Today's Updates, 12/14/2017

Today's UPDATES

Is it just me or does the world feels different today than it usual does. Believe it or not, things are going to different in the coming future and why, you're find out a little bit later in this post. First we need to get through our daily Max Sports results, nothing important happened last night expect for the fact that WWE's NXT program from the WWE Network aired on the USA Network for the first time in history. The USA Network is home to Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live, and reason that they show NXT on this channel is because of WWE Week on USA, where WWE programming runs on the channel for four nights straight during the Holiday season. Meanwhile in the NFL, we are waiting impatiently for Week 15 to start and since we've already talked about what's at stake in the AFC conference, we ought to do the same for the NFC. I did mention yesterday that the Minnesota Vikings needed to win another game to be Division Champions and secure a spot in the Playoffs, but they're chances of taking the #1 Seed in the NFC are a little slim to none. The Philadelphia Eagles need a win and a Vikings in order to gain a first-round bye and home field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs, the LA Rams, as I said before, need four teams to lose and just one win to get into the playoffs. Those four teams being the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons, and New Orleans Saints, so it will be difficult for the Rams because there's a slight chance that all of these teams will lose on Sunday. Here's another look at the schedule for Week 15 and more from other sports.

NFL

Tonight

Denver Broncos vs Indianapolis Colts at 8:25PM on NBC

Saturday

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions at 4:30PM on NFL Network

Los Angeles Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs at 8:25PM on NFL Network

Sunday

Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills at 1PM on CBS

Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland Browns at 1PM on CBS

Cincinnati Bengals vs Minnesota Vikings at 1PM on CBS

New York Jets vs New Orleans Saints at 1PM on CBS

Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants at 1PM on FOX

Arizona Cardinals vs Washington Redskins at 1PM on FOX

Green Bay Packers vs Carolina Panthers at 1PM on FOX

Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars at 1PM on CBS

Los Angeles Rams vs Seattle Seahawks at 4:05PM at FOX

New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers at 4:25PM on CBS

Tennessee Titans vs San Francisco 49ers at 4:25PM on CBS

Dallas Cowboys vs Oakland Raiders at 8:30PM on NBC

Monday

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 8:30PM on ESPN

NFL Playoff Picture

AFC Division Leaders

1. Steelers, 11-2, 1st Seed, Clinched Division

2. Patriots, 10-3, 2nd Seed

3. Jaguars, 9-4, 3rd Seed

4. Chiefs, 7-6, 4th Seed

AFC Wild Card

5. Titans, 8-5, 5th Seed

6. Ravens,7-6, 6th Seed

NFC Division Leaders

1. Eagles, 11-2, 1st Seed, Clinched Division

2. Vikings, 10-3, 2nd Seed

3. Rams, 9-4, 3rd Seed

4. Saints, 9-4, 4th Seed

NFC Wild Card

5. Panthers 9-4, 5th Seed

6. Falcons, 8-5, 6th Seed

NBA

Last Night

Thunder 100, Pacers 95

Clippers 106, Magic 95

Wizards 93, Grizzlies 87

Celtics 124, Nuggets 118

Trail Blazers 102, Heat 95

Bulls 103, Jazz 100

Pelicans 115, Bucks 108

Raptors 115, Suns 109

Rockets 108, Hornets 96

Tonight

Pistons vs Hawks at 7:30PM

Knicks vs Nets at 7:30PM

Lakers vs Cavaliers at 8PM on TNT

Kings vs Timberwolves at 8PM

Mavericks vs Warriors at 10:30PM on TNT

WWE

NXT results

- Andrade "Cien" Almas defeated Fabian Aichner

- Ember Moon defeated Peyton Royce
- The Authors of Pain defeated Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch
- Aleister Black defeated Adam Cole in a No. 1 Contender’s Tournament Match

Clash of Champions match card

- Zack Ryder vs Mojo Rawley
- AJ Styles vs Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship

- Baron Corbin vs Bobby Roode vs Dolph Ziggler in a Triple threat match for the WWE United States Championship

- The Usos vs The New Day vs Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin vs Rusev and Aiden English in a Fatal 4-Way tag team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship

- Charlotte Flair vs Natalya for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship

- Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn with Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan as special guest referees. If Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn lose, they’ll be fired from WWE.

