The offering is opening to the public Tuesday morning, with 300,000 shares available at $300 each. Previous offerings went on sale in 1923, 1935, 1950, 1997, and 2011. Shareholders don’t receive any power in the organization aside from an invitation to an annual shareholder’s meeting with voting rights to issues decided at the meeting. The stock also pays no dividends to shareholders. The first three sales were to help the team stay financially viable in one of the NFL’s smaller media markets....

Aptly, the penultimate primetime game of the NFL regular season promises to be one to remember, as the Minnesota Vikings host the Green Bay Packers in a divisional rivalry with potentially major implications for the playoff race. The 11-3 Packers arrive in Minneapolis on the back of a three-game winning streak and can win the NFC North with a win on Monday night. As this graphic provided by Statista shows, the Vikings have already secured a playoff berth thanks to the Los Angeles Rams’ defeat in San Francisco on Saturday night, which eliminated the reigning NFC champions from playoff contention....

The Republican had initially sought to blame renewables for the outage, which left 4 million people in Texas without power or heat amid freezing temperatures. Some also experienced a lack of water. Abbott spoke to the state in a televised address on Wednesday and acknowledged that the failure to winterize the Texas grid was to blame and both green energy and fossil fuels were affected. The governor said “tragic does not even begin to describe” what many Texans have recently experienced....

Abbott, a Republican, spoke to Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday and emphasized wind turbines in Texas that failed due to the cold weather. More than 4 million people were left without power or heat in freezing temperatures. “This shows how the Green New Deal would be a deadly deal for the United States of America,” Abbott said, saying that wind and solar energy make up “collectively more than 10 percent of our power grid....

The survey, which was conducted by Progress Texas and Public Policy Polling last week, found that public opinion on the mandate was evenly split across all Texans, with 48 percent in support and 48 percent in opposition. But Texans in major metro areas — where roughly 70 percent of the state’s population resides — disapprove of the repeal by wide margins. According to the poll, people from the metro areas of Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio oppose the mask mandate repeal by 60 percent, 48 percent, 53 percent and 56 percent, respectively....

McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan chased after the 25-year-old Black man when they saw him running in their neighborhood. Travis McMichael eventually fatally shot Arbery at close range. Glynn County Police Officer Jeff Brandeberry told the court that Greg McMichael told him Arbery had been seen on security camera footage breaking into houses, AP reported. He read aloud transcripts of his conversations with McMichael recorded on his bodycam....

New York fired David Fizdale on Friday following an embarrassing 129-92 loss to the Nuggets at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night, pushing the team’s losing streak to eight straight games. Responding to Fizdale’s departure, Popovich slammed the Knicks. “I don’t know where the decision was made to fire coach Fizdale, but if it came from the top, it’s a case of mistaken identity,” Popovich said (via The New York Post)....

Now, it’s payback time. MORE: Phil to build with free agents | Latest Mock Draft | Durant to return in 4-6 months As Heat guard Mario Chalmers went for a half-court heave at the end of the second quarter on Tuesday, all Popovich could do was watch it sail in. His reaction was priceless. (Source: BDL)

After James and Kevin Durant made critical comments about President Donald Trump in an “Uninterrupted” video, Fox News host Laura Ingraham responded with a monologue telling James to “shut up and dribble.” James made it clear he will continue to speak out on social issues at All-Star availability, and several members of the NBA family are behind him, including Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. STEELE: LeBron won’t be silenced by Fox News — or anyone else...

“He’s such a good kid, at some point I had to work to get him to understand that $21 million was different than $3 million,” Popovich said, via the San Antonio Express-News. “I said, ‘Get your ass out of here. Go. You’ve got to do it.’ But he felt bad.” MORE: Top 15 centers in the NBA Marjanovic, the tallest player in the NBA at 7 feet, 3 1/2 inches, took Popovich’s advice and signed a three-year, $21 million contract with the Pistons, far more than the $3 million he could have taken by staying with the Spurs....

