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Men's national championship predictions, players to watch and other key storylines for Kansas vs. North Carolina​


Two celebrated men's college basketball programs will compete for the right to add another banner to the home rafters on Monday night. The No. 1 seed Kansas Jayhawks and No. 8 seed North Carolina Tar Heels will meet for the NCAA Division I men's basketball national championship at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, looking to cap a magical run with one more win.

The Jayhawks, who took down Villanova in one national semifinal on Saturday night, will be vying for their fourth NCAA national championship (1952, 1988, 2008), and first since defeating Memphis for the 2008 title. Bill Self & Co. find themselves in Monday night's championship for the first time since losing to Kentucky there in 2012.

The Tar Heels, meanwhile, are trying to lift their seventh NCAA championship trophy (1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017) and first under head coach Hubert Davis. UNC, which will have to turn the page after an emotional victory over hated rival Duke in an epic national semifinal on Saturday night, is attempting to match the 1985 Villanova Wildcats as the lowest seed to win a national championship.

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Notre Dame football to play first-ever HBCU foe Tennessee State in 2023
The Fighting Irish will host Tennessee State, currently coached by Heisman Trophy winner and College Football Hall of Fame selection Eddie George, on Sept. 2, 2023.

George took over at Tennessee State in April 2021 despite no prior college coaching experience. The team went 5-6 in his first season. Notre Dame in December hired Marcus Freeman, the second Black coach in team history.
 
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Tiger Woods is back!, he plans to play in Masters
Woods, a 15-time major champion, even said he's capable of winning a sixth green jacket, which would tie Jack Nicklaus for the most ever.
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Tiger Woods 'back in the ball game' after rocky start, makes cut after day 2 of Masters
Woods had six bogeys, the first time he had that many at the Masters since the second round in 2007 and four birdies. He has made the cut in each of his past 22 starts at the Masters, the third-longest streak by any player in the tournament's history.
 
blackfoot NAP said:
Tiger Woods is back!, he plans to play in Masters
Woods, a 15-time major champion, even said he's capable of winning a sixth green jacket, which would tie Jack Nicklaus for the most ever.
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blackfoot NAP said:
Tiger Woods 'back in the ball game' after rocky start, makes cut after day 2 of Masters
Woods had six bogeys, the first time he had that many at the Masters since the second round in 2007 and four birdies. He has made the cut in each of his past 22 starts at the Masters, the third-longest streak by any player in the tournament's history.
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Tiger Woods, finding that 'nothing seemed to work,' struggles his way to 78 on Masters moving day​



Five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods didn't make much of a move on moving day, at least in the right direction, at the 86th Masters on Saturday. Woods, who entered the third round 9 shots behind leader Scottie Scheffler and 4 strokes out of second place, couldn't get much momentum going in cold and windy conditions and finished 6-over 78. He finished the round with bogeys on Nos. 16 and 17 and a double-bogey on 18. It was Woods' worst score in 93 career rounds at Augusta National; his previous worst was a 5-over 77 in the third round in 1995, his debut at the Masters as an amateur. While Woods, 46, seemed to have more speed and power with his driver on Saturday, he had four three-putts and a rare four-putt. He hit 11 of 14 fairways and 11 of 18 greens, his highest totals in both in his first three rounds.

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blackfoot NAP said:
Tiger Woods is back!, he plans to play in Masters
Woods, a 15-time major champion, even said he's capable of winning a sixth green jacket, which would tie Jack Nicklaus for the most ever.
Click to expand...

blackfoot NAP said:
Tiger Woods 'back in the ball game' after rocky start, makes cut after day 2 of Masters
Woods had six bogeys, the first time he had that many at the Masters since the second round in 2007 and four birdies. He has made the cut in each of his past 22 starts at the Masters, the third-longest streak by any player in the tournament's history.
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Tiger Woods, finding that 'nothing seemed to work,' struggles his way to 78 on Masters moving day​



Five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods didn't make much of a move on moving day, at least in the right direction, at the 86th Masters on Saturday. Woods, who entered the third round 9 shots behind leader Scottie Scheffler and 4 strokes out of second place, couldn't get much momentum going in cold and windy conditions and finished 6-over 78. He finished the round with bogeys on Nos. 16 and 17 and a double-bogey on 18. It was Woods' worst score in 93 career rounds at Augusta National; his previous worst was a 5-over 77 in the third round in 1995, his debut at the Masters as an amateur. While Woods, 46, seemed to have more speed and power with his driver on Saturday, he had four three-putts and a rare four-putt. He hit 11 of 14 fairways and 11 of 18 greens, his highest totals in both in his first three rounds.

