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In congruence with Monday’s news that defenseman Artem Zub will miss time with a fractured foot, it’s no surprise that the Ottawa Senators are looking to trade for a defenseman. TSN’s Bruce Garrioch reports that general manager Steve Staios is aggressively pursuing the trade market for more defensive depth. Garrioch didn’t mention in his report what handedness the Senators are hoping for but it’ll likely be a right-handed shot. Ottawa already has a solid 1-2 punch on the left side of the defensive core, as shown by Jake Sanderson and Thomas Chabot . It stands to reason the Senators may have already been looking for an upgrade on the right side with Zub and Nick Jensen being the only serviceable top-four options on the right side. Ottawa has had difficulty keeping the puck out of their net this season but the entire blame can’t be put on the defense. They’ve only allowed 539 shots against in 20 games this season which is good for sixth in the league but 24th in goals against per game with a 3.25 mark. Former Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Linus Ullmark has only managed a .881 save percentage over 12 starts which is a far cry away from his .918 SV% career average before the move to Canada. Still, the team could certainly use an upgrade on defense if they hope to compete for a spot in the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs in a sturdy Atlantic Division. The Senators own an 8-11-1 record on the year and have 62 games left to build momentum. Ottawa may have a trade partner in the Columbus Blue Jackets whom Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reported Sunday were listening to offers on right-handed shot defenseman, David Jiříček . The Blue Jackets are reasonably looking for another recent first-round pick on their entry-level contract making the Senators a compatible trade partner. Ottawa may be unwilling to part with a first-round pick for Jiříček but could build a package around forward Ridly Greig . He’s in the last year of his entry-level contract and was drafted two years before Jiříček with the 28th overall pick of the 2020 NHL Draft. He scored a career-high in points last year with 13 goals and 26 points in 72 games and could provide more for Columbus if he’s bumped into the top six. Other options for Ottawa include Cody Ceci from the San Jose Sharks, Jacob Trouba from the New York Rangers or David Savard from the Montreal Canadiens outside of Jiříček. It appears the Senators will land a right-handed shot defenseman sooner rather than later with how aggressive Staios has been in the market since the beginning of the season. This article first appeared on Pro Hockey Rumors and was syndicated with permission.What Did Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce Gift Chris Jones on Christmas?Ono Enters into Drug Discovery Collaboration Agreement with Congruence Therapeutics to Generate Novel Small Molecule Correctors in the Oncology Area
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Canada ETF ( NYSEARCA:HEWC – Get Free Report ) shares shot up 0.1% on Friday . The stock traded as high as $28.86 and last traded at $28.83. 3,100 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 14% from the average session volume of 3,603 shares. The stock had previously closed at $28.80. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Canada ETF Price Performance The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $28.83 and its 200-day moving average price is $28.83. The firm has a market cap of $12.69 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.49 and a beta of 0.76. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Canada ETF Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Canada ETF (HEWC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap Canadian stocks, hedged against movements in the Canadian dollar for USD investors. HEWC was launched on Jul 1, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock. Recommended Stories Receive News & Ratings for iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Canada ETF Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Canada ETF and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .New Orleans (4-8) at New York Giants (2-10) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL Odds: Saints by 5. Against the spread: Saints 5-7; Giants 3-9. Series record: Giants lead 17-15. Last meeting: Saints beat Giants 24-6 on Dec. 17, 2023, in New Orleans. Last week: Saints lost to Rams 21-14; Giants lost to Cowboys 27-20. Saints: overall (12), rush (10), pass (19), scoring (14) Saints defense: overall (30), rush (26), pass (29), scoring (19) Giants offense: overall (T26), rush (15), pass (31), scoring (32) Giants defense: overall (19), rush (29), pass (6), scoring (18) Turnover differential: Saints plus-2; Giants minus-8. Derek Carr. The quarterback completed 23 of 28 for 218 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions in the previous meeting and had a 134.8 quarterback rating. Drew Lock. The veteran quarterback is going to make his second straight start with Tommy DeVito (forearm) hurt. He threw for 178 yards and ran for a career-high 57 yards in the loss to the Dallas. He scored on an 8-yard run and had a 28-yard scramble to set up another. He also made mistakes, throwing a pick-6 and losing a fumble on a scramble. Saints offense vs Giants defense. The Giants defense is banged up. DT Dexter Lawrence (elbow) was put on injured reserve Monday and fellow starter Rakeem Nunez-Roches (neck) missed practice earlier in the week. Leading tackler and ILB Bobby Okereke is dealing with a back issue. Saints: Tight end Taysom Hill's knee injury last week will sideline him the rest of the season. Running back Kendre Miller (hamstring) is eligible to come off injured reserve and could return to the lineup Sunday. Guards Cesar Ruiz (concussion) and Nick Saldiveri (knee) have been held out of practice this week. Center Erik McCoy (groin) , who sat out last week's game, returned to practice early this week on a limited basis. Guard Lucas Patrick (calf) has practiced on a limited basis after sitting out the past three games. Tyrann Mathieu (forearm) has returned to full practice this week after sitting out much of the second half of last week's loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Giants: Lawrence and rookie TE Theo Johnson (foot) were placed on injured reserve and probably are out for the season. ... DeVito (forearm) and LT Jermaine Eluemunor (quad) missed the