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Does Rick Pitino have to get his 2013 national title tattoo removed or what?

ESPN went for the dagger after the news broke that Louisville must vacate the men's basketball title it won in 2013.

By Michael Rand

February 20, 2018 at 8:46PM
(Howard Sinker/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Louisville lost its appeal and must vacate 123 men's basketball victories, including the 2013 NCAA championship, as part of its sex scandal case.

On Instagram, ESPN went for the dagger.

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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