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This Kansas Team Is on a Mission, Whether You’re Paying Attention or Not

Dubbed the “other” semifinal on a historic weekend, the Jayhawks delivered a clear message in their win over Villanova.

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North Carolina to face Kansas in blue blood title game

North Carolina spoiled Mike Krzyzewski’s fairytale ending with a gritty performance

The Independent UK

UNC beats Duke to end Coach K’s career and advance to championship game against Kansas

NEW ORLEANS — Turns out, all of the focus on storybook endings was misplaced. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski certainly earned all of his accolades during his storied career that came to an end on Saturday night.

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Ochai Agbaji’s six 3s lift Kansas to title game: ‘We’ve got one more to go’

NEW ORLEANS — Lounging in a golf cart just outside the Caesars Superdome interview room, moments before hitching a ride to the Kansas Jayhawks’ locker room, Ochai Agbaji on Saturday night discussed the fulfillment of a dream.

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Watch: Villanova Seniors Get Emotional After Final Four Loss to Kansas

The Wildcats were eliminated after an 81–65 loss to the Jayhawks on Saturday night.

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Charles Barkley Has Already Made His National Champion Pick

After Kansas’s dominant performance against Villanova, the NBA legend has seen enough.

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David McCormack Finds Redemption in the Final Four

After Kansas’s center stuck out like a sore thumb in last year’s second-round shellacking by USC, he was unstoppable against Villanova on Saturday.

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Mike Sielski: Collin Gillespie ended his Villanova career by giving everything, as usual. Against Kansas, it wasn’t enough.

NEW ORLEANS — Away from the basketball court, Collin Gillespie tends to carry himself with all the openness and naked emotion of a special agent with a secret to guard and a mission to complete. His father is a Philadelphia police detective, internal affairs, and it’s easy to see that…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Kansas Sports Title IX Shirts Ahead of Final Four in Honor of 50th Anniversary

The Jayhawks wore the warmup shirts to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the legislation. It is part of a new NIL initiative pushed forward by Adidas.

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Kansas into title game after easy win vs. Villanova

David McCormack scored 25 points and Ochai Agbaji added 21 for the Jayhawks

Chicago Sun-Times

Kansas Defeats Villanova to Advance to National Title Game, Will Face Winner of UNC-Duke

The Jayhawks eliminated the Wildcats in New Orleans on Saturday night.

Sports Illustrated

Here’s the Tipoff Time for Duke vs. UNC in the Final Four Saturday Night

The Blue Devils and Tar Heels will tip off in just a half hour.

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Jay Wright Is ‘Proud’ That Villanova Is Now in the Blueblood Conversation

The Wildcats join three traditional blueblood schools in this year’s men’s Final Four.

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Polling Place: Voters make their Final Four picks, share their feelings about Duke’s Coach K

Would you like to see Mike Krzyzewski win on his way out the door and into retirement?

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Duke’s (and Chicago’s) Mike Krzyzewski is putting the ‘final’ in Final Four

He isn’t loved by everyone outside of the Duke bubble, but his absence from the college game will leave a void. And what an epic way to end a career.

Chicago Sun-Times

Some NCAA bettors call them the Carolina Tar Steals

Bet on it: Ardent fans who placed futures wagers on skidding UNC in February stand ready to cash in big

Sports Illustrated

One Key Stat for Each Men’s Final Four Team

Final Four By the NumbersAt long last, the Final Four has arrived. All week we have digested the endless angles of a delicious Duke-UNC matchup, appreciated Kansas’s lights-out performance that has the Jayhawks as the last No. 1 seed standing, and played with Villanova’s lineup to see how the ...

The Philadelphia Inquirer

‘If you’re coming back, I’m coming back’: Inside the night that put Villanova on track for another Final Four

NEW ORLEANS — The Villanova athletic department created sharp graphics last April for Jermaine Samuels and Collin Gillespie to blast on social media when they each announced they would be returning for a fifth-season.

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Vahe Gregorian: 'Got to cut down nets': Despite Kansas' rich history, Bill Self knows it's behind others

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self never has been one to sulk. That would be "soft," after all, a concept he holds in contempt.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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.

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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A group of New Yorkers led North Carolina to ‘57 NCAA title over Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas

NEW YORK — Given the breadth of basketball talent to come out of New York City, the most from anywhere since James Naismith repurposed his peach baskets, it is, in many ways, a travesty that universities within the five boroughs have just one NCAA title.

Sports Illustrated

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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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.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Mike Sielski: Villanova’s era of excellence is 20 years in the making. Just ask Allan Ray. Or follow him on Twitter.

PHILADELPHIA — Come Saturday night, Allan Ray will grab his red marble composition book and his black-ink Sharpie pen, get comfy on the living room couch in his Atlanta home, and fire up his television and his Twitter account for his favorite pastime. Ray was a member of Jay Wright’s…

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