Pierce starred as the Wizards trumped the Raptors 93-86 in overtime on Saturday, but the 37-year-old may have done most of the damage pre-game. MORE: Irving shines in playoff debut, Cavs win | Monday’s NBA playoff lines | Argument over Jordan, LeBron ends with assault charges The 2008 NBA champion angered Toronto fans and became public enemy No. 1 when he said the Raptors “didn’t have the ‘It’ (factor) that makes you worried” in an interview with ESPN earlier in the week....

Rumours this week have suggested that the Reds have entered into talks with the Brazilian club, as they prepare to trigger his £15.75 million release clause. However, the 24-year-old, who has also been heavily linked with Barcelona, has now rubbished such reports. “If I knew, I wouldn’t hide. I always said that I would leave it to Gremio and to my agent, and if they had something concrete, they should talk to me,” he said, via the Liverpool Echo....

In a tweet after the former kickboxer and reality TV star was taken into custody along with his brother, Tristan, in Romania, Thunberg wrote: “This is what happens when you don’t recycle your pizza boxes.” Thunberg was making reference to unconfirmed reports that authorities detained Tate after he inadvertently gave away his location by using a pizza takeaway box from Romania in a video he posted online. Tate shared the video in response to a mocking tweet sent by Thunberg telling him to email her at “smalld***energy@getalife....

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said during a recent interview with actors Chris Evans and Mark Kassen that technology and social media “absolutely” played a role in the rise of extremism in the U.S. The Democratic governor appeared on A Starting Point for a discussion with Evans and Kassen about domestic terrorism in the wake of the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 and a kidnapping plot that targeted her last year....

Rooney: I won’t quit Pogba, criticized for his recent displays, struck from 30 yards on the half-hour mark to see his side to a 1-0 victory in World Cup qualifying on Monday. Griezmann lauded the Manchester United man for his performance and believes the 23-year-old will only grow from his heroics. “I’m happy for him,” he told TF1. “He played the same as against Bulgaria [a 4-1 win on Friday], except here it had a purpose....

Conte wouldn’t swap Costa for Lukaku The Atletico Madrid star continues to be linked with a possible move to the European champions and Manchester United despite repeatedly stressing he is happy at Vicente Calderon. But Jese, who was sold by Madrid to Paris Saint-Germain for a reported €25million last August, does not believe Griezmann would improve his old side. Asked if they should pursue the France forward’s signature, he told Sportium: “No, because there are a lot of better players than him in the team....

Griezmann scored the opening goal – converting a controversial penalty awarded by VAR – in France’s underwhelming 2-1 victory over an impressive Australia team in Kazan last week. The Atletico Madrid forward, who recently announced he will stay at the club despite interest from La Liga champions Barcelona , was substituted before the hour mark and did not look happy following France’s lethargic display. As France look ahead to Thursday’s showdown with Peru in Ekaterinburg, head coach Deschamps was asked about Griezmann and justified his decision to withdraw the Europa League winner....

France star Griezmann put the hosts in front with a 40th-minute penalty in their first continental outing at the Wanda Metropolitano, but blamed himself for the defeat. Atleti 20/1 to win CL with dabblebet Alvaro Morata headed Chelsea level with his seventh goal of the season before substitute Michy Batshuayi stole the points with the last kick of the game. Asked what went wrong for Atletico, who were watched from the stands by Diego Costa, Griezmann told reporters: “Maybe we lacked a better game from me....

Communism is a economic system in which all property and production is owned by the community therefore creating a classless society. The Canadian singer, real name Claire Boucher, shared her thoughts in an elaborate video, posted on TikTok. Standing in front of a panel from Japanese manga comic Berserk, she said: “I have a proposition for the communists. So, typically most of the communisms I know are not big fans of A....

Angered by a foul call, Allen smacked the camera of photographer Bo Bradley to take out his frustration. Immediately after his camera was hit, Bradley checked his nose to make sure there was no blood. The NBA later fined Allen $15,000 for the incident. MORE: Smart flop no anomaly | Cousins, Faried, Gay triple flop | NBA extension deadline Much was made about the incident afterward, but Bradley, who clearly wanted to move on, said Allen apologized....