Roundup: Ted Lasso Christmas Special; Texas A&M Top Recruiting Class; Lady Gaga’s Psychiatric Nurse

Build Back Better on the back burner because ? … child tax credits appear to be gone after this month … Lady Gaga had a psychiatric nurse on set during the House of Gucci shoot … JK Rowling’s name taken out of the new Fantastic Beasts trailer because of transphobia acussations … the public is “shell-shocked” as the pandemic ramps up again … author and activist bell hooks died … there’s a cream cheese shortage … one republican joined Joe Biden in Kentucky … holiday travel tips … Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez stuff … Matthew McConaughey on why he’s not running for Texas Governor …

What Michele Tafoya’s run on ‘The View’ means for her future. [New York Post]

The Miami Dolphins signed Damon Arnette a month after he was cut the Raiders for waving a gun around on social media. [NFL]

There’s a COVID outbreak in… sports. [NBC News]

Texas A&M had the best recruiting class on the first day of the early signing period. [ESPN]

The unlikely story of undrafted Austin Reaves finding his way onto the Lakers. [The RInger]

Did you know that Howie Long as cut from That Thing You Do? [TBL]

Isaiah Thomas scored 42 in his G League debut.

Ted Lasso Christmas special. They should have saved this episode for December.

Richard Jefferson getting destroyed at his day job.

Isaac Okoro…. good lord.