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Bob Knight's basketball career is nearly unmatched, but it wasn't only his love of the game that made him a regular presence on sports pages throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Despite his best efforts to the contrary, the legendary Indiana coach was a natural with sportswriters, a group he ardently denounced prior to his death this week at the age of 83. 'All of us learn to write in the second grade,' Knight said of newspaper reporters.' The majority of us are on to bigger things.' However, those who didn't progress to 'greater things' had something to write about when the polarizing Knight was in the room. With that in mind, the following is a look back on Knight's most memorable quotes and his own unique brand of Hoosier hospitality:

The North Carolina men's basketball team is turning the page on a horrific season by declining an invitation to the NIT following an NCAA Tournament snub. The Tar Heels officially became the first top-ranked team in The Associated Press' preseason poll on Sunday, the first top-ranked team in the field to have lost March Madness since the team's expansion to 64 teams in 1985. The school said it had "chosen not to participate" in the NIT, a short time after the NCAA field of 68 teams was announced. Coach Hubert Davis said in a tweet that the team's primary aim had been to achieve its potential and have another shot at the NCAA championship that had eluded the Tar Heels in last March's magical run to the championship game. Rather, the season was 'not what we had hoped for,' Davis said.'

Bosses at In The Style have revealed that they are carrying out a'strategic audit' of the company, which may result in the company's auction. Lincoln International to work on the study said it was not currently in discussions with any prospective suitor or received any takeover bids. The fashion chain, which has retained Lincoln International, said that there had been 'limited liquidity for In The Style's shareholders for some time, and that the current market capitalization of the company does not accurately reflect the company's growth potential, which may be better understood under a different ownership structure.'

Hedge funds, which make money if share prices decline, increased to 8.7 percent, equal to about £45 million, before plummeting to 8.8%. It's perhaps a bet, as the shares have already fallen two-thirds this year, as the Competition and Markets Authority investigates greenwashing. Marshall Wace, Citadel, Capeview, and Ennismore are among the well-known hedgies who suspect Mahmud Kamani's fast-fashion empire will decline.