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Zak Keefer

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As seen in: The Athletic, The New York Times, Golfweek, USA Today, Bleacher Report, Detroit Free Press, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Sports Australia, Yahoo Sports Canada, AZCentral | The Arizona Republic, Miami Herald and
Senior writer @TheAthletic, adjunct professor @IUMediaSchool.
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The day that rocked Butler: Story behind Brad Stevens' departure for Celtics

The day that rocked Butler: Story behind Brad Stevens' departure for Celtics

There it was, the story of the sports summer erupting before their eyes, at once stunning the college basketb…

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$100, a lie and a poker club: How Pat McAfee became an NFL punter

$100, a lie and a poker club: How Pat McAfee became an NFL punter

Long before he partied with Playmates, dated a beauty queen and took that infamous dip in the Broad Ripple ca…

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History of our Hysteria: How Indiana fell in love with basketball

History of our Hysteria: How Indiana fell in love with basketball

The game took hold on Hoosiers like nothing before and thrived in Indiana like nowhere else. Seldom was there…

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Butler's Chrabascz gives former drug addict redemption

Butler's Chrabascz gives former drug addict redemption

Would you trust your son with the player who threw it all away? Do you let him in the gym with the high schoo…

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Brian Shaw lost his father, mother and sister in the blink of an eye. And he gained a daughter.

Brian Shaw lost his father, mother and sister in the blink of an eye. And he gained a daughter.

It's been 20 years, but the eyes still water and the words still stop. "It was like a nightmare," he remem…

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Yogi Ferrell: The can't-miss prospect who lived up to the hype

Yogi Ferrell: The can't-miss prospect who lived up to the hype

What does a father do when his son's head begins to swell, a mushrooming ego overwhelming his youthful ambiti…

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Unbending work ethic forges IU's Jordan Hulls into one of the nation's top shooters

Unbending work ethic forges IU's Jordan Hulls into one of the nation's top shooters

Bloomington, Ind. -- Hours before the pass is made, hours before the ball is released, hours before the crowd…

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