- Breezango vs The Bludgeon Brothers

We are entering a new age, a new beginning, and a new era in Film and TV Entertainment. This morning, The Walt Disney Company finally put together an acquisition deal to buy the assets of 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion dollars including assumption of debt. According to deadline.com, Disney has gained "Fox’s prolific film and television studios, its FX and National Geographic cable networks, Fox’s regional sports networks, its 39% stake in U.K. satellite television provider Sky and its international cable networks, including Star India." The Walt Disney Company's own website has said in a statement made today that "21st Century Fox will separate the Fox Broadcasting network and stations, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, FS1, FS2 and Big Ten Network into a newly listed company that will be spun off to its shareholders." As for Disney, they will have the critically acclaimed film production businesses, including 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox 2000, the studios behind none other than Avatar, X-Men, Fantastic Four Deadpool, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Hidden Figures, Gone Girl, The Shape of Water and The Martian. Within the TV Division, Disney gets 20th Century Fox Television, FX Productions and Fox21, which means that shows like The Simpsons (who by the way predicted that something like this would happen), The Americans, This Is Us, Modern Family will be coming to Disney, along with a lot others. Fox’s interests in Hulu, Sky plc, Tata Sky and Endemol Shine Group also goes to the House of Mouse, and to cap it all off, Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company Robert Iger has announced that he will remain with company through 2021. We're going to talk about this acquisition later on in the post, but first, the #TwitterTrend train is coming through the station with loads and loads of tweets showing you the reactions of other business and fans of both Disney and Fox.

Reuters UK @ReutersUK

Disney deal that would end more than half a century of expansion by Rupert Murdoch, set to value Fox at more than $75 billion: source http://reut.rs/2C3zFZg by @GregRoumeliotis $DIS $FOXA

Jake Kanter @Jake_Kanter

What Disney's $52 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox means for Sky. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171214005650/en/Walt-Disney-Company-Acquire-Twenty-First-Century-Fox

Walt Disney Company @WaltDisneyCo

The Walt Disney Company to Acquire Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., After Spinoff of Certain Businesses, for $52.4 Billion in Stock: https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/walt-disney-company-acquire-twenty-first-century-fox-inc-spinoff-certain-businesses-52-4-billion-stock/

AP Business News @APBusiness

#Disney buying a bunch of 21st Century Fox assets, including film and television studios, in $52.4 billion deal. https://apnews.com/2675f79102e94cacaa22fa2886827d74/Disney-buying-large-part-of-21st-Century-Fox-in-$52.4B-deal?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=APBusiness

NYT Media @nytmedia

“This is a massive, out-of-the-blue idea with enormous ramifications." Disney closes in on a deal for Rupert Murdoch's movie and television empire https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/12/business/media/disney-21st-century-fox.html?smid=tw-nytmedia&smtyp=cur

Anthony De Rosa @Anthony

Disney buying Fox's film and TV studio, the National Geographic and FX cable channels business, regional sports networks, international networks, including Star India, Fox's 30% stake in Hulu and its 39% stake in European pay TV giant Sky.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-buy-21st-century-fox-assets-including-film-studio-bob-iger-extends-2021-1065347

Lynsey Barber @lynseybarber

Hopes of Fox takeover of Sky completing by June 2018 and that Disney would take full ownership. No detail on what would happen if failed to get approval from UK regulator

Sarah Rappaport @SarahRapp

DISNEY Acquisitions:

ABC Family (2001)

Pixar (2006)

Marvel (2009)

Lucasfilm (2012)

21st Century Fox (pending approval)

Darren Rovell‏ @darrenrovell

Disney announces it has reached a deal to acquire 21st Century Fox, as predicted by a Simpsons episode that first aired on November 8, 1998.

I’m not Superman. I’m just Super, man.‏ @TASKvsTheWorld

I know a lot of folks aren’t happy about Disney buying 21st Century Fox and that’s understandable. But I, for one, welcome our new mouse overlord. #DoYouEvenComicBook

kev kringle‏ @AwestruckVox

In classic Russo Brothers fashion, it turns out they were accounting for Disney acquiring Fox the whole time! Here's what the Wakanda scene in Infinity War REALLY looks like:

Pixel Bells (4 days) 🎄‏ @PixelMatt64

Here's what Disney will own with the 20th Century Fox acquisition

This deal is so big that it's a really big deal, Robert Iger has said that “The acquisition of this stellar collection of businesses from 21st Century Fox reflects the increasing consumer demand for a rich diversity of entertainment experiences that are more compelling, accessible and convenient than ever before, We’re honored and grateful that Rupert Murdoch has entrusted us with the future of businesses he spent a lifetime building, and we’re excited about this extraordinary opportunity to significantly increase our portfolio of well-loved franchises and branded content to greatly enhance our growing direct-to-consumer offerings. The deal will also substantially expand our international reach, allowing us to offer world-class storytelling and innovative distribution platforms to more consumers in key markets around the world.” The biggest thing of about this agreement is that it also provides Disney with the opportunity to reunite the X-Men, Fantastic Four and Deadpool with the Marvel family under one roof and create richer, more complex worlds of inter-related characters and stories that we the Marvel fanbase love so much. Then there's Avatar and the promise of more expanding opportunities for consumers to watch and experience storytelling within the extraordinary fantasy world and guests at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort know what the experience is like when step into Pandora—The World of Avatar, a new land that opened earlier this year. Finally, this will help Disney to create its own online streaming service coming in 2019 that is to compete with Netflix, for they'll have so much original content to offer and so many ideas that they'll never run out of. The news is breaking out across YouTube as we speak and Web Choice was able to catch a few from different news outlets like ABC whose parent company is Walt Disney.