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Kansas returns to NCAA championship game for first time since 2012 after beating Villanova 81-65 in Final Four

Apr. 02, 2022 08:08 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kansas returns to NCAA championship game for first time since 2012 after beating Villanova 81-65 in Final Four. ...

The Villanova team poses after practice for the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, April 1, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Final Four sparks debate: What merits blueblood status?

By Dave Skretta Apr. 02, 2022 03:01 AM EDT

Kansas head coach Bill Self cuts down the net after a college basketball game in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament against Miami Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Chicago. Kansas won 76-50 to advance to the Final Four. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Villanova-Kansas renew high-stakes history at Final Four

By Dave Skretta Apr. 01, 2022 03:37 PM EDT

TCU head coach Jamie Dixon reacts on the sideline during the second half of a second-round NCAA college basketball tournament game against Arizona, Sunday, March 20, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

TCU gives Dixon extension after 1st NCAA victory in 35 years

Apr. 01, 2022 03:24 PM EDT

Duke center Mark Williams dunks during the second half of a basketball game against Arkansas in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA men's tournament Saturday, March 26, 2022, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

A look at each Final Four team, through advanced stats

By Noah Trister Apr. 01, 2022 02:03 AM EDT

Kansas head coach Bill Self talks to Ochai Agbaji during the first half of a college basketball game in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Final Four gets experience boost from transfer portal, COVID

By Dave Skretta Mar. 31, 2022 03:38 PM EDT

Baylor guard James Akinjo (11) drives against Norfolk State guard Christian Ings (0) during the first half of a college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, March 17, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Baylor starters Brown, Akinjo entering names into NBA draft

Mar. 30, 2022 07:22 PM EDT

FILE -Saint Peter's Doug Edert, right, reaches for a pass past Purdue's Ethan Morton during the first half of a college basketball game in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Philadelphia. Kansas, Villanova, North Carolina and Duke will play in the first Final Four to take place under the new world of “name, image and likeness” endorsements in college sports. It allows college players to earn money through endorsements. And as his team's Cinderella run to the Elite Eight gained steam, Saint Peter's guard Doug Edert got into the act, announcing on Instagram that he'd struck a deal to hawk chicken wings.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

March Madness paying off for players under mishmash of rules

By Eddie Pells Mar. 30, 2022 01:01 PM EDT

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski celebrates while cutting down the net after Duke defeated Arkansas in a college basketball game in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA men's tournament in San Francisco, Saturday, March 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

What you need to know about each team in the Final Four

By Steve Megargee Mar. 30, 2022 02:39 AM EDT

Baylor makes basketball staff changes after Tang to K-State

Mar. 29, 2022 09:59 PM EDT
WACO, Texas (AP) — Former Baylor basketball player Tweety Carter has been named the team's director of player development, a position that opened when Bears head...

Kansas head coach Bill Self smiles with Jalen Wilson during the second half of a college basketball game in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Chicago. Kansas won 76-50 to advance to the Final Four. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

March Madness: What to watch for in a stacked Final Four

By John Marshall Mar. 29, 2022 05:32 PM EDT

Kansas' Christian Braun cuts down the net after a college basketball game in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Chicago. Kansas won 76-50 to advance to the Final Four. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Jayhawks head to Final Four with 2020 still on their minds

By Dave Skretta Mar. 29, 2022 02:03 PM EDT

Kansas' Mitch Lightfoot cuts down the net after a college basketball game in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Chicago. Kansas won 76-50 to advance to the Final Four. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Under-the-radar 1 seed? Jayhawks flying high to Final Four

By Dave Skretta Mar. 28, 2022 12:51 PM EDT

North Carolina's Leaky Black celebrates after North Carolina won a college basketball game against St. Peter's in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament, Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Column: Familiar Four prove NCAA tourney is not 'Hoosiers'

By Jim Litke Mar. 28, 2022 03:40 AM EDT

Villanova guard Collin Gillespie passes around Houston guard Jamal Shead during the first half of a college basketball game in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday, March 26, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Final Four has a blue tint with power programs

By John Marshall Mar. 28, 2022 02:34 AM EDT

North Carolina turns away Saint Peter's 69-49, joins rival Duke, Villanova and Kansas in Final Four

Mar. 27, 2022 07:11 PM EDT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — North Carolina turns away Saint Peter's 69-49, joins rival Duke, Villanova and Kansas in Final Four. ...