The Green Bay Packers really clean up! According to NFL insider Dov Kleiman, seven free agent contracts will expire. They are TE Robert Tonyan, Safety Adrian Amos, WR Randall Cobb, Kicker Mason Crosby, TE Marcedes Lewis, DE Dean Lowry, and DL Jarran Reed. There’s no update on the rumors surrounding Aaron Rodgers, but letting players like Cobb, Lewis and Tonyan, who are known to be good with A-Rod, be allowed to leave further fuels the issue.
Caretaker Finance Minister Youssef Khalil said that replacing the Governor of the Banque du Liban, Riad Salameh, who has held the position for three decades, will be difficult, and his term may be extended, although no consensus has been reached on this yet.
Salama had confirmed this month that he “will not seek a new term,” while his current six-year term ends next July.
“There is no consensus yet,” Khalil said in an interview with “Reuters”, in response to a question about whether discussions about a possible successor had begun, noting that the current political climate in Lebanon makes it particularly difficult to make such a major change.
And he continued, on the sidelines of the World Government Summit in Dubai a few days ago, that there is a plan to extend the terms of all first-level public service employees, not just safety, but there is no consensus on that yet.
Khalil also said that the agreement with the International Monetary Fund remains a priority, even if it does not enjoy the support of some, acknowledging that the agreement does not enjoy the support of all the Lebanese, but he stressed the importance of building confidence and putting Lebanon on the path to recovery.
Khalil pointed out that he faced what he described as “serious resistance when he tried to officially devalue the local currency a few months ago,” noting that “the government is still planning to unify the exchange rate and move to collect taxes and fees on the basis of a price closer to the parallel market.”
He continued: Parliament still intends to pass the capital controls law after years of delay as a way to protect banks from lawsuits, which he described as very huge, and to keep foreign currency in the country.
And he added that the level of confidence in the Lebanese banking system is very low, indicating that he believes that the way to build that confidence lies in an agreement with the IMF.
Sebastian Oh of the Carolina Hurricanes hit the 200 NHL goal milestone on Wednesday. In the 3-2 a.e.t. duel with the Dallas Stars, he was responsible for the 1-0 in the first round. However, the match winner for the guests from Raleigh at the American Airlines Center was with Martin Necas another striker. He sealed the win in the second minute of overtime with a wrist shot from the slot. It was the Hurricanes’ third straight win. At the same time, they extended their point streak to six games (5-0-1).
Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour was pleased with his team’s performance. “It was a solid performance. We played well especially in the first two thirds and should have been clearly ahead. In the last section we had luck on our side when Dallas hit the post. Neci (Necas – d. Red. ) then decided the game in extra time with a great move,” was his conclusion.
Aho’s anniversary goal came when Carolina was outnumbered. It was his third shorthander of the season and sixteenth of his NHL career. Its total yield places it in the same category Eric Steel in first place in the Hurricanes/Whalers franchise standings. With 22 points, the 25-year-old center is the sole leader.
Aho is now the tenth Finn to reach 200 goals in the league. With 41 points (18 goals, 23 assists) from 40 appearances so far, extrapolated over the full playing time, he is well on the way to reaching the 70-point bar for the third time in his career. In the team’s internal scorer ranking, he currently ranks second behind Necas, who has 42 points (19 goals, 23 assists) from 47 games.
Video: CAR 3, DAL 2 – F/OT
After Aho’s lead, the Hurricanes conceded goals later in the first period from Wyatt Johnson and Jason Robertson trailing 1-2. To make matters worse, the goalkeeper was also injured Frederik Andersen, who did not return to the ice after the third break. His place between the posts occupied from then on Antti Raanta. He did an excellent job and kept the box clean. All in all, he made 15 saves in 41:34 minutes.
“It’s not easy for a goalie to make such a cold start. But he knows it’s part of his job. He did a really good job,” Brind’Amour praised the goalkeeper for his performance.
Raanta himself didn’t want to make a fuss about his performance. “You work every day in practice to be ready. At least I had the break to prepare myself mentally. In the game itself I tried to keep things simple, move normally and keep an eye on the puck . That worked really well. I’m even happier that we rewarded ourselves with the win,” he said.
The 2:2 equalization of the Hurricanes in the second half was due to Brent Burns. He put the disc in the net with a slap shot. It was the Blueliner’s eighth goal of the season. There were no more goals in the last third, so the decision had to be made in extra time. There, thanks to Necas, Carolina had the better end for herself. “I saw that there was some space for me and I pulled in. Luckily the puck went in,” said the scorer of the golden goal, describing his move with which he gave his team the extra point.
Video: CAR@DAL: Necas brings Hurricane’s win over Stars
Knocking out the stars in overtime wasn’t a completely new experience for Necas. He had already done that when they met on December 17 at Raleigh’s PNC Arena. At that time, the Hurricanes prevailed 5:4 aet against the opponent from Texas.
After a successful performance in Dallas, Carolina sits first in the Metropolitan Division with 68 points (30-9-8) from 47 games. The Hurricanes’ next opponents are the San Jose Sharks in front of their home crowd on Friday (7 pm ET; NHL.tv; Sat. 1 am CET).
Just while for Skriniar came the devastating double yellow with Empoli, his agent Sistics he shot zero on Inter and admitted contacts with other clubs, confirming the current desire not to renew. “At Inter, the slip by the Milan agent was especially bad, considered jarring in terms of manner and content, while the defender’s red light on the pitch was obviously judged as a human error – explains the Gazzetta dello Sport -. No one in Eppan will ever discuss the footballer Skriniar, serious and reliable to the point of deserving an armband, even if at the moment serenity lives decidedly elsewhere. Certainly, the strange evening lived against Empoli, between the field and television, marks a point of no return in the relationship between the nerazzurri and the world that moves behind the defender”.
“The air is not good“. Thus begins the Gazzetta dello Sport in the latest about the future of Milan Skriniar. “The encirclement has led to nothing, except for new dribbles that reveal negative sensations. Milan Skriniar and Inter are moving away“. No breakage at the moment he wants to clarify the Rosea which explains how things are evolving between Screaming and the Beloved. The Nerazzurri are still waiting for the Slovakian’s response but he will talk about it after Super cup. “Maybe” we read, however: “Because at this point it’s not even worth betting on”. Words that prick like pins for the Inter fans who were hoping for the rumored meeting between the player’s entourage and the management, but apparently everything is postponed net of the constant contacts between Viale della Liberazione and the player’s representative. Roberto Sisticiconversations but so far they have not led to anything concrete: “A new interview is scheduled for today and the protagonists of the negotiation have made an appointment for a new verification” but between Verona and Milan there is no desire to risk destabilizing the environment.
Different speech about Edin Dzekodefined by Magpie “much less complicated”. The Bosnian, also expiring, “takes great strides towards renewal. There is an appointment fixed: Inter will sign a contract for one season (with an option for a subsequent one).”
The New York Giants are increasing the depth of their roster heading into the playoffs, by signing James Washington to the practice squad. This is reported by NFL insider Adam Schefter. The wide receiver was last under contract with the Dallas Cowboys but was released on Wednesday. The 26-year-old had just 15 offensive snaps in two games with the Cowboys and missed the rest of the season with foot surgery. The receiver had his most successful stint with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who drafted him in the second round in 2018. During his career, he caught 114 passes for 1,629 yards and 11 touchdowns. Whether or not Washington gets playoff time in the G-Men remains to be seen.
