March Madness begins this week with the First Four games on Tuesday and the tournament officially tipping off on Thursday. CBS Sports college basketball insider, analyst and sideline reporter Jon Rothstein breaks down the favorites to win it all, powerhouse teams who aren’t the top seeds and possible Cinderellas of the tournament. Source link
UConn edged UCLA as the No. 1 overall seed in women’s NCAA Tournament when the bracket was announced Sunday night. Having the top spot in March Madness didn’t really matter to Huskies coach Geno Auriemma as he looks to lead the team to another undefeated season with the school’s 13th national championship. “We have been in that situation before, … Read more
Duke received the top overall seed for March Madness on Sunday, followed by Arizona, Michigan and Florida, each of whom would love a repeat of last season when all four No. 1s made it all the way to the Final Four. The top line was the most predictable thing to come out of Selection Sunday, … Read more
Here are the guests for Sunday, March 15, on CBS News’ “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan”: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, vice chairman of the Intelligence Committee Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas Former CIA executive and operative Jonny Gannon … Read more
Almanac: March 15 – CBS News Watch CBS News “Sunday Morning” looks back at historical events on this date. Source link
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power Saturday after high winds raked eastward from the Great Lakes region, leaving trees down and substantial property damage in their wake. Nearly 600,000 customers were still affected at midday in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan, according to PowerOutage.us, which tracks outages nationwide. A 66 … Read more
A mortgage interest rate lock in today’s rising rate climate could make sense for borrowers. Pla2na/Getty Images Slowly but gradually, mortgage interest rates look like they’re heading up again. After rates looked to be moving comfortably toward the 5% mark in early February, they’ve since risen in recent weeks, sparked by a combination of overseas … Read more
Today’s mortgage interest rates are significantly improved from where they stood one year ago. Art Wager/Getty Images If you were a borrower considering a home purchase or refinance in 2026, you could be forgiven for starting the year on an optimistic note. The Federal Reserve had just issued three consecutive interest rate cuts in the … Read more
There are some important things that homebuyers should avoid this month, before the March Federal Reserve meeting begins. Pamela Albin Moore/fstop123/Getty Images With the first Federal Reserve meeting since January just days away, homebuyers find themselves stuck in a holding pattern. There was no interest rate cut when the bank met previously this year, but … Read more
Gold investing has multiple timely benefits for investors to explore this March. Bjoern Wylezich/Getty Images Chances are good that if you haven’t technically invested in gold, you at least have a portion of the physical metal in your home right now. Whether that be in the form of jewelry, physical gold bars or coins or … Read more