South Carolina has only been to the NCAA Tournament once in the last 17 seasons and it resulted in a Final Four run under Frank Martin, but things have not gone well for the Gamecocks since then. South Carolina has not been back in the tournament since that Final Four run in 2017 and this year looks like it won’t be ending in March Madness either, which brings Martin’s job security into question. Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel was able to shed some light on the chances Martin is fired… Source link

What goes up in the stock market inevitably goes down, and that includes one of the hottest ETFs of 2020. Cathie Wood — a money manager who rose to notable fame in 2020 with bold bets on Tesla (TSLA) and other hot tech names — saw her flagship Ark Innovation ETF lose all of its gains for 2021 on Thursday. The ETF shed 5.5% in heavy afternoon trading Thursday, which brings its year-to-date decline to a similar amount. In 2020, the ETF skyrocketed nearly 150%. The pullback for the much… Source link

Google today announced that its Chrome browser is moving to a faster release cycle by shipping a new milestone every four weeks instead of the current six-week cycle (with a bi-weekly security patch). That’s one way to hasten the singularity, I guess, but it’s worth noting that Mozilla also moved to a four-week cycle for Firefox last year. “As we have improved our testing and release processes for Chrome, and deployed bi-weekly security updates to improve our patch gap, it became… Source link

Refinery29 Doctors Are Going Broke During The Pandemic. Why Is No One Talking About It? Heather Bartos, MD, OB/GYN, received no salary for most of last year. She was still working all week: delivering babies in nearby hospitals, performing routine exams, logging into telehealth appointments. But because she has her own private practice, soon after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, she had to make a choice between reducing her employees’ work hours or going… Source link

The speculation can finally end. The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to a one-year contract, ensuring his return for the 2021 season, the team announced Thursday.  We have signed QB Ben Roethlisberger to a new contract for 2021. — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) March 4, 2021 In a statement, Roethlisberger said he’s excited to get started on the 2021 season. “It is my greatest honor to be a Pittsburgh Steeler and give my all for this organization,” said… Source link

A year into the pandemic, COVID-19 still puzzles researchers, but the public release of a new database may help scientists solve some of the mysteries lingering around this devastating disease. An international team of researchers from institutions including Boston Children’s Hospital, Northeastern University and the University of Oxford has partnered with Google.org, Google’s nonprofit subsidiary, to release Global.health, a platform that contains information about almost 10 million… Source link

Peloton’s stock (PTON) is looking a little less fit as investors dump 2020’s hot stay-at-home trades in favor of reopening trades such as airlines hotels with COVID-19 infections and deaths slowing down. Shares of the at-home fitness equipment maker are down about 26% over the past month, according to Yahoo Finance Premium data. The S&P 500 is up slightly during that span, while the Nasdaq Composite is down 4.5%. “The recent share price action could be seen as the broader market moving away… Source link

GlobeNewswire Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP Alerts Investors to Re-Opening of Lead Plaintiff Process in Securities Class Action Against Nutanix, Inc. (NTNX) NEW YORK, March 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP (“Scott+Scott”), an international shareholder and consumer rights litigation firm, announces to investors that a new deadline has been set to move for lead plaintiff in a securities class action against Nutanix, Inc. (“Nutanix” or the “Company”)… Source link

Yahoo Cup NBA DFS Picks for Thursday March 4 featuring Shai Gilgeous-Alexander What better way to say goodbye to the first half of the NBA season than with a special Thursday edition of the NBA Yahoo Cup? This free multi-round, single-entry contest that runs every week throughout the NBA DFS season tips off Round 12 of 23 tonight. Scoring is cumulative for the year-long points race, with your five lowest scores dropped. At the end of the season, a $50,000 prize pool is shared among the top… Source link

Join Yahoo Fantasy Tourney Pick’em. There has never been a verifiably perfect March Madness bracket — yet, millions of people try to make it happen every year. But what if you only needed a somewhat accurate bracket to win a big cash prize? You can do just that — all you have to do is for your chance at one of over 10,000 cash prizes! Top prize this year includes $10K and a MGM Resort Vegas getaway. The rules for this free-to-enter contest are simple: Sign up now here. Once the selection… Source link