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Virginia Tech students sang ‘Enter Sandman’ after the NCAA banned the school from playing it and it was so much better

Sleep with one eye open, NCAA.

If you’ve ever been to a sporting event in Blacksburg, Va., then you’ve likely heard Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” blared over loudspeakers. The song came out in 1991, but it became a tradition at Virginia Tech in 2000 when the school played it during the season opener for football at Lane Stadium.

The song has stuck around the Hokies ever since and has been embraced by the women’s basketball team, which has a No. 1 seed in this year’s NCAA tournament.

But while the Hokies earned the right to host games at Cassell Coliseum this year, the NCAA aims to keep its on-campus host sites as neutral as possible. One way the NCAA does that is by threatening to fine the host if it plays its traditional hype songs during tournament games, like Virginia Tech’s “Enter Sandman”.

While the NCAA can stop that music from being played over speakers, it can’t stop fans in the building from singing. So, that’s exactly what Hokies fans did on Friday night when Virginia Tech tipped off against Chattanooga.

And it was pretty awesome, and authentic, and probably more memorable than it would’ve been by just playing the song.

Elizabeth Kitley and the Hokies topped Chattanooga 58-33 on Friday in front of an announced crowd of nearly 9,000 fans.

And the Virginia Tech fans did it again on Sunday as the Hokies were tipping off against No. 9 South Dakota State.

This is happening at other schools too, it was just the most noticeable at Virginia Tech, where fans took the matter into their own hands. At Duke on Saturday night, folks inside Cameron Indoor Stadium didn’t hear Cascada’s “Every Time We Touch” before the Blue Devils thrashed No. 14 Iona.

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Destanni Henderson couldn’t make South Carolina’s championship parade so Dawn Staley made sure she was there in spirit

This is how you show your players love.

One thing about former South Carolina guard and current Indiana Fever draftee Destanni Henderson is that nobody is going to outwork her. Nobody.

She’s going to get her practice reps in. She’s going to hit the gym. She’s going to do whatever it takes to put herself in the best position to succeed. Henderson has always been that way during her rise to stardom.

If you need proof of that, look no further than where she is right now.

The WNBA draft was just on Monday. Henderson was picked by the Indiana Fever in the second round of the draft. She’s already in Indiana getting her bearings straight.

Of course, South Carolina just won its second National Championship last week in Women’s Basketball. Henderson absolutely starred in the championship game, too. They held their championship parade on Wednesday but Henderson couldn’t make it because she was already in Indiana putting in work.

Knowing what she was doing and where she was at, South Carolina Head Coach Dawn Staley wore a pair of shorts from her clothing line to make sure she was there in spirit.

It was an extremely cool gesture from a head coach that is extremely loved by her players. You can certainly see why here.

“I miss Henny, too. Henny’s already in Indy, but I got her shorts on…Henny, I got your shorts on today…Go get your dream, Henny.”

What an extremely thoughtful gesture from Staley. She’s making sure Henderson is still there in spirit and that’s awesome.

Henderson certainly appreciated it herself.

What a cool moment. You absolutely love to see it.

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WNBA Draft: The 10 players you should know ahead of the draft

Here are 10 prospects to keep an eye on in the WNBA draft

The WNBA is starting to rev things up again. Thursday night’s draft is already upon us and, next thing you know, we’ll be in the swing of the regular season come may.

But before we get into that, though, these teams have to pick the players that are going to make their futures brighter.

The Dallas Wings are poised to run things on draft night with three of the top five picks in hand ready to build out what they hope becomes a dynasty.  This year’s draft class might not be as coveted as last year’s with a bonafide star in Sabrina Ionescu waiting at the top, but there’s still plenty of talent to choose from.

Here’s a quick run down of 10 of those names ahead of the draft.