Yearly Archives: 2021

Wisconsin snaps Roy Williams’ first-round streak

Entering Friday, North Carolina head coach Roy Williams held a 29-0 record in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Wisconsin basketball held a 4-42 record at Mackey Arena, the site of the Badgers’ first-round matchup against Williams’ Tar Heels. Lies, damned lies and statistics. Improbability became emphatic reality in West Lafayette, Indiana, on Friday, as the ninth-seeded Badgers blew out North Carolina 85-62 to snap Williams’ unbeaten streak, which went back to his first March Madness in… Source link

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Biden just canceled $1 billion in student loan debt. Are you eligible?

The New York Times U.S. Rushes to Expand Vaccine Eligibility in a ‘Race Against Time’ CHICAGO — Officials in at least 18 states have committed in recent days to opening coronavirus vaccine appointments to all adults in March or April, part of a fast-moving expansion as states race to meet President Joe Biden’s goal of universal eligibility by May 1. In Ohio, all adults will be allowed to seek shots starting March 29. In Connecticut, April 5. In Alaska and Mississippi, all adults are… Source link

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Grizzlies VP Rich Cho condemns recent anti-Asian attacks

Hate crimes against Asian Americans have increased within the year in the United States and the NBA community is condemning the racist attacks. There’s one important figure who is speaking out. Rich Cho broke racial barriers in 2010 when he was named the general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers, the first Asian American to be hired in that role in the NBA. “The past year has been such a sobering time in the area of racial injustice, particularly as these issues affect the Black… Source link

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Deshaun Watson’s agent responds to allegations

HOUSTON — An attorney for 12 women claiming to be victims of sexual assault at the hands of Deshaun Watson said in a Friday news conference that his office has been “informally” contacted by the Houston Police Department and will be turning over information regarding the alleged incidents. That claim came from Tony Buzbee – a Houston attorney representing at least 12 different women filing civil lawsuits against Watson – on the same day when Watson’s NFL agent, David Mulugheta,… Source link

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Ohio State’s upset vaporizes perfect brackets

Oral Roberts’ stunning upset of No. 2 Ohio State didn’t just break Buckeye hearts, it broke 98 percent of the brackets in Yahoo Sports’ pick-’em tourney. A full 98 percent of brackets had Ohio State at least advancing to the second round. When Oral Roberts triumphed 75-72 in overtime, it vaporized brackets everywhere. Oregon State dealt another blow to the pristine nature of America’s brackets. Only about 19 percent of Yahoo’s players picked the 12th-seeded Beavers to upset fifth-seeded… Source link

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First Advisor, Scaramucci-Led SkyBridge Team Up to File for Bitcoin ETF – Yahoo Finance

Bloomberg Way-Off-Exchange Stock Volume Hit a Trillion, Then It Doubled (Bloomberg) — In the latest sign of extreme froth in retail trading, volume in the shadiest districts of U.S. equities doubled last month even as it slowed in the respectable parts.Trading exploded everywhere in January as the meme-stock frenzy descended on basically any company with even the faintest pulse and a good excuse to be pumped. While things calmed down in February on major U.S. exchanges, the opposite was true… Source link

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Yahoo Fantasy Baseball: Draft analysis and lessons

We’re finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel. The 2020 Friends & Family Draft was about 12 months ago, at a dark time. We weren’t even sure if there would be a season. We ultimately watched a quirky 60-game sprint, later in the summer, and hashed out a roto season that was fun but not fully satisfying. Back to the present. We’re looking at six months, 162 games, and a fresh and fun season awaits. With that in mind, we assembled 16 managers and put the Yahoo Friends & Family League… Source link

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Yahoo Fantasy Baseball: Draft analysis and lessons

We’re finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel. The 2020 Friends & Family Draft was about 12 months ago, at a dark time. We weren’t even sure if there would be a season. We ultimately watched a quirky 60-game sprint, later in the summer, and hashed out a roto season that was fun but not fully satisfying. Back to the present. We’re looking at six months, 162 games, and a fresh and fun season awaits. With that in mind, we assembled 16 managers and put the Yahoo Friends & Family League… Source link

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