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North Carolina’s 10 best candidates to replace Roy Williams after his retirement

Roy Williams retired Thursday after 33 years as a head coach.   Williams, 70, spent 15 seasons at Kansas before an 18-year stint with North Carolina. He finished with 903 wins, nine Final Four appearances and three national championships. He’s one of the most decorated coaches of all time. This is not an April Fools’ Day joke.  Williams’ successor will face huge expectations at North Carolina. […]

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Ref alert after collapsing during Gonzaga-USC

Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato INDIANAPOLIS — A referee collapsed early in the first half of Tuesday’s Elite Eight matchup between Gonzaga and USC. Official Bert Smith was alert as he was placed on a stretcher and moved off the court at Lucas Oil Stadium. The TBS broadcast said that Smith reported […]

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When & where is the Final Four in 2021? Dates, TV schedule, location, tickets for NCAA Tournament semifinals, title game

What teams will make up the Final Four in the 2021 NCAA Tournament? That’s a question we haven’t been able to ask for nearly two calendar years, since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 caused March Madness to become the world’s first major sporting event to be canceled. Which makes the question all the more intriguing in 2021. […]

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‘Early signs positive’: NBL title winner Alex Pledger reveals cancer diagnosis

Four-time NBL championship winner Alex Pledger says there are positive signs that he can overcome a diagnosis of colorectal cancer and return to basketball. The 33-year-old centre has enjoyed a decorated 263-game career with New Zealand Breakers and Melbourne United, while also being a long-time member of the New Zealand Tall Blacks national team. Alex Pledger.Credit:Getty Images But Pledger didn’t […]

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