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April 03

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Kansas teammates Marcus Garrett (0) and Malik Newman celebrate after beating Duke in the championship game of the Midwest regional of the 2018 NCAA tournament.

College basketball's super early 2018-19 preseason top 25 teams

Now that Villanova won the title and March Madness is over, it’s time to examine the early preseason top 25 for next season in college basketball.

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Donte DiVincenzo's big night fires up Villanova on way to national title

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Villanova makes its case as a historically great championship team

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Villanova Wildcats guard Donte DiVincenzo.

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U of L head coach Rick Pitino celebrated in the winner's circle after jockey John Velazquez rode Always Dreaming to victory in The Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. May 6, 2017

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Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson walk off the 10th tee box hand-in-hand during their practice round on the back nine at Augusta National in preparation for The Masters.

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Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Fred Couples paired up with Thomas Pieters for a practice round at the Masters. Between Woods, Mickelson and Copules, the grouping boasts eight green jackets.

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Matt Parziale is a full-time firefighter who qualified to play in The Masters by winning the U.S Mid-Amateur Championship. He says Tiger Woods reached out to him after that win, a victory that earned him a spot at Augusta and in June's U.S. Open.

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Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Thunder 121-100.

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In 2017, Sergio Garcia celebrated with Angela Akins, who is now his wife, after making a putt on the 18th green during the first playoff hole to win the Masters.

Sergio Garcia's Champions Dinner features his wife's cake
As the host of the Champions Dinner before the Masters, Sergio Garcia plans a menu featuring a Spanish lobster rice and Tres Leches Cake, a nod to his native Spain.