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My colleagues Thuc Nhi Nguyen and Dakota Smith reported recently that local Olympics organizers have expressed confidence that they’ll reach their goal of $2.5 billion in sponsorship revenue and about as much coming from ticket sales and other commercial income.

Thuc Nhi Nguyen also placed in the top 10 in explanatory for her examination of Simone Biles’ iconic Yurchenko double pike vault skill.

Thuc Nhi Nguyen’s pick: The Chargers wanted this matchup for a reason.

Thuc Nhi Nguyen’s pick: This pick feels like a crapshoot considering the Chargers likely will make drastic personnel changes once they know the result of Saturday’s Pittsburgh game that will affect their playoff seeding.

Thuc Nhi Nguyen’s pick: The Chargers got past their last major hurdle of the regular season and could coast to 11 wins, a significant triumph for the first year of the Harbaugh era.