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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 · Apr 2, 2022

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 ...

Sports Illustrated · Apr 2, 2022

Andrew Carter: I snuck into a Duke-UNC game in 1999. A beige door changed my life, led me to Final Four.

NEW ORLEANS — Even after all the renovations at Cameron Indoor Stadium, there's a door on the east side of the building that has been there for a long time, probably forever. Twenty-three years later I remember that door. It was a beigish-gray. More important, it was cracked open, barely.

Tribune News Service · Apr 2, 2022

How Duke matches up against UNC ahead of Final Four meeting in New Orleans

DURHAM, N.C. — The newness of Duke and North Carolina meeting in the Final Four matches how each team is playing on the court these days.

Tribune News Service · Apr 1, 2022

How UNC matches up against Duke ahead of Final Four game in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS —North Carolina coach Hubert Davis' vision was there even when it seemed perhaps absurd to believe the Tar Heels would reach the Final Four. The first-year coach took a well-used motivational tactic a step further before the season began.

Tribune News Service · Apr 1, 2022

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…

Tribune News Service · Apr 1, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Apr 1, 2022

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 · Apr 1, 2022

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.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 1, 2022

Dick Vitale Picks Coach K Over John Wooden as Greatest College Basketball Coach

He weighed in on the GOAT debate between Coach K and John Wooden.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 1, 2022