It's now Baltimore, in case you were wondering.
Baltimore is the official Upset City, because that's where UMBC (the University of Maryland Baltimore County) is, and UMBC keeps driving into sport's swankier districts and soaping the windows of the high and mighty.
First, the Retrievers' basketball team made history by becoming the first 16 seed ever to knock off a 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, shocking not just a 1 seed but the overall 1 seed, Virginia, by 20 points in the first round of the tournament.
And now?
Now this.
Which, as the story notes, might be an even bigger upset. The Retrievers' basketball team, after all, was a conference champion, which is how it got into the NCAA Tournament. The Retrievers' lacrosse team, on the other hand, was a sucky 2-7 going into the game against No. 1 Albany. And yet somehow won anyway.
I don't know what's in the water at UMBC. But you know all those Marvel comic-book superheroes?
They just called. Want to know if they can buy some.
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