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Thursday, July 13, 2006

Magic menAPGeorge Mason kept Larranaga with a new deal. Can he work some more magic?College basketball's ultimate Cinderella story captured not only the American public's imagination but also a place in the American lexicon. Since March, a new sports phrase has emerged to describe a certain type of underdog uprising: to "pull a George Mason." It's been used to tag the Edmonton Oilers' run from an 8-seed to the Stanley Cup finals as well as Portugal's surprising semifinal showing at the World ...

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