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Dana O'Neil
@DanaONeilWriter
Sports writer, @cnnsport Penn Stater. Snoopy for life. Author: The Big East. Tweets are my own.
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    Dana O'Neil
    @DanaONeilWriter
    Mar 28
    What ended for my son – what’s ending for countless sons and daughters in this and every NCAA tournament – is their childhood .
    An NCAA tournament loss isn’t just another defeat. For the kids on the court, it’s something so...
    From cnn.com
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    Dana O'Neil
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    Mar 13, 2020
    A coach just called with a great idea: release the bracket, pay the coaches all of their bonus $ for making the tourney, pool the bonus $ and donate it to the workers at the NCAA sites who've lost income w/ tourney cancellation. This is BRILLIANT.
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    Dana O'Neil
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    May 8, 2025
    Walking across the Villanova campus. Church bells ringing, helicopters circling and students congregating outside the chapel. One priest "this is crazy!" Pretty cool
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    Dana O'Neil
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    Jul 11, 2024
    Some cool news from the NCAA Basketball Committee: 2026 Final Four in Indy also will include D2 and D3 title games as well as semis and finals of the NIT. A veritable hoops feast.
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    Dana O'Neil
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    Dec 4, 2017
    So college basketball will be LaVar Ball free this year? Happy Holidays to one and all.
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    Dana O'Neil
    @DanaONeilWriter
    Aug 1, 2024
    Pardon my French, but those are some serious f-ing bad asses
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    Dana O'Neil
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    May 27, 2024
    Wow. If the measure of a man is how many wonderful memories people have to share about him upon his passing, than Bill Walton truly was a giant. Somedays this site is lovely.
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    Dana O'Neil
    @DanaONeilWriter
    Apr 2, 2024
    "Kill yourself for taking that 3 you f-ing worthless loser. Slit your f-ing throat you f-ing f– that was completely uncalled for. I hope you f-ing kill yourself." For late-game subs, their joy is someone else's misery and they're hearing about it.
    Gambling has made ends of games miserable for college basketball benchwarmers
    From nytimes.com
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    Dana O'Neil
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    Jun 22, 2019
    Source confirmed that UConn will be added as a member of the Big East. Announcement likely this week.
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    Dana O'Neil
    @DanaONeilWriter
    Apr 26, 2017
    Add me to the list. Just got the 'call.' I've been informed my contract will not be renewed at ESPN.
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    Dana O'Neil
    @DanaONeilWriter
    Mar 18, 2022
    i'd like to report that @TexasTechMBB is scary.
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    Dana O'Neil
    @DanaONeilWriter
    Apr 6, 2021
    Goodbye cardboard people. I hope I never see you again.
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    Dana O'Neil
    @DanaONeilWriter
    Feb 8, 2021
    Top 25 is out: No Duke. No North Carolina. No Kentucky. No Kansas. No UCLA. The Year without a Blueblood. First since 1961.
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    Dana O'Neil
    @DanaONeilWriter
    Jan 20, 2024
    How is this not a T? We need to give coaches collars and zap them when they leave the coaching box.
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    The Field of 68
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    Jan 20, 2024
    Replying to @TheFieldOf68
    This is not photoshopped
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