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And that’s one of the things that’s so great about the NCAA Tournament, the rest of the country meets the outstanding players who have been playing at a superstar level outside of the spotlight. The list of those players is lengthy, and it is spectacular. Take a stroll down memory lane. And now, here are five players who could join that list of famous Cinderellas in 2021. UPSET ALERT: The sleeper picks most likely to bust your bracket...

Friday features several surprising teams, including three double-digit seeds. No. 15 Saint Peter’s looks to continue its stunning run against No. 3 Purdue behind new Buffalo Wild Wings spokesperson Doug Edert, while Miami and Iowa State face off in a No. 10 vs. No. 11 matchup. MORE: Watch March Madness games live with Sling TV No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 4 Providence and No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 8 North Carolina round out a bracket that is far from chalk....

The Italy international suffered a cruciate ligament rupture in Juve’s victory over Palermo toward the end of last season. Marchisio has yet to make an appearance for Massimiliano Allegri’s side in the current campaign, with the Juve boss urging caution in the 30-year-old’s recovery. His return to first-team action may not be far away, though, after the midfielder confirmed he had returned to training in recent days. “I feel in very good shape,” he is quoted as saying by the Serie A leader’s Twitter account....

Bailly out of Europa League final Jose Mourinho’s side held off Celta Vigo in the semi-final to move on to the final, where they will face Ajax on May 24 in Stockholm. The Red Devils have won the Champions League three times, but are still searching for their first title in the second-tier European competition. Sevilla are the most successful club in the Europa League, which was once known as the UEFA Cup, winning the tournament five times in the past 11 years....

The 29-year-old signed his first professional contract with the Red Devils before being sold back to Barcelona, where he has gone on to make over 200 appearances. He has won numerous trophies throughout his career before even turning 30. Pique has won Premier League and Champions League with United and after joining Barcelona, he has picked up six La Liga trophies and three Champions League trophies. Pique has also won UEFA Euro twice and the FIFA World Cup with Spain....

Valencia informed United they are charging away fans £77 for their match on December 12, catching the Premier League club by surprise. United claim to have initially estimated fans would be charged a maximum of £55 and now feel as though their followers are being unfairly treated once again after Sevilla hiked prices in the Champions League round of 16 last term. The club have responded in a similar fashion to that occasion, saying they will up their prices for Valencia fans for the Old Trafford clash on October 2....

The Red Devils bagged a 2-0 victory against Reading in the FA Cup clash yesterday, taking their winning streak to five games in all competitions under interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Exciting times lie ahead for United, who are also said to be working to strike deals for players in the transfer market. In today’s top stories, the club has once again been linked with a defender, while Solskjaer is said to have a big say in the future of two stars at Old Trafford....

Manchester United will look to themselves up and move on as they have a few crucial games on the horizon, including an FA Cup tie against Watford, and two Premier League games against Burnley and Liverpool, which could see them go to the top of the Premier League table. Ahead of the game, here is some of the latest Manchester United news. Steve Bruce eyeing three Manchester United players Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce is said to be monitoring the situation of three Red Devils players in Brandon Williams, Phil Jones, and Jesse Lingard....

Italy produced a dominant showing in Athens, where a 10-minute, three-goal burst in the first half wrapped up a third victory from as many Group J matches. Nicolo Barella, Lorenzo Insigne and Leonardo Bonucci were all on target, while the Azzurri also maintained their perfect defensive record. However, Mancini’s assessment of the display was hardly glowing. “I don’t think it was our best performance,” the head coach told Rai Sport....

Brescia midfielder Tonali, 18, was called up after impressing in Serie B this season, building on his two goals in 19 appearances in 2017-18 with another strike in his first 11 games this term. Mancini heaped praise on the teenager as he looked forward to the opportunity to add to his side’s 1-0 Nations League victory over Poland in October, their first win in six matches. When asked about Tonali, Mancini told reporters: “I want to stress again that he’s incredibly gifted and has clear margins for growth....

