Today's Updates, 1/23/2019

Today's UPDATES

We'd talked about different fun facts about the Super Bowl LIII match-up between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams, now in today's Max Sports rundown, we're going to recap how they got here. This is going to be a really long rundown like last Monday so we are going to once again break it all down into several parts to let the #KlicKNet viewers to fully understand the whole story.

The Patriots finished the 2018 NFL season with an 11–5 record to earn the #2 seed in the AFC, they went on to join the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills as the only teams in NFL history to ever reach three consecutive Super Bowls. During the season, they scored 436 points (4th in the league) while giving up only 325 (7th fewest), all of which thanks to the strong leadership of head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady who has earned his 14th pro bowl selection at age 41. He would finish the season with 4,355 passing yards and 29 touchdowns, with only 11 interceptions, while also rushing for 35 yards and two more scores on the ground, making him the second quarterback in NFL history to amass 70,000 career passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards. The Patriots looked like they were going to start the playoffs in the Wild Card round, but after the downfall of Pittsburgh Steelers and the Houston Texans failed to get the #2 Seed and a first-round bye, the Pats squeezed right on in there right above the #1 Seed Kansas City Chiefs. It's meaningless to remind everyone how they made to Super Bowl, but I'll give a whirl, they defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 41–28 in the divisional round, by scoring touchdowns on five of their first six possessions. Brady passed for 343 yards and a touchdown, while running back Sony Michel rushed for 129 yards and 3 touchdowns. Then in the AFC Championship Game last Sunday Night, they beat the Chiefs 37–31 in overtime, the Patriots held a 14–0 lead at halftime, before the Chiefs rallied to take the lead 21–17 in the 4th quarter. After both teams took turns taking the lead, until the Chiefs' Harrison Butker kicked a 39-yard field goal to tie the game 31–31 in order to force overtime and from there, Rex Burkhead scored a 2-yard touchdown to win the game for New England.

Meanwhile, the Rams finished the 2018 season earning the #2 seed in the NFC; before this they did not have a winning record from 2004 to 2016. After a dismal 4–12 season in 2016, the team would hire 30-year old head coach Sean McVay, the youngest head coach in NFL history and with his help and the help of quarterback Jared Goff who had a triple digit passer rating record in his second year, the Rams would improve to an 11–5 record in 2017. Then in 2018, they won their first 8 games and finished the year with a 13–3 record, and despite missing out on the #1 Seed and Home Field Advantage in the NFC, the Rams were able to get first-round bye and defeated the Dallas Cowboys 30–22 in the divisional round. Beating the New Orleans Saints last Sunday in the NFC Championship was no easy task for the Rams, they trailed 13-0 early in the first quarter before the Rams rallied to close the lead to 13–10 at halftime. In the fourth quarter, Greg Zuerlein tied the game at 20–20, with just over 5 minutes remaining, and after that no-call on Nickell Robey-Coleman for pass interference on Tommylee Lewis, the Saints settle with a 31-yard field goal made by Wil Lutz to take the lead. Once the Rams took possession, their kicker Greg Zuerlein scored a 48-yard field goal to tie the game 23-23, and in overtime, Drew Brees threw an interception on the Saints' first drive, and Zuerlein proceeded to kick a 57-yard field goal to win the game for the Rams.

As we wait and see what these two teams can do in the Super Bowl in 11 Days, it's going to be a busy weekend with the 2019 WWE Royal Rumble and NXT TakeOver: Phoenix, so here are the results from last night's SmackDown LIVE and 205 Live in which superstars are trying to gain momentum heading into this Sunday.

Super Bowl LIII
February 3rd
New England Patriots vs Los Angeles Rams from Atlanta at 6:30PM on CBS

Pro Bowl
Sunday
AFC vs NFC from Orlando at 3PM on ESPN, Disney XD and ABC

NBA

Last Night

Raptors 120, Kings 105

Thunder 123, Trail Blazers 114

Mavericks 106, Clippers 98

Timberwolves 118, Suns 91

Tonight

Raptors vs Pacers at 7PM

Cavaliers vs Celtics at 7:30PM

Magic vs Nets at 7:30PM

Clippers vs Heat at 7:30PM

Rockets vs Knicks at 7:30PM

Spurs vs 76ers at 8PM on ESPN

Hawks vs Bulls at 8PM

Hornets vs Grizzlies at 8PM

Pistons vs Pelicans at 8PM

Nuggets vs Jazz at 10:30PM on ESPN

Tomorrow

Warriors vs Wizards at 8PM on TNT

Pelicans vs Thunder at 8PM

Trail Blazers vs Suns at 9PM

Timberwolves vs Lakers at 10:30PM on TNT

NHL

Last Night

Sharks 7, Captials 6 in Overtime

Coyotes 3, Senators 2

Blackhawks 3, Islanders 2 in a Shootout

Flames 3, Hurricanes 2 in Overtime

Red Wings 3, Oilers 2

Tonight

Capitals vs Maple Leafs at 7:30PM on NBCSN

Coyotes vs Canadiens at 7:30PM

Wild vs Avalanche at 9:30PM

Predators vs Golden Knights at 10PM on NBCSN

Blues vs Ducks at 10PM

Hurricanes vs Canucks at 10:30PM on ESPN+

WWE

SmackDown LIVE results

- Mandy Rose defeated Naomi

- Cesaro defeated The Miz

- Samoa Joe defeated Mustafa Ali

- Rey Mysterio vs Andrade in a 2 out of 3 Falls match ended in a no contest

205 Live results

- Humberto Carrillo defeated Gran Metalik

- Hideo Itami defeated Akira Tozawa and Kalisto in a Triple Threat match

NXT TakeOver: Phoenix match card

- Tommaso Ciampa vs Aleister Black for the NXT Championship

- Shayna Baszler vs Bianca Belair for the NXT Women's Championship
- The Undisputed Era vs War Raiders for the NXT Tag Team Championship
- Ricochet vs Johnny Gargano for the NXT North American Championship
- Matt Riddle vs Kassius Ohno

