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Incubus - Wish You Were Here

Canada defeated Finland 5-3 and will play in the finals against USA who were handed their first loss, 2-1, against Sweeden. Brady Tkachuck was injured in the loss. The title game between USA and Canada will be on Thursday.

At least 17 people were injured when a Delta plane flipped over during a crash landing in Toronto. The plane was coming from Minneapolis. What has happened to airline travel?

Two games scheduled for Monday in the Four Nations Face Off, Finland vs Canada and Sweden vs USA. The title game will be on Thursday, where USA has already advanced. They have six standings points while the other teams have two. The USA defeated Canada 3-1 on Saturday, locking them into the finals. The game had three fights in the first nine seconds, including both Tkachuck brothers dropping the gloves for team USA. Many Canada fans booed the singing of the National Anthem, then their team lost 3-1 on home ice, not a good look boys.

Watched the final five episodes but out of respect for the other readers I am going to hold off on my comments other than this...there were a lot of great parts to season six, outstanding fights and action, but there was one fight I wish happened that we never got to see, but I will leave it at that for now. Enjoy it!

Sam Smith - I'm Not the Only One

Looks like I was leaning forward just a little and that was putting pressure on the knee. I wasn't doing it enough to notice I was even doing it, but enough to feel the pain. The owner of the gym helped me recognize it.

Today is the day! The final five episodes are now available on Netflix. Let the games begin. Well, conclude, I guess.

Hank Williams Jr. - Family Tradition

No surprise here...the Jets have announced they are moving on from Aaron Rodgers. Questions now as to if Rodgers will retire or continue playing with a new team. Maybe...the Las Vegas Raiders?? Another possible landing is the Steelers if Wilson and Fields, who are both free agents, end up leaving.

In a twist stranger than bizarre, both planes were owned by celebrities named Vince. One was Vince Vaughn, the famous actor, and the other was Vince Neil, the singer for Motley Crue. No reports that either Vince was on either plane during the crash.

Mahomes is only 29 and has many good years in front of him. I wouldn't be surprised if he got back to the big game a couple more times. Good chance he wins at least one more ring. He is already on the Mount Rushmore of NFL QBs.

I blame the Eagles for the Chiefs losing.

Presidents of the United States of America - Peaches

Another crash today, this time in Scottsdale, Arizona. Makes me nervous about my flight to Florida next week.

There is no three-peat. The Eagles dominate the Chiefs in Super Bowl 59 with a 40-22 blowout. The Chiefs scored some points late to make it look better than it was, this was a complete domination by the Eagles who lead 40-6 at one point. Eagles QB Jalen Hurts gets the MVP, and the Eagles win their second Super Bowl ring. Hurts had 221 yards and two TDs in the air, and over 70 yards and a TD on the ground. Hurts is the only QB in NFL history to rush for over 70 yards in a Super Bowl, and he did it twice. The Eagles defense shut down the Chiefs most of the game, holding them scoreless in the first half and KC did not even pass the 50-yard line until the third quarter. Mahomes had three TD passes, but two interceptions, one for a TD, and also lost a fumble. Very impressive by the Eagles defense and offense. RB Saquon Barkley of the Eagles celebrated his birthday with a Super Bowl win.

In another questionable move by Major League Baseball, A's owner John Fisher has been promoted to the Executive Committee. Fisher has been public enemy #1 in Oakland for years, and I can't remember a time an owner was so unanimously hated by fans all across their own sport, at least not since Art Modell moved the Browns 30 years ago. As if Fisher's behavior in Oakland was not repulsive enough, now reports are that the Las Vegas stadium will go 250 million dollars over the original budget. The A's will be on the hook for that extra money, not the taxpayers, who are already getting stuck with paying almost 400 million dollars for the stadium. Sheesh.

Extended to those impacted by the plane crash in Alaska this morning. What the heck is going on here? Twenty years of planes crashes in ten days. This is crazyville.

The Four Nations Face Off begins on Wednesday and will go until the following Thursday, February 20.

Reports of several Eagles players getting sick with a stomach flu type of virus just days before the Super Bowl, including DL Jalen Carter. The Eagles have been wearing masks, and some players have skipped media to protect their health before the game.

NFL award winners are as follows: MVP - Josh Allen Coach of the year - Kevin O'Connell Assistant coach of the year - Ben Johnson Comeback player of the year - Joe Burrow Offensive player of the year - Shaquon Buckley Defensive player of the year - Patrick Surtain Offensive rookie of the year - Jayden Daniels Defensive player of the year - Jared Verse Walter Payton man of the year - Arik Armstead Salute to Service award - George Kittle Air and Ground players of the year - Josh Allen and Ja'Marr Chase Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 - Eric Allen, Jared Allen, Antonio Gates, Sterling Sharp

Guns N Roses - Madagascar

Nope, I don't.

Wild forward Ryan Hartman has been suspended 10 games for his roughing penalty against the Senators the other night, which lead to five-minute major and ejection. Hartman has appealed the suspension. This appears to be another attempt to injure by Hartman, who tried something similar against the Jets last season. Senators won the game 6-0, scoring twice on the major penalty.

Couple more news items: Chicago Bears owners Virginia Halas McCaskey has died at the age of 102. Her father, George Halas, was one of the founders of the NFL and was the Bears owner. Virginia inherited the team after he died in 1983 and had been the owner for more than 40 years, including during the 1985 season where the Bears went 15-1, won their only Super Bowl, and that team is still considered arguably the best single season team in NFL history. Her children, who already work in the franchise, will now inherit the team ownership. President Donald Trump is expected to attend Sunday's game in New Orleans. It will be the first time in history a sitting President will be attending the Super Bowl. The NFL MVP finalists are Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, Jarred Goff, and Saquon Buckley. Josh Allen appears to be the frontrunner to win it. The announcement will be made later tonight. Current betting line is Chiefs by 1.5 with the over under at 48.5