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Duke's baton now fully passed from Coach K to Jon Scheyer

Mike Krzyzewski's emergence from the shadows is the ultimate sign that the baton in Durham has been passed.

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Johni Broome could be 'the most impactful transfer in college basketball history'

The SEC Player of the Year is chasing history -- for himself and Auburn -- as the Tigers head into Final Four.

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Ranking the 15 best players in the men's Final Four: Flagg, Broome, then who?

Three AP first-team All-Americans will be in action, but there are other players worth noting.

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FINAL FOUR PREVIEW

Your guide to the men's Final Four: Auburn-Florida, Duke-Houston (with picks!)

Here's how each team can win Saturday's semifinals, plus their potential flaws and predictions for both games.

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Why this Final Four will be 'absolutely incredible'

We get to watch 10 of the most efficient teams of all time match up -- and that's a good thing.

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Chattanooga wins NIT after UC Irvine's heartbreaking miss at the buzzer

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Devin Tillis splashes back-to-back 3s from the logo

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Collin Mulholland's 3 pulls Chattanooga within two

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Trey Bonham drains a buzzer-beater from half court to end the first half

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Devin Tillis gets a hard-fought basket to fall for UC-Irvine

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Honor Huff fakes out his defender and drains a 3 for Chattanooga

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    Best bets for the Final Four

    Greg Peterson provides full analysis on the bets to make on the men's two Final Four games on Saturday.

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    'IT IS GOING ON AROUND THE COUNTRY'

    Far from the March Madness spotlight, college hoops grapples with a gambling problem

    All eyes are on the Final Four, but college athletics officials are worried about suspicious bets on games featuring smaller schools.

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    TRANSFER PORTAL

    Ranking the top 50 basketball transfers to enter the portal

    See who has joined our rankings as we expand them from 25 to 50 players one week after the portal opened.

    3dJeff Borzello
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    CALL IT HEARTBREAK

    Pain Index: Where do Arkansas, Purdue, other second-weekend team losses rank?

    Some losses are understandable; others will haunt us forever. Let's rank the 2025 men's NCAA tournament defeats, from least to most devastating.

    3dKevin Pulsifer
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    Lunardi grades teams eliminated in Sweet 16, Elite Eight

    From Alabama to Texas Tech, which top programs eliminated from the 2025 tournament underachieved.

    4dJoe Lunardi

    THE WORLD'S TALLEST TEENAGER

    Florida center Olivier Rioux enjoys Final Four experience from record-breaking vantage point

    The Florida Gators' redshirt freshman is the world's tallest teenager, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

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