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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

Did No. 15 seed St. Peters ruin your hopes of a perfect men’s tournament bracket? You weren’t alone. After a day of March Madness, only 14 perfect brackets remain in Yahoo Tourney Pick’Em. By far the biggest bracket-buster was St. Peter’s, the small school from Jersey City, New Jersey that took down college basketball juggernaut Kentucky, a No. 2 seed, in an 85-79 thriller. To get a sense of the scale of upset we’re dealing with here, consider that Kentucky head coach John Calipari’s salary is… Source link

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

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine intensifies with shelling of cities, the CEO of a private security contractor hired to extract clients from the region is troubled by what he’s seeing. “The conditions on the ground are worsening every day,” Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner told Yahoo Finance (video above). “When we started, of course, the front line trace of the Russian forces which was much further north near Kyiv, the capital, was much further to the east near Donbas, and they were in,… Source link

JUPITER, Fla. – The deadline set by Major League Baseball to ensure a 162-game season and save the scheduled March 31 opening day is now close enough you could measure the time left to get a deal in hours, not days. If there is no deal by Monday, the league has said that it will start canceling regular season games, and has publicly avowed that those games will not be rescheduled and players will not be paid for them. So to say it was a bad sign that bargaining ended Saturday with the… Source link

Happy Twosday! Feb. 22, or 2/22/22, falls on a Tuesday, making it a holiday all its on – “Twosday.” It’s a palindrome date, meaning it can be read the same forward and backward. According to Keloland.com, last year contained a total of 22 palindrome dates including a streak of nine in a row in January 2021 – 1-20-21, 1-21-21, 1-22-21, 1-23-21, 1-24-21, 1-25-21, 1-26-21, 1-27-21, 1-28-21 and 1-29-21. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, February 2022 will have 10 palindrome dates: 2-2-22,… Source link

Stock futures opened lower on Thursday after a sell-off during the regular trading day, with geopolitical concerns ramping further to trigger a risk-off move in markets. Contracts on the S&P 500 fell. The index dropped more than 2% earlier, while the Dow dropped 1.8% for its worst day since November. Technology and growth stocks renewed declines, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.9%. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), or “fear gauge,” spiked more than 15% to top 28. Another apparent reversal in… Source link

With prices at historic highs, Valentine’s Day is likely to cost you extra this year. But if you’re up for a romantic night in, the bill may not be as bad as you think. According to data from LPL Financial, despite decades-high inflation levels, the holiday remains “relatively affordable,” compared to inflation in the broader economy. The firm’s Valentine’s Day Index, which tracks the annual prices of four ways to celebrate — jewelry, a night in, a night out, and a vacation… Source link

What a world. On Friday of last week, over the course of less than 24 hours, the UK’s competition authority provisionally closed its investigation into the Chrome Privacy Sandbox, and, separately, a coalition of top European publishers filed an antitrust complaint in the EU accusing Google of anticompetitive digital advertising practices. Never a dull moment. Here’s a rundown of what happened. Sandbox patrol After investigating Google’s plan to phase out third-party cookies… Source link

Happy Valentine’s Day 2022: Valentine’s Day is here, and so is Google’s adorable interactive Doodle to celebrate the day of love today, February 14. Every year people celebrate Valentine’s Day with their loved ones, and each year, Google shares a fun doodle to commemorate the festival. This year’s Google Doodle comes with loads of cuteness and fun. It features two love-stricken hamsters separated by a treacherous maze in the shape of Google’s logo. Your job is to solve the maze and help… Source link