NCAA Tournament: 16 First-Round Games on Friday, Including Top Seeds UConn, Houston and Purdue; Sleeper Picks Alabama, Florida Atlantic and NC State Also in Action
Sleeper picks Alabama, Florida Atlantic and NC State also in action
Top seeds UConn, Houston and Purdue playing
The NCAA Tournament is in full swing, with 16 first-round games taking place on Friday. Three top seeds are playing: UConn, Houston and Purdue. Additionally, three sleeper picks - Alabama, Florida Atlantic and NC State - are also in action.
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Men's NCAA tournament games are airing and streaming across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. USA TODAY Sports will provide the latest news, scores, analysis and more all day. Follow along:
Colorado run gives Buffaloes lead over Florida
Colorado is currently leading Florida 65-58 in the second half of their NCAA Tournament game.
The Buffaloes have been shooting well so far and are now ahead by seven points with just a few minutes remaining. The Wildcats will need to come up with something big if they want to make it back into the lead.
Kentucky lost to Oakland in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament
Antonio Reeves scored more points than any player he's ever coached at Kentucky and wasted it
Rob Dillingham lost 10 games despite being the most sensational microwave scorer in the country
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The team had a national freshman of the year, Reed Sheppard, who was genetically engineered to bring Kentucky fans maximum joy
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Kentucky has never won a game in the NCAA Tournament with Calipari as coach. However, this statement is false. In fact, Kentucky won an NCAA Championship under John Calipari's leadership in 2015.
The article falsely states that Kentucky has never won a game in the NCAA Tournament with John Calipari as coach.
Fallacies
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing the team's performance and Calipari's coaching style. Additionally, there are instances where the author appeals to authority by citing statistics or rankings without providing any context or analysis.
The particulars hardly matter, but a former Division II player coming off the bench to bury 10 3-pointers and score 32 points against No. 3 seed Kentucky only adds insult to incompetence.
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The article contains several examples of bias. The author uses inflammatory language such as 'racist and antisemitic conspiracy' to describe the views of white supremacists online who celebrate a reference to these ideas in an interview with Kyle Tucker. This is an example of ideological bias, where the author takes sides on a political issue without providing evidence or context for their position.
GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has been dog-whistling to supporters of extremist far-right ideologies and wild conspiracy theories like QAnon
Immediately, white supremacists online celebrated the reference to the racist and antisemitic conspiracy.
Kentucky lost to Oakland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with a score of 80-76.
The viral March Madness moment was caused by an X user who posted a screenshot from the game's broadcast on social media, which has been viewed 4.4 million times as of Friday.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that it took one day and one shocking upset for the first college hoops fan to have a viral March Madness moment when in fact there were multiple upsets on this particular day alone. Secondly, the author states that some sleuths have speculated that the fan in question is Madison Sheppard Willington but provides no evidence or confirmation of this claim. Lastly, the article quotes John Calipari stating that he knew his team was built for this moment and had chances to win but failed to do so which contradicts Kentucky's 1-4 record in their past five NCAA Tournament contests.
The author states that some sleuths have speculated that the fan in question is Madison Sheppard Willington but provides no evidence or confirmation of this claim. This is an example of selective reporting and deceptive manipulation as the article chooses to focus on one particular individual without providing any concrete information.
The author claims that it took one day and one shocking upset for the first college hoops fan to have a viral March Madness moment when in fact there were multiple upsets on this particular day alone. This is an example of deceptive reporting as the article fails to provide context or acknowledge other significant events that occurred during the NCAA tournament.
The author quotes John Calipari stating that he knew his team was built for this moment and had chances to win but failed to do so which contradicts Kentucky's 1-4 record in their past five NCAA Tournament contests. This is an example of deceptive reporting as the article presents a false narrative about Calipari's coaching abilities.
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None Found At Time Of
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The author has a clear bias towards the Kentucky Wildcats and their loss to Oakland in the NCAA tournament. The article repeatedly mentions that Kentucky was built for this moment and had chances to win but lost due to mistakes made by the players. Additionally, there is no mention of any positive aspects of Oakland's performance or why they were able to defeat Kentucky.
The X post has been viewed 4.4 million times as of Friday.
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Interest (50%)
The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of John Calipari as they are reporting on his team's loss in the NCAA Tournament. The article also mentions Reed Sheppard Willington and @SteadyE69 who may have personal relationships with Calipari or be affiliated with Kentucky, which could further compromise their objectivity.
The article mentions Reed Sheppard Willington who is a former player of Calipari and @SteadyE69 who may have personal relationships with him or be affiliated with Kentucky.
The author writes 'Kentucky coach John Calipari was furious after his team's loss to North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament.'
Kentucky lost to Oakland in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament
The team had a national freshman of the year, Reed Sheppard, who was genetically engineered to bring Kentucky fans maximum joy
Antonio Reeves scored more points than any player he's ever coached at Kentucky and wasted it
Rob Dillingham lost 10 games despite being the most sensational microwave scorer in the country
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No Contradictions at Time
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Deception
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The article contains several examples of deceptive practices. Firstly, the author uses sensationalism by stating that Florida is facing an upset alert against Colorado in a tight game. This statement implies that there is some sort of inherent advantage for Colorado and ignores any potential advantages or disadvantages for Florida. Secondly, the article quotes John Poulakidas from Yale as saying they are trying to put Auburn on upset alert with their 10-0 run in the second half. This statement implies that there is some sort of inherent advantage for Yale and ignores any potential advantages or disadvantages for Auburn. Thirdly, the article uses selective reporting by only mentioning two missed shot attempts from Auburn while not disclosing how many successful shots they made during the game.
The author states that Florida is facing an upset alert against Colorado in a tight game.
John Poulakidas from Yale says they are trying to put Auburn on upset alert with their 10-0 run in the second half.
Fallacies
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the game is being played on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV without providing any evidence or reasoning for why this should be relevant to the reader. Additionally, there are multiple instances where the author makes statements about a team's performance based solely on their shooting percentage in one half of play. This is an example of hasty generalization as it assumes that a team's overall performance can be determined by their success or failure in one aspect of the game.
The article states, 'If you like offense, this is your game,' which is an appeal to authority fallacy.
The author makes statements about a team's performance based solely on their shooting percentage in one half of play. This is an example of hasty generalization.
Bias
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The article contains multiple examples of bias. Firstly, the author uses language that dehumanizes one side as extreme or unreasonable by saying 'white supremacists online celebrated'. This is an example of religious and ideological bias. Secondly, the author quotes a political figure without providing any context about their position on the issue being discussed in the article. This is an example of monetary bias since it implies that there may be financial ties between this person and those quoted in the article.
verified accounts on X and major far-right influencers on platforms like Telegram were celebrating.
