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Dan McQuade in front of a march madness basketball court

Dan McQuade

Triptych of Tajama Abraham, Pops Mensah-Bonsu and Yinka Dare while playing with George Washington Colonials. Abraham is grabbing a rebound, Mensah-Bonsu is celebrating, Dare is dunking.

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Death To The NCAA

George Washington Settles On Revolutionaries For Nickname

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<p>Charles P. Pierce is a writer at <em>Esquire</em> and the author of four books, most recently <em>Idiot America</em>, and has been a working journalist since 1976. He lives near Boston with his wife but no longer his three children.</p>
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Charles P. Pierce

Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat looks on during Round 3 Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals 2023 NBA Playoffs against the Boston Celtics on May 17, 2023 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Jimmy Butler Is A Good College Player In Reverse

Tom Ley

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - MARCH 16: Head coach Bob Huggins of the West Virginia Mountaineers reacts during the second half against the Maryland Terrapins in the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Legacy Arena at the BJCC on March 16, 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

College Basketball

Bob Huggins, Live On The Radio And With All His Faculties, Uses Homophobic Slur

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Draftee Diamond Miller talks to the media before the 2023 WNBA Draft on April 10, 2023 at Spring Studios in New York City, New York.

WNBA

Turning Pro In Women’s Basketball Is Not A Zero-Sum Game

DALLAS, TX - APRIL 02: First lady Jill Biden talks with guests during the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament National Championship at American Airlines Center on April 2, 2023 in Dallas, Texas.

Angel Reese And Jill Biden Achieve Detente

HOUSTON, TEXAS - APRIL 03: Head coach Dan Hurley of the Connecticut Huskies reacts as he cuts down the net after defeating the San Diego State Aztecs 76-59 during the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament National Championship game at NRG Stadium on April 03, 2023 in Houston, Texas.

Dan Hurley And UConn Put It Together

Lauren Theisen

UConn Imposed Some Normalcy On The Weirdest NCAA Tournament Ever

The sky with an angelic light behind it, the Wilson Evo NXT basketball sits in the middle

Everyone Has An Opinion On The NCAA Tournament’s Bright Orange Basketball

DALLAS, TEXAS - APRIL 02: Jasmine Carson #2 of the LSU Lady Tigers reacts after a three-point basket during the first half against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament championship game at American Airlines Center on April 02, 2023 in Dallas, Texas.

Jasmine Carson Lived A Shooter’s Dream

Wait, They Attach The Net How?

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