 (All times Eastern) New York Guardians at DC Defenders 2 PM on ABC Tampa Bay Vipers at Seattle Dragons 5 PM on Fox Sunday, February 16, 2020 Dallas Renegades at Los Angeles Wildcats 3 PM on ABC St. Louis BattleHawks at Houston Roughnecks 6 PM on Fox Sports 1 (cable)

What is it? A new football league owned by Vince McMahon, the WwE guy. I think Trump body slammed him once. Actually it's not exactly new, see it had one season way back in 2001 and went belly up, but it's back and this time, it's personal. 10 week season kicks off this weekend. Top two teams in each conference advance to the playoffs. What are the teams and their head coaches? Western Conference Dallas Renegades, Bob Stoops Houston Roughnecks, June Jones Los Angeles Wildcats, Winston Moss Seattle Dragons, Jim Zorn Eastern Conference DC Defenders, Pep Hamilton New York...

Sunday, February 2, 2020 NFC: San Francisco 49ers vs. AFC: Kansas City Chiefs 6:30 pm Eastern on FOX Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Prelims on ESPN at 8 eastern Main Card on 'PPV' at 10 Former Champ Conor McGregor returns to face Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone in a Welterweight Bout In the Co-main Former Women's Champ Holly Holm faces Raquel Pennington Anthony "Showtime" Pettis also on the card

NFL Live Thread: Conference Championships Sunday, January 19, 2020 (All Times Eastern) #6 Tennessee Titans at #2 Kansas City Chiefs 3:05 pm CBS Arrowhead Stadium #2 Green Bay Packers at #1 San Francisco 49ers 6:40 pm FOX Levi's Stadium

NFL Live Thread: Divisional Playoffs Saturday, January 11, 2020 (All Times Eastern) #6 Minnesota Vikings at #1 San Francisco 49ers 4:35 pm NBC Levi's Stadium #6 Tennessee Titans at #1 Baltimore Ravens 8:15 pm CBS M&T Bank Stadium Sunday, January 12, 2020 #4 Houston Texans at #2 Kansas City Chiefs 3:05 pm CBS Arrowhead Stadium #5 Seattle Seahawks at #2 Green Bay Packers 6:40 pm FOX Lambeau Field

NFL LIVE THREAD: Wild Card Playoffs Saturday, January 4, 2020 (All Times Eastern) #5 Buffalo Bills at #4 Houston Texans 4:35 pm ESPN NRG Stadium #6 Tennessee Titans at #3 New England Patriots 8:15 pm CBS Gillette Stadium Sunday, January 5, 2020 #6 Minnesota Vikings at #3 New Orleans Saints 1:05 pm Fox Mercedes-Benz Superdome #5 Seattle Seahawks at #4 Philadelphia Eagles 4:40 pm NBC Lincoln Financial Field First Round Byes, AFC: #1 Baltimore Ravens , #2 Kansas City Chiefs NFC: #1 San Francisco 49ers , #2 Green Bay Packers

NFL Live Thread: Week 17 Sunday, December 29, 2019 Green Bay at Detroit 1:00 pm FOX Ford Field Cleveland at Cincinnati 1:00 pm FOX Paul Brown Stadium Chicago at Minnesota 1:00 pm FOX U.S. Bank Stadium L.A. Chargers at Kansas City 1:00 pm CBS Arrowhead Stadium Miami at New England 1:00 pm CBS Gillette Stadium N.Y. Jets at Buffalo 1:00 pm CBS New Era Field New Orleans at Carolina 1:00 pm FOX Bank of America Stadium Atlanta at Tampa Bay 1:00 pm FOX Raymond James Stadium Washington at Dallas 4:25 pm FOX AT&T Stadium Indianapolis at Jacksonville 4:25 pm CBS...

NFL Live Thread: Week 16 Saturday, December 21, 2019 (All Times Eastern) Houston at Tampa Bay 1:00 pm NFL Network Raymond James Stadium Bufflo at New England 4:30 pm NFL Network Gillette Stadium L.A. Rams at San Francisco 8:15 pm NFL Network Levi's Stadium Sunday, December 22, 2019 Jacksonville at Atlanta 1:00 pm FOX Mercedes-Benz Stadium New Orleans at Tennessee 1:00 pm FOX Nissan Stadium N.Y. Giants at Washington 1:00 pm FOX FedEx Field Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets 1:00 pm CBS MetLife Stadium Cincinnati at Miami 1:00 pm CBS Hard Rock Stadium Carolina at Indianapolis 1:00 pm FOX Lucas Oil...

