March Madness: results from day 1 of the NCAA playoffs

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The NCAA men’s basketball playoffs kicked off yesterday and we’ve already seen some major upsets. Takeaway sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin joins us with the results and tells us why his and the president’s brackets aren’t looking very good.

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