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One Shining Spring: Why March Madness Feels Like Pure Joy

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Every year, just as winter starts to loosen its grip and the first real hints of spring begin to appear, March Madness arrives like an old friend. It is more than a basketball tournament. It is a feeling. It is energy, hope, surprise, and tradition all rolled into one glorious stretch of days. For so many of us, March Madness is one of the happiest signs that spring has officially begun. There is something magical about this tournament. Maybe it is the unpredictability. Maybe it is the underdog stories. Maybe…

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The Chair Heard ’Round Bloomington: When Bobby Knight Let Furniture Do the Talking (Feb. 23, 1985)

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On February 23, 1985, inside Assembly Hall, an Indiana vs. Purdue rivalry game barely had time to settle in before it produced one of the most replayed “you’ve gotta be kidding me” moments in sports history: Indiana coach Bobby Knight picked up a chair and hurled it onto the court. The spark was a fast-burning mix of whistles and frustration. In an officiating-side retelling, referee Phil Bova recalled Indiana being hit with its third foul in 59 seconds, followed by an obscenity and then successive technicals that sent the situation…

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Rachel Robinson at 103: The Extraordinary Life of Jackie Robinson’s Unsung Hero

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Story By Mitchell Smith Hello everybody. Today I’m taking a look at Rachel Annetta Robinson wife of the late great Jackie Robinson. Rachel endured all the heartaches and headaches and then some that Jackie endured as he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Rachel who just celebrated her 103rd birthday, was born July 19, 1922 in LA. She grew up in a time of segregation and fought just as hard or maybe even harder than her late husband for justice and equality for all humans. Rachel got a…

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Ryne Sandberg: The Heart of the 1980s Chicago Cubs and a Hero Beyond the Diamond

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There are moments from childhood that imprint themselves so deeply, they never fade. One of those for me was a sun-drenched afternoon at Wrigley Field in the mid-1980s, watching #23 stride up to the plate with that familiar steady confidence. The crowd buzzed with anticipation, and then it happened — the crack of the bat, the ball soaring into left-center, and the eruption of joy as Ryne Sandberg rounded the bases. As a young fan, that moment sealed it. Sandberg wasn’t just a baseball player to me — he was…

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The Ultimate March Madness Upset: How UMBC Shocked the World and Made NCAA History!

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Story by Mitchell Smith It’s that time of the year again, March Madness. With last minute buzzer beaters, blood, sweat, and tears the games have been filled with excitement and emotions from some of the youngest stars in the world. So many analytics always make it easy (LOL) to fill out the NCAA bracket of 68 teams. For many years the number 1 seeds never lost. There were a few close calls but top teams figure out a way to win. This was one of the most coveted stats up…

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