It was an action-packed and highly entertaining return to normalcy Thursday at the NCAA men’s tournament and the biggest splash came from a little-known Cinderella: Saint Peter’s University of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. St. Peter’s made NCAA tournament history Thursday night and did so at Kentucky’s expense. The Peacocks came into the tournament as the No. 15 seed in the East region and massive underdogs to the mighty Wildcats, who had the third-best odds to win the national… Source link
Read More »Baker’s meltdown, fake Watson trades & more
Subscribe to You Pod to Win the Game The first week of the 2022 NFL free agency period continues its descent into the twilight zone. A week feels like a month. A month feels like a year. It’s been the weirdest league year ever and it’s only been in existence for 50something hours. Charles Robinson is joined by Josh Norris of Underdog Fantasy to recap the latest wild stories from this week, starting off with the apparent irreconcilable differences between Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland… Source link
Read More »Packers trade Davante Adams to Raiders: Report
The Green Bay Packers have agreed to trade wide receiver Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders, according to multiple reports. The Packers will receive the Raiders’ 2022 first- and second-round draft picks, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Adams will sign a new contract in Las Vegas worth $141.25 million over five years for an average value $28.25 million per year. The trade reunites Adams with his college quarterback Derek Carr. Adams and Carr… Source link
Read More »Jho Low Was an $87 Million Vegas Whale at Late-Night Baccarat Table
(Bloomberg) — Jho Low was a big man in Vegas. He sported gold lame suits, traveled with an entourage and lost tens of millions of dollars, a New York jury was told. Most Read from Bloomberg In a single 90-minute stint playing baccarat, his game of choice, the Malaysian financier lost $1.75 million, Kirk Godby, a marketing executive at the Venetian in Las Vegas, testified. All told, Low wagered almost $87 million at the Venetian and lost about $26 million, Godby estimated. “He was extremely… Source link
Read More »Gonzaga survives sweat with big run to advance
Disaster averted. Big time. With 12:38 remaining Thursday, Georgia State and Gonzaga were tied at 54. Then a Chet Holmgren layup sparked a 29-4 run as the Bulldogs turned a massive sweat into a 93-72 blowout. In short order, concern about a historic upset promptly subsided. The 2018 Virginia team remains the only No. 1 seed to fall to a No. 16 seed in men’s NCAA tournament play. While Holmgren put the full arsenal of his NBA lottery talent on display, the Bulldogs can thank a steady dose of… Source link
Read More »Stock futures give back some gains after indexes jump
Stock futures opened lower Thursday evening to give back some gains from the regular trading day, as traders remained upbeat about the Federal Reserve’s measured first move on raising interest rates. Contracts on the S&P 500 edged lower. The index posted a third consecutive day of gains during Thursday’s session in its longest winning streak in more than a month. U.S. crude oil prices rose for the first time in four sessions to settle back above $100 per barrel, and the 10-year Treasury yield… Source link
Read More »Stock Traders Brace for a $3.5 Trillion ‘Triple Witching’ Event
(Bloomberg) — Wall Street traders are bracing for fresh equity-market fireworks Friday after another week of global turbulence. Most Read from Bloomberg In a quarterly event known as triple witching, roughly $3.5 trillion of single-stock and index-level options are set to expire, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. At the same time, more near-the-money options are maturing than at any time since 2019 — suggesting a bevy of investors will actively trade around those positions. And once… Source link
Read More »No. 12 Richmond beats No. 5 Iowa
The Big Ten tournament champion is out of the men’s NCAA tournament. No. 12 Richmond knocked out No. 5 Iowa with a 67-63 win Thursday afternoon in the first round of the Midwest region. The Spiders’ Nathan Cayo had two huge buckets in the paint in the final 90 seconds of the game while Richmond got a little help on a no-call by referees on a missed three by Iowa’s Kris Murray. Murray attempted a three with a minute left and the Hawkeyes trailing, 60-57. He was clearly hit on the arm by… Source link
Read More »Gonzaga, Arizona favored by NBC Sports Chicago experts
Gonzaga, Arizona favored by NBC Sports Chicago ‘experts’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago If there’s a sporting event that transcends its own game and league, it’s got to be March Madness, especially the first two days of the men’s NCAA tournament, when even MLB spring training keeps one eye on the basketball being played nonstop on every TV in clubhouses across Arizona and Florida. It’s in that spirit that we interrupt your already previously interrupted 2022 baseball spring… Source link
Read More »JPMorgan’s Kolanovic Says Market Bubble Corrections Almost Over
(Bloomberg) — The rout in tech, biotechnology and emerging-markets stocks may be nearly over, and it’s time for investors to start adding to beaten-down, high-beta positions, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. strategist Marko Kolanovic. Most Read from Bloomberg “While the commodity supercycle will persist,” the strategist said, “the correction in bubble sectors is now likely finished, and geopolitical risk will likely start abating in a few weeks’ time (while a comprehensive… Source link
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