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It’s day two of the first round of March Radness! For a refresher course, you can check out the matchups online at Tournament Pilot, or you can download an updated printable bracket with every matchup.

Yesterday, the tournament got off to a swift start. Two #8 seeds were upset: A-Rod’s Tan and Starbucks in Greenpoint. No other upsets, but the biggest blowout of the day came between The Knicks in a Fistfight, who absolutely creamed The Knicks in a Game, 87-13. Here are yesterday’s final scores:

(8) Starbucks in Greenpoint 31     (9) Ikea in Red Hook 69

(5) McCarren Pool 69     (12) Newtown Creek 31

(1) The Meatpacking District 70     (16) Uggs 30

(8) A-Rod’s Tan 38     (9) The Knicks City Dancers 62

(3) The Knicks in a Fistfight 87     (14) The Knicks in a Game 13

(3) Chipotle 64     (14) Qdoba 36

(2) Duane Reade Cashiers 68     (15) Street Hawkers 32

First on the docket today, the 4-13 matchup in the Markowitz Region: Peter Lugar vs. The L Train. One gets people from Manhattan to come to Brooklyn for the finest steak they will ever eat. The other keeps people from ever leaving Brooklyn.

Round 1, Game 4 - Markowitz Region: Voting Over!
-> (4) Peter Lugar 37
-> (13) The L Train 63

Next, it’s a blogging matchup for the ages. Out of the Wintour Region, it’s faceoff between #8 seed Gawker Stalker and #9 seed Socialite Rank. Really, I don’t know how Socialite Rank got seeded so high in this tournament. They were probably sleeping with someone important to get a higher seeding. (Sorry, no juicy gossip to report - it wasn’t me.)

Round 1, Game 2 - Wintour Region: Voting Over!
-> (8) Gawker Stalker 90
-> (9) Socialite Rank 10

Now, a matchup we’ve been waiting for: #4 seed Moving to Brooklyn, in the face of too much publicity, could be threatened by the #13 seed: Little Dogs in Pink Bags. If you think they’re not a threat, I guess you’ve never actually seen the bottom of those bags.

Round 1, Game 4 - Wintour Region: Voting Over!
-> (4) Moving to Brooklyn 75
-> (13) Little Dogs in Pink Bags 25

Mark Messier’s Blinding Baldness speaks for itself. Tiki Barber is pretty damn bald himself, but I’m sure they’ll give him plenty of powder to keep the shine down when he’s on The Today Show. Who’s got the best head in sports? As they say at Tiki’s former TV gig: We Report, You Decide.

Round 1, Game 7 - Isiah Region: Voting Over!
-> (7) Mark Messier’s Blinding Baldness 36
-> (10) Tiki Barber’s Shiny Head 64

Finally, there’s the chance of a huge upset in the Bloomberg Region. The top seed, Trans Fat, is facing the up-and-coming Rats at Taco Bell. Could a swarm of rats take down Bloomberg’s beast? Vote, and then find out tomorrow!

Round 1, Game 1 - Bloomberg Region:  Voting Over!
-> (1) Trans Fat 32
-> (16) The Rats at Taco Bell 68

Good luck to the teams today! Remember, polls close at 10am tomorrow morning, so vote early, and vote often!

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