Patriots-Buccaneers one of most likely Super Bowl matchups

Based on a parlay of each team’s conference futures at BetMGM — where the Bucs are +210 favorites to win the NFC and the Pats are the +450 third pick to win the AFC — the odds are 16-1 that the matchup happens.

All-or-nothing abortion fight headed to Supreme Court

Both sides are telling the Supreme Court there’s no middle ground in Wednesday’s showdown over abortion. The justices can either reaffirm the constitutional right to or wipe it away.

DRAWING BOARD: Cartoons

Take a look at cartoons from around the U.S. and the world.

 
Omicron cases rise as research goes on, borders close

Noting that the variant has already been detected in many countries and that closing borders often has limited effect, the World Health Organization called for frontiers to remain open.

Alex Pietrangelo an iron man against Oilers

Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo played 29:57 of the loss to Edmonton and was a key reason Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid were held without a point.