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Brian Hamilton
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Senior writer for @TheAthletic. You can’t have a salad without the sauce. Email: brianhamiltonwrites at gmail
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    Brian Hamilton
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    Nov 20, 2025
    "I tell people, my life's not real." To be an NFL long snapper is to have your worth measured by a half-dozen plays every week. It's also a shot at football nirvana. A story for @TheAthletic on the sport's last happy men, and what they're chasing. ✍️ nytimes.com/athletic/68029…
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    Brian Hamilton
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    Mar 18, 2022
    The ladder and stick couldn’t reach. So they used an Indiana cheerleader to retrieve a stuck ball.
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    Brian Hamilton
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    Mar 17, 2024
    Wisconsin band members confirmed the "No means no" chant was shut down by the Big Ten. I asked the Big Ten official who addressed the band for the reason why, and was told, "Are we seriously going to argue about this right now?"
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    Brian Hamilton
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    Feb 14, 2018
    He leg-presses 900 pounds. He benches 300-plus. He has a 43.5" vertical and 5.4% body fat. He never lifted a weight before Arizona and barfed the first time he did. How To Build A Beast: The Deandre Ayton Story, now @TheAthleticCBB. bit.ly/2Bv6i5j
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    Brian Hamilton
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    Jan 4, 2017
    Clemson's Ben Boulware has thoughts on people ripping Christian Wilkins for, uh, grabbing a handful in the Fiesta Bowl.
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    Brian Hamilton
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    Feb 25, 2020
    It’s becoming increasingly possible, if not probable, that Sabrina Ionescu is my favorite college basketball player ever.
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    The Athletic CBB
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    Feb 25, 2020
    Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu has become the first player in Division I to record 2,000 points, 1,000 assists and 1,000 rebounds.
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    Brian Hamilton
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    Jan 27, 2018
    The last time Duke and UNC lost at home on the same day, Roy Williams was a high school basketball and golf coach and Mike Krzyzewski was literally in the Army.
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    Brian Hamilton
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    Mar 22, 2021
    So does this count as a No Contest for Oregon too?
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    Brian Hamilton
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    Mar 22, 2017
    Purdue's Caleb Swanigan, when asked the cliche "Is this fun?" question: "I came here to win. I didn't come here for the fun part of it."
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    Brian Hamilton
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    Apr 2, 2019
    Jarrett Culver worked out at 11am. Then 2:30pm. Then he practiced at 3:30. Then he made 300 shots late-night. This is how the player who drove @TexasTechMBB to a Final Four went from good to great. (Also he ate a lot.) My story for @TheAthleticCBB: theathletic.com/899910
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    Brian Hamilton
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    Mar 17, 2018
    Someone truly just asked UMBC’s Jairus Lyles if anyone has been sliding into his DMs since last night. “Nah, I got a girl,” Lyles said, “so we don’t do that over here.”
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    Brian Hamilton
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    Jan 30, 2019
    In fairness there are cool things to do in this weather. You can take a cup of water outside, throw it in the air, and watch as your frozen hand snaps off and flies into the street while still holding the cup
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    Brian Hamilton
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    Feb 2, 2022
    I have never heard anything as loud as this.
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    Brian Hamilton
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    Mar 7, 2017
    Luke Kennard likes Disney rides and chocolate milk. He's normal. His play is not. And that's how he kept Duke alive. on.si.com/2mfaexl