Saturday 17 March 2018

Prior to UMBC becoming The Tournament’s first No. 16 seed ever to knock off a No. 1 seed, the Retreivers were best known for a streak of 16 straight Final Four appearances –– in chess! Turns out they weren’t just pawns.

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  1. Zola18 March 2018 at 04:54

    More snorting, but I'm laughing. What's this world coming to ?
    Chad

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    1. Sports Deke18 March 2018 at 08:02

      Thanks, Chad. Not to worry; could be just a phase.

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  2. RJC18 March 2018 at 08:07

    It took me a while to find out what UMBC stood for –– University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Like many people, I had never heard of it. And my auto-correct kept changing it to MSNBC. :)

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  3. Zola19 March 2018 at 05:15

    I don't have auto-correct, I just have Annie...and she never heard of UMBC or MSNBC.
    Chad

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    1. Sports Deke19 March 2018 at 08:30

      MSNBC (Microsoft News Broadcasting Company) is an American news cable and satellite television network that provides news coverage and political commentary from NBC News on current events.

      UMBC's campus store sold the same amount of merchandise the day after their big win as they sold in the entire year before that.

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  4. Zola20 March 2018 at 05:00

    Thanks for the clarification. Annie's been rooting for MSNBC for the last 12 hours. I didn't have the heart to tell her...plus it was funny.
    Chad

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