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    State Farm Champions Classic – Duke v Kansas
    NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 15: Carlton Bragg Jr. #15 reacts following the game-winning shot by Frank Mason III #0 of the Kansas Jayhawks during their game against the Duke Blue Devils in the State Farm Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden on November 15, 2016 in New York City. Kansas won 77-75. Lance King/Getty Images
    By Rhiannon Walker Kofie Yeboah

    GAME. BLOUSES.

    The Kansas Jayhawks and Duke Blue Devils did not disappoint Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, as the game went down to the wire. Duke had tied the game, 75-75, with less than 20 seconds left in regulation, giving Kansas guard Frank Mason III the last shot.

    Buckets.

    Duke fans should be proud of their team, which is currently missing three big-name players due to injury.

    Here’s to wishing for a rematch down the road.

    BLESSINGS

    Tuesday marked the 20th anniversary of the hit ’90s flick Space Jam, the third-highest grossing sports movie ever. It’s the classic live-action/animated film starring NBA legend Michael Jordan and the Looney Tune squad.

    SOCIAL STATUS

    People of color had a hallmark day on Tuesday: black women breaking the glass ceiling and being recognized for it at the Glamour Woman of the Year Awards.

    And Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson became just the second man of color named “Sexiest Man Alive” by People Magazine.

    FOR THE CULTURE

    Abilene Christian University expelled two students for uploading a video in blackface to Snapchat.

    The West Virginian mayor who agreed with a Facebook post that called first lady Michelle Obama an ape has resigned.

    New Balance has distanced itself from being called the “official shoe of white people.”

    TOP THREE TWEETS

    1. THE ANTHEM

    https://twitter.com/6PAPl/status/798550576439050241

    2. NOOOOO, THE TREE WASN’T READY

    3. THOUGHT IT WAS

    #ICYMI

    BET hosted a whole program to honor and thank President Barack Obama and the first family for what they did during their eight years in the White House. There were laughs, there was song, but most importantly, folks celebrated like it was 1999.

    PICTURE PERFECT

    https://twitter.com/Clayton_Baker/status/798732397865041920

    Rhiannon Walker is an associate editor at The Undefeated. She is a drinker of Sassy Cow Creamery chocolate milk, an owner of an extensive Disney VHS collection, and she might have a heart attack if Frank Ocean doesn't drop his second album.

    Kofie Yeboah asks for Sweet Tea at every restaurant and recites approximately 2.5 Spongebob lines per hour.

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