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Injured Villanova guard Justin Moore sits with head coach Jay Wright before a college basketball game against Kansas in the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Villanova's injured Moore gets warm welcome at Final Four
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Sat,04/02/22-6:09PM , 210 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An enduring image of the NCAA Final Four will be Villanova coach Jay Wright sitting on the bench with his arm around injured starting guard Justin Moore shortly before tip-off of the Wildcats' semifinal matchup against Kansas.
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Fans cheer the Duke practice for the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, April 1, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Final Four fans flock to dome in return of open practices
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Fri,04/01/22-5:55PM , 235 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Wearing Duke and North Carolina gear, a family with split loyalties lined up outside the Superdome a little after 9 a.m. Friday, nearly an hour before fans were allowed in the stadium for open practices at the Final Four.
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NCAA president Mark Emmert answers a question during a news conference at the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament Thursday, March 31, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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NCAA president decries pace of basketball investigations
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Thu,03/31/22-6:20PM , 597 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — NCAA President Mark Emmert said investigations into allegations of major violations against several high-profile men's college basketball programs — including 2022 Final Four participant Kansas — have taken “way too long.”
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People walk in the French Quarter Wednesday, March 30, 2022., in New Orleans. Few things in the sports world resemble a return to pre-pandemic life more than an NCAA Final Four in sold-out Superdome -- and all that goes with it. Hotels and restaurants are heavily booked as a city famous for majors sports events, music festivals and cultural tourism gets the economic and reputational jolt it has needed after about two years of pandemic restrictions. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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For New Orleans, a 6th Final Four is bounce-back moment
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Thu,03/31/22-4:15PM , 128 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A seat at the 182-year-old French Quarter restaurant that invented Oysters Rockefeller and mastered Baked Alaska is virtually impossible to get this week as the first NCAA men's Final Four without pandemic restrictions in three years comes to this historic port city near the mouth of the Mississippi River.
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