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\u00a0 \u00a0The tournament is approaching. The Big Dance. The money maker. Cinderella stories will form and then dissipate, and one champion will emerge. Of course, I am talking about the NCAA Basketball Tournament. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0There are a multitude of ways to spend this time. You can fill out brackets, maybe put some money on said brackets, watch the games, attend the First Four games that are being played at the UD Arena and many more. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cI am going to hit the local Roosters restaurant, get some wings and watch some games there with my girlfriend,\u201d said Sinclair student Robert Mickens.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The most common thing for people to do is watch games at places like Roosters, places that have a sports bar atmosphere. Other restaurant answers were Buffalo Wild Wings and Fricker\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cI like to fill out multiple brackets,\u201d said Jason Miller, a Dayton area resident and UD student. \u201cI also take the day off for the first day of the tournament and watch all the games at a local bar. It\u2019s something I have done for years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Miller also added that he will be attending one of the First Four games this week.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \"google.png\"\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m pretty excited. It\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve ever gone to any of the tournament games,\u201d Miller said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The tournament will take up a lot of time for people who don\u2019t take the day off too. According to an article from Fortune Magazine, the average worker will spend up to six paid hours focusing on sports related activities during March Madness. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0This seems to get easier and easier every year as technology advances. This year, for example, the NCAA will live stream all 67 tournament games on the March Madness Live application. This is available on many different platforms, including Apple iOS devices, Android phones and tablets, Amazon devices and also on the web.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cI am definitely guilty of spending work time on the tournament,\u201d said former Sinclair student Kurt Helmers. \u201cI won\u2019t be streaming any games or anything like that, but I occasionally check scores and quickly scan articles about the games.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Favored to win the tournament are the Villanova Wildcats. This is the second time in three seasons they have been favored, with the nod also coming before the 2016 tournament. The Wildcats also ended up taking home the championship that year with a win over North Carolina in the final game.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The tournament will begin with the First Four round at UD Arena on March 13-14, with games at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. both days. This is followed by the first round starting March 16 at 12:30 p.m. The tournament will end with the championship game on April 2 at 9 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

Paul Helmers<\/strong>
\nSports Editor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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