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Jackson's decision to remain as a draft early entrant is the best possible news for Duke basketball. OK, well maybe not the best possible news. The best news for Duke fans would be elite recruit Trevon Duval committing to the Blue Devils.

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The NHL's playoff format is like the league took all the dumb in Canada and all the dumb in the United States and mashed it together into one great pile of lunacy.

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The University of Dayton announced a $72 million renovation of UD Arena that it contends will make it a state-of-the-art building.

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Horizon member Valparaiso stood as the obvious choice to replace WSU in the Missouri Valley Conference, but there are some good possibilities to replace the Crusaders in the league.

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With two 18-year-olds, four 19-year-olds and one 20-year-old, Kentucky's 2017-18 roster is very young and essentially no one could comfortably be called a veteran.

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One of the most significant obstacles between the 2016-17 Spartans and contention for the Big Ten Conference championship or another Final Four was their punishing lack of depth inside. Now, Izzo will have more bigs with Ben Carter returning.

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The Bengals are an organization that lacks the culture necessary to ignore a draft prospect like Joe Mixon.

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You know all those jokes about how a particular college basketball player seems like he's been in college for seven years? That player is now Jalan West.

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He is one of only 11 Division I coaches ever with 800 or more career victories and deserves to be in the HOF conversation with the likes of Coach K, Jim Boeheim and Adolph Rupp.

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Skipping out on a bowl game requires a few difficult conversations, the abdication of one's own competitive instincts and the abandonment of all sporting logic. That's why Leonard Fournette and Christian McCaffrey will be the minority.

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The Cavs could get more than a week of rest before being required to start their next round. That's huge for Cleveland's biggest star.

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There are so many questions surrounding Paul George’s future with the Pacers now that their 2016-17 season has ended, but there’s one person it doesn’t really help to ask: Paul George.

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James shared his thought's on Lamar's latest album after Game 3 against the Pacers.

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LeBron James willed the Cavaliers to a historic Game 3 comeback victory over the Pacers. Who's to say he can't keep doing that and drag this collection of aging vets to another NBA Finals?

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J.R. Smith will be counted on to disrupt the Pacers' perimeter game Thursday night.

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What makes Grayson Allen’s case interesting is that his need to improve is not limited only to basketball matters.

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The late Dan Rooney was a football man and a Pittsburgher through and through. He is one of the main reasons the city defines itself by its pro football team.

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Many top-tier talents have said they intend to play more than one year for their college team. When Miles Bridges said it, he meant it.

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Trier decided he had unfinished business as a college basketball player and determined he would return to Arizona for his junior season in 2017-18 rather than enter the NBA Draft.

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Justin Jackson has done what few Tar Heels have accomplished in their UNC careers, but it might take a while for his contributions to be fully appreciated.

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The Memphis athletic department was OK with making Keelon Lawson Sr. a coach, and with demoting him, and with the son of the new head coach serving as one of the three assistant coaches allowed on a Division I staff.

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The U.S. has shown it can host a successful World Cup by itself. The 2026 plan spearheaded by USSF president Sunil Gulati involves much more than soccer.

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Although there was a time when a single player could make a long-term difference in a program, that passed when it became standard procedure for potential program-changing talents to spend no more than a year in college.

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Roy Williams is now, beyond debate, one of the greatest coaches in the history of the college game.

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The biggest reason the referees called so many fouls is because there were so many fouls. That’s possible, you know.

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Had Berry’s 22-point, six-assist, two-steal, one-turnover performance against Gonzaga been surrounded by a better basketball game, it might have had an epic quality to it. Instead, it was enough to produce a victory. And a championship.

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The current Tar Heels players didn't take part in the academic fraud that has the program under NCAA scrutiny, so don't use the scandal to try to minimize their accomplishments this year.

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The Blue Devils center barely played as a freshman because of an injury. He'll try again in 2017-18.

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This is exactly what Dean Smith wanted from Roy Williams, even if it is a bit awkward for the latter.

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North Carolina and Gonzaga are playing for the 2017 NCAA championship because they are the two best, most complete teams. Everything else is just packaging.

