March Madness

One of the most well-known names in college sports is set to retire. What Happened: Coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils will retire at the end of the 2021-2022 season, according to sources from ESPN. Krzyzewski is the winningest coach in Division I men’s basketball history with 1,...

The U.S. online sports betting market is booming, and the March Madness NCAA basketball tournament was a key catalyst for a 559% surge in sports betting app downloads in March. March Madness Bump: Bank of America analyst Shaun Kelley said March Madness coupled with easy year-over-year comps due to...

The 2021 March Madness Tournament was welcomed back with open arms by players, schools, networks and sponsors after the cancellation of the 2020 tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s 2021 NCAA Tournament even saw an appearance by Grand Canyon University, a school that is...

On "SPACs Attack," the latest SPAC mergers, rumors and headline news is broken down Monday through Friday. To coincide with the 2021 March Madness Tournament, "SPACs Attack" held a March SPACness Tournament featuring a bracket of 64 companies that have completed the SPAC process...

Restaurants and bars are seeing a boost in business, thanks to two coinciding events: March Madness and the COVID-19 vaccination drive. Sports bars and restaurants across the country are seeing full seats again as basketball fans return to watch the NCAA tournament amid a partial reopening, many...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Every week, Benzinga conducts a survey to gather data from traders and investors.  This week, we wanted to figure out how investors...

Today is the first day of spring and it's also National Corn Dog Day, held on the first Saturday of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. If you think there's no connection to stocks, think again. Here are three stocks with exposure to the treat, albeit through the version...

The 2021 March Madness Tournament kicked off on Thursday night with a round of play-in games to round out the field of 64 teams. This year’s NCAA Basketball tournament will feature a school with close connections to a publicly-traded company as one of the competitors. What To Know: Grand...

After the COVID-19 pandemic shut down March Madness in 2020, many people are excited for the 2021 NCAA Basketball tournament kicking off this weekend. Sports fans, sports bettors and advertisers are among the parties ready for games to take place. Here's a look at some publicly traded...

Market Madness is a new event conceived by Wolf Financial, an up-and-coming social networking and investment research platform. The Market Madness Bracket: Market Madness is a spinoff of March Madness. Instead of college basketball teams, participants vote on stocks, ETFs ...

Andrew discusses defendant tactics with prominent trucking defense attorney, Joe Pappalardo. Then Ryan Schreiber of CarrierDirect joins him to talk about how the coronavirus is impacting his clients. Lastly, Andrew and Ryan battle over Quibi and whether March Madness will happen this year. Check...

If you are in the business of feeding assembled masses of people, what do you do if no masses assemble? In places where people gather in large groups, they often eat. And when big gatherings don't occur in an effort to slow the spread of a pandemic virus, whether at a stadium, a convention...

Buffalo Wild Wings is hosting a promotion in which two winners will live inside one of its restaurants for two nights. Yes, seriously. What Happened Buffalo Wild Wings announced Wednesday one of its stores in Chicago will double as a bed and breakfast-style hotel, dubbed "BnB-Dubs." Two...

Michael Avenatti, best known for representing Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump, was arrested Monday in a $20 million extortion attempt. Avenatti Tweeted Monday morning he scheduled a press conference for Tuesday to discuss Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE)'s alleged role in...

The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament kicks off this week and while that is sure to mean some lost productivity in the workplace when games commence in earnest on Thursday, investors have a little more at stake than office pool bragging rights. What To Know While sports-related market indicators...