Although the Florida Gators are the No. 5 seed and will have to win four games in four days to win this event, they have the third-lowest odds on the board. They are considered more likely to win the conference tournament than two teams that have an additional bye, LSU and Mississippi State, and only time will tell if this was a foolish notion or a prescient belief. MORE: Get the latest March Madness odds from Sports Insider...
Congress included economic impact payments in the CARES Act, a stimulus package that passed in March, as a way of helping people who took a financial hit because of the pandemic. With people still struggling months later, legislators are debating the best way to help individuals, businesses and America’s economy as a whole. On Tuesday, Kudlow told Fox Business’ Stuart Varney that there are a “lot of discussions going on” but tax rebates and stimulus checks are still “on the table....
The plot of the game revolves around a young woman, Nina Kalenkov, investigating the disappearance of her father who was involved in some kind of secret (ooh spooky) research in the Tunguska region of Russia. The trailer doesn’t really do a good job of telling you about that, though. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad5SQUb-6e0 The trailer plays out like a TV spot for a sub-par summer blockbuster. Starting off with a literal bang, showing the mysterious Tunguska explosion....
RELATED: Every Console Generation, Ranked By Visual Improvement Still, for every Golden Axe or Altered Beast, there’s another game that fell by the wayside. It happens to every company, and Sega’s had a few faltering franchises that still found fans. Here are a few Sega games that didn’t catch on with the masses but found love with a devoted few. 8 Master Of Darkness Nearly every game on the Sega Master System could count for this list....
What many fans know as Sega began as “Service Games” back in 1940, aiming to provide coin-operated machines to military bases in order to give the troops something to do in their off-time. While the company had started off distributing these machines to those locations, Service Games would eventually re-brand as simply “Sega Inc,” and start making its own arcade machines with Periscope in 1965. Since then, Sega became a well-known arcade giant, even as the company shifted to making consoles later on....
Sega recently held its Sonic Central event, celebrating Sonic’s 30 year legacy. The livestream presentation revealed a variety of upcoming Sonic content, such as the remastered Sonic Colors Ultimate, classic compilation Sonic Origins, and more. While no theme parks were mentioned, arguably the biggest reveal of the show was the supposedly open-world Sonic Rangers, which is rumored to take inspiration from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild....
Concerning overall spending, the NPD report contains software and hardware numbers, though digital figures only come from willing and participating publishers. March saw an 11% decline in overall spending, with this spread across software, hardware, game cards, and accessories. February was a decent month for the market, but this drop in March resulted in a 2% decline for the first quarter over last year, despite many big AAA title launches such as Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Divison 2....
The project is still in the ongoing stage and Google has built prototypes in partnership with automotive suppliers and manufacturers. “Google aims to build up to 200 such cars in the near term and hopes the vehicles will be available in various cities within a couple of years”, Firstpost quoted the Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Google has been keen to make waves in the automotive industry since 2009. They have been testing several concepts of self-driving cars including laser sensors and radars....
Dickinson Police Department officers arrested Anthony Raymond, 33, on terrorizing charges. Raymond had allegedly sent an email that afternoon to The Dickinson Press, a local newspaper, conveying a bomb threat that targeted a polling center in Stark County, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. The anonymous email stated: “I will blow up the voting location in Stark Co.,” and it was signed by “The Proud Boys,” according to the Press....
However, with mortgage rates rising across the U.S., pricing many first-time buyers out of their dream properties, and worries regarding an economic recession, current homeowners may be questioning if now is the right time to sell. Depending on your current financial standing, your career, and your local housing market, you may be better off renting out your old home rather than selling it. There are pros and cons to holding on to your property: a passive income could help boost your finances, but there are additional costs if you take on the role of landlord....
Ceci, a restricted free agent, and the Senators became the second NHL case this summer to enter into arbitration as the sides failed to reach agreement on a long-term contract extension before Wednesday’s hearing. Ceci’s camp reportedly sought a contract worth $6 million per season; Ottawa countered with $3.35 million. MORE: Senators set sights on long-term deal with UFA-to-be Mark Stone The contract decision, good for one year, skewed low toward the team’s interests, a departure from arbitration norms that typically favor players....
