MLB’s 12-team postseason bracket has already been whittled down to eight contenders. Now, the top two seeds from each league have joined the fray in the Division Series. After advancing directly to their ALDS and NLDS slots via byes, the Astros, Yankees, Dodgers and Braves are taking on challengers. Some of those challengers are proving more than worthy. In the National League, the top-seeded Dodgers and Braves will both stare down elimination on Saturday. The Phillies took a 2-1 series lead… Source link
Read More »Colts tie Texans after comeback falls short, leading to huge survivor pool blow
The Indianapolis Colts’ season-opening non-winning streak is alive and well. The Colts and Houston Texans tied 20-20 on Sunday at NRG Stadium, marking a ninth straight season that the Colts have failed to win a season-opener. That’s the longest active streak in the NFL, and tied for the second-longest in league history. Colts quarterback Matt Ryan is still searching for his first win with his new team. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) The Philadelphia Eagles also lost nine straight… Source link
Read More »Chris Paul fouls out as Mavericks tie series with Suns
Through two games, the Dallas Mavericks looked outclassed by the Phoenix Suns. Two games later, the Western Conference semifinals are tied at 2-2 thanks to a 111-101 Mavericks win on Sunday, their second straight since the series shifted to Dallas. The Mavericks caught fire from 3-point distance and flustered Chris Paul, who played less than four minutes in the second half before fouling out early in the fourth quarter. Dallas secured the win despite a poor shooting effort from Luka Doncic… Source link
Read More »Google tracking data used to tie Wisconsin man to U.S. Capitol breach
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – A La Crosse Co. man who is charged with entering the U.S. Capitol when it was breached on January 6 was tracked down after Google handed over records showing a mobile device linked to him showed he was inside the building that day. The suspect, identified as Abram Markofski, is one of two men recently charged by federal prosecutors in connection with the assault on the Capitol building while electoral votes were being counted. A Dane Co. resident, Brandon Nelson, was… Source link
Read More »Tie Performance to Marketing ROI With Google Ads Performance Planner
PHOTO: Bruno Figueiredo Digital ads require extensive planning to ensure the campaign persuades customers to click without going over the marketing budget. But many of the tools now available for marketers to follow the progress of ad campaigns explore basic metrics that may not play a significant role in ROI. Marketers need solutions which can quickly display the metrics that have the greatest influence on ROI. Google has gradually updated its advertising scheduler, Performance… Source link
Read More »Lara Gut-Behrami wins world championships super-G; Mikaela Shiffrin bronze to tie record
Swiss Lara Gut-Behrami won the first race of the world Alpine skiing championships after a late mistake from bronze medalist Mikaela Shiffrin may have cost the American a repeat gold in the super-G. Gut-Behrami prevailed by .34 of a second over countrywoman Corinne Suter for her first world title in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, after the start of the championships was delayed by three days due to weather. Shiffrin finished .47 behind in third to collect her eighth world championships medal,… Source link
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