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seed had ever beaten a No. 1 in NCAA Tournament history, the lopsided ledger
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Four-favorite Cavaliers who romped through the nation's toughest conference with
just one loss.History was made in Charlotte, North Carolina, that March
night.Playing with poise while dismantling the nation's best defense, the
commuter school known more for its chess prowess than hoops made all the right
moves and busted brackets across the country by pulling off one of the most
stunning upsets in sports history: No. 16 UMBC 74, No. 1 Virginia 54.By joining
the likes of underdogs Buster Douglas, Joe Namath and the Miracle on Ice hockey
team, the Retrievers were easily the biggest surprise of the 2018 sports
year."These are the moments that you dream of," UMBC's Jairus Lyles said.UMBC
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future No. 16 NCAA Tournament seeds.No longer is beating a No. 1 in the first
round an impossible dream. The Retrievers paved the way.A few more of the
biggest sports surprises in 2018:TIGER'S TITLETiger Woods had been showing signs
of returning to form from a series of back surgeries, coming oh-so-close to
winning on the PGA Tour.A long-awaited victory was all that was missing in his
comeback.It came at an unlikely place: the Tour Championship, one of the biggest
tournaments outside the majors.Playing like the Tiger of old, not old Tiger,
Woods shot his way into a first-round lead at East Lake and stayed in contention
all weekend. By the time the approach was hit from the 18th fairway, Woods
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one for golf.GOLDEN IN VEGASMost expansion teams need a year or two 鈥?at least
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started quickly, winning eight of its first nine and kept rolling 鈥?all the way
into the Stanley Cup Final in the most successful expansion season in modern
sports history.The Golden Knights also helped heal a city scarred by a mass
shooting before the season started and invigorated a fan base that had been
waiting for a professional team of its own.SISTER JEAN AND THE RAMBLERSUMBC's
takedown of Virginia was not the only shocking development of the NCAA
Tournament. Possibly inspired by the Retrievers, Loyola-Chicago pulled off a bit
of bracket magic of its own.With 98-year-old Sister Jean at their side as the
team's chaplain, the Ramblers rambled through the bracket, stunning Miami in the
opening round, then taking down Tennessee to reach the Sweet 16.They didn't stop
there, finishing off Nevada and Kansas State to become the fourth No. 11 seed to
reach the Final Four. Loyola-Chicago lost to Michigan, but its run 鈥?and its nun
鈥?were an inspiration to millions.MIRACLE IN MIAMIThe New England Patriots are
known as one of the most disciplined teams in the NFL. It's led them to five
Super Bowl titles under coach Bill Belichick, so it's obviously working.That's
what made their meltdown against the Miami Dolphins so surprising.Leading 33-28,
the Patriots' 10th straight AFC East title seemed to be a foregone conclusion
with 16 seconds left and Miami at its 31.Instead of wrapping up the game, the
Patriots failed to wrap up the play as the Dolphins double-lateraled their way
to a stunning 34-33 victory.As NFL stunners go, the one in Miami is right up
there with the miracles of the Meadowlands and Music City.GERMANY TAKES DOWN
CANADACanada was among the favorites to win hockey gold at the 2018 Pyeongchang
Olympics, even without NHL players for the first time since 1994. The Canadians
were the two-time reigning Olympic champions and still had a plethora of talent
on their roster.Canada reached the semifinals and faced Germany, a heavy
underdog even after beating Sweden in the quarterfinals.The Germans jumped to
leads of 3-0 and 4-1, then held off a big Canadian push to earn an unexpected
spot in the finals against Russia. Canada was out and Germany was on its way to
a silver medal.WORLD CUP UPSETSFrance won its second World Cup by beating
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avoid getting knocked out of the World Cup, only to lose 2-0 to South Korea and
exit in the opening round.Russia also pulled off a stunner by knocking out Spain
in a shootout 4-3.The string of upsets made the 2018 World Cup one of the
best.EAGLES WIN SUPER BOWLWhen MVP candidate Carson Wentz went down, so
seemingly did the Philadelphia Eagles' Super Bowl chances.In stepped Nick
Foles.A quarterback who once considered quitting the game, Foles led the Eagles
on one of the most improbable runs to the Super Bowl after Wentz injured his
knee in December.Foles caught a touchdown pass in a play nicknamed the "Philly
Special" and led Philadelphia on a gutty late drive, earning MVP honors as the
Eagles won their first NFL championship since 1960. Saints News:Bengals Alert
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matters into his own hands to avoid a distraction before Sunday's game against
the Cincinnati Bengals...NFL power rankings Week 11: New Orleans Saints hold
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days after Dez Bryant suffered a season-ending injury.Mourning loss of daughter,
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receptions.Saints open to bringing back Dez Bryant for 2019 - NFL.comDez Bryant
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with his new team, the Saints. The team tells Ian Rapoport they are open to
bringing back the WR in 2019.Scripted plays be damned, there’s a lot to like
about Saints improved defense – The AthleticThe win over Cincinnati will give
Dennis Allen confidence to call the plays he wants instead of the plays he might
have felt he had to in games prior.NFL News:NFL Playoffs: How Rams can clinch
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embarrassed by the Bills, Tom Brady tripped over his own feet, and even though
they won, we still got our weekly "oh Browns" moment.NFL still determined to
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concernsThe NFL is still determined to play next Monday's game between the
Chiefs and Rams at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca, league sources told ESPN,
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teams that tell the tale of the 2018 season.The NFL’s elite is a settled matter,
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the first 10 weeks of the season.Cooper Kupp out for season after tearing ACL
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