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Dan Hurley said on the championship podium at State Farm Stadium, “I’m kind of getting used to this up here.” After back-to-back national championships, Hurley and the UConn Huskies have no choice but to get familiar with the view from the top. UConn executed their gameplan to perfection in a 75-60 win over Purdue to…

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The head coach of the undefeated and top-ranked team in women’s college basketball testified to her faith in God as her players clinched their sixth Final Four during her tenure and continued a historic run. The Gamecocks defeated Oregon State 70-58 in their regional final and will play N.C. State in the national semifinals. It’s…

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Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark has been dominating the court and smashing records and according to her friends and family, Clark “takes seriously her call to be” a role model and realizes that her gifts are from God. The guard broke the all-time women’s scoring record in February with a 49-point performance and then…

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Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey recently asserted that “Jesus is coming back” and attributed his strong athletic performance to divine intervention. In a postgame press conference, the 22-year-old spoke about his 34-point performance. The former Purdue University standout said he’s “going to work every single day, trusting my shot, trusting my work.” Insisting that “it’s…

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