By Tim Swift, The Baltimore Sun
March Madness has just begun but the upsets have already arrived. Scrappy Harvard beat New Mexico in a bid to become this year's Cinderella story, but they still have a long way to go. Meanwhile, police are investigating a fatal triple shooting at a Marine base in Quantico, Va. And finally, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian may name their impending spawn ... wait for it ... North West. (Groans all around.) Welcome to your online trends report for Friday, March 22, 2013.
Trending on: National Twitter, Baltimore Twitter
Why: Before he would do anything else, see his family, do a television interview, Tommy Amaker needed a hug. The Harvard coach scanned the crowded court amid the chaos of his team's NCAA Tournament upset win against New Mexico, and found his freshman point guard Siyani Chambers, and gave him a big squeeze. It was the perfect picture of March happiness. [ USA Today ]
— Steve Dykes-USA TODAY Sports / USA TODAY Sports, Mar. 21, 2013
Trending on: National Twitter, Baltimore Twitter
Why: An active-duty Marine shot dead two fellow service members at a base at Quantico, Virginia, then barricaded himself in a building and killed himself, prompting a brief lockdown of the base, the Marines said on Friday. The shootings took place late on Thursday near the Officer Candidate School at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, and all three people who died were identified as Marines, Marines spokesman Sergeant Christopher Zahn said. [ The Baltimore Sun ]
— Handout photo, Mar. 22, 2013
Trending on: National Twitter, Baltimore Twitter
Why: Congratulations, Kimye. You've outdone yourselves. The latest rumor out of the gold-encrusted KK household is that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are going to name their baby North. Oh yes, the child's full name will be North West (slow clap). [ The Huffington Post ]
— Andrew Innerarity / Reuters Photo, Dec. 7, 2012
Why: But HBO¿s chief executive Richard Plepler now seems to be coming around on: He tells Reuters that the network is considering allowing access to its popular HBO GO service to people who don¿t have cable TV, and looking into partnering with broadband providers to package it with monthly Internet services. [ AV Club ]
— HBO Photo, Oct. 28, 2012
Trending on: Google Trends
Why: Amanda Bynes wants who to do what to her what?! (Take a deep breath, guys, this one's a doozy.) The former What I Like About You star, who has undergone a dramatic makeover and just this morning showed off her cheek piercings, has already made it known that she thinks rapper Drake is a "hot fellow," and, well, he is. But a recent tweet describing exactly what she wants this "hot fellow" to do to her lady bits just took things over the edge. [ The Huffington Post ]
— DAN ANDERSON / REUTERS, Sep. 22, 2012
*Average of the past seven days
