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March Madness stars can now cash in on endorsements – but some limits set by states and universities may still be unconstitutional

March Madness is proving lucrative for some of its Cinderella stories and standout stars, thanks to a 2021 Supreme Court ruling that led the NCAA to end its longstanding ban on student athletes earning money from endorsement deals.

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POINT: It’s time to stop racial discrimination in college admissions

In a 2007 Supreme Court decision involving a school district in Seattle, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote: “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”

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Luke DeCock: On run to Sweet 16, UNC has gotten hot enough to warm coach Hubert Davis’ heart

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — This is more what Hubert Davis imagined 50 weeks ago, a North Carolina team living up to the program’s traditional standards — “You’re not really remembered at UNC for a Sweet 16,” Armando Bacot pointed out Tuesday — and doing it with togetherness and unity.

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Ranking the 2022 Women’s Sweet 16: Who Can Challenge the Four No. 1 Seeds?

From top seeds to surprise Cinderellas, we assess how the remaining teams in the NCAA tournament stack up.

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Brady Manek recalls 'stressful' moments watching UNC against Baylor from locker room

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Brady Manek's ejection for a flagrant-2 foul was nearly a season-ending call in North Carolina's 93-86 overtime win over Baylor on Saturday. And all he could do was watch a delayed broadcast feed that brought anxiety for every cheer at Dickies Arena because he didn't know…

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Top Five March Madness Games Bring in Over 45 Million Viewers

The Duke-Michigan State game brought in the most viewers with 11.2 million on Sunday.

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UNC and UCLA meet for 3rd time in NCAA tournament, a matchup 3 months in the making

It's a little late in the season to be playing a makeup game, but North Carolina and UCLA will get a chance to finally make good on a game that was originally scheduled to take place on Dec. 18 in Las Vegas.

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UNC Thrills, Teeters and Triumphs to Deliver First Knockout of a No. 1 Seed

Baylor is out after a bizarre game that saw the defending champs nearly pull off a monumental comeback.

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UNC holds on in OT to upset top-seeded Baylor, advance to Sweet 16

FORT WORTH, Texas — North Carolina went from cruising into Philadelphia and the Sweet 16, to looking like it’d suffer the biggest collapse in program history, to finally winning in overtime with a lineup it’s never played with all season.

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Baylor coach Scott Drew is all of us covering his eyes on UNC’s potential game-winner

We sympathize with you, Scott.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Fans Upset With UNC-Baylor Officials Regarding Questionable Calls

There were 43 fouls called during regulation of the Round of 32 game.

Sports Illustrated

The officiating in UNC’s meltdown against Baylor was horrendous and the internet didn’t hold back

These refs were just bad.

USA Today Sports Media Group

UNC Forward Brady Manek Ejected With Flagrant-2 Foul vs. Baylor

The forward earned a flagrant-2 after elbowing Bears’s Jeremy Sochan.

Sports Illustrated

UNC’s Brady Manek was tossed for a ridiculous flagrant foul and CBB fans everywhere were furious

This has to be one of the all-time worst calls.

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UNC rolls to 95-63 NCAA tournament win over Marquette, advances to face Baylor Bears

FORT WORTH, Texas — Coach Hubert Davis accomplished in his first NCAA tournament game something North Carolina didn’t do in three previous tries — beat a Shaka Smart coached team.

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No matter the opponent, UNC basketball knows who gets toughest defensive assignment

FORT WORTH, Texas — Four Marquette players took to the raised stage during Wednesday’s NCAA tournament media availability when head coach Shaka Smart approached from the floor.

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NCAA Tournament Expert Picks, Predictions: First Round Thursday Games

NCAA Tournament predictions, college basketball expert picks for the first round Thursday games

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Luke DeCock: NCAA tournament game will serve as a homecoming of sorts for UNC forward Brady Manek

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Getting sent to Texas for the opening weekend may not have meant much to most of North Carolina’s roster – the Tar Heels, as a No. 8 seed, were entirely at the mercy of bracketing fate – but it meant everything to Brady Manek.

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UNC basketball draws familiar name with unfamiliar faces in NCAA Tournament

North Carolina received an eight seed in the NCAA Tournament’s East region and will face the No. 9 seed Marquette in the first round on Thursday in Fort Worth. The winner could potentially face a second round showdown with defending national champion Baylor.

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Paolo Banchero called out UNC after Duke beat Miami in the ACC tournament but he won’t get his wish

Paolo picked the wrong team.

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UNC falls to Virginia Tech in ACC tournament semifinals, 72-59

NEW YORK — The stage was set for a third North Carolina-Duke matchup, but Virginia Tech just had to go and steal the spotlight. The Hokies snapped the Tar Heels’ six game winning streak with a 72-59 win the ACC tournament semifinals.

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Luke DeCock: Duke opens ACC tournament with all its flaws on display, escapes punch from Syracuse

NEW YORK — By late Saturday night, Duke may very well be lugging the championship trophy around the Barclays Center and feeling good about things again. Moods and fortunes can change that quickly in the ACC tournament.

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The day they thought Duke might fire Coach K. ‘How do you think they feel now?’

DURHAM, N.C. — If Chuck Swenson goes back in time far enough he can still hear the jeers and the insults, the slurs he said some shouted from the stands during one of the longest nights of Mike Krzyzewski’s coaching career, and perhaps the longest of them all. It has…

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Former UNC Star Tyler Hansbrough Said Coach K’s Farewell Tour Was Overdone

Hansbrough compared Mike Krzyzewski’s final game in Durham to a recent episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

Tribune News Service

Duke's path to redemption after loss to UNC starts at ACC tournament

Late Saturday night, long after Duke's 94-81 loss to North Carolina but while the celebration of Mike Krzyzewski's final home game continued, two Blue Devils whose jerseys hang in Cameron Indoor Stadium's rafters discussed the troubling outcome.

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