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March Madness 2022: Coach K’s last ride continues as Duke closes out Spartans
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Mike Krzyzewski’s feelings started to circulation with just a few seconds left on the clock, when it was lastly sure Duke would prolong his final NCAA Match run.
He whirled round to face the part the place his household was sitting behind him and prolonged each arms to level their method in celebration. He traded high-fives and hugs with his players, then shared an extended postgame hug at midcourt with Michigan State’s Tom Izzo after beating his good friend within the Corridor of Fame coaches’ bittersweet closing tussle.
Krzyzewski’s retirement shall be on maintain for a number of extra days a minimum of. The Blue Devils survived a tense end to beat the Spartans 85-76 on Sunday, incomes one other journey to the Candy 16 and giving their coach his newest milestones.
Trailing by 5 close to the 5-minute mark and with their season in peril, the Blue Devils (30-6) responded with one large shot after one other, a resilient efficiency amid unusual strain.
It was nearly an excessive amount of for Krzyzewski, who struggled to seek out the precise phrases to begin his postgame information convention.
“You guys had been terrific, man,” Krzyzewski told the players sitting alongside him, his voice quavering with emotion. “I am so — I am actually proud to be your coach.
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski celebrates after their win in opposition to Michigan State with ahead Wendell Moore Jr. through the second half of a school basketball recreation within the second spherical of the NCAA match on Sunday, March 20, 2022, in Greenville, S.C.
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“It had nothing to do with teaching in these final 4 or 5 minutes. All of it needed to do with coronary heart and togetherness. They adopted their hearts and God bless them — we’re within the Candy 16.”
Star freshman Paolo Banchero scored 19 factors and muscled within the go-ahead drive by means of contact with 2:05 left, placing the Blue Devils forward to remain within the record-extending 1,2 hundredth win of Krzyzewski’s profession. Duke reached the Candy 16 for the twenty sixth time beneath Coach Ok, who introduced final summer season that his forty second season with the Blue Devils could be his final.
These teaching milestones got here in opposition to his longtime good friend and frequent rival. The 75-year-old Krzyzewski — who has 5 NCAA titles and a record-tying 12 Last 4 appearances — improved to 13-3 in opposition to the 67-year-old Izzo, who gained the 2000 nationwide championship and has reached eight Last Fours.
Krzyzewski will proceed his push for a career-capping championship when the second-seeded Blue Devils head to San Francisco to third-seeded Texas Tech on Thursday within the West Area semifinals.
The Blue Devils shot 61% after halftime and 57% for the sport, and so they wanted each little bit of that manufacturing to outlive in opposition to the seventh-seeded Spartans (23-13) in a riveting struggle to the ultimate minute.
“It’s the NCAA Match, our season’s on the road each single recreation,” Banchero stated. “That’s actually all that must be stated. … We had been like, ‘We’ve acquired 4 minutes: we will both lay down or flip it up.’”
The 6-foot-10 Banchero had the largest basket, placing the ball on the ground and scoring in a mauling drive in opposition to the smaller Joey Hauser for the 75-74 lead. Then Jeremy Roach hit a 3-pointer to beat the shot clock for a four-point lead with 1:16 left, sending an already-charged crowd right into a full roar.
“I feel they confirmed their truest colours,” Izzo stated.
“A median group with out a number of coronary heart may’ve simply drifted into the sundown. And I assumed they reached down in Mike Krzyzewski trend, and did an unbelievable job of form of taking it at us. We simply didn’t have sufficient left.”
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Much more spectacular, Duke did all of it with freshman starter A.J. Griffin sidelined the final 8:24 with an obvious left ankle damage. The Blue Devils closed out the sport by outscoring the Spartans 20-6.
Duke ahead Wendell Moore Jr. celebrates after their win as Michigan State ahead Joey Hauser appears to be like away throughout in a school basketball recreation within the second spherical of the NCAA match on Sunday, March 20, 2022, in Greenville, S.C.
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Gabe Brown scored 18 factors to steer Michigan State, whereas Tyson Walker scored all 13 of his factors after halftime. The Spartans shot 42% for the sport and had just one subject objective over the ultimate 2 1/2 minutes in possession-by-possession struggle as Duke made its transfer.
“I wish to be proud, however on the identical time, mad that we’re not taking part in one other night time,” stated Spartans large man Marcus Bingham Jr., who had 16 factors and 10 rebounds. “I feel the fellows went on the market and performed laborious from the primary half into the second half. We fought. Just a few conditions, we simply didn’t pull by means of.”
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Michigan State: Izzo, who gained the 2000 NCAA title and has eight Last Fours in 27 seasons, acknowledged all of the “bizarre feelings” positive to come back for each groups on this recreation. His group gave itself an opportunity however could not sluggish the Blue Devils’ late push. Izzo fell to 2-4 in opposition to Krzyzewski within the NCAA Match.
“I will all the time pull for Mike,” Izzo stated. “I feel he is accomplished some issues that can go down within the lore of basketball. You may bear in mind this recreation in a number of methods. My method of remembering it will not be fairly as fulfilling, however will probably be respectful.”
Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo walks off the court docket after a loss to Duke in a school basketball recreation within the second spherical of the NCAA match, Sunday, March 20, 2022, in Greenville, S.C.
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Duke: Banchero, a prime NBA prospect, and 7-foot-1 Mark Williams (15 factors, eight rebounds, 5 blocks) overpowered the Spartans — who’ve loads of size themselves — and confirmed how good the Blue Devils could be within the entrance court docket. Duke was balanced with 5 double-figure scorers, together with Wendell Moore Jr. (15 factors), Roach (15) and Trevor Keels (12) — all of whom hit key pictures late.
