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No. 1 Michigan State, which opens the college basketball season vs. No. 2 Kentucky, is willing to sacrifice for a special season. In 2019, that means deleting Twitter.

You might choose to give up red meat for Lent. A boxer might pass on, uh, hanky-panky before a fight.

Top-ranked Michigan State is making a different kind of sacrifice as it embarks on the college basketball season, beginning Tuesday night against No. 2 Kentucky in the Champions Classic.

Want to guess what it is? Keep in mind, this is 2019.

"We had a team meeting," forward Xavier Tillman said. "We figured: OK, in order

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