You just can't predict the madness of March Madness

One game into the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and I had already lost out on $1 billion.

Just goes to show you simply can’t predict the dance know only as March Madness.

There isn’t a month-long span in sports that can compare to the tournament. Upsets, Cinderellas, and close calls for many teams that were suppose to breeze right through their opponent.

A No. 1 seed has never lost to a No. 16 seed in the history of the NCAA tournament, so when one comes close to knocking off a top seed, it feels like they actually did.

No. 2 and No. 15 seed matchups are the upsets that come with the most drama. Last March, Georgetown lost in the first round to No. 15 seed Florida Gulf Coast, who made a energetic run to the Sweet 16 before being sacked by the Florida Gators, who is now the top overall seed and heavy favorite to win it all this time around.

Dayton surprised a lot of people, including myself, in the opening game of the Round of 64 by upsetting Ohio St, who I somehow had winning in all five of the brackets I filled out.

Just saying, I only made five brackets to increase my chances of winning Warren Buffet’s $1 billion. That plan didn’t workout too well, though.

More than 11 million brackets were submitted on ESPN.com for before the madness began, only 18 percent remained perfect after the very first game, and only 3 percent remained unblemished after the first eight games.

They say you can’t predict baseball, but it’s damn near impossible to correctly pick ever game of the tournament, let alone 10 games.

Some of the more recent tournament upsets were that of VCU and Butler making Final Four runs a few years back. Butler actually shocked everyone by making it to the championship game the year before, coming a half-court shot away from beating Duke.

At the moment I’m writing this, it’s tough to tell who this year’s Cinderella team might be. It was Wichita State last year, and this year they’re a No. 1 seed. North Dakota St pulled off the upset against Oklahoma, even though I called that one. And the Ivy League smart guys at Harvard, a 12 seed, came out with the victory against No. 5 Cincinnati.

Other than cheering on the Gators to win it all, I could start preparing my bracket for next year’s tournament. Maybe next year I’ll make it past the first game.

Game on: David Beckham announces Miami club to rival Orlando City

David Beckham is bringing his soccer talents, and an MLS franchise to South Beach.

The British soccer legend held a press conference in Miami on Wednesday that included MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Miami-Dade county Mayor Carlos Gimenez to announce that he has exercised his option to buy an MLS franchise.

Even though Beckham's future club won't start taking the field for several more years, with a lot more work to be done -- securing a stadium deal being the top priority -- it set the ball rolling for an MLS rivalry in Florida when Beckham and his club finally get the chance to meet on the field with Orlando City Soccer, Major League Soccer's 21st club that will begin play in 2015.

"I think people maybe were hoping we were going to have the team name [Wednesday], hoping we were going to have the stadium locked down. Those things take time," Beckham said. "The first big decision we have to make, which we'll make in the next couple of months, is the right investors. We have a lot of good people that are coming in to be a part of this and want to be large investors in this franchise."

Shortly after the announcement was made official, Orlando City SC was quick to tweet out the picture above, starting the friendly in-state rivalry a few years early.

"It's always good to have rivals in soccer, but they're not going to be the only one there." Beckham said of Orlando City. "They're not just going to be our only rivals that we'll have. We're going to have rivals around the league, but it's always nice to have someone close to us."

Sure, this rivalry might not start out with the same spice and passion as with others in the league, like the Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers, and New York Red Bulls and Philadelphia Union, but in time, Orlando vs. Miami will be one of the top rivalries worth circling on the calendar, no matter who you're rooting for.

And if the first photo didn't get you fired up about what's soon to come on the pitch, we'll always have this photo that @OrlandoCitySC tweeted out no long after the first photo:

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