“I knew as soon as we acquired our foot within the door,” Moore stated, “there was no trying again from there.”
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Boxer Cindy Ngamba clinched the first medal of any kind for the Olympic refugee team Sunday at North Paris Arena, guaranteeing herself at least a bronze with a win against France’s Davina Michel in the women’s 75-kilogram quarterfinals.
The Olympics do not hold bronze medal bouts in boxing, so Ngamba will receive a medal win or lose in the semifinals. She fights Panama’s Atheyna Bibeichi Bylon next on Thursday, when boxing moves to Roland Garros.
“It means the world to me to be the first refugee team member to win a medal,” Ngamba said. “I’m just human, like any other refugee. There are refugees all around the world.”
Ngamba, 25, was born in Cameroon and moved to the United Kingdom when she was 11. Ngamba, who is gay, cannot return home because homosexuality is outlawed in Cameroon. She now lives in Bolton, a town in Greater Manchester, England, and trains with Great Britain boxing.
With her win over Davina Michel (FRA), boxer @CindyNgamba (EOR) has just made history by guaranteeing a first-ever Olympic medal for the IOC @RefugeesOlympic Team! #Paris2024 #OlympicGames pic.twitter.com/lmN0fhdqA5
— IOC MEDIA (@iocmedia) August 4, 2024
Ngamba served as the flag bearer for the refugee team, which was created in 2015 and debuted at the 2016 Rio Games, at the opening ceremony along with taekwondo athlete Yahya Al Ghotany.
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Ngamba is part of the 37-athlete refugee team in Paris after being introduced to the International Olympic Committee’s refugee program during the COVID-19 pandemic. She has repeatedly been denied British citizenship despite claiming three national titles in separate weight classes and receiving support from GB Boxing, the sport’s governing body, in her applications to the Home Office.
“I want to say to all the refugees all around the world and refugees that are not athletes and mainly humans around the world that you have to keep on working hard, keep on believing in yourself,” Ngamba said. “You can achieve whatever you put your mind to.”
China’s Qian Li and Australia’s Caitlin Parker will fight in the other semifinal bout.
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Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore could face suspension as sign-stealing scandal looms, NOA says: reports
There is a chance that the reigning college football champions could begin the season without their head coach for the second year in a row.
According to reports, a notice of allegations (NOA) says Michigan’s new head coach, Sherrone Moore, violated NCAA rules related to the investigation into the football program’s sign-stealing scandal.
Moore, who replaced Jim Harbaugh after he went to the Los Angeles Chargers, is reportedly accused of deleting more than 50 text messages with Connor Stalions – the former low-level recruiting staffer who coordinated an off-campus, advanced-scouting operation – around the time the investigation was opened.
Sherrone Moore (Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images/File)
The reported NOA says Moore is accused of committing a Level 2 violation; Level 1 is the most serious.
“Our athletic department and university continue to cooperate with the NCAA regarding our ongoing investigation,” Michigan said in a statement to the Associated Press. “We do not have an update to share regarding its status at this time.”
Moore, 38, was promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach when Harbaugh left Michigan for Los Angeles to become coach of the Chargers shortly after leading the Wolverines to their first national title since 1997.
Moore filled in as acting head coach four times last season while Harbaugh served suspensions, winning all four games, including the season finale against rival Ohio State.
Harbaugh has denied any knowledge of impermissible scouting while he was with the program, though he could face Level 1 violations.
Jim Harbaugh (Justin Casterline/Getty Images/File)
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Stalions resigned from his role in November, roughly a month after the investigation opened. He was initially suspended with pay by the school. He was an off-field analyst with the football team, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Despite the suspensions and ordeals, Michigan won the College Football Playoff over Washington, 34-13.
Shortly after scoring two touchdowns in the title game, running back Blake Corum (now with the Los Angeles Rams) fought against those who say the title is illegitimate.
“At the end of the day, what else do you want us to prove, man? Whatever came out in the beginning of the season, after that, you say we stole signals,” he said in an interview with Fox News Digital at the time. “We went on the road and beat Penn State, beat Ohio State, beat Iowa, beat Alabama, beat Washington. All of these teams are top 10 in each category, offense and defense. We handled business.”
Blake Corum of the Michigan Wolverines scores a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Washington Huskies during the CFP National Championship at NRG Stadium in Houston on Jan. 8, 2024. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Michigan begins its title defense on Aug. 31 against Fresno State; they visit Washington in a title game rematch on Oct. 5, as the two are now Big Ten rivals after the dismantling of the Pac-12.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Noah Lyles has made no secret of what he wants out of the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Medals. Gold medals. Three of them.
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The American sprint star took the first step toward that goal on Sunday night, winning the men’s 100 meters at Stade de France by the slimmest of margins. It required video review to confirm Lyles won by five-thousandths of a second over Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson.
Lyles’ time was 9.784 and Thompson had 9.789 to take silver. The photo finish was decided based on when Lyle’s torso crossed the finish, not the sprinters’ feet. American Fred Kerley finished third with a time of 9.81.
This was the closest 100-meter race since at least Moscow in 1980 — or maybe even ever. Back then, Britain’s Allan Wells narrowly beat Silvio Leonard in an era when timing didn’t go down into the thousandths of a second.
Lyles is the first American to win the celebrated race since Justin Gatlin in 2004.
After a disappointing performance three years ago at the Tokyo Games, where he struggled with depression and finished third in his specialty, the 200 meters, Lyles arrived in Paris with a bigger goal — the coveted 100, 200 and 4×100-relay sprint triple — in mind.
“Now, here I am, stronger than before,” he said. “And when Noah Lyles is being Noah Lyles, there is nobody else.”
He will have his next chance to prove it in the 200 on Thursday. The relay is scheduled for Friday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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