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Michigan State/Saint Louis (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Are you still watching the NCAA Tournament?

This year’s NCAA Tournament is missing something. There are eight heavyweights of college basketball in the Elite 8 — Kentucky, Baylor, Louisville, Florida, Syracuse, Ohio State, North Carolina and Kansas. We don’t have a VCU or Butler in this year’s remaining field. So, in theory, you’d think that would lead to a more exciting tournament. [...]

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NCAA Tournament South Region (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

South region ends in Atlanta

I’ll be heading down to the Georgia Dome in a few hours to watch this weekend’s South Region semifinals and final round as an innocent bystander. And if I must say, the matchups we’re going to see Friday and Sunday in Atlanta will put this region under the national spotlight all weekend. Obviously, the rematch [...]

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AP Photo/Matt Smith

Why do we root for the upset?

We all seem to love the upset in the NCAA Tournament. We rejoice when the little guy rises up and stuns a No. 2 or No. 3 seed, and we all look forward to the day that we finally pick a 15-seed to upset a 2-seed in our own bracket. But have you stopped to [...]

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