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The Cheesecake Factory celebrates the 2023 holiday season with the arrival of the new Peppermint Stick Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake.

You can enjoy the festive cheesecake by the slice and as a whole 10-inch cake.

As part of the holiday celebration, The Cheesecake Factory is featuring a special holiday gift card offer online and in its restaurants nationwide.

New Peppermint Stick Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake can be found at  participating locations nationwide.

The Jets were outplayed and out-coached in every aspect of the game and suffered a humiliating 30-0 defeat at Hard Rock Stadium.

The Jets (5-9) were officially eliminated from the playoffs with the loss and wins by the Browns and Texans. They have now missed the playoffs for 13 straight seasons, the longest drought in North American sports.

It is the first time the Jets have been shut out since Sept. 26, 2021, when the Broncos beat them 26-0. Dolphins defensive coordinator Vic Fangio was the head coach of Denver that day.

Quarterback Zach Wilson was under siege in the first half behind an offensive line that played an atrocious game. He exited the game just before halftime with a head injury. Wilson had no chance to duplicate his performance against the Texans last week as he was under pressure every time he dropped back and was sacked four times. Wilson was 4-for-11 passing for 26 yards and had a fumble.

Trevor Siemian replaced Wilson and did not fare any better, getting sacked two times and going 14-for-25 with 110 yards with two interceptions.

The New York Giants stunned the Green Bay Packers 24-22 on Monday Night Football. 

Like so many of the Giants’ wins over the last two years, this game was anything but a pretty one. This game was widely expected to be a loss for the Giants, but it wound up coming down to the wire following an unforced Saquon Barkley fumble late in the fourth quarter. 

The Packers were able to score a late go-ahead touchdown, but an advised wide receiver run fell came up short on a two point conversion attempt.

A 32-yard throw, catch, and run from Tommy DeVito and Wan’Dale Robinson set the Giants up for the game-winning 36-yard field goal. DeVito went 4 of 4 for 53 yards on the game-winning drive.

The Giants have thrived off of turnovers over the last three weeks. They had six against the Washington Commanders, three against the New England Patriots, and another four (three takeaways and a turnover on downs) against the Packers. This game, Kayvon Thibodeaux forced a fumble on a  Jordan Love run, Jason Pinnock took advantage of a terrible decision for an interception, and the special teams came up with a muffed punt. They also benefited from a missed field goal for a turnover on downs.

Shohei Ohtani is moving just 31 miles for his next work address, but also into another stratosphere.

The most closely followed free agency in MLB history concluded Saturday when the two-way star reached agreement with the Dodgers on a 10-year contract worth a record $700 million. 

Ohtani announced his decision in a statement.

“To all the fans and everyone involved in the baseball world, I apologize for taking so long to come to a decision,” Ohtani said. “I have decided to choose the Dodgers as my next team.”

Ohtani’s deal includes “unprecedented” deferrals — including the majority of his salary, according to sources — allowing the Dodgers the financial flexibility for other moves.

Ohtani, 29, had no shortage of suitors, including at one point the Mets. 

Ohtani, with the Angels, won his second American League MVP award last season after posting a .304/.412/.654 slash line with 44 homers and 95 RBIs in 135 games. 

It’s been a particularly drama-filled week for Zach Wilson, but the New York Jets third-year signal caller out of BYU responded to all the noise Sunday by having his best game of the season as the Jets beat the Houston Texans 30-6 to snap a five-game losing streak.

Amidst talk that he didn’t want to return to the starting lineup after being benched last month, Wilson finished the day by completing 27 of 36 passes for 301 yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions.

It marked the first time since December 18 of last year that Wilson reached the 300-yard mark in a game.

The performance came on a day when Wilson, the second pick in the 2021 NFL draft, was opposite Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud, who was the second pick of the 2023 draft.

Stroud has been phenomenal as a rookie this season but had his worst outing of the campaign as Wilson outclassed him.

Stroud finished just 10 of 23 for 91 yards with no touchdowns before leaving the game in the fourth quarter because of a head injury.

