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Why the entire country (except Alabama) will be Husky fans this weekend

caption: Dubs, the Huskies' live mascot, poses on the UW campus
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Dubs, the Huskies' live mascot, poses on the UW campus
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Kim Malcolm talks with Sam Sommers about the science behind why we root for underdogs in sports. Sommers is associate professor of psychology at Tufts University and co author of "This is Your Brain on Sports."

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