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Purdue center Zach Edey scowls at and squeezes a basketball during the Big Ten Championship Game against Penn State.

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Lauren Theisen

The Maryland Terrapins mascot, Testudo, peers into the camera

College Basketball

Everything You Need To Know About Maryland–West Virginia

Tom Ley

DES MOINES, IOWA - MARCH 15: A general view of Wells Fargo Arena during open practice ahead of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament First Round on March 15, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. (

It’s March Freakin’ Madness. Here’s Your Open Thread

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Dave Madden

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski congratulates UNC forward Brady Manek after his Blue Devils lost in the 2022 Final Four.

The Family Queer Flies Home For March Madness

There Is A Right Answer To Duke–Oral Roberts


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Dan McQuade in front of a march madness basketball court

Dan McQuade

DAYTON, OHIO - MARCH 14: Shakeel Moore #3 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs misses a three point basket against the Pittsburgh Panthers during the second half in the First Four game of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at University of Dayton Arena on March 14, 2023 in Dayton, Ohio.

They Didn’t Need A Three

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Taylor Soule #13 and Georgia Amoore #5 of the Virginia Tech Hokies reacts after a three-point basket by Soule against the Louisville Cardinals during the second half of the ACC Women's Basketball Tournament Championship game at Greensboro Coliseum on March 05, 2023 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Virginia Tech won 75-67.

Virginia Tech Has The Hot Streak And A Lot More To Prove

Justin Ellis

Alabama Crimson Tide players celebrate winning the SEC Mens Basketball Tournament championship game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Texas A&amp;M Aggies on March 12, 2023 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN. (Photo by Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Bracket Is Set

Right: Patrick Gardner in number 15. Left: Patrick Gardner in number 33.

Patrick Gardner Was Great, No Matter His Number

Maryland Terrapins head coach Brenda Frese talks to Maryland Terrapins guard Diamond Miller (1) during the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship sweet sixteen round game between the Stanford Cardinal and the Maryland Terrapins on March 25, 2022, at Spokane Veterans Memorial Stadium in Spokane, WA.

The Maryland Terrapins Are So Crazy They Just Might Work

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