CBS Sports’ Sean McManus (L) and TNT Sports’ Luis Silberwasser (R) on the background of a warmup between Florida and Colorado in the 2024 NCAA Tournament in Indianapolis on March 22, 2024. (Background photo from Joe Timmerman, The Indianapolis Star via USA Today Sports, McManus and Silberwasser photos via CBS Sports and TNT Sports.)

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