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Four upset wins paced by four different heroes have the Ramblers in their first Final Four since 1963 and the first No. 11 seed since Shaka Smart coached VCU to the national semifinals in 2011. MORE: Three takeaways from Loyola Chicago’s Elite Eight win against Kansas State In the Ramblers’ first-round upset of sixth-seeded Miami, Donte Ingram knocked down a drained a 3-pointer just before the buzzer to lift Loyola to a two-point win....

The Retrievers pulled off the most stunning upset in NCAA Tournament history Friday — you might have heard about it, a No. 16 seed beating a No. 1 seed for the first time — and their run ended in relatively stunning fashion, too. The team that scored 53 second-half points in the upset of Virginia managed only 43 total in its second game of the weekend, a 50-43 loss to No....

Purdue’s Matt Painter and Virginia’s Tony Bennett have coached in a combined 21 NCAA Tournaments. They’ve won with lower seeds and lost with higher seeds. Each has been heartbroken by untimely injuries. Each has seen his team succumb to an opponent’s desperate, last-measure full-court pressure. One of them even lost in an historic and unprecedented first-round upset. SN’s MARCH MADNESS HQLive NCAA bracket | Live scoreboard | Full TV schedule​...

The first four days of the tournament featured 10 upsets by double-digit seeds, not to mention a victory by 8-seed North Carolina over defending national champion and 1-seed Baylor. Now: How will the next stages of the tournament, the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, measure up to the opening weekend? MORE: Watch NCAA Tournament games live with Sling TV Plenty of fascinating storylines are left to play out, such as the incredible Sweet 16 run by Michigan, a team that had not won two straight games since early February....

Man City close to signing Ederson for record fee The 39-year-old stepped down as Hull City boss following the club’s relegation and has opted to stay in England. The former Sporting CP head coach had been linked with the vacant post at Crystal Palace and with Porto back in his native Portugal. Watford chairman and CEO Scott Duxbury told the club’s official website: “Marco was one of the most sought-after head coaches in the Premier League....

United will be without at least five first-team players for the match at Old Trafford as Smalling and Jones join midfielder Paul Pogba and captain Wayne Rooney on the treatment table. Smalling, who withdrew from the England squad last week, was photographed by British media wearing a leg brace on Monday after suffering his third injury of the campaign. Jones has a toe problem. Leading scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic and midfielder Ander Herrera will miss the West Brom match as they serve the final game of their suspensions....

Despite the arrival of new manager Erik ten Hag, the Red Devils have failed to show any signs of improvement after a disappointing 2021-22 campaign. Man United have opened their season with consecutive losses against Brighton and Brentford - the first time they’ve been defeated in their opening league matches since 1992. The Red Devils have conceded six goals in those two games with their only strike coming via an own goal....

Italian publication Tuttosport started the award back in 2003 and now more than 10 top European newspapers participate in the voting. The publications that take part in the voting are, Bild(Germany), Blick (Switzerland), A Bola (Portugal), l’Équipe (France), France Football (France), Marca (Spain), Mundo Deportivo (Spain),Ta Nea (Greece), Sport Express (Russia), De Telegraaf (Netherlands), and The Times (United Kingdom). Martial rose to prominence after his successful spell last season with AS Monaco where he led his club to a third-place finish in the Ligue 1....

In case you didn’t know Dybala has been struggling to reproduce the form that made him one of the feared forwards in the world ever since the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid last year. The forward who joined Juventus in 2015 from Palermo, had his worst ever goals tally last season, making the net bulge just 10 times from over 40 appearances for the Bianconeri. Manchester United have long been admirers of Dybala and the 25-year-old has been previously linked with a move to Old Trafford too....

In case you didn’t know… Manchester United have been rumoured to be in the market for a striker, with Lukaku heavily linked with leaving Old Trafford this summer. The Belgian is on the radar of Italian giants Juventus and Inter Milan. The Red Devils had earlier been linked with a move to sign Juventus’ Mario Mandzukic. Llorente started his footballing career with Athletic Bilbao’s feeder side Basconia in 2003 before joining the first team in 2005....

