Quarterback Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens was under more pressure than any other player going into the NFL Playoffs. a 1-3 record in the playoffs and seven mistakes. In the Divisional round at all times. Here we have the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens of the AFC playing the young Houston Texans on Saturday. With 27-year-old Jackson as the clear favourite to win his second MVP Award. Before the game, ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky stated of the player, “I think he’s as ready or more ready than he’s ever been.” “This is certainly a moment that Lamar has been chasing for years.” It was a wonderful occasion.
In the Ravens’ 34-10 triumph, Jackson ran for 100 yards and two touchdowns while completing 16 of 22 throws for 152 yards and two scores. First and foremost, no turnovers. “It is what it is, really. Jackson declared, “I don’t really care what people think.” “I’m attempting to succeed every single day. My goal every time I step onto that pitch is to give it my all.” Next, a home game against Pat Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in the Conference Finals.
Tara VanDerveer of Stanford became the most successful basketball coach in NCAA history. She passed former Duke men’s coach Mike Krzyzewski with her women’s basketball team’s 1,203rd career victory, a 65-56 victory over Oregon State.
Nick Dunlap, a sophomore at the University of Alabama, won The American Express by one stroke to become the first amateur champion on the PGA Tour in thirty-three years. ■ The Edmonton Oilers, who defeated the Calgary Flames 3-1, established the record for the longest winning streak by a Canadian team in NHL history. ■ Mikaela Shiffrin achieved her record-extending career win No. 95 by winning a women’s World Cup slalom in Jasna, Slovakia.
One of the most interesting figures in sports, Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat, has decided to produce a country music record. Butler disclosed to The Guardian in an interview that he had composed sixty tracks for the project. “It’s fun, and I do love it, but my goodness, it’s difficult,” Butler stated. “It’s quite different from basketball and somewhat demanding. Not that basketball is simple, mind you; it’s just that people should be able to assume they can go out and do this or that. Man, look at it. Be humble in yourself.” Butler’s voice won’t be audible on the tunes. Rather than becoming a vocalist, he would want to be a producer. Butler remarked, “I’m like the DJ Khaled of this thing.”
In an open letter to CNN employees, Thompson said that “audiences and technology are on the move again” and pointed out plainly that although digital products are growing rapidly, linear television is rapidly fading. “It’s time for a revolution”… transforming CNN from a traditional television-focused organisation into a multi-platform news and news-related content destination. This gives the company new avenues for audience engagement and, more crucially, diversifies its revenue stream, which is severely threatened by the demise of the cable bundle.
