Blackhawks send NBC's Steve Kornacki new retro jersey - NBC Sports Chicago

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NBC political reporter Steve Kornacki posted a tweet Friday night thanking the Chicago Blackhawks for sending him a new jersey, adding he "can't wait" to see them on the ice Sunday.

"The best part of Jimmy Fallon ambush-cleaning my office: the @NHLBlackhawks saw that I had one of their jerseys and sent me one of these. Can’t wait to see them debut on the ice on Sunday!" Kornacki said in a tweet.

The Blackhawks responded to the tweet with a gif of player Patrick Kane, saying "Looks great Steve!!"

NBC late night host Jimmy Fallon surprised Kornacki last month on his show by cleaning his office while he was away, which was said to be an "incredibly messy" space.

As Fallon went through the various items in Kornacki's cluttered office, he showed an old Chicago Blackhawks jersey on a rack among other button-down shirts.

The jersey was representing player Jonathan Toews, No. 19 on the ice.

Kornacki made headlines as a data analyst during MSNBC's coverage of the 2020 Presidential Race with his quick number crunching and explanation of nationwide voting.

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February 28, 2021 at 07:45AM
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Safford's game winner send Wofford past Furman - Minneapolis Star Tribune

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SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Morgan Safford scored 12 points and his layup with six seconds left sent Wofford past Furman 74-73 on Saturday.

Safford caught the ball on the left wing and beat the defense down the lane for a floater that ricocheted off the back iron before he gathered his miss and banked it in for the lead.

The Paladins inbounded the ball and pushed it to Noah Gurley but his leaning 3-pointer from the left wing with two seconds left drew iron and bounced out of bounds to end it.

Messiah Jones scored 19 points on 9-for-11 shooting with seven rebounds for the Terriers (15-8, 12-5 Southern Conference). Storm Murphy added 15 points and Tray Hollowell 13.

Gurley tied a career high with 29 points and had seven rebounds for the Paladins (16-8, 10-5), whose four-game winning streak ended. Mike Bothwell and Clay Mounce each scored 12 and combined to grab 13 rebounds.

Wofford also beat Furman 75-67 on Feb. 6.

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February 28, 2021 at 10:15AM
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Wizards Send Timberwolves To 7th Straight Loss, 128-112 - CBS Minnesota

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 34 points, Russell Westbrook added 19 as part of his NBA-leading 10th triple-double, and the Washington Wizards used a 44-point third quarter to pull away for a 128-112 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.

Westbrook added 14 rebounds and 12 assists for the Wizards, who have won seven of eight to move back into playoff contention following a 6-17 start.

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“It’s big for everybody, confidence-wise,” Beal said of the recent surge. “But at the same time, we still know we haven’t done much. We haven’t done anything. That’s what I keep telling our guys.”

Davis Bertans scored 12 of his 19 points in the third quarter, including four of his five 3-pointers. Garrison Mathews scored 18 points in Washington’s first home game following a four-game West Coast trip.

“I thought he had some great looks in the first half, but shooters have to keep shooting,” Wizards coach Scott Brooks said of Bertans. “He made some shots that kind of broke it open for us.”

Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who dropped their seventh straight, matching their longest slide of the season.

Anthony Edwards added 21 points for NBA-worst Minnesota, as starting guard Malik Beasley served the first of a 12-game suspension.

The Timberwolves were in it until Washington’s third-quarter outburst, which included an extended 35-12 run.

The Wizards scored nine straight to start it, with Westbrook’s running dunk and Beal’s 3-pointer from the top of the key giving them a 72-67 lead and coaxing newly installed Minnesota coach Chris Finch into a timeout.

“When teams make a run on you, you’ve got to fight back,” said Finch, following his third game in charge. “That’s what we have to be. We need to learn how to be a little more resilient right now.”

It was a five-point game before the Wizards made six 3-pointers over a 4:20 stretch. Bertans’ last 3 of the quarter, off Westbrook’s 11th assist of the game, made it 98-79 with just under a minute left.

