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2025-26 College Basketball Epilogue, Chapter 1: Rocky, Dominique Daniels Jr., and When Life Makes Art Through Sports

No spoiler alert here, since you’ve had a half-century to catch it: Rocky Balboa lost to Apollo Creed at the end. But damned if it isn’t still a classic.

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Kemba Walker is Mr. March Madness

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Mr. March Madness: It All Comes Down to This

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