It’s a home run for Fox sportscaster Joe Buck, who found a buyer for his St. Louis house only a week after listing it for sale.

The 51-year-old staple of play-by-play football and baseball has shared this home with his wife, fellow sportscaster Michelle Beisner-Buck, for almost seven years. Now, his $3.3 million pending sale will mean a $2.5 million profit for the familiar voice of the NFL and MLB.

The house, which he purchased with Beisner during their engagement, according to a 2016 St. Louis Magazine feature, has a double gable exterior with two triangular peaks on the house’s face. Tall, black-lined windows and an oculus window define the facade, while two dormer windows pop out of the gray and red shingled roof.

The most stunning room in the house is a steeply pitched, sun-roofed family room lined with french doors. A floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace and hardwood floors complement a wrought-iron chandelier and rustic wood furnishings.

The family room’s french doors open to a sloped, fenced lawn on 6 acres. The estate has a child’s playground, pool, built-in grill and a decked-out cabana with stone walls, a fireplace, television, wrought-iron chandelier, wooden beams and a steeply-pitched roof.

Stone countertops and a tan-tiled backsplash line the kitchen with a large island, hanging light fixtures and a breakfast nook. And the 340-square-foot owner’s suite is built for two, with dual walk-in closets and a huge bathroom with twin vanities.

The New York Jets dropped their fifth game in a row on Sunday, losing to the Atlanta Falcons 13-8. In rainy conditions, the Jets failed to get their offense going, benched their quarterback, lost multiple players to injury and were called for multiple costly penalties.

Falcon backup tight end MyCole Pruitt scored the game’s only touchdown in the second quarter as the Jets frustratingly trailed by one score for the last 40 minutes but could never recapture the lead. In an effort to spark the offense, the Jets benched quarterback Tim Boyle for Trevor Siemian, but still weren’t able to put together a scoring drive when they needed to.

The Jets, who led 2-0 after the first quarter following a safety, got the ball back with under two minutes remaining and down by 13-8 but their  last-ditch drive stalled near midfield.

With the offensive line about as healthy as it’s ever going to get and both Boyle and Siemian unable to get anything going, it’s unclear where the Jets go from here. Could they opt to go back to Zach Wilson on the basis that maybe all the offensive issues weren’t down to him and hope he could fare better behind a more experienced line than the one he was playing with when he was benched?

Krispy Kreme is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the holiday classic Elf by teaming up with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products for the debut of the brand’s first-ever Elf Doughnut Collection for the holiday season.

The festive collection includes three new Elf-inspired doughnuts and the return of the fan-favorite Santa Belly Doughnut, all available in a limited-edition Elf-themed dozen box:

• New Buddy Snow Globe Doughnut: Original Glazed Doughnut dipped in sugar cookie light blue icing and white sprinkles, topped with powdered sugary snow and a chocolate Elf piece.
• New Buddy Makes Breakfast Doughnut: Original Glazed Doughnut topped with cake batter spaghetti buttercreme, milk chocolate colorful candies, sprinkles, and a maple drizzle.
• New Christmas Lights Doughnut: Original Glazed Doughnut dipped in rich chocolate icing, drizzled with green icing, and topped with rainbow sprinkles and a chocolate Elf piece.
• Santa Belly Doughnut: A Santa belly doughnut filled with Cookies & Kreme filling, dipped in red icing and decorated with Santa’s belt and belt buckle candy piece.

The New York Giants are officially on a winning streak, beating the New England Patriots on Sunday to the tune of 10-7.

This was anything but a pretty game, as two of the worst offenses in the NFL faced off. 

Giants’ QB Tommy DeVito sought to keep the momentum going following a great showing last week against the Washington Commanders. Patriots’ starter Mac Jones, meanwhile, was simply looking to keep his job for another week. 

While DeVito succeeded, Jones didn’t and was benched for Bailey Zappe.

Both defenses were active throughout the game, and it resembled a week ago for the Giants. While the opposing defense beat up Tommy DeVito, the Giants’ defense continued to be opportunistic. The Giants’ offense, meanwhile, was able to do just enough with the turnovers forced to get a win.