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Give it up for the World Baseball Classic champions, the fellas from:
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Dominican Republic
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Puerto Rico
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Netherlands
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USA! US--d'oh
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In soccer news, the US had to contend with approximately three feet of the white stuff on the field in a 1-0 victory over Costa Rica in a game played Friday night near this snowy city:
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Chicago
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Detroit
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Denver
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Philadelphia
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This acclaimed female athlete has been confirmed as the sweet baboo of Tiger Woods, as the couple made their relationship official this week:
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Hope Solo
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Sue Byrd
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Lindsey Vonn
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Lolo Jones
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We'll get to college hoops in a sec, but first there are two rather remarkable streaks in the NBA going on. The Heat rallied from 27 points down to extend their winning streak to 24 games against this middling opponent this week:
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Wizards
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Suns
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Raptors
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Cavaliers
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Similarly, the Nuggets remarkably scored 6 points in the last 10 seconds to push their streak to 14 against this Association opponent:
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Dallas
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San Antonio
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Sacramento
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Philadelphia
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If you thought that this team was one of the four top seeds in the NCAA women's tournament, well, you'd be flat-out wrong:
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Tennessee
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Baylor
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UConn
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Stanford
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The anti-Kentucky contingent across the country delighted with glee as the Wildcats exited the NIT with a first-round defeat against this school:
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George Mason
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Brigham Young
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Robert Morris
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Johns Hopkins
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Florida Gulf Coast became the darlings of the tournament as the #15 Eagles shocked #2 seed Georgetown. Since everyone and their brother is now an expert on the small university, name the league that FGCU plays in:
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Sun Belt
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Mid-American
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America East
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Atlantic Sun
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Only slightly less shocking is that #1 seed Gonzaga was sent home by a team that plays in this state:
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California
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Kansas
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New York
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Michigan
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The list of teams that won a First Four matchup includes each of the following, except:
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St. Mary's
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North Carolina A&T
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Boise State
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La Salle
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The region that had all its four top seeds advance to the Sweet Sixteen is:
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East
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West
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Midwest
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South
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We'll close by noting that this tournament team fired its head coach following its first-round loss:
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Colorado
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UCLA
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Oklahoma
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NC State
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