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Serena Williams and Roger Federer have both withdrawn from the Miami Open. Image: Getty Disturbing scenes in Miami have highlighted why a number of top tennis stars may have been unwilling to travel to the Miami Open for the first Masters 1000 tournament of the year. Serena Williams joined Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in withdrawing from the prestigious event on Sunday. ‘HEARTBREAKING’: Tennis rocked by Juan Martin del Potro news WOW: Model claims she was offered $90,000 to… Source link

No. 13 Wright State buried two 3-pointers in the final minute to deliver the NCAA women’s basketball tournament its first major first-round upset in nine years. The Raiders eked out a 66-62 win against No. 4 Arkansas on Monday in the Alamo Region in its third ever appearance in the tournament. The No. 13 seeds were 6-100 all-time against No. 4 seeds before Wright State’s victory, per the ESPN broadcast. The last 13-4 upset was in 2012 when Marist toppled Georgia. Only one team seeded lower… Source link

Thanks to a huge performance from star freshman Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State has reached the Big 12 championship game. The Cowboys, behind a 25-point night from Cunningham, knocked off top-seeded Baylor 83-74 on Friday night at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. Baylor held a five-point lead with just less than six minutes to go. With just more than two minutes to go, Oklahoma State took control. The Cowboys ended the night on a 10-2 run over the last 2:33 of the game, and held Baylor… Source link

In an age where sponsor patches are on every NBA uniform and the Nike swoosh has even hit MLB jerseys, maybe it was only a matter of time before companies started pushing for the actual names of major American sports teams. Michigan State entered new territory on Thursday by announcing a massive expansion in its endorsement deal with Rocket Mortgage, including a name change for its men’s basketball team on campus. Yes, rather than call them the Michigan State Spartans, the team will now… Source link

ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Shaq Barrett is ready to “break the bank now” In the immediate aftermath of Super Bowl LV, linebacker Shaq Barrett made it clear that he wants to stay with the Buccaneers. Four days later, Barrett added an objective that could prompt him to leave Tampa Bay. Barrett wants to get paid. “I’m most definitely looking forward to getting a long-term deal done,” Barrett told [more] Source link

HERNDON, Va., Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Foundation Direct, a new technology and consulting company offering automotive marketers an industry-leading option to “Go Direct” with their digital advertising, is pleased to announce Michael Heidner as their new VP of Strategy and Business Development. Mike joins Foundation Direct from Google, where he led… Source link

Posted: Jan 28, 2021 / 10:04 AM CST / Updated: Jan 28, 2021 / 10:04 AM CST JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Thursday, Google announced 16 new schools are joining its Grow with Google HBCU Career Readiness Program, including Alcorn State University and Tougaloo College. Through a $1 million investment in the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the program provides digital skills workshops in HBCU career centers to help Black… Source link

Fox Business Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. P, this one focused on the search and advertising giant’s Play Store for Android phones, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Ticker Security Last Change Change % GOOGL ALPHABET INC. 1,727.62 -3.30 -0.19% The lawsuit is expected to be filed in February or March, the sources said, and it would follow complaints about Google’s management of its Play Store even though the company was… Source link

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Research shows that people are more likely to change their minds when political misinformation is corrected, but not when misinformation about health is corrected — a problem for the coronavirus vaccine rollout. Ohio State University political science assistant professor Thomas Wood, studies misinformation. His next project is working on how journalists and social media outlets can fight misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine, with part of a $450,000 grant from Google.

Trump supporters who were fired from their jobs for participating in Wednesday’s siege on the U.S. Capitol may be asking themselves if their termination was legal. Dozens of Trump supporters were arrested after storming the Capitol to protest the election results, and Reuters reported Thursday that “internet detectives” identified some participants who were later fired by their employers. Even for those fired Trump supporters who did nothing illegal, it may still be perfectly legal for… Source link