Few can set a scene as eloquently as Verne Lundquist. CBS’ longtime broadcaster has been one of golf’s greatest orators for the better part of 40 years. Lundquist, known for a wide array of signature -isms, has bore witness to some of the sport’s finest moments. He’s known to come to life at Augusta National […]
Checkr, the background-screening platform last valued at $5B, cuts 32% of workforce
Checkr, a 10-year-old startup that offers employee background checks and was last valued at $ 5 billion in April 2022, has laid off 382 employees as companies are not significantly hiring talent. TechCrunch exclusively learned that Checkr conducted the layoffs across all departments and different levels on Tuesday. The San Francisco–based startup confirmed the layoffs […]
How Fletcher Loyer's surge helped Purdue move past last year's massive upset and into NCAA championship game
GLENDALE, Ariz. – The most obvious sequence of distressing numbers to consider when examining what became of Purdue’s 2022-23 season, which included dual Big Ten championships and a national player of the year award but still managed to be heartbreaking, was the final score of the March Madness opener against Fairleigh Dickinson. The result was […]
Caitlin Clark's last college basketball game at Iowa offers one more chance to enjoy this experience
CLEVELAND — Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder could not put the words together yet. Of course, Bluder has one of the best vantage points when it comes to watching Caitlin Clark play basketball. No. 1 Iowa advanced to their second straight national championship game with a 71-69 victory against No. 3 UConn at Rocket […]
Last time NC State made the Final Four: Revisiting Wolfpack's 1983 Cinderella run with Jim Valvano
NC State needed a miracle run in the ACC Tournament to even have a chance at qualifying for March Madness. Three weeks later, the Wolfpack show no signs of slowing down, dancing their way into the Elite Eight. Sound familiar? It should. Kevin Keatts’ NC State team still has to win two more games to […]