The ANC, long supported mainly by the Soviet Union, needs a political war chest. Mandela is shooting for $30 million. Without funds to “bring our people from their homes…to the voting booth,” the ANC could lose the election “even though we may be the most popular party,” he told one rally in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The same day he arrived, a U.S. committee organized by former JFK speechwriter Theodore Sorensen pledged to raise $10 million....

Wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik has been named as the replacement for the 27-year-old. The news was broken through BCCI’s official Twitter handle. Karthik, who has not played an ODI for India since 2014 has been exceptional in this year’s IPL. He has amassed 361 runs at an impressive average of 36 and a great strike rate of nearly 140. Also Read: Mohammad Azharuddin feels Rohit Sharma will find it tough to open in England...

He is batting just .230/.296/.445. His .296 on-base percentage is just two points higher than his batting average last season — a season in which he finished fifth in American League MVP voting. But I say 2017 has been unkind to Manny. If anything, he has just been unlucky. In fact, Machado may be having the single most unlucky season since Wade Boggs in 1992, when the then .345 career hitter batted just ....

Pacquiao strongly believes he won his May 2 bout with Mayweather, claiming he chased him around the ring to make the fight interesting. A video posted by Manny Pacquiao (@mannypacquiao) on Sep 12, 2015 at 8:58pm PDT MORE: Celebrities turn out for Mayweather-Berto Pacquiao may be wrong about that, but it’s hard to argue with this perfectly timed jab at Mayweather. 

The two were paired when Pacquiao’s original opponent, WBC and IBF champion Errol Spence Jr., was forced out of the fight due to an eye injury. Ugas’ was already slated to fight in the co-main event but his opponent also suffered an injury and was removed from the card. With both needing opponents on short notice, they have turned to each other as Pacquiao will look to become a world champion again while Ugas ends up in the biggest fight of his professional career....

(Eds: Updating with fresh results, quotes) New Delhi, Feb 26 (PTI) Anish Bhanwala could not make up for Manu Bhaker and Heena Sidhu’s failure to reach the women’s 10m air pistol final, finishing fifth in his event on a lacklustre day for India in the ISSF World Cup here Tuesday. Anish, who was placed fifth in the qualification too, shot a total of 14 to finish outside the podium in the six-man final of the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol competition....

So, too, was it apparently time for several offensive coordinators to pull out the trick plays from the back of their playbooks, with several teams running passes to quarterbacks all on the same Sunday and all within hours of each other. First, it was the Cincinnati Bengals who drew up a little misdirection, putting wideout Mohamed Sanu in the backfield with Andy Dalton. The Bengals QB gave a quick pitch to Sanu, who ran right to distract the defense while Dalton went wide....

More recently, researchers have highlighted the high levels of antioxidants found in maqui berry, especially health-promoting anthocyanins. Like other antioxidant-rich berries, this berry has anti-inflammatory properties and is thought to have benefits for health conditions including diabetes, arthritis, high cholesterol, and Alzheimer’s disease. Maqui berry is also being studied as an alternative treatment for dry eye, a condition that causes itchy, painful eyes. Learn about the benefits of maqui berry for dry eye, ways to get the perks, and cautions you should be aware of before trying....

Jorge Sampaoli’s side, trailing 3-0 from the first leg, were 3-1 up with 13 minutes to play before a Sergio Ramos penalty and a last-gasp Karim Benzema strike sealed a 3-3 draw and 6-3 aggregate win for the visitors. Real break Barcelona record The result extended Madrid’s unbeaten run to 40 matches in all competitions, surpassing the record set by Luis Enrique’s Barcelona last season. Asked if Madrid ever feared they would fail to go through, Marcelo told GOL: “Not at any moment....

There were four huge first-round upsets in 2021. What will 2022 have in store? Since the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1984-85, there have been 64 first-round upsets where a teams seeded No. 13 or lower beat teams seeded 2-4 in the first round of the tournament. The No. 13 seed has beat the No. 4 seed 31 times. The No. 14 seed has beat the No. 3 seed 22 times....