The two biggest upsets from Day 1 of March Madness, plus a record sale in Boston

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The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! How's your bracket? There is a line in the Meek Mill song "Dreams and Nightmares Intro" — which you might remember from the Eagles' 2018 Super Bowl run — in which Mill raps: "Hold up, wait a minute — y'all thought I was finished?" It happens as the beat switches, from a slow, victorious sonata to a fast, energetic thrum.  Yesterday was our graceful, sweet-sounding welcome party to the men's NCAA Tournament. Sixteen...

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