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Or, is this the very definition of March Madness? For the fans of Michigan State men's hoops, the national media narrative is coming into shape.

Mar 20

My brackets are absolute perfection, and I predict they will stay that way. Why? Because I am that good at this.

Mar 15

My friend Jerry Green was going outlast all of us, or so we joked. But we knew that this day was going to come, no matter how much we wanted to pretend otherwise.

Mar 24

The polite query of "How are you?" rolls off our lips with little thought. Usually our answers match that too. Right now, in the aftermath of the MSU mass shooting, I'm not following the script.

Feb 17

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Michigan State University is the 67th mass shooting THIS YEAR in the U.S. It's also the place where I work, and we're really hurting right now.

Feb 14

Checking in after Syracuse "retires" Boeheim, a quick trip to the Bay Area, and opening the mailbag...it's a new Open Court.

Mar 10

It's time we have a chat about Ticketmaster. If you love Taylor Swift, BTS, Beyoncé, or Bruce Springsteen, you know where this is going...

Mar 4

It's time we have a chat about Ticketmaster. If you love Taylor Swift, BTS, Beyoncé, or Bruce Springsteen, you know where this is going...

Mar 4

Hard to believe Feb. 13 will soon be two weeks ago. Because we are still in sharp pain over the Michigan State shooting. But life goes on.

Feb 24

Because...I won't be. Clutch your pearls for this edition of Open Court.

Feb 10

NEW Open Court. We need to see the impact of letting girls play. Everywhere.

Feb 1

Can we talk about greatness? Mikaela Shiffrin, Aryna Sabalenka and Isabeau Levito have lit it up, posting some performances and making history.

Jan 28

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