“I feel like we’re kind of bringing together everything we’ve been talking about at the beginning of the season,” Bertans said.

TIP-INS

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Timberwolves: Dropped to 3-5 in the opener of back-to-back games. … G Jarrett Culver (ankle) returned after a 17-game absence, though he was available for Wednesday’s loss in Chicago, Finch said. … Jarred Vanderbilt had 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Wizards: Improved to 3-6 in the opener of back-to-back games. … Westbrook nearly achieved his triple-double by halftime, entering the break with 13 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. He also received his 11th technical foul of the season with 9:36 to play in the game … Bertans (knee) returned after missing Thursday’s win in Denver.

CENTER OF ATTENTION

Wizards Center Thomas Bryant, who suffered a season-ending ACL tear in January, made his first appearance on the bench since the injury, to the delight of teammates.

“That was definitely the best part about the first half — just seeing him in the locker room,” Brooks said. “I was walking on the court with about four minutes to go (until tip-off.) Gave him a great big hug. He’s definitely missed and loved by all of us.”

“LIKE FOR LIKE?”

With Beasley serving the first of a 12-game suspension related to a guilty plea to a felony count of threats of violence, guard Josh Okogie returned to the starting lineup. Finch won’t ask anyone will serve as a “like-for-like” replacement for Beasley, who is averaging 20.5 points and just over 33 minutes a contest.

“We don’t expect any one person to come in and fill that void,” Finch said. “We’re going to put out lineups out there that suit ourselves to start, and then go from there.”

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Timberwolves: Return home to face Phoenix on Sunday.

Wizards: Visit Boston on Sunday.

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DeSantis: 'Flawed assumptions' led some states to send COVID-positive patients to nursing homes - Fox News

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"Flawed assumptions" about overcrowded hospitals led states like New York to order coronavirus-postive patients into nursing homes during the early days of the pandemic, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told "Life, Liberty, & Levin."

"We looked at the data that we had from other parts of the world as we were getting into March, and we saw that this was a virus that had a disproportionate impact on elderly people and we're the second-oldest state in the country, so that was something that was obviously very concerning to us," the Republican told host Mark Levin.

DeSantis explained that state officials took "action to protect vulnerable people as best as they could."

"One of the things we did, I think, before any other state was protect nursing homes. So we prevented people from visiting for a time," DeSantis said.

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"But then, I think more importantly, we barred hospitals from discharging sick nursing home residents back into the nursing homes," he added. "As you know, other states did the opposite and ordered those patients back. We viewed that as something that would be very hazardous." 

The full interview with DeSantis airs Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET on Fox News Channel. 

In addition to being the third-most populous state in the country, DeSantis pointed out, 4.5 million Florida residents -- nearly a quarter of the state's population, are over the age of 65.

"At the time, there was actually a lot of movement to send the nursing home residents back because people said, 'Oh, you're going to run out of hospital beds, you've got to clear the hospitals,' and I looked at a lot of those models ... and I didn't think that they were worth the paper they were printed on. They were based on flawed assumptions," he said. "They were not being validated in real time by what we were observing on the ground in Florida. So I said, 'You know what? If I have to build field hospitals all across the state, I will do that before I send these patients back into nursing homes and endanger all these elderly people.'"

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is under investigation for his handling of the pandemic after thousands of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes across the state.

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Last month, New York Attorney General Letitia James said nursing home COVID-19 deaths in the state were undercounted by as much as 50%. Matters escalated after a top aide to Cuomo told state Democratic lawmakers that the administration had withheld data on nursing home deaths out of concern over a federal investigation.

Last year, Cuomo directed New York nursing home to accept patients who had or were suspected of having COVID-19. The decision created an onslaught of COVID-19 cases in thousands of elderly patients and resulted in hundreds of deaths among the state's most vulnerable population. 

Fox News' Tyler Olson and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.

