The NCAA men’s tournament selection committee unveiled its bracket Sunday evening. Below is a look at what it got right and what it got wrong: What the committee got right: The No. 1 seeds The Selection Sunday drama wasn’t at the top seed line this year. The committee astutely recognized that Gonzaga, Arizona, Kansas and Baylor separated themselves from the rest of college basketball’s top teams. [Join the Yahoo Fantasy Tourney Pick’Em $25K Best Bracket Contest] Gonzaga (26-3) sewed up the… Source link
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Tom Brady pulled the ultimate flex on Sunday, announcing his return to the NFL just moments after the NCAA men’s tournament bracket was revealed. [Join the Yahoo Fantasy Tourney Pick’Em $25K Best Bracket Contest] Just like that, Brady’s back and dominating the sports conversation 40 days after calling it quits. The news took over headlines and social media in a moment when sports Twitter is generally contemplating its Final Four picks. It understandably generated plenty of buzz, especially… Source link
Read More »Tom Brady is back and NFL is better for it
With the kind of speed he never displayed on the actual football field, Tom Brady has reversed course and decided to unretire from the NFL. He stated on various social media accounts that he’ll be back in Tampa Bay for the 2022 season. “These past two months I’ve realized my place is still on the field and not in the stands,” Brady tweeted. “That time will come. But it’s not now. I love my teammates, and I love my supportive family. They make it all possible. I’m coming back for… Source link
Read More »Tom Brady’s final TD ball fetches $518K at auction
Mike Evans gave away another milestone Tom Brady ball. Or so it appeared. The fan kept it this time and turned it into a small fortune just hours before Brady announced his surprise return to the NFL on Sunday. According to auctioneer Leland’s, the previously presumed final touchdown of Brady’s career sold for $518,628. Bidding for the ball started at $100,000 with the final price arriving after 23 bids early Sunday morning. [Join the Yahoo Fantasy Tourney Pick’Em $25K Best Bracket… Source link
Read More »NCAA tournament tips and tricks to fill out your bracket
The college basketball regular season is over. Selection Sunday is in the books. The NCAA tournament — the drama, the pageantry, the elation, the heartbreak — is here. And that means somebody in your life is talking about brackets. It may be a friend, or a family member, or a coworker. No matter who it is, they’re talking about seeds, and Cinderellas, and Final Fours and upsets. All of which would sound nonsensical or foreign for 11 months of the year. But this month? This is March…. Source link
Read More »Tom Brady returning, which impacts Deshaun Watson market
Tom Brady’s retirement lasted 40 days. After seemingly leaving the door cracked for a potential return since announcing his departure from the NFL on February 1, Brady announced his return on social media Sunday. It’s a consequential moment not only for Brady — who finished the 2021 season second in the league’s MVP voting — but also for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who had been mulling over whether to pursue a Deshaun Watson trade this week. As recently as the NFL combine last week,… Source link
Read More »Here are this year’s biggest NCAA tournament snubs
The NCAA men’s tournament selection committee faced a tougher challenge than usual this March when trying to differentiate among the final at-large contenders. There were bubble teams of every flavor up for consideration this year. Some surged into at-large contention during March; others arrived at Selection Sunday leaking oil and missing cylinders. Some were barely over .500 but with a bushel of impressive wins; others had sparkling records but little to show for it. Some were marquee programs… Source link
Read More »Google forces YouTube Vanced to shut down ‘due to legal reasons’
The popular Vanced YouTube app is being discontinued, after a legal threat from Google. The creators of Vanced have revealed the project will be shut down in the coming days, with download links set to be removed. While the app will continue to work for anyone who currently has it installed on Android, without any future updates it’s likely to stop working at some point soon. The Vanced owners say they’ve had to discontinue the project “due to legal reasons.” Google sent the… Source link
Read More »William Hurt, Oscar-Winning Actor for ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman,’ Dies at 71
William Hurt, who became a top leading man in the 1980s, winning an Oscar for 1985’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman” and starring in “The Big Chill” and “Body Heat,” died Sunday of natural causes. He was 71. Hurt’s death was confirmed to Variety by his friend, Gerry Byrne. His son Will said in a statement, “It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar winning actor, on March 13, 2022, one week before his 72nd birthday…. Source link
Read More »Unvaccinated Kyrie Irving attends Nets vs. Knicks game
Kyrie Irving sat courtside to watch his Brooklyn Nets teammates beat the New York Knicks on Sunday at Barclays Center in New York City. While Kevin Durant scored 53 points in the 110-107 win, Irving watched from the stands in street clothes. Durant scored Brooklyn’s final seven points including a 3-pointer with 56.3 seconds remaining that gave the Nets the lead for good at 106-103. Irving, a star guard for the Nets, remains unable to play with his team on their home court because he is… Source link
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