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Forgot About The Pac-12, Did Ya?

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

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Some Halves You’re The Upsetter, Some Halves You’re Upset

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Tom Ley

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I Alone Can Get Oral Roberts University To The Final Four, But My Flock Can Help

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Lauren Theisen

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Big Weirdo Cameron Krutwig Bowled Over Illinois For A Spot In The Sweet 16

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Here’s Your Open Thread For Day One Of The Women’s Tourney

Brock Cunningham #30 of the Texas Longhorns falls over Coryon Mason #20 of the Abilene Christian Wildcats

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Texas Played The Clumsiest Game Of Basketball Ever And Still Almost Won

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Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo argues with his player Gabe Brown at halftime of Thursday's game against UCLA.

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Tom Izzo Manhandles His Own Player Then Chokes Away Lead, Presented By Some Mortgage Company

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Death To The NCAA

Here Is Your Open Thread For The First Weekend Of The NCAA Men’s Tournament

The Stanford Cardinal celebrate on the court after their 75-55 victory over the UCLA Bruins to win the championship game of the Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament at Michelob ULTRA Arena on March 7, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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They’ve Seen This Before

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Gonzaga's Corey Kispert, seen here honestly kind of mad-dogging The Distraction logo.

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