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Break out your Busted Bracket Countin' Fingers and tell us the number of #1 seeds that still remain after the tournament's wacky first weekend:
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1
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2
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3
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4
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They'll never again be able to say that a #16 has yet to beat a #1, thanks to Virginia's opening round loss to a school from this neighboring state:
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Maryland
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North Carolina
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West Virginia
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Tennessee
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The very first game of the tournament was won in overtime by:
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NC State
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Buffalo
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Rhode Island
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Butler
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A victory by this school means that North Carolina won't be able to repeat as NCAA champions:
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Syracuse
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Florida State
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Clemson
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Texas A&M
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In a little bit of tournament ignominy, this conference went 0-3 for the tournament, marking the first time that one of the six major conferences failed to advance to the Round of 32:
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Pac 10
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Big 10
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SEC
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Big East
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This region, which has only sees 5,7,9 and 11 remaining as we move to the Sweet 16, is pure hilarity:
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South
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West
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East
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Midwest
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And the Sweet 16 will feature appearances by two schools with this fairly high seed:
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11
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12
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13
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14
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You're forgiven if you plum forgot all about the NBA this week, but if so, you missed a few notable happenings. Dig: This wildly inconsistent team overcame a 20-point deficit to beat Boston in double overtime this week:
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The Heat
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The Wizards
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The 76ers
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The Bucks
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Also in the Association, the streaking Raptors were finally stopped in this city, which put an end to Toronto's 11-game winning streak:
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Denver
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Portland
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San Antonio
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Oklahoma City
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A bit about baseball, which sees this MLB franchise offering free admission to kids during the season this year:
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The Rays
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The Orioles
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The Royals
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The Cardinals
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And this recent postseason hero has done rather well for himself, landing a whopping 5-year, $151 million contract extension:
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Jose Altuve
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Justin Verlander
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Kris Bryant
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Anthony Rizzo
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As NFL free agency opened and quarterback-a-palooza finally began in earnest, this team traded up to grab the #3 spot in the upcoming draft:
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The Jets
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The Broncos
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The Colts
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The Ravens
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