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The NCAA Championship game matching North Carolina (32-7) against Gonzaga (37-1) is my last opportunity to get one correct, and it scares me that I feel so confident.

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The Tar Heels point guard has suffered two ankle injuries during the NCAA Tournament. He'll be on the court for the championship game Monday night.

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Forget about the missed free throws. Kennedy Meeks sealed the deal to help advance the Tar Heels to the title game.

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Gonzaga coach Mark Few went with a gut feeling to foul South Carolina in the waning moments of the first Final Four game. It worked perfectly.

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Here are the four most underrated stories heading into the games between Gonzaga-South Carolina and North Carolina-Oregon.

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Here is how the Final Four teams rank, in order of potential to be lifting the trophy Monday night in Glendale, Ariz.

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Here's what to look for when the action tips off in Phoenix.

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Saturday's Final Four games offer plenty of intriguing matchups. Which teams come away with a win?

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In a relatively remote area of the country, in a town of about 200,000, at a private university with an enrollment of less than 7,500, in a conference that regularly sent just a single member onto the NCAAs, Few determined it was possible to invent a major college basketball power.

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It's not every coach who views the madness of March as a welcome respite. But not every coach has had to deal with what Roy Williams' has.

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It’s hard to understand how a team can suddenly reinvent itself under the greatest pressure and against the best competition, but South Carolina has managed to do it.

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SN's Mike DeCourcy has corresponded with a Gonzaga fan for over a decade. That fan finally got to describe what it was like to watch his team reach the Final Four.

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UNC’s win over Kentucky means there will be only two freshman starters in the 2017 Final Four, neither of the one-and-done variety. Many are celebrating this as a validation of the value of experience, of the superiority of college continuity. There are no real facts to support it.

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The most important shot in March 1992 was launched by Pitt point guard Sean Miller in the final game of his college career, the last shot he took as a competitive basketball player at any level. He missed.

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Where were you on March 28, 1992? You might not know the answer to that question without a bit more information. Better question: Where were you when Christian Laettner hit "The Shot"?

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Archie Miller isn't an IU alum, but his devotion to basketball and recruiting the state fit with the program's ideals. His arrival should be welcome news to the school's hoops-savvy fans.

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SN breaks down Luke Maye's winning jumper for the Tar Heels against Kentucky in the Elite Eight. This was no wing and a prayer; the Heels are well-coached on such plays.

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Villanova standout Kris Jenkins is the brother of guard Nate Britt, who now has a chance to add a second NCAA national championship to the family home.

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Toughness has been a recurring issue for North Carolina to address over the year. The Tar Heels' close victory over Arkansas may have changed that.

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SN's Mike DeCourcy takes a shot at picking which teams from the East Region and South Region will be heading to Phoenix for the Final Four.

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There’s nothing left to use against Gonzaga but elitism now that the Bulldogs have clinched their first Final Four appearance.

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Growing up in Western Pennsylvania as the son of a legendary high school coach and the brother of a local college hoops hero, Archie Miller has prepared his entire life to become the head coach at a place such as Indiana.

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Mike DeCourcy lets you know who'll be heading to Phoenix and who'll be heading back to campus for good.

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De'Aaron Fox's 39-point night speaks to how good he is and how important he is to Kentucky. It also should help keep his name out of LaVar Ball's mouth, unless LaVar wants to praise him.

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UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball has heard his dad talk smack forever, but Lonzo will let his game do the talking when he takes on Kentucky in the Sweet 16.

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SN predicts which four teams will join Thursday's winners in this year's Elite Eight.

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The internet had jokes immediately after Sean Miller's squad was upset by Xavier in the Sweet 16. The trolls don't accept the fact other high-level coaches needed years to break through.

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Danny Hurley finished an excellent fifth season at Rhode Island with an Atlantic 10 Tournament championship and advancement to the NCAA Tournament second round.

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Nigel Hayes and Bronson Koenig can join the rare Three Fours Club by surviving a tough East Region.