NFL Live Thread: Week 15 Thursday, December 12, 2019 (All Times Eastern) N.Y. Jets at Baltimore 8:20 pm FOX-NFL Network-Amazon Prime Video M&T Bank Stadium Sunday, December 15, 2019 Miami at N.Y. Giants 1:00 pm CBS MetLife Stadium Houston at Tennessee 1:00 pm CBS Nissan Stadium New England at Cincinnati 1:00 pm CBS Paul Brown Stadium Seattle at Carolina 1:00 pm FOX Bank of America Stadium Tampa Bay at Detroit 1:00 pm FOX Ford Field Denver at Kansas City 1:00 pm CBS Arrowhead Stadium Philadelphia at Washington 1:00 pm FOX FedEx Field Chicago at Green Bay 1:00 pm FOX Lambeau...

NFL Live Thread: Week 14 Thursday, December 5, 2019 (All Times Eastern) Dallas at Chicago 8:20 pm FOX-NFL Network-Amazon Prime Video Soldier Field Sunday, December 8, 2019 Detroit at Minnesota 1:00 pm FOX U.S. Bank Stadium Denver at Houston 1:00 pm CBS NRG Stadium Indianapolis at Tampa Bay 1:00 pm CBS Raymond James Stadium San Francisco at New Orleans 1:00 pm FOX Mercedes-Benz Superdome Washington at Green Bay 1:00 pm FOX Lambeau Field Cincinnati at Cleveland 1:00 pm CBS FirstEnergy Stadium Miami at N.Y. Jets 1:00 pm CBS MetLife Stadium Carolina at Atlanta 1:00 pm FOX Mercedes-Benz Stadium Baltimore at...

NFL Live Thread: Week 13 Thursday, November 28, 2019 (All Times Eastern) Chicago at Detroit 12:30 pm FOX Ford Field Buffalo at Dallas 4:30 pm CBS AT&T Stadium New Orleans at Atlanta 8:20 pm NBC Mercedes-Benz Stadium Sunday, December 1, 2019 San Francisco at Baltimore 1:00 pm FOX M&T Bank Stadium Tampa Bay at Jacksonville 1:00 pm FOX TIAA Bank Field Tennessee at Indianapolis 1:00 pm CBS Lucas Oil Stadium Washington at Carolina 1:00 pm CBS Bank of America Stadium Philadelphia at Miami 1:00 pm FOX Hard Rock Stadium N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati 1:00 pm CBS Paul Brown Stadium Green...

NFL Live Thread: Week 12 Thursday, November 21, 2019 (All Times Eastern) Indianapolis at Houston 8:20 pm FOX-NFL Network-Amazon Prime Video NRG Stadium Sunday, November 24, 2019 Oakland at N.Y. Jets 1:00 PM CBS MetLife Stadium N.Y. Giants at Chicago 1:00 PM FOX Soldier Field Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 1:00 PM CBS Paul Brown Stadium Seattle at Philadelphia 1:00 PM FOX Lincoln Financial Field Tampa Bay at Atlanta 1:00 PM FOX Mercedes-Benz Stadium Miami at Cleveland 1:00 PM FOX FirstEnergy Stadium Detroit at Washington 1:00 PM FOX FedEx Field Denver at Buffalo 1:00 PM CBS New Era Field Carolina at New...

NFL Live Thread: Week 11 Thursday, November 14, 2019 (All Times Eastern) Pittsburgh at Cleveland 8:20 pm FOX-NFL Network-Amazon Prime Video FirstEnergy Stadium Sunday, November 17, 2019 Houston at Baltimore 1:00 pm CBS M&T Bank Stadium Denver at Minnesota 1:00 pm CBS U.S. Bank Stadium Jacksonville at Indianapolis 1:00 pm CBS Lucas Oil Stadium New Orleans at Tampa Bay 1:00 pm FOX Raymond James Stadium N.Y. Jets at Washington 1:00 pm FOX FedEx Field Dallas at Detroit 1:00 pm FOX Ford Field Buffalo at Miami 1:00 pm CBS Hard Rock Stadium Atlanta at Carolina 1:00 pm FOX Bank of America...

NFL Live Thread: Week 10 Thursday, November 7, 2019 (All Times Eastern) L.A. Chargers at Oakland 8:20 pm FOX-NFL Network-Amazon Prime Video RingCentral Coliseum Sunday, November 10, 2019 Buffalo at Cleveland 1:00 pm CBS FirstEnergy Stadium Detroit at Chicago 1:00 pm CBS Soldier Field N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets 1:00 pm FOX MetLife Stadium Baltimore at Cincinnati 1:00 pm CBS Paul Brown Stadium Kansas City at Tennessee 1:00 pm CBS Nissan Stadium Atlanta at New Orleans 1:00 pm FOX Mercedes-Benz Superdome Arizona at Tampa Bay 1:00 pm FOX Raymond James Stadium Miami at Indianapolis 4:05 pm CBS Lucas Oil Stadium...