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When Michael B. Jordan walked off stage and the show went to commercial break, Timothée Chalamet, who was up against Jordan in the lead actor category, took a sip of his drink as Elle Fanning, sitting behind him, gave him a pat on the back.

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Izzo’s history of overachieving with his seed makes his team dangerous, starting with a matchup against North Dakota State.

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But Kansas hasn’t made it out of the opening weekend since its 2022 national title run, including a first-round exit last year, making San Diego a critical proving ground for Bill Self’s program against California Baptist, the Western Athletic Conference’s final automatic qualifier.

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It all starts against Central Florida in Philadelphia.

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They won their first 23 games before suffering their only defeats in consecutive games against Kansas and Texas Tech.

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