March Madness just got some of its dignity back

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Once upon a time, the world was a simple placeMarch Madness was comprised of 64 teams, the first round was called the first round, the second round was called the second round, and that led into the venerated Sweet 16

Then the NCAA — as it is wont to do — had to go and muck everything up. The NCAA added four play-in, pseudo-tournament games in 2011, called them the "First Four," then insisted on calling the round of 64 the tournament's "second round," and the round of 32 its "third round."

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In the process, they confused fans, and forced us to use jargon that denigrates one of the most magical spectacles in all of sports Read more...

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