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February 28, 2021 at 06:31PM
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Strangers send gifts to celebrate 18-year-old with autism’s birthday - 10TV

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When Jonathan Peterson couldn’t celebrate his milestone birthday, the community stepped up to support him.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Most of us had to celebrate a birthday during the pandemic. Gatherings have been scrapped or canceled, and the thought of the tradition of blowing out the candles seems difficult to understand now.

Jonathan Peterson had to cancel his yearly trip to Dave and Buster’s with his family. Peterson says his mom, Michelle Wood, is in the high-risk category so a small celebration at home was inevitable.

“I just wanted to do something,” said Peterson. “Just get out of the house and have fun. Even go for a drive.”

Wood said it was heartbreaking to see her son so sad leading up to his 18th birthday. As for celebrating she was almost out of ideas when she reached out online to see if anyone in her Delaware community would send him a nice note or a card.

“I just had written a post that my son was going to be 18,” said Wood. “He doesn’t know a lot of people because he’s autistic and he goes to school online with the Autism Scholarship so it wasn’t like we had a lot of friends that we can chitchat with.”

Woods was hopeful that a few letters would appear in the mailbox, enough to lift his spirits until they can one day return to the entertainment restaurant.

The response was overwhelming.

“Not just cards and letters, he’s gotten Lego sets, Amazon packages, the Sign Gipsies put a big display in our front yard,” said Wood.

Peterson says the total count is 160 and climbing

“I’ve read every single one of them. And that’s only so far, they still keep coming in. I got some in the mail this morning,” said Peterson.

Peterson explained he will try his best to respond to every gift that had a return address.

“Thank you very much. This has been my most special birthday yet when I expected it to be my least. And it made me very happy when I’ve been down lately.”

A response Wood never dreamed would have been so grand and kind.

“Thank you so much for everybody. You made my baby’s birthday extra special and that means the world to this mama.”

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NIO Prepares To Report Q4 Earnings As Shares Retreat From Recent Highs

