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College Basketball

Fred Hoiberg Really Fucked Up

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Kamilla Cardoso #10 of the South Carolina Gamecocks and Sydney Affolter #3 of the Iowa Hawkeyes jump for a rebound during the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Final Four National Championship game at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on April 7, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.

South Carolina Is A Perpetual Machine

Paige Bueckers #5 of the Connecticut Huskies and JuJu Watkins #12 of the USC Trojans looks on during the second half in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Moda Center on April 01, 2024 in Portland, Oregon.

See The Subject Beyond The Frame

Tom Ley

Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates on the court after defeating the LSU Tigers during the Elite Eight round of the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament held at MVP Arena on April 1, 2024 in Albany, New York.

Caitlin Clark Made It Look Easy

Hailey Van Lith #11 and Angel Reese #10 of the LSU Lady Tigers speak against the Tennessee Lady Vols in the second quarter at Thompson-Boling Arena on February 25, 2024 in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Everyone’s Going To Albany To Conquer Their Demons

Guard Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates after breaking the NCAA women's all-time scoring record during the first half against the Michigan Wolverines at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on February 15, 2024 in Iowa City, Iowa.

Caitlin Clark Did It Her Way

Kendall Moriarty #15 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Alexis Markowski #40 celebrate after a basket as Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes looks on in the second half at Pinnacle Bank Arena on February 11, 2024 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers Spoiled A Party In Their Own House

Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes scores her 3,403 career point, passing Kelsey Mitchell for second in Division I NCAA women's basketball history, during the second quarter against the Northwestern Wildcats at Welsh-Ryan Arena on January 31, 2024 in Evanston, Illinois.

Women's Basketball

Caitlin Clark Keeps Gliding Towards Immortality

Fans celebrate on the floor after the Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes in overtime on January 21, 2024, at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Elder Wisdom

Here Is The New Rule About Storming The Court

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Drew Magary

Michigan players celebrate during a game against Ohio State.

This Is So Stupid

After Defeating Ohio State, Michigan Faces The Ultimate Test: Iowa

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Chris Thompson

Duane Banks Field, where the Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team plays.

College Baseball

Two More College Athletic Departments Swept Into Online Gambling Troubles

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

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

Louisiana State Tigers players celebrate their win over the Iowa Hawkeyes during the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament National Championship at American Airlines Center on April 2, 2023 in Dallas, Texas.

LSU Is The New Kind Of Cinderella

Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes reacts during the fourth quarter against the Louisville Cardinals in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Climate Pledge Arena on March 26, 2023 in Seattle, Washington.

Iowa Is The Truth

Patrick Redford

IOWA CITY, IOWA- FEBRUARY 26: Guard Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates with forward Monika Czinano #25 after their match-up against the Indiana Hoosiers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, on February 26, 2023 in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Caitlin Clark;Monika Czinano

Caitlin Clark, Real Hooper, Fears Nothing

Caitlin Clark Knows When To Start The Show

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Eastern Illinois skies in for an easy dunk

Eastern Illinois Bagged Big Bucks And Big Buckets

Ray Ratto

College Football

College Football Has Something For Every Type Of Degenerate

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Members of the Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team celebrating after upsetting Iowa to make it to the Sweet 16.

Creighton Crushed Iowa’s Big Tournament Dreams

Caitlin Clark Respects Neither Time Nor Space

Lauren Theisen

Holy Frickin’ Heck Michigan Kicked So Much Iowa Butt

San Antonio, TX - MARCH 23: KENTUCKY VS IOWA during the Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament held at Bill Greehey Arena on March 23, 2021 in San Antonio, TX.

No One’s Having More Fun Than Caitlin Clark

Stanford, UConn, South Carolina and NC State are top seeds in the NCAA women's tournament.