Those who play for Frank Martin are unabashed in their defense of his style, adamant that what those watching at home see does not paint the entire narrative.
Basketball
UConn’s record 111-game winning streak came to a startling end when Mississippi State pulled off perhaps the biggest upset in women’s basketball history, stunning the Huskies 66-64 on Morgan William’s overtime buzzer beater in the national semifinals Friday night.
Despite North Carolina’s dominance down low, Vegas Insider handicapper Brian Edwards is backing underdog Oregon (+5) as his best bet of the Final Four.
Gonzaga faces South Carolina and North Carolina takes on Oregon on Saturday. Here is your game-by-game breakdown.
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North Carolina coach Roy Williams and his players say it’s a new year with different opponents as the Tar Heels face Oregon on Saturday in the national semifinals.
Here are some of the prop bets made available by sports books around Las Vegas.
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Dillon Brooks and his assertive nature will be on the college game’s biggest stage Saturday, when the Ducks carry the banner of the Pac-12 against North Carolina in the Final Four.
After Monday’s NCAA men’s basketball title game and baseball’s Opening Day, the Masters golf tournament will take center stage from April 6 to 9 at Augusta National.
The senior point guard averaged 20.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists while shooting 48.7 percent from 3-point range.
Few has taken the Zags to the NCAA Tournament in all 18 of his seasons there.
No. 1 seed Gonzaga opened as a 6½-point favorite over seventh-seeded South Carolina (total 139), and top seed North Carolina opened as a 5-point favorite over No. 3 seed Oregon (total 150½) in the Final Four.
Consider North Carolina the tour guide at this year’s Final Four. The Tar Heels will be making their record 20th trip, and most of the players on this year’s roster were on hand last season to find out all about the agony of coming oh-so close to winning it all.
The North Carolina Tar Heels now are a win away from getting back to a national championship game they narrowly lost a year ago. And this time, they made the last shot.
