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Five Matchups That Will Decide UNC-Kansas Title Game

With a national championship on the line, battles like Leaky Black vs. Ochai Agbaji will determine which team cuts down the nets Monday.

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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

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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.

Sports Illustrated

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 will play for NCAA title after beating Villanova in Final Four

NEW ORLEANS — Kansas’ men’s basketball team will play for the national title for the first time since 2012 and third time in the Bill Self era on Monday night at Caesars Superdome.

Tribune News Service

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

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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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

Chicago Sun-Times

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 ...

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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.

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How Jay Wright Molded Like-Minded Point Guards to Turn Villanova Into a Blueblood

Character evaluation, player development and a never-ending commitment to playing perfect basketball helped build a powerhouse program centered around one position.

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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…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Sixers stumble late to lose at Detroit Pistons, 102-94

DETROIT — Cade Cunningham swung his arm in a circle to celebrate the Saddiq Bey bomb. And as a frustrated group of 76ers walked back to the bench for a desperation timeout while trailing by double digits with less than two minutes to play, the Pistons’ public-address announcer unleashed his…

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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…

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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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.

USA Today Sports Media Group

OKC Thunder quote: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl guarantees a Villanova championship

JRE sounds pretty confident that his alma mater is bringing home the 'ship.

Tribune News Service

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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