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...Western Conference though. The Blazers, Lakers, Spurs, and Kings are all bona fide threats to winning the crown, and most likely will face off against one another come the conference semifinals and finals. Yet teams like the Mavericks, Suns, Jazz, and T-Wolves will all provide entertaining first-round series that will dwarf any potential excitement generated in the Eastern Conference's first two rounds...
...ELECTED. JORGE SAMPAIO, 61, to a second term as President of Portugal; in Lisbon. The Socialist Party candidate won 56% of the vote against 35% for his nearest rival, conservative candidate Joaquim Ferreira do Ama-ral, ensuring a first-round victory. Sampaio benefited from the lackluster opposition's low appeal, though his victory was tempered by poor voter turnout, with only half of those eligible going to the polls...
Also open to debate is whether to expand to the playoffs from the current level of 12 to 14, thus giving only regular-season conference champions a first-round bye. 16 teams, is, and absolutely should be, out of the question...
From the Crimson's standpoint, however, the first-round draw is more of a blessing than a curse. They face a Navy team they have already beaten this year...
Their performance in the tournament thus far has indicated that Notre Dame's perfect regular season has prepared the team for a championship run. Easily dismissing Michigan 3-0 after a first-round bye, the Irish will try to improve upon their 21-6-1 all-time tournament record against the Crimson...