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The florida panhandle and parts of georgia. meantime the northeast bracing for yet another winter blast. just before the official start of spring. that's wednesday. more than a foot of snow possible tonight into tomorrow morning in parts of northern new england and up to seven inches first alert forecast in boston. well, just less than 24 hours until the official start of the big dance. 68 teams, dozens of story lines, millions of brackets in office pools. so who will this year's cinder relevant pa la be and could maniac marshall bring the bacon to oxford? we'll see. ♪

Disability have the claims pending for longer than 125 days. the ncaa basketball tournament begips this week. work-place activity and pro activity has taken a hit thanks to filling out the brackets. survey by teen viewer finds 74 president of americans say they admit they will be distracted from the work because of the ncaa tourney. challenger gray and christmas that comes out with a report on this subject every year estimates 3 million people will watch or follow the games between 1 and 3 hours in the thursday and friday contest. that amounts to employers losing $134 million in productivity o...

B, dollars into office pools and tournament brackets. the tournament will also cost employers some big bucks. estimated $134 billion in lost wages just during the first two days of play. 7% of people are expected to take time off from work, just to watch the games. as if that wasn't enough basketball for you, in the nba, the miami heat, they're marching toward history. they're riding on an amazing 22-game-winning streak. they haven't lost since super bowl sunday and are inching closer to the longest win streak in nba history. let's talk about it all with jim gray, a sportscaster and a fox news...

32 teams on either side of it, which then whittle themselves down to 32 teams, then 16, then 8, et cetera, all the way to a final four and of course the final two teams who play for the national championship. people tune in to watch march madness first and foremost i think because it's a compelling sporting event, and there's a lot of drama inherent to those games but it would be naive to suggest that gambling doesn't play a significant role in the popularity of the sport. the estimates i've seen are that there is something like $2.5 billion wagered each year on the ncaa tournament and most of...

$2.5 billion wagered each year on the ncaa tournament and most of that is illegal betting. it is tolerated largely because it is in the form of low stakes office pools. there are a million methods. you can pour overall the data you want to. you can look into trends. you can look into match ups between coaches, players, schools, conferences, and you can employ the which mascot would win in a fight method if you like. i have always thought if notre dame is in the tournament i am hesitant to pick against them on st. paddy's day. does that matter? i don't know. my advice, don't think too much abou...