So there's no great reason for Cooper Flagg to play Friday against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament semifinals one day after spraining his left ankle in a win over Georgia Tech. A potential Flagg absence would be good for UNC and likely best for a Duke program with eyes on a bigger prize.

Duke couldn’t have drawn up a worse first half of the ACC tournament. Not just because the Blue Devils trailed 31-26 to Georgia Tech at the break — but because star freshman forward Cooper Flagg, a contender for National Player of the Year,

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Thursday's March Madness schedule could feature a lot of upsets, according to these picks and predictions for the NCAA Tournament first-round games.

With 68 teams spread across 14 sites over three weeks, March Madness is upon us with the 2025 NCAA Tournament set to begin. You're ready, we're ready, and we know you want an NCAA bracket to print out before the teams are put into place on Selection Sunday (March 16).