Box Score 3/22: Team USA is heading to the championship

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Good morning and welcome to the YB Box Score, what we're reading while waiting for our World Baseball Classic championship game tickets to magically appear in our mailbox so we can see Team USA go for their first ever WBC title win.

Happy birthday today to Don Chaney, Bob Costas, Sean Berry, Shawn Bradley, Marcus Camby, Joey Porter and Juan Uribe. On this date in 1989, Pete Rozelle announced his retirement as NFL commissioner.

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• With all the upsets, we re-ranked the Sweet 16 for the NCAA Tournament. 
• Opening Day is just around the corner, a look at the lingering issues for each of the 2016 MLB postseason team and the players who helped themselves the most during spring training.
• The NBA Referee Hotline Bling is pretty spicy this week with Steph Curry, the Sixers and Northwestern fans being roasted. 

Around the league

• With the rise of esports comes the inevitable rise of esports analytics. [Vice Sports]
• Cyclists are going to ride from Pat Summit Plaza at the University of Tennessee to Key West, 1098 miles, in honor of each of her wins as part of a fundraiser for the Pat Summit Foundation. [Excelle Sports]
• The Undefeated takes a hard, in-depth look at the gentrification of college basketball. [The Undefeated]

Just because you're a famous athlete with a unique name doesn't mean anyone is going to recognize you while going through the TSA check point