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Glendale, Ariz.

For most of college basketball history, a national championship game between North Carolina and Gonzaga seemed laughable, a ridiculous fantasy made possible only under the influence of Washington’s legalized marijuana.

Until recently, the Bulldogs were the epitome of Cinderella, a school with a funny name miraculously good enough to run with the big boys but not ready to topple them. The Tar Heels are…