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    Paul Sullivan: Can the World Baseball Classic compete with the NCAA Tournament? March Madness is tough to beat.

    March Madness or the World Baseball Classic? That was a question sports fans and bar owners were forced to answer Saturday as the second round of the NCAA Tournament clashed with Team USA’s WBC quarterfinal game against undefeated Venezuela. Would fans have more interest in their NCAA brackets or watching their favorite baseball players? Obviously fans and establishments with multiples TVs ...
    by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune Mar 19, 2023 4 minutes
    Puerto Rico fans reacts in the stands to a play during the eighth inning of a 2023 World Baseball Classic pool D game against Venezuela at loanDepot Park in Miami, on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

    March Madness or the World Baseball Classic?

    That was a question sports fans and bar owners were forced to answer Saturday as the second round of the NCAA Tournament clashed with Team USA’s WBC quarterfinal game against undefeated Venezuela.

    Would fans have more interest in their NCAA brackets or watching their favorite baseball players?

    Obviously fans and establishments with multiples TVs didn’t have to choose, and some could watch both events if they weren’t worried about straining their necks from turning their heads.

    But for those with only one available screen or a limited attention span, picking between college basketball’s playoffs and the Olympic-style baseball tournament was a tough call.

    Northwestern versus UCLA? Or Lance

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