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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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Luke DeCock: Duke and UNC took different paths to Final Four, but they were both missing same thing

NEW ORLEANS — There was never anything inevitable about the collision course that Duke and North Carolina find themselves on, not this season at least. Historically, certainly the odds were that two programs of such longstanding and explosive success would cross paths at some point. If not now, someday.

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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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Tyrann Mathieu says ‘it would be great’ to represent his state and city with Saints

Tyrann Mathieu says 'it would be great' to represent his state and city with the New Orleans Saints in WAFB interview, via @DillySanders:

USA Today Sports Media Group

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.

Benzinga

Saints could take draft-and-develop approach with new WR coaches

The Saints haven't addressed WR in free agency, but they're well-equipped to draft and develop an immediate playmaker after hiring new coaches, via @RossJacksonNOLA:

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Kansas Jayhawks arrive in New Orleans with ‘some Cajun food’ on the immediate agenda

NEW ORLEANS — Kansas’ men’s basketball players and coaches filed off a charter bus — one decorated with both a Jayhawk and NCAA logo — in front of the JW Marriott in the heart of the Big Easy to the applause of hotel employees and fans Wednesday afternoon, including one…

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Luke DeCock: Amid coaching transitions, Duke-UNC Final Four meeting could change rivalry forever

The photo was taken in a back hallway of the Smith Center, out of public view, two generations of coaches standing together. Who could have imagined, when Mike Krzyzewski and Roy Williams and Hubert Davis and Jon Scheyer all posed before the first Duke-Carolina game in February, that it could…

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5 ways the Saints can try to replace Malcolm Jenkins

Replacing Malcolm Jenkins is a tall task, but here are five ways the New Orleans Saints can try it, via @RossJacksonNOLA:

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Catching our Collective Breath Before the Final Fours

ICYMI: The biggest story for each Final Four teamWith our writers traveling to the men’s and women’s Final Fours in New Orleans and Minneapolis, respectively, today’s edition of the Morning Madness newsletter is coming a bit later. And while we all get ready for a weekend full of basketball, take…

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Malcolm Jenkins retires from football as a true NFL ironman

After 13 remarkable seasons in the NFL, New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins retires as one of the NFL's true ironmen, via @RossJacksonNOLA:

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John Clay: The most important part of Kentucky's 2022-23 basketball season has already begun

LEXINGTON, Ky. — As the Final Four in New Orleans this weekend closes out the 2021-22 college basketball season, the most important part of next season has already begun. It's transfer portal season.

Tribune News Service

Report: Andy Dalton signing with Saints could jeopardize 2023 comp pick

Report: Andy Dalton signing with the Saints could jeopardize their 2023 compensatory draft pick for Terron Armstead

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Saints Plan to Use Taysom Hill at Tight End During 2022 Season

Taysom Hill won’t be spending much time under center next year.

Zenger

CJ McCollum Excited For Next Chapter With Pelicans After Chaotic Year

This has been the craziest season of CJ McCollum's NBA career, but now the 30-year-old is thriving with the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Villanova prepares for Kansas without Justin Moore

Jay Wright started a Monday national media Zoom press conference by mentioning how Justin Moore underwent surgery for his torn Achilles tendon at 6:30 that morning, how the surgery went well, that arrangements have been made for Moore and injured Villanova reserve Jordan Longino to fly Saturday to New Orleans…

Los Angeles Times

'Time's running out': Lakers have eight games to prove their postseason worthiness

NEW ORLEANS — They have eight games left in a season that has gone off the rails, eight games to cling to what little hope they truly have, eight games to make rights of what they couldn't do in the first 74 regular season games, eight games for these underachieving…

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NBA Power Rankings: Whose Stock Is Rising?

Potential playoff matchups are starting to take shape. Here is what to expect to see from every team throughout the league as the regular season comes to an end.

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Duke, Kansas top updated Final Four odds as March Madness heads to New Orleans

The Blue Devils may be a No. 2 seed, but they have the top odds to cut down the nets in New Orleans

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Hard Knocks to feature former Saints assistants Dan Campbell, Aaron Glenn

The next season of HBO's Hard Knocks will feature the Detroit Lions, led by former Saints assistants Dan Campbell and Aaron Glenn, plus a few players with Saints ties:

Los Angeles Times

Lakers blow 20-point halftime lead, lose to Pelicans and fall to 10th place in West

NEW ORLEANS — The road ends here.

USA Today Sports Media Group

LeBron James moves to second in all-time field goals made list

Ryan Ward: With his 13th field goal of the night, LeBron James passed Karl Malone for second place on the NBA's all-time field goals made list, via Lakers PR. Source: Twitter @RyanWardLA What's the buzz on Twitter? Jim Eichenhofer @ Jim_Eichenhofer ...

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Men’s Final Four Schedule Announced After UNC Punches Last Ticket

Duke-UNC and Kansas-Villanova make up a star-studded slate in New Orleans.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Brandon Ingram officially in against Lakers

New Orleans: Jonas Valanciunas (right foot soreness) has been upgraded to available. CJ McCollum (left ankle sprain) has been upgraded to available. Brandon Ingram (right hamstring soreness) has been upgraded to available. Larry Nance Jr (right knee ...

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