March Madness
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In honor of the NCAA tournament, here's a photo of one of my favorite players -- Sherman Douglas of Syracuse, whom I actually played against in high school (with predictable results) -- plus a link to a clever essay by Joseph Epstein on the value of losing (for all those whose teams will suffer gut-wrenching defeats in the weeks ahead).