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That’s a question we haven’t been able to ask for nearly two calendar years, since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 caused March Madness to become the world’s first major sporting event to be canceled. Which makes the question all the more intriguing in 2021. This season, it seems as if Gonzaga, Baylor and Michigan are the top picks to make the Final Four, followed by several more Big Ten teams such as Illinois, Ohio State and Iowa....

Freitas’ memoir describes what began as a collegial relationship, where she was initially flattered by her professor’s attention for her work. Then it went bad—escalating into increasingly inappropriate, even sinister, behavior. Eventually, he was sending her numerous letters daily; regularly calling her at home and work; and showing up uninvited at her apartment, where she found him peeking in her window. He pressed her to attend plays and weekend retreats....

This year’s reporting dates: GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE (Pitchers and catchers | full squad) Atlanta Braves: Friday, Feb. 20 | Wednesday, Feb. 25 Baltimore Orioles: Thursday, Feb. 19 | Tuesday, Feb. 24 Boston Red Sox: Friday, Feb. 20 | Tuesday, Feb. 24 Detroit Tigers: Thursday, Feb. 19 | Tuesday, Feb. 24 Houston Astros: Friday, Feb. 20 | Tuesday, Feb. 24 Miami Marlins: Friday, Feb. 20 | Tuesday, Feb. 24 Minnesota Twins: Sunday, Feb....

Wednesday marks the start of the fall season and while our clocks “fall back, ’’ as the popular expression goes, in autumn, it doesn’t happen until November. Daylight Saving Time always ends on the first Sunday in November and this year, that will occur on November 7 at 2:00 a.m. local time. So, there’s no need to change your clocks before you go to bed on Tuesday, and think twice before staying up extra late because you also won’t be getting an extra hour of sleep on Wednesday....

A new character banner featuring the Raiden Shogun and Kujou Sara will go live at this time. Not only that, but there will also be a weapon banner featuring the Raiden Shogun’s signature weapon (Engulfing Lightning). Best of all, the 2.1 update will finally release Watatsumi and Seirai Island. It’s a big update that many Genshin Impact fans are excited about. Unsurprisingly, this means that players are wondering when maintenance will end....

The 28-year-old has starred in Italy for the past decade and will now look to inspire Jose Mourinho’s side to more silverware after they won the UEFA Conference League last season. Roma fans are clearly excited about Dybala’s arrival and provided the Argentine a stunning welcome upon his unveiling. When will Dybala play his first game Roma? While Roma fans have gotten their first glimpse of Dybala, attention now turns to when they’ll get to see him make his club debut....

The 2021-2022 EPL season will open on August 14, a month earlier compared to the last campaign which kicked off on Sept. 12 due to the pandemic-related scheduling challenges. That season still ended on May 23, leading to fixture congestion throughout the campaign. The 380-match English Premier League 2021-2022 season will stretch nine months, coming to a close on May 22, 2022. The full slate for Matchday 1 of the new season follows below....

Players around the world are super excited to try Aloy, as she will be available for free to anyone above Adventure Rank 20. Moreover, leaks have revealed a plethora of information regarding the protagonist of Horizon Zero Dawn. From her release date to Elemental abilities, here’s everything that is known about Aloy so far. When will Aloy arrive in Genshin Impact? Genshin Impact was recently released on PlayStation 5, and it seems like miHoYo is leaving no opportunity to make a name for itself in the PlayStation community....

But the way coverage of Walmart’s decision, and subsequent ones by stores like Kroger, Walgreens, Wegmans and CVS, was quickly hailed by gun violence prevention advocates appears to have obscured a larger, underlying tension that may be fraying the new policies just as they begin to be implemented. The vagueness of the retailers’ statements and carefully-worded avoidance of the use of the term “ban” have become something of a Rorschach test, with advocates for reform reading into the apparent victory as a sizeable shift in public policy around guns, while gun-rights activists saw little more than a face-saving measure with dubious enforceability....

