Trump returning to social media with 'his own platform' in 2-3 months: adviser

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Former President Donald Trump will be back on social media in the near future with his own service, according to one of his senior advisers.

Jason Miller, who was a spokesperson for Trump’s 2020 campaign, told Fox News’ “#MediaBuzz” on Sunday that Trump will be reentering the social media space in two to three months with a new platform of his own that will “completely redefine the game.”

Miller said he expects Trump’s new venture to have tens of millions of users.

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Trump was banned from Twitter following the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. He had been a prolific poster on that platform before and during his presidency.

March Madness: The good, the bad and ugly of Loyola Chicago’s upset of No. 1 Illinois

Loyola Chicago is heading back to the Sweet 16 after pulling off the biggest upset of the men's NCAA Tournament, sending No. 1 seed Illinois home in the second round Sunday after 71-58 win.

The Ramblers (26-4) came out firing and controlled the game's pace from the start, building a nine-point cushion at halftime that they never relinquished in a well-executed second half. 

This isn't coach Porter Moser's first time helping his team thrive in March, considering 2018's Final Four run with a No. 11-seeded Loyola squad. His smart and methodical halfcourt offense took a high-octane Illinois squad out of its rhythm, and the nation's top defense (Loyola limits opponents to 55.7 points a game) was on full display to disrupt a typically smooth-flowing Illini offense. 

The good

Loyola senior center Cameron Krutwig (19 points, 12 rebounds, five assists) took it to fellow All-America big man Kofi Cockburn (21 points, nine rebounds), and the veteran's play was the difference in this contest, creating easy buckets for his teammates off back-door passes and using his footwork to score off a more athletic Cockburn. 

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ironSource to go public through $11.1 billion merger with Thoma Bravo-backed SPAC

(Reuters) – Advertising technology firm ironSource said on Sunday it has agreed to go public through a merger with a blank-check firm backed by private equity firm Thoma Bravo, at an implied pro forma equity value of approximately $11.1 billion.

Crown Resorts receives $8b takeover bid from private equity giant Blackstone

Troubled casino giant Crown Resorts has received a takeover bid from the private equity group Blackstone.

The James Packer-backed group said on Monday morning that it received the unsolicited, non-binding and indicative proposal from Blackstone on Sunday worth $11.85 per share. The price would value Crown’s operations at $8 billion.

Blackstone already owns 10 per cent of Crown.Credit:Bloomberg

“The Crown Board has not yet formed a view on the merits of the proposal,” the company said in an ASX statement.

“It will now commence a process to assess the proposal, having regard to the value and terms of the Proposal and other considerations.”

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Analysis: Five reasons Loyola Chicago is good enough to win the national championship

Going into Sunday's second-round men's NCAA Tournament game against heavily favored Illinois, the idea of a team from the Missouri Valley winning the national championship would have seemed absurd. 

But it's a different narrative after watching the No. 1 seeded Fighting Illini, the hottest team from the Big Ten – the country's toughest conference – look completely out of rhythm and shell-shocked in its 71-58 loss to No. 8 seed Loyola Chicago. 

Make no mistake, this Sweet 16-bound Ramblers team, which reached the Final Four in 2018 as a No. 11 seed, is good enough to win the national title. 

Here are five reasons why:

NCAA Tournament: Three reasons why Baylor men can win the national title

Sunday's action in the men's NCAA Tournament gave a lesson in why not all No. 1 seeds are created equal.

Baylor was dominant in running past what was potentially a tricky matchup with Wisconsin, two days after the Badgers had been impressive against North Carolina in the first round. 

Illinois, meanwhile, saw its national championship hopes go up in flames as it failed to mange the unique challenge of playing Loyola Chicago. 

It's easy to overlook the tricky nature of the second round for the top seeds. You're certain to get an eight or nine seed off a win. That opponent has done the vast majority of its advance preparation on your team, while you have had to split that time between two teams. 

The Fighting Illini loss was the sixth in the last eight tournaments for a No. 1 seed in the second round. That doesn't count 2018, when Virginia lost before the second round.