Top-seeded Lynx swept by eighth-seeded Liberty in round one

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Minnesota Lynx finished the regular season as the number one seed, and the number eight seed, the New York Liberty, swept them in round one, according to Yahoo Sports.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo here is tonight's question: does being the top seed mean anything?

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOf course it does, Hank.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAs a woman who spent a whole year in a sash being almost the best, I believe the top spot deserves respect, and eighth place deserves a gentle hug and a bus home.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRunner-up and eighth are different things.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'm sorry, but as a man who has been the favorite at a pie contest, the pressure is brutal!

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI once led the whole afternoon, then a grandmother from the next table put a rhubarb thing in front of the judges and I never recovered.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA rhubarb thing.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo you are changing sides, Chip. You are now for the underdog because a grandmother beat you.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'm for the grandmother, Hank. She had a lattice top you could hear from the parking lot, and honestly nobody saw her coming.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThen I switch too.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIf Chip's grandmother can do it, then eighth seeds are the real winners, and honestly, that pie sounds incredible—I would have voted for her too.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI held out for the favorite, I really did.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBut I drafted a punter nobody believed in, and he is carrying my whole league, so the Liberty have my vote.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorChat, vote in the comments: top seed or underdog? Hands up on the couch for the underdog.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThree hands, and nothing settled.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhich is how the Lynx felt on Sunday.