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Oregon sophomore guard Tyler Dorsey, who was the Ducks' leading scorer in the postseason, will declare for the 2017 NBA Draft and sign with an agent, he announced on Monday night. The 6-foot-4 Dorsey averaged 14.6 points and hit 42.3 percent of his 3-pointers for the season, but he was particularly productive in the postseason, helping…
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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- North Carolina, one shot short of the national championship a year ago, made sure a potential heartbreaker did not even get to the rim this time. The Tar Heels won their sixth national title, beating Gonzaga 71-65 in the NCAA Tournament finals at University of Phoenix Stadium on Monday night, with the key…
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College basketball player Jordan Bell has the weight of the world on his shoulders -- and it's all because of two missed rebounds. If that sounds ridiculous, it's because it is ridiculous. Bell is a fiercely talented basketball player, a 6-foot-9 power forward for the Oregon Ducks. He played a huge role in helping the Ducks…
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North Carolina managed to work its way past the Oregon Ducks in Saturday’s Final Four tilt, 77-76. And while Oregon’s inability to box out down the stretch gave North Carolina the uncontested win, one play stands out as maybe the worst call of the entire tournament: This was called a foul pic.twitter.com/m7LwlVE0aZ — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport)…
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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- It's the blue blood vs. the new blood. The contrast in the NCAA Tournament championship game is clear: North Carolina, winners of five titles and appearing in its record 20th Final Four, is in one corner. Gonzaga, in its first Final Four after spending almost two decades chugging up the mountaintop, is in…
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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- North Carolina showed why it's the best rebounding team in the country at exactly the right time. Despite missing four free throws in the final 5.8 seconds, the Tar Heels finally subdued Oregon in a cold-shooting Final Four game Saturday. Center Kennedy Meeks dominated inside and came up with the game-clinching rebound in…
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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Gonzaga will play for its first national title, but the Bulldogs took the hard way to Monday's final. The Bulldogs squandered all of a 14-point second-half lead before rallying and holding on with two late free throws, ending the surprising tournament run of South Carolina with a 77-73 victory in a Final Four…
March Madness 2017 is almost over with four teams fighting for college basketball’s national championship. North Carolina, Oregon, Gonzaga and South Carolina will be in action Saturday night, hoping to advance to the NCAA Tournament title game Monday night. The Final Four begins with the contest between No.1 Gonzaga and No.7 South Carolina at 6:09 p.m.…
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North Carolina junior point guard Joel Berry II termed his injured ankles as 85 percent healed on Friday, one day before the top-seeded Tar Heels face third-seeded Oregon in the Final Four. Berry sprained his left ankle in last Sunday's victory over Kentucky. He also has been dealing with a sprained right ankle since tweaking it…
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Kansas senior guard Frank Mason III claimed another national award on Friday, when he was named the winner of the Oscar Robertson Trophy. The honor, presented by the United States Basketball Writers Association, comes one day after Mason was named the Associated Press Player of the Year. Mason was honored to be in the company of…
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It's the sixth most populous city in America, but Phoenix, Arizona, isn't exactly one of the top places that pops to mind when it comes to stargazing -- as in the "celebrity" type of star. But that looks to change a little this weekend, with the University of Phoenix Stadium hosting the Final Four of the…
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South Carolina star Sindarius Thornwell said Friday he is recovering from his illness and will participate in the Gamecocks' practice. Thornwell missed Thursday's practice due to flu-like symptoms and remained back at the hotel. The senior guard said he is now fully ready to concentrate on Saturday's Final Four game against top-seeded Gonzaga. "I had a…
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South Carolina star Sindarius Thornwell missed practice on Thursday due to illness, just two days before the Gamecocks face top-seeded Gonzaga in the Final Four. The senior guard remained back at the team hotel and didn't participate in the media interview session at Phoenix. "He had a little body temperature last night when we landed," coach…
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Gonzaga, often cast as the gutty underdog, finally finished the climb to its first Final Four, doing so as a No. 1 seed. The Bulldogs' reward: playing a gutty underdog. South Carolina, which advanced to the Final Four as a seventh seed in the East, is hardly a Cinderella, coming from the Southeastern Conference. But the…
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Many college basketball fans and experts had No.1 North Carolina reaching the Final Four in their NCAA bracket predictions, but No.3 Oregon wasn’t exactly expected to win the Midwest region. That’s why it’s no surprise the betting odds favor the Tar Heels in Saturday’s matchup, even though the Ducks have looked like a national championship caliber…
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March Madness didn't disappoint yet again. An upset-filled tournament is always a welcome sight, and there were plenty this time around. Top overall seed Villanova didn't make it to the second weekend. Neither did 2-seeds Duke and Louisville. Villanova (13 percent) and Duke (12 percent) were among a group of only four schools that had double-digit…
None of the top projected picks in the 2017 NBA Draft will be in the Final Four, with the likes of Lonzo Ball, Josh Jackson and Malik Monk playing for teams that were ousted from March Madness this past weekend. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t still top talents left in the NCAA Tournament. North Carolina…
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The March Madness 2017 Final Four is set, and it doesn’t exactly fall in line with many of the predictions made before the start of the NCAA Tournament. Two No.1 seeds are still in the hunt to win college basketball’s national championship, though two unexpected teams are also vying for the title. No.1 North Carolina has…
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On Sunday night, Luke Maye helped the University of North Carolina make the Final Four with a buzzer-beating shot in the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament. On Monday morning, he was in class. A Snapchat shared by UNC student Jack Sewell showed Maye, in a ballcap and track pants, receiving a standing ovation as he arrived…
North Carolina, Gonzaga, Oregon and South Carolina are all headed to the Final Four after winning their respective regions in March Madness 2017. According to the early betting lines at Las Vegas sportsbooks, the Bulldogs have the best chance of reaching the national championship game. In Saturday night’s game against No.7 South Carolina at University of…