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SN's Mike DeCourcy sends a few teams to the Elite Eight — and sends the rest home for the season.

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Here’s how the remaining NCAA Tournament teams rank, in order of their ability to win the national championship.

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SN writer Mike DeCourcy gets a do-over with the bracket, beginning with the Sweet 16. Who does he pick to win now?

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The Hoosiers need to look beyond their circle and hire the the best candidate.

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Michigan coach John Beilein is a huge Cardinals fan. There’s just one problem with all of this: spring training and March Madness happen at exactly the same time.

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This year's Wildcats team is different, less gifted overall than its immediate predecessors, but it makes up for that with toughness and togetherness. Both were on display vs. Wichita State.

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Michigan likely wouldn't have beaten Louisville were it not for Moritz Wagner.

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This is why Rick Pitino's Louisville teams are so hard to beat in the NCAA Tournament.

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The 2017 NCAA Tournament has been chalky so far, but that doesn't mean there will be a lack of good games.

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Wisconsin is in the Sweet 16 after knocking off last year's NCAA Tournament champion. The Badgers are enjoying success after going back to what made the program strong for more than a decade.

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Brad Underwood left the 2017 NCAA Tournament in 40 minutes, and he left Oklahoma State University in less than a year. But he figures to stay as head coach of Illinois Fighting Illini for as long as he likes.

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Regular-season wins over injury-weakened Creighton and Xavier made the Big East look stronger than it was. The teams that benefited most from those injuries are now out of the tournament.

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Outside the coaches, few people who were part of the classic Wichita State-Kentucky NCAA Tournament matchup of 2014 are still around. That doesn't make Sunday's game any less interesting.

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Michigan needed 3-pointers to take down Oklahoma State on Friday — A LOT of 3-pointers.

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Some injuries will leave a mark.

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The memory of what Indiana basketball used to be is tough for longtime fans to shake.

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SN's Mike DeCourcy rates this year's Big Dance participants' chances.

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Here are Mike DeCourcy's NCAA Tournament upset alerts and sleeper picks that could incite March Madness.

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Dominate your March Madness pool with Mike DeCourcy's NCAA Tournament bracket picks.

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This is Richard Pitino’s fifth season as a college head coach, and it is the first he will close in the NCAA Tournament. His focus both on and off the court has taken Minnesota to new heights.

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Joel Cornette's words about being an underdog carry weight 14 years after he spoke them. They still apply to all the small, anonymous schools with dreams of making a run in March.

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Duke was a near-unanimous preseason No. 1, and should make a Final Four run in the East Region.

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The Jayhawks are in a rough-and-tumble Midwest Region with the likes of Louisville and Oregon.

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Gonzaga is going to have to wait for that ever-elusive NCAA Tournament championship, thanks to Arizona.

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Once again, Kentucky could be facing a "murderer's row" of opponents, and that's not a great thing for Coach Cal.

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Roy Williams will guide the Tar Heels to another Final Four appearance, but a little bit of luck will help them make it there.

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Cuonzo Martin enjoyed limited success during short stays at Tennessee and Cal. Now back home, Martin needs to take the next step in his development as a coach as he works to revive the Tigers' program.

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In the NCAA Tournament, you can have a shorter trip or an easier game; which do you choose? Coaches said the easier game.

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Duke holds a 2-1 series lead over UNC, that likely won't be enough for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

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If you’re expecting to be a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, you are hoping the selection committee perceives Michigan as a No. 6 or buries them in an 8/9 game. You don’t want them as your No. 7

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What had been an uneven 2016-17 season for Michigan lately had begun to brighten, and the Big Ten Tournament offers the opportunity to pursue a championship of which the Wolverines can be proud, and which they’re capable of winning.

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The Tar Heels have everything it takes to win a title.

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Mark Few has changed the Gonzaga program from middling Bulldogs into mighty Zags during a two-decade run of excellence. This year he and his staff have molded a top five squad that rates a high NCAA Tournament seed.

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Frank Mason III has gone from mid-major recruit to Jayhawks immortal. He put himself in SN's college basketball pantheon with an outstanding senior campaign.

