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Auriemma has better perspective as he approaches Summitt

by Pat Eaton-Robb
| January 8, 2021 7:30 AM

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Geno Auriemma, in the middle of his own Hall-of-Fame career, famously incurred the wrath of Tennessee fans 18 years ago when he jokingly referred to Pat Summitt's women's program as the “Evil Empire.”

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