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April 14, 2021

NCAA tournament

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Baylor wins title with beatdown of Gonzaga

April 6, 2021 The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Fresh-as-can-be Baylor obliterated wobbly-legged Gonzaga’s march to perfection Monday night in an 86-70 runaway that brought this once-downtrodden program’s first national title back home to Waco, Texas. Jared Butler scored 22 points and […]

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Baylor’s dominance, Gonzaga’s miracle set up title game

April 3, 2021 The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Baylor seemed to lose some of its defensive mojo during a three-week COVID-19 pause. The rotations, not as sharp. The closeouts, not quite as close. The Bears have their groove back and it […]

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March Sadness leads to uncertainty for NC teams

March 24, 2021 Shawn Krest

The phrase “one-and-done” usually refers to the NBA Draft in the state of North Carolina, not NCAA Tournament runs. This year, however, the state’s representatives didn’t make it past their first 40 minutes in Indiana […]

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This year’s Sweet 16 features new names

March 24, 2021 The Associated Press

By at least one measure, this is the most chaotic Sweet 16 field to date. The seed numbers of the 16 remaining teams add up to 94, the highest total since the NCAA Tournament expanded […]

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Wolfpack women address disparity in NCAA Tournament facilities

March 20, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Members of the NC State women’s basketball team are focused on Sunday’s opening round NCAA Tournament matchup against NC A&T. But that doesn’t mean they’re blind to the controversy swirling around their sport, a situation […]

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Wisconsin ends UNC’s season in NCAA blowout

March 19, 2021 Shawn Krest

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — North Carolina’s season came to an end when the Tar Heels suffered an 85-62 loss to No. 9 seed Wisconsin at Purdue’s Mackey Arena on Friday night. The Tar Heels never […]

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Even as a No. 1 seed, State women still fighting for respect

March 19, 2021 Brett Friedlander

NC State got some well-deserved respect from the women’s college basketball establishment — albeit begrudgingly — when it was chosen as a No. 1 seed to the NCAA tournament last week. That doesn’t mean the […]

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CBS, Turner partnership on NCAA Tournament has huge benefits

March 18, 2021 Joe Reedy, Associated Press

There aren’t many chances to say a sports rights deal works out for networks, the organization and fans. But the CBS/Turner partnership in airing the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament certainly does. This is the 10th […]

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UNC has tough slate of opponents in South Region

March 17, 2021 Shawn Krest

One team in the South Region’s opening-round No. 8 vs. No. 9 seed game has had an up-and-down season, looking like world-beaters in blowing out Louisville by more than three dozen points, struggling to a […]

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UNCG hopes lessons learned lead to upset

March 17, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Wes Miller will never forget his first trip to the NCAA Tournament as a college basketball coach. Not necessarily in a good way. His underdog UNC Greensboro team was on the verge of an iconic […]

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