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Dick Vitale praises Jay Wright, calling him a winner in both basketball and life. The post radiates admiration for Wright's character on and off the court.

PHILADELPHIA — At yet another franchise crossroads, the 76ers need to think big. Bigger even than which coach can draw up the right plays for Joel Embiid and keep a player such as Tyrese Maxey progressing.

The legendary Villanova coach is currently retired and working for CBS.

What will Fox’s NFL pregame show look like in five years?

STORRS, Conn. — The UConn men’s basketball program’s third national title, in 2011, came after what many remember as one of the worst national championship games in the history of the tournament. Three-seeded UConn beat No. 8 seed Butler, 53-41, after the Bulldogs put together a record-low scoring performance.

Did this look familiar? It should.

Halftime of Connecticut-St. Mary’s on Sunday night in the NCAA Tournament’s second round, UConn up one, and if you left your television tuned to TNT during the break, you saw and heard Jay Wright in his sweet spot. He knew the coaches and teams well — the Huskies’ Danny Hurley…

Maybe it's not quite as easy as Izzo made it look.

You could look at it like Pitt qualified for the NCAA tournament with that pulsating 60-59 win over Mississippi State on Tuesday night, or that it actually won a tourney game — which is how the NCAA views it (even though my bracket clearly labels the next group of games…

They both like a No. 1 seed to win the NCAA tournament.

Wednesday marks the beginning of the Big East men’s basketball tournament—and the 10-year anniversary of a bold move that saved the conference from extinction.