Retrievers, Rookies, Boo Boo’s, and Bricks: Kings 98, Warriors 93

Last night as the Warriors and Kings were about to square off at the Oracle, the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) was pulling off one of the biggest upsets in sports history. UMBC, a 16^th seed in the NCAA college basketball tournament was picked to lose to the University of Virginia, the tournament’s #1 overall seed, by 20 points. Instead, the Retrievers, who are known more for their chess tournament prowess (16 national championships) than their basketball program, routed the Cavaliers by 20 points, a 40 point differential. It was the first time a #1 seed has ever lost in the opening round.