Digital Sport’s Weekly Wash-Up 31/3/17

March Madness gets down to the finish

Last weekend saw the Elite Eight become the Final Four. University of North Carolina continued it’s run as school with the most Final Four, notching its twentieth on Sunday. The team offered some insider video of the locker room after their win.

The University of Oregon is making its first trip back to the Final Four since they won in 1939, the first year of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The Ducks offered a look as the players arrived at the massive University of Phoenix Stadium, home of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals.

Chicago Fire for the World Cup?

If you haven’t already seen, a reporter asked new Chicago Fire midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger if his club could win the World Cup. Though the journalist later clarified that he was asking about the FIFA Club World Cup, the Chicago Fire didn’t let it go so easily.

Ronaldo tribute goes awry

On Wednesday, Madeira International Airport became Aeroporto Cristiano Ronaldo. At the ceremony, an unfortunate state was also unveiled. Bleacher Report wasted no time in making their own tribe to the new movie It, based on Stephen King’s book about a murderous clown.

Snapchat goes to Pyeongchang

Snapchat extended their Olympic deal with NBC Universal to the tune of a $500 million investment in Snap. Snapchat will provide unique, exclusive content from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Beauty and the Beast gets a makeover

The Chicago Bulls celebrated the release of the new Beauty and the Beast film with a new instalment of their Snapchat series. Featuring Bulls player Robin Lopez as Gaston, the Bulls created a masterpiece.

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