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The truth is no freshman has had as profound an impact on this season as UCLA's Lonzo Ball.

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Kansas senior guard Frank Mason III was the only unanimous selection for the panel of voters.

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When someone tells you the 2017 bubble isn’t that bad, remind them about Vanderbilt and Wake Forest and how low the committee might have to sink to find 68 teams to place on the bracket.

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Duke and UNC played in a thriller on Saturday. That this was simply more of the same from these two teams proves their supremacy over other American rivalries.

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In our ranking of teams we believe can win the 2017 NCAA Tournament, UCLA now is in the mix — and pretty firmly entrenched.

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James reflects after dialing up the biggest play in Northwestern hoops history.

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It’s not a matter of generosity. It’s about justice.

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There is a price to pay for imperfection.

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At this point, 10 schools have a legitimate claim to the NCAA Tournament championship. There could be more, and there could be fewer by Selection Sunday.

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Requiring a .500 conference record for NCAA Tournament entry is unreasonable because all leagues are not the same.

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Kevin Garnett is placing the blame on the NBA's entitlement syndrome on the wrong culprit.

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Cronin did not immediately smile when he won the 300th college basketball game of his career Saturday, but no doubt he was proud.

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The people making the hire must identify what makes a successful college basketball coach generally, what peculiarities make the State job unique and what sort of coach will be necessary to excel there.

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The Badgers have to cope without their senior leader for the time being.

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Coach Cal might have a leg up on the competition for prime 2018 talent.

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Egbunu has been a massive athletic presence for the Gators through the course of the 2016-17 season, delivering six double-figure rebound games.

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The NCAA Tournament selection committee uses the Ratings Percentage Index to help determine the Field of 68. It's often forgotten that the RPI isn't the committee's only tool.

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Gottfried is still in charge, but high-ranking officials at N.C. State have had enough.

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Tom Crean's frustration with his players boiled over during a radio interview after another crushing IU loss. His rant could cause him to lose the locker room.

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None of the three teams ranked ahead of the Bulldogs — overall No. 1 Villanova, then Kansas, followed by Baylor — has accomplished enough to trump a perfect record with several high-quality victims.

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As Gonzaga enters the home stretch with an undefeated record, there are those who will tell you, the Zags can win more by losing this game. It’s a myth.

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The 15-team ACC of 2017 compares very favorably to the 16-team Big East of six years earlier. It's so good, it could land almost one-sixth of the entire Field of 68.

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These exceptional players are having outstanding seasons, but there was simply no room for them on the Naismith Trophy watch list.

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The NCAA Tournament selection committee is dipping its toe Saturday into some revealing television programming, but don’t expect a deep dive anytime soon.

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There are 30 major-conference teams that are considered bubble teams. Good luck to the selection committee in sorting that out.

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Football season is over, so it's time to move on to the most glorious part of the American sports calendar: the race to March Madness.

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Atlanta could have won Super Bowl 51 with smarter play-calling and just a little better execution.

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The Blue Devils were 4-3 while Coach K recovered from back surgery.

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It felt like Wednesday night represented still another step forward for the Wildcats as a basketball program, even if the night included an 80-59 defeat.

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Will Purdue allow its one deficiency to bring the season to a premature conclusion?

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The Zags are looking to run the table, heading into the NCAA tournament.

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The Musketeers will be without their second-leading scorer for the rest of the season.

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The Wildcats' league opponents aren't preparing them to make a run come March.

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Newsflash: TB12 and the NFL Commissioner won't throw blows.

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Demons have been exorcised in Cincinnati following their win over Xavier in the latest chapter of the Crosstown Shootout.

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Pitino has himself a very capable attorney to fight the charge against him and a logical defense. The NCAA has a big-name coach in its sights, though. When it advances this far, the game is usually over.

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Louisville downed the Panthers by 55 points Tuesday night.

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With everything that has gone against the Blue Devils, the least they can offer in response is consistent hustle. That was missing against N.C. State, and for more than just one play.

