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NCAA Basketball Tourney Moves into Round Two

By Ron Rapoport
Published March 19, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist Ron Rapoport weighs in on the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Friday's first-round results included major upsets as Vermont knocked off Syracuse and Bucknell took out Kansas.

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Ron Rapoport is a sports columnist for The Chicago Sun-Times whose conversations about sports with Scott Simon on Weekend Edition Saturday are noted for their relevance, their light-hearted approach, and their often hilariously wrong predictions.
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