Reports from the Justice Department’s inspector general detailed how malfunctioning prison cameras and inadequate camera coverage has allowed inmates at federal prisons to escape, and hindered investigations. Over the last 20 months, more than 30 inmates have escaped from federal prisons across the U.S., and nearly half of the escaped prisoners have still not been caught. Faulty security cameras were also at the center of the investigation into wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide behind bars in 2019....
That’s right. Three. MORE: Bank on these 16 teams in March | Midseason hoops refresher Last year, you might have been able to find three at both Kentucky and Duke. This time? It’s Kentucky guard Jamal Murray, Duke forward Brandon Ingram and LSU’s do-it-all Ben Simmons. The seniors include presumed frontrunner Buddy Hield of Oklahoma, Denzel Valentine of Michigan State, underrated Malcolm Brogdon of Virginia and Wichita State guard Fred VanVleet....
The Germany star returned from a six-month lay-off due to multiple injuries in Tuesday’s incredible 8-4 Champions League defeat of Legia Warsaw, catching the eye and scoring twice. Leipzig six points clear of Bayern Reus is likely to make his first Bundesliga appearance since May 14 when Dortmund travel to Frankfurt and expectations are high following his showing against the Polish champions. But Tuchel tempered any excitement, insisting it would not be sensible to start him two times in a week just after a serious injury....
Speculation about who the next SSBU DLC fighter would be was already rampant even before the announcement that a new character would be revealed at The Game Awards Show. This speculation included such characters as Doom Slayer, Nintendo characters like Dixie Kong, or even a character from Overwatch. But Nintendo surprised fans with the announcement that the 78th fighter to receive the coveted invitation to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate would be the villain of Final Fantasy 7 and Cloud’s greatest rival....
And, yes, even a 17-time major champion such as Williams can lose in the early going at the sport’s biggest tournaments, as she has repeatedly in 2014. Quickly putting behind a poor-serving start, and showing absolutely no other signs of the type of up-and-down play that has plagued her at Grand Slams this season, Williams dismissed 81st-ranked American Vania King 6-1, 6-0 in 56 minutes to reach the third round....
The U.S. Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of 2022. Williams currently holds 23 singles Grand Slam titles, second only to Margaret Court, who has 24. Should Williams win the U.S. Open, she would share the record with Court, but she cannot overtake the International Tennis Hall of Famer if she sticks to her current retirement plan. In Vogue’s as-told-to cover story, Williams said she has “never liked the word retirement” and added she is “evolving away from tennis....
MORE: 10 defining moments of Serena Williams’ career | Wimbledon’s aversion to tiebreaker led to longest match in history World No. 1 Williams is bidding to secure a second “Serena Slam” and complete the third leg of what could be her first calendar Grand Slam. Yet, not for the first time, she struggled to hit top gear in her opening match, as Gasparyan — who has never won a match on the main WTA Tour — put up a good fight in her debut on the famous All England Club grass courts....
But the 23-time Grand Slam champion seems to be fully enjoying her time off the court though, as evidenced by her social media activity. She recently posted a bunch of fun photographs on Instagram, taken during a ‘work-cation’ in Puerto Rico. The first series of pictures, taken by long-time friend Jessica Steindorff, featured Serena Williams enjoying her time on a beach with daughter Olympia. Serena Williams also shared a few family portraits with husband Alexis Ohanian and Olympia in a separate post....
“Two men are dead. Two men are dead. And a child, a 14-year-old is hospitalized, and we don’t know what is going to happen to that kid. Enough is enough here,” Best said Monday during a press conference in the zone. The chief made her comments following the second deadly shooting in the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, which has been occupied by protesters for about three weeks. A 16-year-old who was shot early Monday morning died at the Harborview Medical Center, while a 14-year-old victim who was placed in intensive care remains in critical condition....