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The clearer the NCAA Tournament selection committee can be about its objective, the more comfortable those outside the selection room will become.

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Allonzo Trier has returned to Arizona's lineup, yes, but Sean Miller's job coaching the Wildcats without him was nothing short of masterful.

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Name-brand schools are in danger of missing the NCAA Tournament. We break down what they need to do to improve their chances of gaining at least an at-large berth.

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The Wildcats welcome back one of their best players for a game against Pac-12 power UCLA, but going forward they'll have difficulty reintegrating him into the rotation.

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The UK coach supports greater freedom of movement, something that can only benefit his athletic squad.

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College basketball's analytical giants drive home the point that people who want one composite ranking (read coaches) don't fully understand the mathematical hurdles.

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Anunoby had been playing catch-up all season. The injury puts him further behind in his development.

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It can be said without question that Antonio Brown embraces the role of wide receiver diva. But on the wide re-diva scale of 1-to-Terrell-Owens, however, Brown rates about a 2.

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Most top-ranked teams struggle down the stretch when its star goes down with an injury. Will Creighton follow that same path?

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Mike Tomlin apologized for a certain word he used in his postgame speech Sunday that was captured and aired by Antonio Brown. But that was the end of his apology.

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The North Carolina coach could reach 800 career wins Monday. Will he need another 800 to prove to his fellow coaches he's worthy of the accolades he receives?

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For the overwhelming majority or Chargers fans, the move to Los Angeles shouldn't even matter.

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Villanova's Josh Hart has been the best player in college basketball. Who joins him on SN's Midseason All-America Team?

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The 48-team World Cup abomination coming in 2026, quite possibly to these here United States, will damage the world’s greatest sporting event all the way to its core.

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Scott Drew spoke to SN about his goals after reaching the top of college basketball.

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Scoring surging, talent all around and big-name teams with great promise near the top of the polls. But all we care about is Grayson Allen's latest non-incident.

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The high-level recruit who recently enrolled at UK could jump in this season and become a contributor during SEC play and even the NCAA Tournament.

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The Blue Devils assistant is worried about now. He doesn't care who has next.

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When Villanova won the 2016 NCAA Championship with a victory over North Carolina, the lingering amazement was derived from the Wildcats putting their hands on that trophy without a single obvious first-round draft pick among them. Josh Hart is working very hard to change that, retroactively.

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The nation's top-ranked team suffers its first defeat of the season, a road loss in conference play. No matter; the Wildcats are still a threat to repeat.

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The "indefinite" suspension handed Grayson Allen lasted one game. The focus now turns to whether he can avoid another incident.

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Nobody had a greater impact on the 2016 NFL regular season than Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott.

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The difference between Mike Krzyzewski and Jeff Capel can be measured in several ways. No matter which measure you choose, it seems nearly an impossible distance for Capel to traverse.

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Can Cincinnati find a better coach than Marvin Lewis? Maybe, but it certainly does not deserve one.

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The rule should be simple Sunday: If there’s a second teamer available to play a position, he should play that position.

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Steelers coach Mike Tomlin considers Terry Bradshaw's latest jab disrespectful and "unprofessional."

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If Louisville is not an elite basketball brand, it certainly is one that fits comfortably into the designer department. And yet the season of the blueblood had progressed for more than a month with the Cardinals serving mostly as spectators.

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Mike Krzyzewski took some time to think about it. It seems likely he pondered little else on the short bus ride from Greensboro to Durham following Duke’s Wednesday night victory over Elon.

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Louisville taught Kentucky a tough lesson on the difference between playing away from home and playing on the road.

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The Blue Devils standout can't keep his feet off opponents. He needs to cool his heels for at least a game.

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It is not a long trip from Lexington to Louisville, but it still is a tough road.

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The vitriol against Duke guard Grayson Allen is stretching beyond the limits of reality, especially after his "flop" against Tennessee State.

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Those who disrespect the Terrible Towel always seem to face karma — a history lesson.

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Joining the American Athletic Conference would be unwise, reckless and potentially counterintuitive for Wichita State.

