体坛英语资讯：March Madness Enthralls Basketball Fans
<p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="March">March</span> <span word="Madness">Madness</span>."<span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="men">men</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="decides">decides</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>’ <span word="largest">largest</span> [<span word="Division">Division</span> 1] <span word="colleges">colleges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="universities">universities</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="evokes">evokes</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fans">fans</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="preview">preview</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>, <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="Illustrated">Illustrated</span><span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="Madness">Madness</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>."</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span> <span word="generated">generated</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knockout">knockout</span> <span word="phases">phases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="football">football</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Collegiate">Collegiate</span> <span word="Athletic">Athletic</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> [<span word="NCAA">NCAA</span>] <span word="added">added</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="elimination">elimination</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="features">features</span> 68 <span word="teams">teams</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="madness">madness</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thrilling">thrilling</span> <span word="upsets">upsets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buzzer">buzzer</span>-<span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="baskets">baskets</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="pep">pep</span> <span word="bands">bands</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="court">court</span>-<span word="side">side</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loud">loud</span>, <span word="passionate">passionate</span> <span word="fans">fans</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="games">games</span> - <span word="March">March</span> 17 - <span word="Richmond">Richmond</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>, <span word="Morehead">Morehead</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kentucky">Kentucky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Gonzaga">Gonzaga</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="upsets">upsets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advance">advance</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Temple">Temple</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="runner">runner</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="Butler">Butler</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Indiana">Indiana</span>, <span word="won">won</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="last">last</span>-<span word="second">second</span> <span word="shots">shots</span>.</p><p><span word="Butler">Butler</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="opener">opener</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thrilling">thrilling</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Dominion">Dominion</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="Westwood">Westwood</span> <span word="One">One</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Scott">Scott</span> <span word="Graham">Graham</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finish">finish</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Shot">Shot</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="good">good</span>! <span word="Shot">Shot</span> <span word="counts">counts</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buzzer">buzzer</span>! <span word="A">A</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="scramble">scramble</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span>! <span word="Butler">Butler</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>-<span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="expires">expires</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>!"</p>
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