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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - APRIL 05: MaCio Teague #31 of the Baylor Bears drives to the basket against Andrew Nembhard #3 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the first half in the National Championship game of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 05, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

College Basketball

Sometimes You Gotta Watch The Whole Blowout

Laura Wagner

At Long Last, The Real Gonzaga Showed Up

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Haley Jones #30 of the Stanford Cardinal celebrates a team win against the Arizona Wildcats in the National Championship game of the 2021 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome on April 04, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas.

Stanford Broke The Spell

Justin Ellis

Jalen Suggs Is An Agent of Chaos And Destroyer Of Worlds

Patrick Redford

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MARCH 30: Tyger Campbell #10 of the UCLA Bruins celebrates with the East Regional Champion trophy after defeating the Michigan Wolverines 51-49 in the Elite Eight round game of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 30, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

UCLA Kept The Chaos Going A Little While Longer

Tom Ley

Woman Who Didn’t Call A Timeout While Her Team Gave Up A 19-0 Run Has Thoughts On COVID Testing

Luis Paez-Pumar

The Houston Cougars celebrate after defeating the Oregon State Beavers in the Elite Eight round of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 29, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana

It’s Hard To Lose When You Grab Every Damn Rebound In Sight

Faith Masonius #13 and Angel Reese #10 of the Maryland Terrapins react to the loss to the Texas Longhorns during the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome on March 28, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas.The Texas Longhorns defeated the Maryland Terrapins 64-61

Is This Your Unstoppable Offense?

David Roth

Three Oral Roberts Golden Eagles players dance after their second-round NCAA Tournament win against Florida.