Dallas game but they are making progress this week. DeVito will back up Lock. ... Eluemunor and RT Evan Neal (hip) may be game-time decisions. ... CB Deonte Banks (ribs), Okereke (back) and Nunez-Roches (neck) are unlikely to play. WR Malik Nabers was added to the report Thursday with a nagging groin issue. The Saints have won two of the past three meetings. The Giants are winless in all six games at MetLife Stadium this season. The Saints are 2-1 under interim coach Darren Rizzi, who was born in New Jersey and grew up a Giants fan. ... Carr ranks sixth among qualified passers with a 103.3 rating in 2024. ... WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling has had TD catches in his past three games. ... TE Juwan Johnson had five catches against the Rams. ... DT Bryan Bresee has a career-high 6 1/2 sacks and is looking for his third straight game with a sack. He had two sacks against New York last season. ... DL Chase Young has two sacks and three tackles for loss against the Giants in December. ... LB Demario Davis had 10 tackles and a sack in the previous meeting. ... CB Alontae Taylor is the only player with at least 10 passes defended and five tackles for loss in each of the past two seasons. ... Mathieu needs five tackles for his eighth straight season of at least 50 tackles. ... Giants: RB Tyrone Tracy ranks second among rookies with 619 yards rushing. He has run for four touchdowns. ... WR Malik Nabers has 75 catches for 740 yards. His reception total is the most by a rookie in his first 10 games. .... Wan'Dale Robinson has career-high 63 catches. ... OLB Brian Burns has a career-high eight passes defended and 10 tackles for loss. ... Okereke needs seven tackles for his fourth straight season of 100 or more tackles. ... S Tyler Nubin leads all rookies and ranks fourth among DBs with 93 tackles. ... The Giants have set an NFL record going 11 straight games without an interception. They have one interception this season. The NFL record for fewest in a season is two by the 2018 San Francisco 49ers. The fewest in a season by the Giants was six in 2022. Look for running back Alvin Kamara to have a big game. He has 894 yards rushing on 206 carries and he has caught 59 passes for 450 yards. He has seven touchdowns, six rushing. The 29-year-old has had eight games of at least 100 yards from scrimmage this season and he is third in the league with 1,344 yards from scrimmage. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl
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Donald Trump's controversial pick for US attorney-general, Matt Gaetz, has withdrawn his nomination after days of pushback on both sides of politics. Mr Gaetz's decision prevents a messy showdown in the Senate, where his pending confirmation as America's top law officer was under a cloud, despite strong support from the president-elect. The former Florida congressman had been under investigation for sexual misconduct, and senators wanted to see a report into the allegations before confirming his appointment. Mr Gaetz denies all wrongdoing, but said his nomination was "unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance transition". "There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I'll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General," he wrote on X. Trump announced last week he had chosen Mr Gaetz for the role, which involves overseeing the operations of the US Department of Justice (DOJ). The DOJ had previously investigated Mr Gaetz for alleged sex trafficking crimes. But it wound up its investigation last year without pressing charges. The House of Representatives Ethics Committee had separately investigated Mr Gaetz, 42, over allegations he had sex with a 17-year-old girl, used illicit drugs and accepted improper gifts. Mr Gaetz resigned from Congress, with immediate effect, the day Trump announced his nomination. Ethics findings remain a mystery His resignation means the ethics report may never be released. "We don't issue investigations and ethics reports on people who are not members of Congress," House Speaker Mike Johnson said at the weekend. But on Wednesday, local time, the committee voted on whether to release its findings, as some senators had requested. The vote was tied, 5-5, along party lines and the report was not released. To become attorney-general, Mr Gaetz required the support of the US Senate, which must confirm the president-elect's cabinet picks. Some Republican senators had indicated they had reservations about confirming Mr Gaetz, which is required for the appointment to go ahead. The party's small majority in the Senate following the November election means Mr Gaetz could only afford to be opposed by three Republicans in the chamber. Trump has not said who he would nominate in Mr Gaetz's place. But he used social media to say he greatly appreciated Mr Gaetz's efforts in seeking approval to be attorney-general. "He was doing very well but, at the same time, did not want to be a distraction for the administration, for which he has much respect," Trump wrote. "Matt has a wonderful future, and I look forward to watching all of the great things he will do!" 'A lot of red flags' During his time in Congress, Mr Gaetz built a reputation as a hardline MAGA firebrand. But he alienated many members of his party, partly due to his tendency to insult and attack his colleagues. Last year, he moved to bring down then-House speaker Kevin McCarthy , triggering weeks of dysfunction in Congress and angering many of his Republican peers. Some have welcomed his decision not to pursue the attorney-general role. "There were a lot of red flags," moderate Republican Senator Susan Collins said. "He put country first." Mr Gaetz was not the only cabinet pick that had generated controversy. Trump's choice for defence secretary, Fox News host Peter Hegseth, has also denied allegations of sexual assault. He was never charged, but paid his alleged victim in 2020 to settle the case. According to a newly released police report , the woman told investigators she may have been drugged before she found herself in Mr Hegseth's hotel room at a Republican women's conference in California in 2017. He took her phone, blocked the door and sexually assaulted her, she alleged. Mr Hegseth told police the encounter was consensual, and he confirmed her consent verbally multiple times. After Mr Gaetz's withdrawal, Trump's transition team released a statement saying Mr Hegseth had "strong support on Capitol Hill", and quoted almost a dozen Republican senators praising him.