Fairleigh Dickinson's stunning win against Purdue on Friday makes it the second No. 16 team to ever beat a No. 1 seed — after UMBC's 2018 victory over Virginia (charted above).
Zoom in: An Axios analysis of men's March Madness first-round matchups shows which seeds have pulled off the most upsets since 1985, when the tournament expanded to 64 teams.
Steph Curry's huge game on Wednesday (50 pts on 20-28 field goals, 8-14 3-pointers) upped his shooting averages this season to 50.4% from the field, 44% from three and 91.5% from the free-throw line.
Why it matters: If those percentages hold, he'll join Steve Nash and Larry Bird as the only players in National Basketball Association history with multiple 50-40-90 seasons.
For the first time ever, Cuban Major League Baseball players are representing their country at the World Baseball Classic. But some of the nation's biggest stars are watching from home — and not by choice.
The backdrop: Due to the United States' 60-plus-year trade embargo on Cuba, players in the baseball-crazed nation wishing to pursue an MLB career have — until 2018 — had to defect and establish residency elsewhere.
