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Rays Fever

By Dick Vitale
ESPN.com

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Oh baby, Jimmy V must be dancing up in heaven! Jimmy Valvano was always about the little guy. He would be on cloud nine knowing the Tampa Bay Rays, another ultimate Cinderella story, are going to the World Series. Who could ever forget Jimmy V. and the magical run of his Wolfpack in 1983. Prior to the ACC Tournament, nobody gave NC State a chance to win a national championship. The Wolfpack had to beat the creme de la creme in the ACC tourney just to get to the big dance -- North Carolina wi ...

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