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Lauren Theisen

College Baseball

Stephen Schoch Is Everyone’s Favorite College Baseball Dude

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

Drew Magary

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - MARCH 30: NCAA president Mark Emmert attends the game between the Texas Longhorns and the South Carolina Gamecocks during the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Alamodome on March 30, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Funbag

We’ll Never Kill The NCAA

Maitreyi Anantharaman

A Covid-19 restriction signs hang outside of H-E-B supermarket on March 3, 2021 in Austin, Texas. The popular Texas supermarket chain will not require customers to wear masks when the statewide mask mandate ends on March 10, 2021.

College Basketball

Texas Lifts Its Mask Mandate Just In Time To Host Some Basketball Tournaments

Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide gestures to fans

Death To The NCAA

All That For Just Another Alabama Title

Ray Ratto

College Football

The People Least Suited To Run College Football Already Do

The Washington Huskies and the Baylor Bears play in the first half of their game during the #VegasBubble basketball tournament in an empty T-Mobile Arena

College Basketball Is Such A Bummer Right Now

Patrick Redford

SPOKANE, WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 12: The Gonzaga Bulldogs scrimmage during the Numerica Kraziness in The Kennel at McCarthy Athletic Center on November 12, 2020 in Spokane, Washington. (Photo by William Mancebo/Getty Images)

College Basketball Isn’t Going To Handle This Any Better

Texas A&M attempts a field goal against Florida in front of a crowd of 24,709

A Willingness To Risk A Superspreader Event Is Now A Competitive Advantage

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Chris Thompson

Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee) wears a COVID mask incorrectly, like a moron.