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NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Former Georgetown University head basketball coach John Thompson watches the NCAA Men's basketball national championship between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Illinois Fighting Illini at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis on April 4, 2005. Thompson worked the event for CBS. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)

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