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Good morning! Put all your players on the floor today. Coming up:
🏀 Four advance to the Elite Eight
⚾ Best and worst of Opening Day
🐯 A controversial return
Four teams are through to the men’s Elite Eight after a whiplash-y night of NCAA Tournament hoops. Let’s hit them quickly and save the wildest outcome for last:
No. 1 seed Arizona squashed a pesky No. 4 Arkansas team, 109-88, in a well-played game that just gave way to the better…