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Arnold Palmer honored in emotional first-tee ceremony

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Other than perhaps the annual Tuesday night Champions Dinner, the moment at this first Masters since 1954 without Arnold Palmer that his absence was most deeply felt...

Gonzaga's nerves never arise in statement to hit NCAA title

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Nerves? Nope. Not Gonzaga. Not this team. Not with this coach. Not with these players. Gonzaga struggled with the pressure of its first Final Four about as...

South Carolina player never minded when coach called him an 'a--hole'

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Three years later, Duane Notice still doesn’t think Frank Martin did anything wrong. He still swears by his coach, holding him in high esteem despite the public...

Why Gonzaga-South Carolina isn't as lopsided as you think

GLENDALE, Ariz. — If you picked these two teams to be here in November, it’s time to play the lottery. Gonzaga was ranked 14th in the Associated Press’s preseason poll,...

Wally Szczerbiak talks Final Four and big-stadium shooting hype

CBS Sports Network analyst Wally Szczerbiak talks South Carolina’s rise, North Carolina’s advantage and a 3-point myth with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: Is there a challenge Gonzaga presents that...

Africa to Final 4: South Carolina star living dream he didn't know existed

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Chris Silva stood shaking on the University of Phoenix Stadium court. He looked left, he looked right, saw all the thousands of seats that will be filled...

'Who invited these guys?' What makes this Final Four special

If we’re talking about a “Hey, who invited these guys?” perspective, the Final Four that will gather just outside Phoenix in a few days probably doesn’t match up to 2011,...

North Carolina 'scared to death' about Joel Berry's ankles

Joel Berry II and North Carolina now have two sprained ankles to worry about. Berry, the Tar Heels point guard who aggravated his right ankle injury in practice on Saturday,...

The moment everyone lets up shows why South Carolina is different

You want to know why South Carolina took a blowtorch to your brackets, why an (alleged) football school out of an (alleged) football conference will be taking its No. 7...

South Carolina does it again to set up Final Four stunner

At exactly 5 p.m. Sunday, just as the words ‘New York, New York,’ were filling The Garden like helium swells a balloon, South Carolina coach Frank Martin snipped the final...

South Carolina's big strength won't surprise Florida

There are events in life a young man can’t prepare for: The first time he asks someone on a date. The first fender bender. The first, well, you know, that...

South Carolina hoops star sounds terrified of his own coach

Rakym Felder’s best friend the past few days has been his smartphone. It has to be. The former Lincoln High star from Bedford-Stuyvesant is the only player in the East...