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Hubert Davis and the ultimate call-up, from UNC's JV coach to leading Heels to Final Four

NEW ORLEANS — Hubert Davis has a smile that comes easily, the kind that's contagious, and in moments here on Thursday it was difficult for him to hide it. Perhaps he didn't want to. North Carolina is in the Final Four in his first year as Roy Williams' successor, and…

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Former Kansas star Joel Embiid: ‘I don’t like Villanova this weekend’

DETROIT — No one in the Philadelphia area, including diehard Villanova fans, should be surprised or upset with Joel Embiid’s rooting interest in the Final Four.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Rhode Island Scumbag’s betting guide to the Final Four

The Scumbag Locks are 6-0 this tournament. Can he keep it up?

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Duke’s Mark Williams is the breakout star of March Madness, and he could become a top 10 pick

Duke's Mark Williams is one player you need to pay attention to during the Final Four.

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Pardon me, Drew Brees, while I make it rain on your ‘bet life’

With the NCAA Final Four bringing more wall-to-wall TV commercials urging us to bet on sports, here’s a reminder that gambling is a problem for many — and what you can do.

Chicago Sun-Times

SI:AM | The NCAA Tournaments Are Poised for a Grand Finale

There’s a lot to look forward to in the men’s and women’s Final Fours this weekend.

Sports Illustrated

The Duke–North Carolina Semifinal Is a Hoops Dream (And One Team’s Nightmare)

The stakes have never been this high for these bitter rivals … but 31 years ago, they almost were even bigger.

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Women’s Final Four Sets Up the Perfect Mix of the Game’s Past, Present and Future

UConn vs. Stanford showcases two iconic programs in the history of the sport, while South Carolina vs. Louisville features two of the most compelling for the future.

Sports Illustrated

Greg Cote: NCAA Final Four: Coach K on a ladder. Why is America rooting against the perfect ending?

MIAMI — There is one and only one perfect ending that can come out of this men’s NCAA Final Four, and it is Coach K up on a ladder just before midnight Monday, snipping pieces of the basketball net in his final game as Duke coach. (A falling tear will…

Miami Herald

The Biggest Question for Each Team Heading Into the Men’s Final Four

What could prove to be their downfall?The Final Four is just two days away! With four of the sport’s biggest brands convening in New Orleans and story lines galore around these outstanding matchups, it’s hard to wait until Saturday evening. Here are four big questions heading into those two games…

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Paige Bueckers is right at home with the whole world watching

MINNEAPOLIS — She stood at the edge of the basketball court all by herself facing the crowd, fists clenched, arms locked, and unleashed a full-throated scream, a moment captured in a photograph that quickly went viral.

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Duke, UNC arrive in New Orleans and Final Four party begins ahead of historic meeting

NEW ORLEANS — It was a mostly quiet and gray Wednesday afternoon along Bourbon Street, the calm before the storm. No crowds packing the street between the sidewalks, at least not yet. No lines to get into the music joints or the bars, and plenty of room in the places…

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Report: Manu Ginóbili, Swin Cash Headline 2022 Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees

The class of 2022 will be announced at the men's Final Four in New Orleans on April 2.

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Armando Bacot Talks Motivation for Tar Heels Ahead of Final Four

Ahead of Saturday’s highly-anticipated matchup with Duke, Bacot revealed what’s been fueling his team’s surprise run to New Orleans.

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Scott Fowler: Jay Bilas has thoughts on how much Duke-UNC in the Final Four really matters

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jay Bilas is a former Duke player, a current Charlotte resident and ESPN’s leading college basketball voice.

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Jim Souhan: Women’s basketball present, future pass each other at Final Four

One of the greatest programs in sports history is in Minneapolis this week.

Sports Illustrated

The Best Wins and Most Infamous Games of the Duke-UNC Rivalry

Before these two meet in the Final Four, we’re looking back at their unmatched history.

Sports Illustrated

Super Seniors Are All Over the Men’s Final Four—and Making All the Difference

Given the opportunity for the rare five-year career, players like Brady Manek, Collin Gillespie and Remy Martin are playing a unique role this March.

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UConn Star Paige Bueckers Lands NIL Deal With Chegg Ahead of Final Four

Bueckers previously signed multi-year deals with Gatorade and StockX.

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NC Governor Declares State as ‘Center of the College Basketball Universe’

With the Tar Heels and Blue Devils set to face-off in the Final Four, governor Roy Cooper signed a proclamation, and a few states may want a word.

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SI:AM | The 2022 World Cup Field Is Almost Set, USMNT-Included

Here’s where things stand before the tournament kicks off in Qatar in November.

Benzinga

NCAA Final Four In New Orleans: An Insider's Guide To Dining, Partying And More

When the announcement went out that New Orleans was the site of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament's Final Four April 1-3, cheers could be heard around fandom. The city is a favorite because it not only has great food and amazing nightlife, it is walkable. That makes a difference.

Sports Illustrated

Forty Years Ago an HBCU Played in the First Women’s Final Four. Today the Program Is Gone.

The story of Cheyney, and coach C. Vivian Stringer, is largely lost to history.

Tribune News Service

Bunkers, dread and drinking: The unspeakable anxiety of Duke-UNC in the Final Four

RALEIGH, N.C. — In the span of about an hour on Tuesday, in buildings about 10 miles apart, in rooms connected to the home courts where their basketball teams play, Hubert Davis and Mike Krzyzewski attempted to make the same point — that their players must somehow find a way…

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John Clay: With Final Four approaching, just who qualifies as an actual basketball blue blood?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — You’ve probably read the story line. Saturday’s Final Four is full of basketball blue bloods. Duke and North Carolina meet in one national semifinal. Kansas plays Villanova in the other. Blue bloods all.

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