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Wednesday Wisdom

The 5 things you need to know about March Madness. Plus, today’s watercooler topics.

Remember talking about sports doesn’t mean you have to know what’s happening on the court at all times. That’s why we exist, to make your life easier.

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College Basketball

You might care less about March Madness, but it will undoubtedly be the hot topic of conversation over the next few weeks. Here's how you can level the playing field and join the conversation. (Hint: you don't have to know anything about basketball).

Experts project hourly corporate losses of roughly $1.9B due to workers whose productivity is diverted by March Madness. When choosing your bracket in this single-elimination tournament, remember that the most likely upset is a No. 12 team over a No. 5. A No. 16 team has upset a No. 1 seeded team once in the tournament's history. 

Where did the bracket come from? It began in a Staten Island bar in 1977 when 88 people joined a prize pool and completed their tournament predictions. The prize pool ballooned to $1.5M and 150,000 people in 2006. The pool was shut down in 2006 after scrutiny from the IRS.

Check out the rest of our "5 Things To Know About March Madness" in this week's podcast. LISTEN OR READ THE TRANSCRIPT

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Dancing Feet

March Madness, BBC soccer revolt and a huge loss for USA baseball. 

The madness of March has officially begun. We'd love you to join us for our women's and men's bracket challenge. It's no pressure, and picking brackets by color, mascot or autofill is encouraged. 

Here for the prizes,
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College Basketball

The March Madness brackets are set. On the men's side, Alabama claims the top spot with the overall No. 1 seed. The other No. 1 seeds go to Kansas, Purdue and Houston. For the women, defending champions South Carolina landed the top overall seed, followed by Indiana, Stanford, and Virginia Tech. 

The first four play begins tomorrow. What are the "first four?" It consists of four games - two games contested between the four lowest-ranked teams in the field and two between the four lowest-seeded "at-large" teams in the field. The winners of those games move on to the tournament's first round. LET THE GAMES BEGIN

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Before We Go

Team USA lost to Mexico 11-5 in their World Baseball Classic (WBC) matchup yesterday. It was the second-worst loss by a US team in WBC history. The defending champions, Team USA, is on the verge of being eliminated in the pool-play round of the WBC, something that has never happened in the tournament's history. BATTER UP

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LEt’s Go Crazy

Want to play along in our men's and women's bracket challenge? Of course, there are prizes (even for last place). In true Last Night's Game style, you can pick your bracket by team mascot. There is no pressure and no judgment. PLAY ON

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On A Cloudy Day

Tiger's drama, Selection Sunday, Mexico vs. USA in the World Baseball Classic and this week's Tailgate Treat.

Today is the last day for the next few weeks that you won't have to hear about someone's March Madness bracket.

Hold onto your hat,
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College basketball

March Madness is upon us with Selection Sunday this weekend. Both the women's and men's brackets will be unveiled on Sunday. How do teams make it to the "big dance?" They can either win their conference championship tournament (aka an automatic bid) or have a regular season so outstanding that the committee* selects their team. GAME ON

*The twelve-member basketball selection committee is made up of athletic directors and conference commissioners throughout Division I men's and women's athletics with separate committees for the men's and women's tournaments.

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  • The Sunday World Baseball Classic game between Mexico and the United States is sold out. It is one of North America's most highly anticipated sporting events this year.

  • The highly anticipated Players Championship (PGA - Professional Golfers Association) is in full swing. Defending champion Cam Smith will not be present since he joined the LIV Golf League. Instead, he's in Mexico fishing.

  • Tiger Woods is being sued by his ex-girlfriend for $30M after locking her out of their house after their breakup. She also asked the court to void a non-disclosure agreement she signed when they first began dating in 2017. She cited a law that allows NDAs to be nullified in cases of sexual assault.

  • WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) is in talks over legalized betting on scripted match results.

Before We Go

Happening now - the Indian Wells Tennis Tournament. Indian Wells is one of the top tournaments in the United States. Still, it began without top-seeded Novak Djokovic after his application for a COVID-19 vaccine waiver to enter the U.S. failed. MISSING YOU

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Tailgate treat

Monkey bread - so simple, yet so good. BREADED BLISS

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GAME CHANGER

Want to play along in our men's and women's bracket challenge? Of course, there are prizes (even for last place). In true Last Night's Game style, go ahead and pick your bracket by team mascot. There is no pressure and no judgment. 

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