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The five tourney commandments

By Brian Murphy
Special to Page 2

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

This week, and the following three weeks, are very special to us, my fellow Americans. These are important times. These are times of 12-seeds and Verne Lundquist's poetry; of mid-majors and 9 a.m. Pacific tip times. These are times when we gather at The Cooler and understand this: We have social obligations during March Madness, also. This is no time to slack off. This is no time to get lazy, fall asleep on the couch or go see a matinee with the loved ones. This is the tourney, amigos. Only ch ...

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