Only time will tell if Manchester United’s higher-ups will sanction a hefty summer spend, but the reports building up to the window have been promising so far. On that note, here is a look at some of the latest Manchester United transfer headlines. Manchester United linked with Jan Oblak Manchester United have been linked with Atletico Madrid superstar Jan Oblak this summer. The Red Devils’ goalkeeper situation is currently unclear, with Solskjaer shuffling between Dean Henderson and David de Gea, allowing them to compete for the throne....

Manchester United’s business for this summer is not done yet. The Red Devils are preparing to offload a few of their fringe players before the end of the month. On that note, let’s take a look at the major Manchester United transfer stories from 11 August 2021. Raphael Varane unlikely to start against Leeds United Raphael Varane is unlikely to start the game against Leeds United on Saturday, according to The Express via The Athletic....

Antony scored his fifth goal of the season with a now familiar curling finish in the 21st minute, but United were unable to shake a team 52 places below them in the English football pyramid. Dean Holden’s side were indebted to a couple of fine saves from their goalkeeper Ashley Maynard-Brewer, but Charlton’s forwards ensured Harry Maguire and Lisandro Martinez had a tricky night on their first start together since the World Cup....

Liverpool missed the chance of going three points clear of potential title contenders Manchester City. Manchester United, on the other hand, failed to maintain their position in the top four in the Premier League as Arsenal registered a 2-0 win over Southampton. Solskjaer has remained unbeaten in 10 Premier League games which is no easy feat given their performances in the first half of the season. Klopp would certainly not be happy with only a point as Liverpool looked more dominant and confident throughout the game....

Louis Van Gaal’s men were held to a 1-1 draw at CSKA Moscow in Wednesday’s Champions League clash but are +155 favorites at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook to bounce back with a big win here. Meanwhile, the guests had a last-minute Kevin De Bruyne winner to thank for their three-point haul at home to Sevilla in midweek, with the SuperBook dealing +178 for them to come out on top once again in this one....

Last time out, the Red Devils drew a match for the first time under Erik ten Hag, as Newcastle United frustrated them to a goalless stalemate at Old Trafford. LIVE: Follow Manchester United vs. Tottenham Hotspur from Old Trafford Third-place Spurs’ victory over Everton means they are seven points above United in the table, having played a game more, so the pressure is on Ten Hag’s men to return to winning ways to keep pace with the current top four....

Officer Gerasimos Athans, a four-year veteran of the McKeesport Police Department, was shot in the neck and torso on Sunday by a suspect who was being transported to the city’s police station. Athans, 32, is expected to be discharged from the hospital in the coming days, Allegheny County Police Supt. Coleman McDonough said Monday. The Allegheny County Police Department identified the suspect in the shooting as 22-year-old Koby Lee Francis....

Despite being a gun fielder, Pandey, over the years, has failed to justify his form as a batter. Be it with the national team or his IPL franchises, he has been incredibly inconsistent as a player of his caliber. Catch the latest IPL score here every day! Lucknow Super Giants show great faith Despite doing relatively well last season, the fact that the Sunrisers finished rock bottom took all the cream out of his performances....

“It meams a lot,” Manning said. “That’s what I told the guys this week. We’ve worked too hard not to be rewarded with wins. … We just weren’t able to get some of the outcomes or make the plays we needed to win. Today we were able to do that.” Manning threw two TD passes to Odell Beckham Jr. and then engineered the late game-winning drive with help from a pair of third-down penalties against Malcolm Smith and Ahkello Witherspoon....

This likely comes as a safety measure to mitigate against the chance of not being able to ship enough consoles at launch during Holiday 2020, allowing players from the previous console generation continue to purchase new titles in the future. However, it should be noted that these reports claim to be coming from within Sony, although no sources were named and so this intel should be taken with a grain of salt....