Author: Michael

Part of the charm of the NCAA tournament is the early-round upsets. There hasn’t been much of that this year. 
The top four seeds in each region went 16-0 in the first round. There were some minor upsets but the most popular championship pick in Yahoo Bracket Mayhem to get knocked off was Kansas. The Jayhawks were the 11th most popular champion pick at 0.94%. 
What the lack of upsets does mean is some good matchups as we go along in the tournament, including a strong slate of games for Sunday. That’s due to just two double-digit seeds (No. 10 New Mexico and No.

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LONDON – UFC Fight Night 255 takes place Saturday at The O2, and you can watch a live video stream of the post-event news conference here on MMA Junkie.
Expected to take part in the press conference are the winners of the main and co-main event matchups of Leon Edwards vs. Sean Brady and Jan Blachowicz vs. Carlos Ulberg.
UFC CEO Dana White is also expects to answer questions from reporters and recap the event.
You can watch the press conference in the video above, which will go live upon the conclusion of the headlining bout.

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Here are the answers for Connections: Sports Edition.
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Is your NCAA bracket still alive? A couple of the categories in Connections: Sports Edition fit in with the tourney. Read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9.

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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Aside from those playing for fellow Tobacco Road programs, there is perhaps no other women’s basketball player in the country more familiar with Cameron Indoor Stadium and the Duke Blue Devils than Oregon’s Deja Kelly.
In her four previous seasons before transferring to Oregon, Kelly played about 10 miles down the road for the North Carolina Tar Heels. She finished her career there as the program’s eighth all-time leading scorer, piling up 1,858 points. And a lot of those were scored against UNC’s rival as the Cameron Crazies jeered her.

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According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Golden State Warriors have signed Kevin Knox to a full-scale contract for the remainder of the season. Knox has been with the team courtesy of two 10-day contracts, where he’s clearly done enough to impress the coaching staff.
Knox, a former lottery pick by the New York Knicks, has played in seven games for Steve Kerr’s team over the past few weeks, averaging 4 points and 1.6 rebounds in 7.3 minutes per game.
Adding Knox to Kerr’s roster ensures the Warriors have significant front-court depth as they head into the postseason.

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