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This is why we watch

Is there any greater thrill than a good old fashioned March buzzer beater? Single-elimination, do-or-die moment, clock racing to zero — living in that infinite moment, watching the ball arc its path through the endless stretch of air, the particular swish of the net, typically the eruption of cheers, the impossible suddenly made possible… Read […]

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Jalen Suggs turned a ho-hum NCAA Tournament into one for the ages

The NCAA men’s basketball tournament hasn’t really been all that exciting this year. Sure, there have been upsets, and a handful of close games, but particularly in a year without Duke and Kentucky in the field at all, and several other traditional powers in the doldrums, not to mention the whole tournament being just… Read […]

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Duke? UNC? UConn? Ranking the best NCAA national champs over the past 20 years

Selection Sunday will be the first time we’ve been able to fill out a bracket in two years. A lot has changed since then, especially in college basketball, as it’s been as upside down as the rest of the world is. Juniors and seniors are the biggest draws this season, as only a few freshmen […]