March Madness Vocabulary by Drew Shoemaker https://padlet.com/DrewShoemaker/ij4tono2vupyg8zf Vocabulary from ESPN Article : March Madness takeaways, results, bracket: St. John's, Wisconsin fall on eventful day of NCAA tournament action en-us 2025-03-24 00:20:47 UTC 2025-03-24 00:34:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/8.0/png/1f3c0.png Duel DrewShoemaker https://padlet.com/DrewShoemaker/ij4tono2vupyg8zf/wish/3378449124

A contest or competition between two people or teams.

Noun

"Arkansas coach John Calipari won another NCAA tournament duel with Rick Pitino..."

]]> 2025-03-24 00:27:05 UTC https://padlet.com/DrewShoemaker/ij4tono2vupyg8zf/wish/3378449124 Flak DrewShoemaker https://padlet.com/DrewShoemaker/ij4tono2vupyg8zf/wish/3378452598 Strong criticism or opposition.

Noun

"...and this time the St. John's coach is catching flak for how he handled crucial in-game moments."

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Adjective

"...is catching flak for how he handled crucial in-game moments."

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Noun

"Later, the Badgers fell in a nail-biter against No. 6 BYU..."

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Adverb

"...becoming the first Big Ten team to lose a game in the tournament (UCLA joined them shortly thereafter)."

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