The debate will be moderated by Fox News Channel’s Bret Baier and streamed on Fox Nation, a subscription video-on-demand service, with a replay airing on Fox News on June 18 at 7 p.m. ET. The Bipartisan Policy Center, the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation, and the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate are launching a series of Oxford-style debates between leading U.S. senators. Steve Scully, the senior vice president of communications for the Bipartisan Policy Center, said in a statement that the point of the debate between Sanders and Graham is to reintroduce the culture of seeking common ground and consensus in the Senate....

Home of Disney, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Star Wars and National Geographic, the new launch date for Disney+ for markets in western Europe is March 24, 2020. Countries include U.K., Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland. According to Disney, additional western Europe markets, including Belgium, the Nordics, and Portugal, will follow in summer 2020. Disney+ is available on most internet-connected devices. It offers commercial-free programming with a variety of original feature-length films, documentaries, live-action and animated series and short-form content....

Barcelona and Real Madrid have met over 280 times in their history, and many of those matchups have been high stakes with league titles and cups on the line between the two most successful clubs in Spanish football. Real Madrid had the better 2021/22 season, winning the Champions League and La Liga titles to secure a historic double. But one of the few highlights of the campaign for a Barcelona side in transition was the resounding 4-0 league victory at the Bernabeu in March....

Americans who miss this December 15 deadline will not be covered until February 1, while people who fail to sign up by January 15 won’t get coverage during 2022. This is unless they qualify for a Special Enrollment Period. The U.S Government’s HealthCare.gov website says that to be eligible for a Special Enrollment Period, an applicant must have experienced a life event such as a move, a marriage, or the birth of a child....

It’s time to look ahead to the next FIFA Club World Cup, with the Sounders earning a berth to that prestigious tournament by virtue of winning the top club competition in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean). Unfortunately, not much is yet known about the next FIFA Club World Cup. COVID-19 scheduling issues caused the 2021 edition to switch locations and forced it to be postponed until February 2022....

After a pair of dramatic races at Silverstone and the Hungaroring, Formula 1 drivers head into a much-needed summer break, with three weeks off until the next race in the F1 schedule. With Lewis Hamilton taking two podium finishes in the British GP and the Hungarian GP, he once again sits atop the driver’s championship table — the wins weren’t without storylines, though. Hamilton collided with Max Verstappen at Silverstone, sending the Red Bull driver careening into the wall....

Things are getting good in the driver’s championship this year: Red Bull enters the British Grand Prix on a five-race winning streak, with Max Verstappen sitting firmly atop the table entering Lewis Hamilton’s home GP. This year hasn’t just been about Verstappen and Hamilton, though: Youngster Lando Norris has staked his claim as the next, extremely talented racer who could one day secure a championship for himself. The McLaren driver has finished in the top five for eight of the nine races run so far this year, earning podiums in three of those races....

After two consecutive weeks of the broadcast, the Manning brothers are taking a break for Week 9. They plan to broadcast 10 out of the 17 “Monday Night Football” games, and so far they’ve broadcasted during five of the nine. It is unclear when the Manning brothers will make their return on Monday nights since ESPN and the Manning brothers have yet to announce the rest of the season’s schedule....

Next Sunday in Rome, John Paul will beatify Pius IX together with Pope John XXIII as part of the church’s Jubilee celebration. That John (who reigned from 1958 to 1963) was a saint, few Roman Catholics doubt. Pius (1846 to 1878, the longest reign in papal history) is a very different story. Even within the Vatican, there are officials who think that the beatification of Pio Nono, as Pius was popularly called, will merely exhume old memories and conflicts from a troubled era in the church....

Previous teasers and clips focused on Hopper’s return after being presumed dead in the last season or the horror aspect of Stranger Things Season 4. The “4/4” clip focuses on Eleven and Will’s new school life in California. Like previous seasons, most of Season 4 is expected to primarily take place in Hawkins, Indiana. However, the first few episodes of the upcoming season will deal with Eleven and Byers family returning to the town during spring break....

Santa (baby) Alan Greenspan might deliver an end to the business slide in early 2002, thanks to 11 aggressive cuts in interest rates this year. For an assist, credit the $38 billion in early tax refunds for 2001, paid over the summer and fall. Many consumers didn’t spend their $300 or $600 government checks. Instead, they paid down debt or chucked the money into savings. That leaves them better fixed to go shopping in the spring, if they’re in the mood....