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The 3 plays in sports everybody will be talking about today

Wednesday's top plays are the New Orleans choke, the Anthony Davis alley-oop, and the LeBron James charge.

Good morning! Here are the plays everybody will be talking about on Wednesday:

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The NCAA Tournament choke. Mount St. Mary's won the opening game of the NCAA Tournament, beating New Orleans, 67-66, in the First Four. But the game will be better remembered for Travin Thibodeaux getting angry at his teammate Christavious Gill and appearing to choke him. It came when Thibodeaux appeared to get upset over not receiving a pass earlier, leading to a three-second violation. Thibodeaux confronted Gill during a timeout, and when Gill tried to push Thibodeaux away, Thibodeaux put his hands around Gill's neck, and others quickly intervened (read and see more here).

The DeMarcus Cousins-Anthony Davis alley-oop. The Pelicans have now won two in a row for the first time since acquiring Cousins. Davis only had 15 points, and Cousins only had three assists, but the two combined for this gorgeous alley-oop.

The LeBron James "charge" on Kyrie Irving. The ability to be "clutch" is less about a player elevating his or her game and more about the ability to remain calm in situations in which others might panic. You can see that quality in LeBron on this play when he collides with Irving running up the court. Though the ball was bouncing toward the sideline, James seemed to know he had enough time to calmly help Irving up and then go get the ball.

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The Eddie Rosario throw bonus. Puerto Rico won its opening game in the World Baseball Classic's second round, beating the Dominican Republic, 3-1. It got out of a big jam in the first inning when the Dominican Republic loaded the bases with just one out. Rosario ended the inning on a fly-ball double play, nailing the runner tagging up with a perfect throw.

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