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Less Madness, More Chalk

The first two days of March Madness came in like a lion and went out like a lamb. On Thursday, two of the first three games in the men’s tournament featured major upsets, with No. 14 seeds UAB and Georgia State defeating No. 3 seeds Iowa State and Baylor. Those games were enough to ruin […]

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A Guide To Filling Out Your March Madness Bracket Using Mascots

Every March, many people with zero affinity for college basketball fill out a bracket, lured to play by the office pool. A lot of strategies are possible. You could just pick the favorite to win each game. You could just pick schools you know of or like for non-athletic reasons — maybe make every university […]

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A Guide To Filling Out Your March Madness Bracket Using Mascots

Every March, many people with zero affinity for college basketball fill out a bracket, lured to play by the office pool. A lot of strategies are possible. You could just pick the favorite to win each game. You could just pick schools you know of or like for non-athletic reasons — maybe make every university […]

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March Madness Crib Notes For Thursday’s Games

The 2015 NCAA men’s basketball tournament tips off in earnest Thursday as the round of 64 gets underway with a slate of 16 games. One of the joys of the tournament’s opening day is the sudden onslaught of wall-to-wall basketball starting around noon. But with multiple games being staged at once, it can be tough […]

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March Madness Crib Notes For Thursday’s Games

The 2015 NCAA men’s basketball tournament tips off in earnest Thursday as the round of 64 gets underway with a slate of 16 games. One of the joys of the tournament’s opening day is the sudden onslaught of wall-to-wall basketball starting around noon. But with multiple games being staged at once, it can be tough […]

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