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Luke DeCock: UNC one shot short of NCAA championship, but Tar Heels set stage for Hubert Davis era

NEW ORLEANS — It was, roughly, the same spot where Caleb Love had made so much magic happen. He had a look at the rim. The ball did not come close. North Carolina’s dream season came to an end. The Tar Heels finally woke up.

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Kansas star Ochai Agbaji adds NCAA Tournament MOP to All-America, Big 12 awards

NEW ORLEANS — Kansas senior guard Ochai Agbaji has achieved Jayhawks basketball immortality.

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Moving up the charts: Bill Self wins second NCAA title, Kansas adds a fourth

NEW ORLEANS — Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Self at age 59 has won his second NCAA Tournament title at Kansas, one more than any other Jayhawks men's coach in the tradition-rich program's history.

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UNC falls to Kansas in down-to-the-wire national championship game, 72-69

NEW ORLEANS — North Carolina.

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Watch: National Anthem at Men’s National Championship Features New Orleans Flair

A nice touch from the Final Four’s host city.

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Saints add to defensive line signing former first-round pick Taco Charlton

New Orleans Saints continue to build deep defensive line rotation and bring in competition by signing first-round edge rusher Taco Charlton, via @RossJacksonNOLA:

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Full 7-round Saints mock draft post-blockbuster Eagles trade

Full 7-round New Orleans Saints mock draft post-blockbuster Philadelphia Eagles trade, via @DillySanders:

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Eagles, Saints Swap Eight Picks Ahead of 2022 NFL Draft

Less than a month before the draft, Philadelphia and New Orleans pulled off a mammoth deal involving three first-round draft picks.

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Saints pull off a stunner, trade with Eagles to net an extra first round pick

The New Orleans Saints traded with the Philadelphia Eagles to acquire an extra first round pick in the 2022 NFL draft, now picking at 16 and 19:

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Meet Jon Batiste, new Grammy winner with plenty going on

Jon Batiste wears so many hats he may need a closet for them all — recording artist, bandleader, musical director, film composer, museum creative director and scion of New Orleans musical royalty

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Saints either aren’t clear on their vision for the future, or they aren’t executing it well

New Orleans won't get any compensation after losing Marcus Williams and Terron Armstead. The Saints either aren't clear on their vision, or they aren't executing it well:

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Here are the 14 Saints remaining unsigned free agents

Here are the 14 New Orleans Saints remaining unsigned free agents, including Kwon Alexander, Christian Ringo, and Kenny Stills, via @RossJacksonNOLA:

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Holding hands under a fluorescent sunset, Coach K at peace on other side of Duke career

NEW ORLEANS — It was late Saturday night now, almost midnight local time, when Mike Krzyzewski emerged from the Duke locker room for the final time as the Blue Devils' head coach. He'd held that job for 42 years and 16 days and until recently, and the start of his…

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Clippers defeat Pelicans to clinch 8th place and 2 play-in chances

One of the inclusions on the Clippers’ scouting report of New Orleans was a little-publicized guard whose defensive strategy is so unique, and become so well known that the NBA recently spliced together his highlights.

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A fitting finale: UNC's New Orleans history faces Kansas' recent success against Heels

NEW ORLEANS — In this city of old haunts and mysterious hexes, where the sound of music is as much of a part of the culture as the spirits who give this place its soul, North Carolina has made its share of basketball history, and now seeks more magic alongside…

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Armando Bacot sprained ankle in UNC’s win over Duke. What he said ahead of title game.

NEW ORLEANS — North Carolina forward Armando Bacot said he’s been getting constant treatment since rolling his right ankle late in Saturday’s semifinal win over Duke and, without question, he’s going to play in Monday’s NCAA men’s basketball national championship game against Kansas.

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Another top-10 foe awaits Tar Heels. How UNC matches up with Kansas in championship game.

NEW ORLEANS — Of course North Carolina faces yet another team against which they’re favored to lose in the NCAA tournament. This time, it’s the final.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

David Murphy: Coach K’s legacy at Duke will long outlive the defeats, and the critics who envied his greatness

NEW ORLEANS — It came for him as it comes for all of us, that line of zeroes, sudden as a scream. The minutes became seconds, and the seconds became fractions, and then the void arrived.

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Tar Heels end Coach K’s legendary career — and the UNC-Duke rivalry as we knew it

NEW ORLEANS — The noise came from the opposite corner of the court, like a jet engine roaring behind Mike Krzyzewski as he walked away from it. In this moment, he was surrounded by tens of thousands, but very much alone.

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Coach K’s Hall of Fame career ends as Duke falls to UNC in historic Final Four matchup

NEW ORLEANS — After decades of success as Duke’s basketball coach, Mike Krzyzewski’s career ended Saturday night with a loss that figures to resonate decades into the future.

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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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Coach K’s career ends with Duke’s season as UNC beats Blue Devils in Final Four, 81-77

NEW ORLEANS — Duke’s oldest and fiercest rival ended Mike Krzyzewski’s run as Blue Devils coach in a thrilling game that matched all the intensity Krzyzewski brought to the Duke-UNC rivalry over the last 42 seasons.

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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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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…

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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.

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