At noon the day before every NCAA tournament game day, we will be releasing our Best Bets column, breaking down every single game in the tournament that day. Odds courtesy DraftKings Sportsbook. 12:15 p.m.: No. 7 CINCINNATI vs. No. 10 IOWA, CBS LINE: Cincinnati (-3) TOTAL: 137.5 IMPLIED SCORE: Cincinnati 70.25, Iowa 67.25 KENPOM: Cincinnati […]
Just 42,828 perfect brackets remain in ESPN’s Tournament Challenge after one day of March Madness.Matt Marriott/NCAA Photos via Getty Images The first day of March Madness action is in the books. Thursday didn’t see any huge upsets, with No. 12 Murray State being the lowest-ranked team of the day to pull off a first-round win. […]
British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves a press conference during an EU summit in Brussels. Photo: ludovic marin/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images By Max Colchester and Max Colchester The Wall Street Journal Biography @MaximColch Max.Colchester@wsj.com Stephen Fidler Stephen Fidler The Wall Street Journal Biography @StephenFidler1 stephen.fidler@wsj.com March 22, 2019 11:18 a.m. ET LONDON—Fresh from a difficult summit […]
When Samsung introduced its new family of flagship Galaxy S10 smartphones in February, the company disclosed prices and launch timeframes for all models except one, the Galaxy S10 5G. Based on two reports citing industry sources and Samsung, the manufacturer will release its first 5G handset in South Korea in early April. Powered by Qualcomm’s […]
Bloomberg News/Landov A home for sale in snowy New Jersey. The numbers: Existing-home sales ran at a 5.51 million seasonally-adjusted annual rate in February, the National Association of Realtors said Friday. That was an increase of 11.8% for the month. What happened: Sales of previously-owned homes shook off the winter blahs as mortgage rates remained […]
Remember those reports that Priyanka Chopra was angry about pal Meghan Markle not attending her wedding to Nick Jonas? Well, the former “Quantico” star couldn’t help but laugh at the rumors. During an appearance on “Watch What Happens Live” on Thursday night, she dispelled the claims after a fan called in wanting to know the […]
Wofford’s Fletcher Magee might just be the best shooter in college basketball history. Better than J.J. Redick. Better than Steph Curry. And now he has the place in the NCAA record book to prove it. Magee had already passed those current NBA stars on various long-range shooting lists. On Thursday night, he passed Oakland’s Travis […]
The European Union has agreed to grant Britain a short Brexit delay, removing the immediate threat of the United Kingdom leaving the EU without a deal next week, on March 29. EU member states are pushing the Brexit deadline to April 12 without any conditions, a much shorter time period than the June 30 date […]
General Motors is making a $300 million investment at its Orion Assembly Plant in Michigan and adding 400 jobs to build a new electric vehicle, the automaker said Friday. The investment is a portion of the $1.8 billion GM pledged to spend on manufacturing in the U.S., which will create 700 new jobs and support […]
The Conners aren’t going anywhere. ABC has officially renewed the Roseanne spinoff for a second season. “We are proud to be continuing the story of the iconic Conners family,” Karey Burke, president of ABC Entertainment, said in a statement. “This team is fearless in their willingness to tackle contemporary issues with humor and heart, and […]