Why Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery are one of the best parts of March Madness

Posted Mar 30, 2014
The argument of this column is that Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery are great. Those guys are the best: That’s my whole theme here, and it doesn’t get any more elaborate than that. I apologize for the straightforwardness of the #take, and also for being unoriginal. But it’s a tough world, and sportswriting’s long on bitterness. (Grantland.com)

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