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Choosing not to report the conduct of a rogue Wake Forest broadcaster was about as dangerous as engaging in it.

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Bob Huggins doesn't want to look back on how he got to this point in his career. The West Virginia coach keeps his eyes fixed on what's in front of him.

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Long replay reviews, too many commercial breaks and an oddly short halftime — the NFL's pace of play is a massive turn-off.

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The N.C. State transfer is having a big impact in his second season with the No. 16 Bulldogs, who took down No. 22 Cincinnati on Saturday.

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If Steeler Nation thinks coach Mike Tomlin is just "above average," it needs some education.

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Garnering the services of the former 5-star recruit before ACC play could be a huge boost for the Blue Devils.

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Who’d have believed that Mike Krzyzewski and Roy Williams would sit down amiably for a half-hour of basketball conversation?

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If P.J. Fleck is looking for the Perfect Job, he will be dialing his recruiting calls from the 513 area code.

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The players who came back from a two-touchdown deficit Saturday night against Wisconsin at Lucas Oil Stadium to win, 38-31 — they were removed from any of JoePa's legacy. This is their victory.

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Penn State is excited about football again. It can't be overstated how huge an accomplishment that is for James Franklin.

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The conference championship games this weekend are not meaningless. But these games do not mean what they could.

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The Hoosiers have a bad non-conference loss, but they also have two huge non-conference wins. That will likely count for something in March.

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Wednesday's 35th anniversary celebration of Bob Knight's second NCAA title at Indiana would have been an ideal way for him to return to Bloomington. He chose to stay away. He should do the same next year for the 30th anniversary of title No. 3.

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Danielle transitioned this summer and fall and has found comfort in a fully realized identity.

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There are five teams that have demonstrated serious ability to contend in terms of the talent on their rosters and their performances to date. This is a look at what makes each one of them great, and what could get in the way.

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The Hoosiers didn't do anything special by playing IPFW on the road.

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Bruce Arena said multiple times in advance of the most recent World Cup that, in essence, America’s national soccer team wasn’t as American as he would prefer it.

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Sunil Gulati took charge after showing restraint for years even as Jurgen Klinsmann's madness hurt U.S. Soccer.

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Perhaps the only thing Americans who follow soccer don’t really understand at this point is why Klinsmann would want to be the coach of a nation he perceives to be such a soccer wasteland.

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In the NBA, teams play 20 percent more minutes (48 to the colleges’ 40) and so they get an allowance of 20 percent more fouls. It’s perfect symmetry.

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Jackson has the sort of length, speed and athleticism to thrill any NBA scout, but those watching the season’s first two games saw less of him than they might have hoped. He played just 27 minutes of the overtime loss Friday, then a mere 18 minutes Tuesday.

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The Blue Devils were without three key contributors but still made it a game against No. 7 Kansas at Madison Square Garden.

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De'Aaron Fox and Malik Monk perform well against the Spartans in their third collegiate game. That's a good sign for the Wildcats going forward.

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The Wildcats were outrebounded, outshot from the field, passed less productively and even converted fewer 3-point shots, but they found a way to win.

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In just four days, we’ve already had three meetings of top-25 teams, and all have been sizzling basketball games.

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In Miles Bridges' college basketball debut, he did what he's always done in his not-yet-very-long life: He showed up, and he balled out.

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Christian Pulisic was much better once he was allowed to play his normal position.

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The U.S. coach's curious lineup decision was one of the biggest factors in the 2-1 loss.

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The U.S. coach is taking a bit of a gamble with his lineup in the team's matchup south of the border.

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President-elect Donald Trump has an aggressive policy directed at Mexico. USA soccer fans just want to win a match.

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Anthony Konieczka doesn't get a scholarship, unlimited meals or the newest Nike gear. But you can't put a price on his love for football.

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The system has been terrific for basketball at all levels, and it’s not going anywhere for a long while.

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Will Duke live up to its No. 1 ranking? Will the ACC be the best conference this year? We answer all that and more.

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Would Ben Simmons have a Showtime movie if he hadn't spent a year at LSU?