‘State My Name’ leads patterns given that last time Kansas wasn’t
The Kansas Jayhawks get in the NCAA Competition in uncharted area– as the No. 7 seed in the West region.Editor’s Picks
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face the No. 10-seeded Arkansas Razorbacks in the first round. The program hasn’t been seeded beyond the top four in March Madness since the 1999-2000 season when they were No. 8. The Jayhawks wound up losing to the No. 1-seeded Duke Blue Devils in the second round that year.A routine season that started with Kansas as No. 1 in the AP Poll ended with it unranked. The Jayhawks had a hard time after beginning 7-0 and will start the competition with a 21-12 record.Since the start of the century, Kansas has actually been seeded consistently in March Insanity– never worse than four until this season, leading to 2 national championships in 25 years.Here’s an appearance back at the last time Kansas played a March Madness game as worse than a top-four seed– March 17, 2000.
Yankees beginning
three-peat quest Big League Baseball
‘s dynasty of the late 1990s carried over into the new millennium.The New york city Yankees were coming off back-to-back World Series titles, both of which included sweeps in the final round. No MLB team had won 3 straight champions considering that the Oakland Sports from 1972-74. The Yankees’run for a 3rd title started favorably with a 3-2 triumph over the then-Anaheim Angels, 2 weeks after Kansas ‘first-round match. 7 months later on, New York outlasted the New york city Mets 4-1 in the”Subway Series”to complete the three-peat. Derek Jeter had a crucial function in the New york city Yankees’ mission for three straight World Series titles. (Picture by Keith Torrie/NY Daily News Archive through Getty Images)
Fate’s Child jumps to leading Billboard Hot 100
Destiny’s Child landed its first No. 1 hit on the Signboard Hot 100 the week of March 18, 2000– “State My Name.” The track jumped from No. 14 in the previous week. It invested two weeks at No. 1 and 32 general on the chart.The song won 2
Grammys at the 43rd yearly awards:” Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Singing “and “Finest R&B Tune.” Other risers on the chart that week included “Bye Bye Bye” by * NSYNC at No. 5, “Program Me The Meaning Of Being Lonesome” by the Backstreet Boys at No. 6 and “That’s The Way It Is” by Celine Dion.Shaq and Kobe getting steam as duo While the Yankees remained in
the midst of concluding their three-peat run, the Los Angeles Lakers were approaching theirs. Led by Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, the Lakers had a 54-12 record in mid-March. Los Angeles beat the Detroit Pistons the
day of Kansas ‘game. O’Neal created 35 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks, while Bryant had 25 points, 8 rebounds and 6 helps. Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant won their first champion together throughout the 1999-2000 season.(Picture by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images )A second-year player out of Kansas, Paul Pierce also dressed for the Boston Celtics. He had 16 points and 5 steals in a win against the Chicago Bulls.Limited upsets on very first day of March Madness The Jayhawks weren’t the only beneficial seed to function on the opening day
of the NCAA Tournament.Only two schools out of the 16 games that day
pulled off upsets– the No. 10 seed Seton Hall Pirates over the No. 7 seed Oregon Ducks, and No. 11 Pepperdine
Waves over No. 6 Indiana Hoosiers.The No. 6-seeded Florida Gators narrowly got away an upset scare versus the No. 12 Butler Bulldogs. Future Miami Heat colleagues, Mike Miller and Udonis Haslem had 16 and 10 points, respectively
, for Florida.