Google’s John Mueller answered a question about how Google’s algorithm handles abbreviations. John answered the question in depth, explaining how these are essentially synonyms and that Google doesn’t do anything particularly special with abbreviations. How Does Google Handle Abbreviations? The person asking a question wanted to know how Google handled abbreviations such as “eg” which means ergo. They related that they have a lot of these kinds of abbreviations on their… Source link

We could call this story a number of things. Google Maps vs. Cocalico Creek. Or dare to question what you see online. It was sometime last fall when Manheim Township resident John Friel was chatting with fellow paddler Nick Di Bernardo, of Lancaster. Di Bernardo is a newbie fly fisherman and uses a kayak to navigate to promising waters. He was telling Friel about… Source link

The second round of this year’s men’s NCAA tournament has already featured a No. 1 seed erasing a 25-point second-half deficit only to lose, two other No. 1 seeds pushed to the brink and a No. 15 seed extending its stay another week. What does the final day of the second round have to offer? Here’s a look at Sunday’s eight games ranked from must-see to most skippable: 1. Duke (2) vs. Michigan State (7), 5:15 p.m. (CBS) With two name-brand programs facing off and Mike Krzyzewski’s coaching… Source link

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — When Adebusuyi “Boo-Boo” Shittu enrolled at Saint Peter’s University this past fall, he didn’t expect this. Neither did Gene O’Connell, who played on the Peacocks’ team that beat Duke at Madison Square Garden in 1968, or Brooke Boutchie, a defender on the women’s soccer team, or Olyvia Smith, an outfielder for the softball team who is also dating star guard Doug Edert. None of them, nor the other 800-plus fans who packed the Run Baby Run Arena – yes,… Source link

For a moment on Saturday night, it looked as if Penny Hardaway was going to pull off one of the best upsets of this year’s NCAA tournament. Hardaway’s early lead, though, wasn’t enough to knock off the tournament’s top seed. Gonzaga rallied out of an early 12-point hole to beat No. 9 seed Memphis, 82-78, at the Moda Center in Portland, which officially secured the Bulldogs’ seventh straight trip to the Sweet 16. “I said, ‘I don’t give a flying ‘F’ what happens at the end of the… Source link

On Thursday, St. Peter’s stunned Kentucky to become the 10th No. 15 seed to win a men’s NCAA tournament game. On Saturday, it joined truly rarified air. In a second-round matchup with No. 7 Murray State, the Peacocks picked up where they left off with a 70-60 win over the Racers to secure an unlikely Sweet 16 bid. And like on Thursday, this was no fluke. St. Peter’s was the better team from the opening tip. The Peacocks never trailed Murray State. They opened a 32-27 halftime lead then scored… Source link

LeBron James can now officially set his sights on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. James surpassed Karl Malone on the NBA’s all-time scoring list on Saturday night at Capital One Arena. The Los Angeles Lakers star now sits less than 1,500 points from becoming the league’s all-time leading scorer. James entered Saturday’s 127-119 loss to the Washington Wizards just 19 points shy of matching Malone’s mark of 36,928 points. That didn’t take long for him, either. James opened the game shooting 8-of-12… Source link

Michigan coach Juwan Howard comforted Tennessee freshman Kennedy Chandler in the seconds after the Wolverines’ upset win over the Volunteers on Saturday in the men’s NCAA tournament. No. 11 Michigan came back in the second half to beat the No. 3 Vols, 76-68, in the second round of the South Region and advance to the Sweet 16 for the fifth consecutive tournament despite Chandler’s best efforts. The freshman guard led Tennessee with 19 points and was the Volunteers’ dominant player in the… Source link

Michigan is making another NCAA men’s tournament run. The No. 11 Wolverines are in the Sweet 16 for the fifth consecutive NCAA men’s tournament after a 76-68 win over No. 3 Tennessee in the Midwest region. The Volunteers had plenty of chances late in the second half, including on a made basket by Zakai Zeigler with 1:38 to go that left his hand a fraction of a second after the shot clock expired. Michigan led 68-64 at the time and was able to keep the Volunteers at bay over the final 98… Source link

It was Kentucky that was expected to pull more upsets in March at the women’s NCAA tournament. Instead, it’s on the wrong end of it out of the gate. No. 11 Princeton, the Ivy League champions, shocked No. 6 Kentucky, 69-62, in the first round of the Bridgeport region on Saturday. The Tigers are on an 18-game win streak and will face No. 3 Indiana on Monday. It is only the second NCAA tournament win for Princeton (25-4). It is the second No. 11 seed to win Saturday and join a handful of… Source link