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Tiger Woods thankful for completing Masters comeback, commits to playing The Open
Woods, 46, will have to take solace in making the cut in his first official event in more than 17 months.
 

LSU basketball legend Seimone Augustus to become first female athlete honored with statue at school​


LSU's most decorated female student-athlete will become the first in school history to get her own statue, the school has announced. Women's basketball legend Seimone Augustus' statue will stand outside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center and join the likenesses of Pete Maravich, Bob Pettit and Shaquille O'Neal as former Tiger greats honored in such a way, officials said Monday. Augustus' No. 33 jersey has hung from the rafters of the center since Jan. 26, 2010, when she became the first LSU female student-athlete to have her jersey retired.

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ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale cancer-free, rings bell to signify end of chemotherapy treatment​


Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said on Thursday he's cancer-free.The 82-year-old marked the end of his sixth chemotherapy treatment by ringing a bell at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Florida.Vitale said in the fall he had been diagnosed with lymphoma, months after multiple surgeries to remove melanoma. He has chronicled his treatments and recovery on social media, posting photos of doctor visits and hospital stays while issuing motivational tips recorded before he was put on voice rest. Last month, he made an appearance at the SEC tournament, getting recognized for his contributions to the sport, the league and his fight against cancer. Vitale has been with ESPN since 1979, the year the network launched. He called ESPN's first college basketball broadcast.

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2021-22 NBA Standings - Conference
Final

Conference Leaders
Eastern Conference
z- No.1: Miami (53 - 29)
y-No.2: Boston (51 - 31)
y-No.3: Milwaukee (51 - 31)
x-No.4: Philadelphia (51 - 31)
x-No.5: Toronto (48 - 34)
x-No.6: Chicago (46 - 36)
pb-No.7: Brooklyn (44 - 38)
pb-No.8: Cleveland (44 - 38)
pb-No.9: Atlanta (43 - 39)
pb-No.10: Charlotte (43 - 39)

Western Conference
*-No.1: Phoenix (64 - 18)
y-No.2: Memphis (56 - 26)
x-No.3: Golden State (53 - 29)
x-No.4: Dallas (52 - 30)
y-No.5: Utah (49 - 33)
x-No.6: Denver (48 - 34)
pb-No.7: Minnesota (46 - 36)
pb-No.8: LA Clippers (42 - 40)
pb-No.9: New Orleans (36 - 46)
pb-No.10: San Antonio (34 - 48)

*- Clinched Best League Record
z- Clinched Conference
y- Clinched Division
x- Clinched Playoff Berth
pb- Cliched Play-in Berth


2021-22 NBA Standings - Division
Final

Division Leaders
Eastern Conference
Atlantic: y-Boston (51 - 31)
Central: y-Milwaukee (51 - 31)
Southeast: zy-Miami (53 - 29)

Western Conference
Northwest: y-Utah (49 - 33)
Pacific: *zy-Phoenix (64 - 18)
Southwest: y-Memphis (56 - 26)
 
Georgia Bulldogs defense breaks NFL draft record with 5 first-rounders
The total eclipsed the four Florida State defenders selected in the first round of the 2006 draft and the four Miami defenders selected in the first round of the 2004 draft.

Georgia Bulldogs break NFL record with 15 players drafted
The overall record for players from one school selected in the NFL draft was set in 1984, when Texas had 17 selected in a 12-round draft. Notre Dame had 16 players picked in a 32-round draft in 1946, when the NFL had just 10 teams.
 

Tyson Fury confirms retirement plan after triumph over Dillian Whyte​



WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury has confirmed he will not return to the ring, saying he has not got "anything more to give" and that "no amount of money" would lure him back. Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) defeated Dillian Whyte in a sixth-round stoppage in front of a sell-out crowd at Wembley Stadium on Saturday to retain his heavyweight crown, telling fans afterwards it was unlikely he would fight again. The 33-year-old, who previously promised his wife he would retire, extended his unbeaten record to 32 wins and a draw with Saturday's victory over Whyte (28-3, 19 KOs).

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Women's college basketball Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2022-23​


Remember the good old days when a top-25 list, even a Way-Too-Early list, had some staying power? When rankings could be relied on to cover the women's college basketball landscape for a few months? No longer. Two teams in this Way-Too-Early Top 25 edition were not here last month. LSU, which now checks in at No. 22, wasn't even close to making it onto the list then. Maryland meanwhile has had something of a journey on this list, going from top five to nearly out of the top 20, to finally landing in the top 16.

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#1 South Carolina
#2 Uconn
#3 Stanford
#4 Texas
#5 Iowa
 
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