Royal Rumble match card

- 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 35

- 30-woman Royal Rumble match for a women's championship match at WrestleMania 35

- Brock Lesnar vs Finn Bálor for the WWE Universal Championship

- Daniel Bryan vs AJ Styles for the WWE Championship

- Ronda Rousey vs Sasha Banks for the WWE Raw Women's Championship

- Asuka vs Becky Lynch for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship

- The Bar vs The Miz and Shane McMahon for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship

- Buddy Murphy vs Akira Tozawa vs Kalisto vs Hideo Itami in a Fatal 4-Way match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship

- Rusev vs Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE United States Championship

Yesterday, we BROKE news that Marvel Studios' Black Panther has been nominated for seven Academy Awards, one of which is for Best Picture. I was so shocked to hear this, that I completely forgot what I was going to write about in yesterday's #TwitterTrend, but it doesn't matter anyway, today we're going to continue talking about how Black Panther has become the first Superhero film to be nominated in the category for Best Picture. Last year, this movie did so much more than break a few box-office records, it redesigned the game in superhero movies and brought forth a cultural phenomenon that will live on for years to come, Black Panther is up against other great movies nominated for Best Picture as such as BlacKkKlansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, Green Book, Roma, A Star is Born, and Vice. Ludwig Göransson, the music composer for Black Panther is nominated for Best Original Score, Ruth E. Carter is nominated for Best Costume Design and she gave us her best when it came to the incredible Wakanda Outfits in the movie. The production design team and sound effects team for the movie are nominated for Best Production Design, Best Sound Editing and Sound Mixing respectively, but best of all from these nominations, the song "All the Stars" from the Black Panther soundtrack is the running for Best Original Song, and was made by Mark Spears, Kendrick Lamar, Anthony Tiffith, and Solána Rowe (aka SZA). I have listened to that song over and over again and is has been considered to be my all-time favorite of 2018, so I hope that it wins an Oscar this year, until we get there, here a bunch of more tweets about Black Panther's nomination for Best Picture which has blown everybody away.

LAT Entertainment @latimesent

It's a great day for @MarvelStudios. Thanks to @TheBlackPanther, the studio scored its first #Oscars nomination for best picture
https://t.co/E5ggRxdlox

LAT Entertainment @latimesent

The films @ROMACuaron & @TheBlackPanther have set milestones for the film industry with their #Oscars nominations this morning
https://t.co/hI2JZTunHo

cassian andor love bot @soyaslut

black panther really did that, seven academy award nominations including best picture. black panther remains unrivalled and STAYS winning.

𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 @ki11monger

7 time Oscar nominated, Black Panther (2018) directed by Ryan Coogler.

⎊ deadpool fucker @woIvern

BLACK PANTHER GOT SEVEN NOMINATIONS Y’ALL SMELL THE EXCELLENCE? THE POWER OF WAKANDA

LAT Entertainment @latimesent

Marvel's #BlackPanther (the highest grossing film of 2018) became the first comic-book movie to earn an #Oscars best picture nom, a landmark for a genre that, for all its importance to Hollywood’s bottom line, has often often been dismissed as popcorn fare lat.ms/2R36a0J

Marvel Entertainment @Marvel

Congratulations to Marvel Studios' #BlackPanther on its seven Academy Awards nominations, including Best Picture! #OscarNoms

Christina Kay @TheChristinaKay

BLACK PANTHER NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE!!!! THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT!

Mark Ruffalo @MarkRuffalo

Proud to be a part of this @Avengers family & congrats to the #BlackPanther team! 🎉 #OscarNoms

bean ⎊ @donewitheworld

BLACK PANTHER HAS SEVEN OSCAR NOMINATIONS
BLACK PANTHER HAS SEVEN OSCAR NOMINATIONS
BLACK PANTHER HAS SEVEN OSCAR NOMINATIONS
BLACK PANTHER HAS SEVEN OSCAR NOMINATIONS
BLACK PANTHER HAS SEVEN OSCAR NOMINATIONS
BLACK PANTHER HAS SEVEN OSCAR NOMINATIONS
BLACK PANTHER HAS SEVEN OSCA

Last Night, Disney once again Broke the Internet by announcing that Shanghai Disney Resort will look to expand itself even further by building the first-ever Zootopia-themed land. This will be the eighth land to built at Shanghai Disneyland Park which opened in June 2016, and after the opening of Toy Story Land last year, this new Disney Park has been making incredible waves as of late. Marking as the second major expansion since the resort's breakout start, the immersive new land is based on the Academy-Award-winning animated movie, Zootopia, one of my favorites in a long time, Walt Disney Animation Studios did an excellent job with bringing Disney fans this mammalian metropolis “where anyone can be anything.” Pretty soon, guests will be invited to experience it for themselves, for according to Thomas Smith, Editorial Content Director for Disney Parks, it will have "a new major attraction, entertainment, merchandise, and food and beverage offerings which will all seamlessly blend Disney storytelling and state-of-the-art technology to bring this fan-favorite movie and its characters to life – including Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde." In addition, "The development of the world’s first “Zootopia”-themed land follows the huge success of Zootopia globally, particularly in China where it broke box office records to become the country’s No. 1 animated feature film in history." There a new concept art to go along with this announcement and I have small but fantastic new Web Choice playlist consists of Disney fans voicing their opinion on the new land overnight.