American NCAA ‘March Madness’ unfolds

EMMITSBURG: Over the next three weeks, a peculiar syndrome will sweep over the United States, sending Americans into a collective tizzy as they ditch work, lay bets and obsess over something called “brackets.”

Welcome to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division One Men’s Basketball Championship, better known as March Madness for the way it seizes the nation’s attention for the better part of a month.