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From left: Shohei Ohtani, Te-Hina Paopao, former U.S. President Donald J. Trump Matt Krohn, Getty Images; Steph Chambers/Getty Images; Megan Briggs/Getty Images hide caption

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North Carolina State's DJ Burns Jr. (left) drives against Marquette's Oso Ighodaro during their Sweet 16 game in the men's NCAA Tournament in Dallas on Friday. Tony Gutierrez/AP hide caption

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Alissa Pili #35 of the Utah Utes is introduced before the game against the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the second round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at McCarthey Athletic Center on March 25, 2024, in Spokane, Wash. Steph Chambers/Getty Images hide caption

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Police investigating racial harassment of NCAA women's basketball team in Idaho

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The University of Miami Hurricanes (mascot: Sebastian the Ibis) played the University of Indiana Hoosiers (no mascot at all) during the second round of the NCAA men's tournament in 2023. The Hurricanes won, just saying. Patrick Smith/Getty Images hide caption

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Caitlin Clark shoots the ball against the Purdue Boilermakers in January in West Lafayette, Indiana. Andy Lyons/Getty Images hide caption

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Caitlin Clark — a 'tsunami of impact and influence' — breaks the NCAA scoring record

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Indiana University coach Bobby Knight, here in the 1987 semifinals, led his Hoosiers to the NCAA men's basketball championship that year. Bob Jordan/AP hide caption

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Hall of Fame basketball coach Bobby Knight has died at 83

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All men's NCAA Basketball Tournament games are being held in Indiana in a makeshift coronavirus bubble. Purdue's Mackey Arena in West Lafayette is hosting some of the early games. Justin Casterline/Getty Images hide caption

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The NCAA Division I Council announced on Wednesday that the 2020-2021 men's and women's college basketball seasons can begin on Nov. 25. Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption

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Jairus Lyles, left, and teammate Jourdan Grant of the UMBC Retrievers react Friday night to their 74-54 victory over the Virginia Cavaliers in Charlotte, N.C. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images hide caption

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LiAngelo Ball is one of three UCLA basketball players who were detained in Hangzhou, China, reportedly over suspicions of shoplifting. Icon Sportswire/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images hide caption

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Acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York today. The acting U.S. Attorney announced Federal criminal charges against ten people, including four college basketball coaches, as well as managers, financial advisors, and representatives of a major international sportswear company. Kevin Hagen/Getty Images hide caption

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Nigel Hayes, #10, helped drive Wisconsin to a win with a tie-breaker layup against Villanova during the second round of the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament at KeyBank Center on Saturday, in Buffalo, N.Y. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images hide caption

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Taurean Prince (left) of the Baylor Bears explained rebounding after his team lost to Brandon Sherrod (right) of the Yale Bulldogs Thursday night, in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Jim Rogash/Getty Images hide caption

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