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On a leg and a hop, Armando Bacot personified UNC’s improbable NCAA tournament run

NEW ORLEANS — The most enduring moment of North Carolina’s 72-69 national championship game defeat against Kansas, the moment that epitomized the kind of perseverance and never-quit spirit that led the Tar Heels to the season’s final Monday night, came with less than a minute remaining and UNC still hoping,…

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Early rankings for the 2022-23 basketball season are in. Could Kentucky really be No. 1?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — It was a disappointing finish to Kentucky's 2021-22 basketball season, the Wildcats' national championship hopes ending just as their NCAA Tournament was getting started with a shocking loss to Saint Peter's in the first round.

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John Clay: Three things we learned from this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament

Not to be the bearer of bad news, but college basketball is over for 2021-22. The good news: It went out with a bang, thanks to a highly entertaining NCAA men's tournament and a drama-filled Final Four capped by Kansas' historic second-half comeback to top North Carolina's Tar Heels for…

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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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Roy Williams Backing UNC Over Kansas in Men’s National Championship Game

Despite his ties to the Jayhawks, the former coach says his allegiance to the Tar Heels is “thicker and deeper.”

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North Carolina sending Mike Krzyzewski into retirement and 4 other ultimate rivalry wins in sports

The Red Sox, among others, want a word with the Tar Heels.

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Kansas Jayhawks vs. North Carolina Tar Heels: March Madness National Championship live stream, TV channel, start time, odds

Watch to see the national championship be awarded when the Kansas Jayhawks (33-6) and North Carolina Tar Heels (29-9) play in the final game of the NCAA Tournament on Monday at Caesars Superdome, starting at 9:20 PM, live on TBS. In its most recent ...

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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.

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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.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Kenny Smith on Coach K: ‘I’m Going to Miss What He’s Done for Carolina Basketball’

The North Carolina alum gave a different perspective than most Tar Heel fans would as the Coach K era comes to a close.

Sports Illustrated

Coach K’s career ended so predictably and not enough of us saw it coming

Maybe we should've seen this coming.

USA Today Sports Media Group

UNC Basketball Drops Cold ‘Farewell’ Tweet After Final Four Win Over Duke

North Carolina’s twitter account said goodbye to Mike Krzyzewski with a short and sweet message.

Sports Illustrated

Roy Williams was so fired up after North Carolina beat Duke and hoops fans loved it

Roy Williams was SO HAPPY.

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North Carolina vs Kansas Prediction, National Championship Game Preview

North Carolina vs Kansas prediction, NCAA Tournament National Championship game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might - or might not - win on Monday night

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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.

Sports Illustrated

Caleb Love’s Dagger Three Helps UNC Down Duke in Instant Classic, Send Coach K Into Retirement

The Tar Heels took down Duke in a Saturday night thriller that ended up being Mike Krzyzewski’s final game.

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Pregame Moment Between Hubert Davis, Coach K’s Wife Mickie Goes Viral

The North Carolina coach made sure to stop and say hello to Coach K’s wife Mickie prior to entering the locker room before the Final Four contest.

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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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UNC Fan Eric Church Announces New Concert After Canceling Show to Watch Final Four

The country music star is a lifelong North Carolina basketball fan, and on Saturday, his beloved Tar Heels will face Duke in the Final Four.

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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.

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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…

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 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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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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Bunkers, dread and drinking: The unspeakable anxiety of Duke-UNC in the Final Four

RALEIGH, N.C. — In the span of about an hour on Tuesday, in buildings about 10 miles apart, in rooms connected to the home courts where their basketball teams play, Hubert Davis and Mike Krzyzewski attempted to make the same point — that their players must somehow find a way…

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