In a thriller, Caleb Love and the Tar Heels win, 81-77, to earn a date with Kansas for the national title. Coach K is denied a shot at a sixth title.
Author: Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY
Coach K’s gift to his players after Duke’s Final Four loss: Easing their pain
Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski didn’t ride off into a perfect sunset, but that wasn’t his concern after the loss. He was focused on comforting his young team.
‘Biggest game in college basketball history’: Former Duke, UNC players hype Final Four clash
The Final Four game between UNC and Duke will be the first time the programs have met in the NCAA Tournament, and ex-Heels, Blue Devils cannot wait.
Sleeping giant? Hubert Davis, North Carolina expected to be in the Final Four back in October
Despite an up-and-down season, Hubert Davis believed his Tar Heels were a Final Four caliber team, and he instilled those beliefs in his UNC players.
‘Cancer just got their ass kicked’: After being silenced, Dick Vitale’s signature voice is back
Dick Vitale’s recovering from a seven-month fight with cancer and is cleared to use his voice after “fricken brutal” period of vocal cord rest.
Elite Eight: Kansas scorches Miami to punch Final Four ticket as lone remaining No. 1 seed
Kansas looked terrible in the first half but found its swagger in the second to dispatch a surging Miami team and reach the Final Four.
Miami coach Jim Larrañaga eyes second Final Four, 16 years after George Mason breakthrough
A magical NCAA Tournament run can mean a big payday at a bigger school. Replicating that Final Four is difficult. Jim Larrañaga wants to change that.
Elite Eight winners, losers: Duke looks like a national title favorite, joining blue-blood Villanova in Final Four
College basketball blue-bloods Villanova and Duke are slated to head to the Final Four in New Orleans after Elite Eight wins on Saturday.
Takeaways from Friday’s Sweet 16: North Carolina looks like national title contender
Saint Peter’s is dangerous, the Big Ten is no more and blue-bloods look title-hungry. Scott Gleeson breaks it down in Friday’s Sweet 16 highlights.
‘Not easy’: Men’s NCAA Tournament shows tradition matters in promoting assistants to head coaches
Longtime assistant coaches who finally get their shot at head coaching jobs face immediate expectations. But tradition can help ease the transition.