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Duke’s Scheyer ready for program’s ‘pivotal’ coaching change

April 4, 2022 Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jon Scheyer tried to soak up every possible nugget and detail he could as retiring Mike Krzyzewski’s designated successor in their final season together on the Duke sideline. Conversations on everything from game strategy to motivating players turned into an endless stream of notes and ideas, studiously documented on his iPad. […]

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UNC vs Kansas (Betting preview & picks)

April 4, 2022 Dave Carney

UNC vs Kansas (Betting preview & picks)

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Bueckers can’t do it all as UConn comes up short for title

April 4, 2022 Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At the tail end of the third quarter, Paige Bueckers picked up her first personal foul and plopped down on Connecticut’s bench for her only break of the night — a whole 53 seconds of game time. The Huskies had to lean on their sophomore star as hard as they could against […]

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Tar Heels, Jayhawks enter NCAA title tilt with common roots

April 4, 2022 Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The story of college basketball can be traced largely from the base of Mount Oread on the campus of Kansas, where the inventor of the game was also the school’s first coach, and across the heartland and down Tobacco Road to North Carolina, where so much of its history has been […]

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Staley leads South Carolina over UConn for second NCAA title

April 4, 2022 Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dawn Staley hoisted the championship trophy high, strutted around the court and stopped for a brief victory dance. She handed over the hardware to South Carolina’s student band, then headed back to midcourt for more merriment. The Gamecocks hit all the right notes this season, and they finished with a masterpiece. Staley’s […]

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Final Four Betting Preview

April 1, 2022 Dave Carney

Final Four Betting Preview

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Emmert claims progress in women’s NCAAs, not close on pay

April 1, 2022 Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A year after glaring inequities were revealed at the women’s NCAA Tournament and less than two weeks after sharp criticism from Congress, NCAA President Mark Emmert declared Wednesday that he was happy with the institution’s progress but said there had only been “preliminary discussions” about distributing tournament revenues to women’s programs. Emmert […]

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La Crosse’s Johnny Davis declares for NBA draft, after two seasons with Badgers

March 31, 2022 Rick Solem

La Crosse native Johnny Davis is headed to the NBA next season. The University of Wisconsin sophomore guard declared for the NBA draft on social media. “It has meant absolutely everything to be able to play here at the University of Wisconsin, especially growing up in Wisconsin and the city of La Crosse,” Davis said. […]

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Jon Denton Special (Final Four FREE plays)

March 31, 2022 Dave Carney

Jon Denton Special (Final Four FREE plays)

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Hawkeyes’ Keegan Murray announces he’s entering NBA draft

March 30, 2022 Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa All-American Keegan Murray has announced he will declare for the NBA draft. Murray tweeted on Tuesday that he would leave the Hawkeyes after a sophomore season in which he was the Big Ten scoring leader, a consensus All-American and unanimous pick to The Associated Press All-Big Ten team. “As […]