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* **Trump Visits Friends at Fox:**
In an interview that aired on "Fox & Friends" on Thursday, the president said he only learned his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen paid off two women “later on.” Trump also alleged Cohen didn't violate campaign finance laws because the payments "came from me" and not his campaign. To watch the interview, [click here](http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/22/trump-insists-learned-michael-cohen-payments-later-on-in-fox-friends-exclusive.html).
* **Hawaii Braces for a Hurricane:**
Hurricane Lane was downgraded to a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 155 mph. It could be the first hurricane to make landfall on Hawaii in decades. Maui could get 18 inches of rain, and up to two feet of water may fall on the Big Island. For more on the developing storm, [click here](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-hurricane-lane-approaching-hawaii-is-so-rare/).
* **Tariffs, Yet Again:**
Another round of tariffs on Chinese imports takes effect Thursday. The 279 targeted items include electronics and plastics. [Read the details here](https://www.npr.org/2018/08/20/640141115/how-much-are-tariffs-pushing-up-prices).
* **OSU's Urban Meyer Suspended:**
Ohio State University on Wednesday suspended its head football coach for the first three games of the season. A two-week investigation concluded the coach mishandled domestic violence accusations against a former assistant coach. Meyer is suspended without pay and cannot interact with his team until September 2. For more on this story, [click here](http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/24449427/ohio-state-suspends-coach-urban-meyer-ad-gene-smith).
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Ariel Epstein, Sports Betting host & analyst at Yahoo! Sports, joins Cheddar Bets to share her favorite prop bets and her best picks in the NFC Wild Card Round.
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Joe Osborne, Sports Betting Analyst for Odds Shark, dishes out his insight for how to approach a week where some teams choose to sit out their star players.
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Retired gymnast Nia Dennis went viral last year after a video of her gymnastics floor routine highlighting Black excellence gained traction on social media. Now the athlete and UCLA graduate is partnering with juice and plant-based foods company Pressed to promote health and wellness in the new year. "They have helped me start this year off strong and start living a healthier lifestyle," she said.
Apple TV+ is in serious talks for the rights to stream MLB games next season, the first foray into sports content for the platform, according to the New York Post. Lee Berke, president and CEO of LHB Sports, sat down with Cheddar to discuss how such a deal might impact the tech giant and the sports content industry. "Quite often with new media platforms one of the quickest ways to create and implement a programming strategy — and actually one of the most expensive ways — is to offer up sports content," Berke noted. "So, with this package available, it puts Apple literally in the game and gives them an opportunity to demonstrate their skills in offering up a major league sport."
Iain MacMillan, Senior Editor BetSided, joins Cheddar Bets to break down betting underdogs in NCAA Basketball Conference play and the favorites for the Wooden Award.
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COVID-19 continues to impact the world of sports, and most significantly, the NHL. The world's premier hockey league has postponed a total of 104 games so far this season, and a spike in omicron infections has led to a surge in postponements in recent weeks. This comes after the NHL went dark for six days in December because of a COVID-19 outbreak, and after the league decided not to have its players participate in the 2022 Beijing Olympics so it can use the time to reschedule postponed games. Yahoo Sports NHL reporter Justin Cuthbert joined Cheddar News' Closing Bell to discuss.
Carlo and Baker cover the latest developments after a devastating tornado outbreak over the weekend, plus an eye on Omicron and inflation, and not even Spielberg can save the box office.