In the electric vehicle (EV) industry, profitability has frequently taken a back seat to future expectations. So when China-based electric vehicle maker NIO Inc (NYSE: NIO) pops the hood next week, investors will probably be more interested in its outlook for revenues and deliveries of vehicles than they will be in how much the company lost during the quarter—barring a huge miss or big surprise, of course. Earlier this year, NIO said it had delivered a record 17,353 vehicles in Q4. While that’s tiny compared to Tesla Inc’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) 180,570 deliveries during the quarter, NIO’s number represents an 111% increase year-on-year and beat the upward end of its guidance of 16,500 to 17,000 vehicles for the quarter. Speculative And Fundamental Drivers While the increasing deliveries are encouraging for NIO bulls, the company has been in the red. In other industries, you might expect modest share price action for a money-losing company with negative trailing and forward price-to-earnings ratios. Not so for NIO. The stock’s gains accelerated last year and into the early part of this year, reaching a record high around $67 dollars in January. The stock started 2020 around $4 (see figure 1). FIGURE 1: HIGH VOLTAGE. On a percentage basis, shares of Chinese electric vehicle maker NIO (NIO—candlestick) have given Tesla (TSLA—purple line) a run for its money over the past year. Both NIO and TSLA have lost a bit of their juice in recent days, however. Data sources: Nasdaq, NYSE. Chart source: The thinkorswim® platform. For illustrative purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Part of that astonishing gain probably came from general market dynamics amid low-interest rates, accommodative central banks, actual and anticipated coronavirus stimulus, and anticipation of a post-vaccine recovery. There may also have been an element of investors chasing momentum in a hot stock. Securing $1 billion in funding from Chinese state-owned businesses also helped. It’s also arguable that there may be more fundamental tailwinds helping NIO’s stock hit the accelerator in 2020. Demand for EVs has been on the rise as battery life lengthens, costs decline, more charging stations are built, and environmental concerns work their way further into the public’s consciousness. But in the EV space, investor optimism about manufacturers’ potential can make the companies seem larger than life. Call it the Tesla effect, as investor optimism has helped make that company the most valuable automobile manufacturer on the planet by market capitalization. Still, like the vehicles it makes, NIO shares can’t accelerate forever. After hitting the record in January, shares pulled back sharply. Some of that may be profit-taking and cooler heads prevailing ahead of its earnings release. There also may be some caution surrounding the tariff relationship between the United States and China, the world’s two largest economies. NIO Earnings And Options Activity When NIO releases earnings after the close Monday, March 1, it’s expected to report a loss of $0.07 per share, according to third-party consensus analyst estimates. Revenue is projected at $1.01 billion, up 148% from a year ago. Note: Consensus should perhaps come with an asterisk, as only a handful of analysts cover the company. The options market has priced in an expected share price move of about 11.5% in either direction around the earnings release. Implied volatility sits at the 25th percentile as of Friday morning. Looking at the March 5 options expiration, put activity has been highest at the 35 and 40 strikes. But more activity has been seen to the upside, particularly in the 50- and 60-strike calls. Note: Call options represent the right, but not the obligation, to buy the underlying security at a predetermined price over a set period of time. Put options represent the right, but not the obligation, to sell the underlying security at a predetermined price over a set period of time. Investors Plug In In addition to the earnings data, investors next week may be seeking fresh guidance from the company. Top of the list: They’ll likely be listening for an update on battery technology from NIO. Batteries are the linchpin for the EV market, as more efficient batteries that can store more power mean vehicles can go longer without charging, giving drivers more peace of mind. In January, NIO unveiled its first sedan, called the ET7, which boasts driving ranges of more than 500, 700 or 1000 kilometers depending on the battery. Investors are likely going to want to hear about how pre-orders are going for that vehicle, deliveries of which are expected to begin next year. Investors are also probably eyeing the competition. The EV market field has gotten more crowded, with new interest from not only legacy auto companies and EV startups, as well as from big tech players such as Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). Room for All? Still, despite the ever-crowding field, the pie is pretty big (and set to get bigger). Even if NIO never ventured outside of China, the world’s largest EV market is a pretty big playground. Technology market analyst firm Canalys in a recent report forecast 1.9 million electric vehicles will be sold in China this year, well up from a record 1.3 million in 2020. As a Canalys executive put it in comments accompanying the report: “With a share of just 6.3% of all passenger cars sold in China in 2020, EVs have many years of growth ahead.” TD Ameritrade® commentary for educational purposes only. Member SIPC. Options involve risks and are not suitable for all investors. 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Can You Really Send All Your Power To One Wheel With AWD? - CarScoops

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The lasting legacy of the last decade of automotive progress may well be the proliferation of AWD systems. Available more widely than ever before, they come in a variety of forms – and with automakers using all kinds of names or acronyms, customers may get confused.

And that’s what this latest video from Hagerty seeks to parse. Host Jason Cammisa runs through the three basic types of AWD systems and breaks down what they really mean to drivers, particularly the spirited kind of driver.

The bad news is that at the limit, AWD systems tend to promote understeer, which isn’t fun. But there are ways that they can be made beneficial in more than just low grip situations.

Addressing the first major claim that many automakers make, in practice, most cars won’t ever actually send power to just one wheel. Most FWD-based cars with AWD systems aren’t ever likely to even send all their power to the rear axle.

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That’s not to say that automakers who boast of being able to send all their power to the rear wheels are lying. Rather, it means that for it to happen an unlikely number of wheels would have to have absolutely no grip.

In more reasonable scenarios, the front-biased AWD systems send most of their power to the front wheels. When those are overworked (as in the example below) they tend to plow and that’s not fun.

There are advantages to sending power to the front wheels, though. Besides the help it provides under acceleration, if you do get into an oversteer situation, with power being sent to the front wheels, you can throttle out of trouble. That’s why an AWD system like BMW’s is actually very handy.

With more power being sent to the rear wheels, you can induce oversteer with the throttle. That can be easier to manage, though, when the front wheels are powered, too. And it actually leads to really nice handling dynamics at the limit.

This is all in high-speed driving and, of course, drive systems aren’t the only things that affect handling, but it’s a good break down of the fundamentals.

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