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MORE: Get the latest NFL odds & betting trends at Sports Insider Lamar Jackson over/under 190.5 passing yards Jackson is now a -1000 favorite to be named NFL MVP at the end of the season. He has had a remarkable year, leading Baltimore to an 11-2 record, but his passing numbers have dipped in recent weeks. The second-year quarterback out of Louisville has thrown for less than 170 yards in each of his last three games, but he should go over his total tonight provided he plays....

Votes are still being counted as of Wednesday morning, with the election a close race that will come down to a handful of swing states, particularly in the Midwest. Biden had been forecast to easily win the contest, but the election is going down to the wire. Jewish voters went for Biden over Trump by a 77-21 margin according to J Street’s poll, conducted by the GBAO Strategies company and compiled between October 28 and November 3, surveying 800 voters....

In video shared on Twitter, the wife of President Joe Biden enjoyed a friendly conversation with the Duchess of Cambridge, in their first ever meeting as they strolled past a pool of photographers camped outside Connor Downs Academy. Stepping out in a pink blazer over a white top, Jill Biden chatted with Kate, who wore a red dress, as they walked toward the building, heading to meet with children aged four and five years old....

“People know who Donald Trump is… They know it’s a lie,” Biden said, speaking to the Associated Press, adding that Trump was providing the American public with “a distraction” from accusations of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election. “It’s pretty disgusting, as a matter of fact, that our president has invited other countries to get involved in our elections,” Jill Biden said. “People are pretty disgusted by that.” She added that American citizens “don’t want foreign interference in our elections....

Speaking with MSNBC’s David Gura on Saturday, the wife of Democratic presidential candiate Joe Biden spoke at length about the prospects of a lengthy 2020 campaign in the coming year. She said President Donald Trump’s alleged Ukraine actions and his attacks against her son, Hunter Biden, and her husband “has shown us who [Trump] is.” She declared that “Joe’s going to stand up to bullies…bullies like Donald Trump.” Biden appeared to completely dismiss all accusations made by Trump against Hunter and said “any parent” would defend their children in the way she has....

However, Brown said on the Rich Eisen Show that he gave no such blessing. MORE: 10 best overall programs are … | Coach rankings: Urban or Saban at No. 1? “I didn’t exactly endorse it. I just didn’t complain,” Brown said, via Syracuse.com. After former Syracuse QB Donovan McNabb blasted the school for its decision, Syracuse said the number would only be worn in a “special circumstance” by an “extraordinary” player....

Speaking with The Athletic, Nantz said that after a production meeting with Brady in Atlanta ahead of the Patriots’ Super Bowl against the Rams, Brady stood up and gave everyone a little hug and thanked them for covering him during his career. “As soon as I see the door shut, I say, ‘Well folks, this is his last game. We have Tom Brady’s final game,’” Nantz said. “That basically was his way of telling us it’s over....

Johnson topped both the single-lap and 10-lap charts during the 50-minute session on the 1.5-mile oval with a speed of 193.791 mph and a 10-lap average of 188.771 mph. MORE: Texas lineup breakdown | Eddie Gossage doesn’t want to lose series to COTA | Texas predictions Ryan Newman, Paul Menard, Joey Logano and Dale Earnhardt Jr. rounded out the top-five in single-lap runs. Newman and Logano are among the eight drivers still in the championship hunt....

“What will it take? Whatever is necessary,” Spoelstra said. “It’s simple as that. If you want something badly enough, you’ll figure it out.” MORE: Twitter has fun with Tyler Herro’s mean mug In Sunday night’s Game 3, Jimmy Butler figured it out and then some. The All-Star forward delivered an all-time great Finals performance with Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic once again stuck on the bench, filling up the box score with 40 points, 13 assists, 11 rebounds, two steals and two blocks to lead the Heat to a 115-104 win....

NBA League Pass: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) That makes him the all-time leader for triple-doubles in Heat franchise history, surpassing LeBron James while facing him. Butler finished the game with 20 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds as the Heat survived the Lakers’ furious fourth-quarter rally to clinch the game 113-107. At the final buzzer, James had 33 points - 11 of which came in the fourth quarter - to go along with 11 rebounds, four assists and two steals in 40 minutes of action....

The 6-foot-7 swingman, who has primarily played as a shooting guard and small forward, believes he can run the offense. “First off, I think I am a point guard,” Butler told Bulls.com. “So I’ve done a heck of a lot of ball screen work, ball handling, getting into the paint and still handling, floaters, all that stuff point guards do. If I get a chance, high pick and roll more....

Stockton Police Department officer Jimmy Inn, 30, died after he was shot a number of times during a police callout at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Police had responded to a call about a disturbance at the property in La Cresta Way in Stockton, where a woman was seen screaming and bleeding in a suspected assault. Inn was shot by the suspect, named by media outlets as 30-year-old Lance Lowe, in front of the residence just after arriving....

But when former Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins returned to the City of Brotherly Love on Tuesday with his new team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Phillies fans gave the three-time All-Star a standing ovation. MORE: Sporting News selects NL ‘Franchise Fours’ | Dodgers’ Hernandez blasts Kelly Osbourne Rollins, 36, accepted a trade to the Dodgers last December, ending his 15-year tenure with the Phillies. Tuesday’s game at Citizens Bank Park was the first for Rollins since being traded....

Last December, Gutman dramatically quit Hayley Paige—the bridal brand she had built over a decade—after contract disagreements with its parent company, JLM. Since then, the row over the use of the Hayley Paige name and related social media handles has deepened. A few days before Gutman announced her resignation, a court granted JLM a temporary restraining order against the designer over her use of Instagram. Gutman claimed the company had locked her out of the @misshayleypaige accounts and blocked her from using her own name for business purposes....

His six terms in the position inspired thousands of lawsuits over things such as jail deaths, failed investigations into his political opponents and immigration raids. Arpaio was voted out nearly five years ago, but the costs from his tenure didn’t stop. Maricopa County officials agreed last week to pay $3.1 million in a settlement with a restaurant owner who accused Arpaio of defamation and violating his rights when he raided his businesses, AP reported....

On election night, Biden was projected as winner by The Associated Press and Fox News. However, this was followed by pushback from the campaign of President Donald Trump saying that those calls were premature. However, on Thursday, the New York Times, CNN, ABC News, CBS News, Reuters and NBC News followed suit, calling the race for the president-elect, who holds a lead in the state of 49.4 percent compared with President Donald Trump’s 49....

“This virus originated in China and China has information that it has not shared with the global community about its origins,” a senior administration official told Newsweek, “and that is information that we all need access to in order to prevent the next pandemic.” The remarks came two days after Biden issued a statement in which he offered an update on a U.S. Intelligence Community report he commissioned in March on the origins of COVID-19, “including whether it emerged from human contact with an infected animal or from a laboratory accident....

While running for president, Biden’s campaign website said he would “work to pass legislation to eliminate the death penalty at the federal level, and incentivize states to follow the federal government’s example.” Those convicted of the most egregious crimes “should instead serve life sentences without probation or parole,” it added. His Justice Department, under Attorney General Merrick Garland, has not sought the death penalty in any new cases and has withdrawn several requests for capital punishment sought by prior administrations....

As of Friday night, Biden had received 75,088,495 votes, according to data from The Cook Political Report. The former vice president has already surpassed Barack Obama’s record for the most votes cast for a presidential candidate. Obama received 69,498,516 votes in the 2008 election—a number Biden passed Wednesday night. This year’s presidential election has seen record voter turnout. The Washington Post projects that the turnout will be the highest since 1900, when 73....