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The stirring, historic run into the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight and Sunday’s first half against mighty Kansas showed us all how close the Miami Hurricanes are to being a basketball school, too.

It was a stretch of games on the schedule, three in four days, that probably caused Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour to shudder a bit — at St. Louis, at Washington, at Tampa Bay.

CHICAGO — If Kansas’ men’s basketball team is to reach the Final Four, the Jayhawks will have to defeat a team that has a former KU player at the lead guard position.

MIAMI — There was this one burst that sealed the historic night for Miami Hurricanes men’s basketball.

An Elite Eight matchup with mighty Kansas for a spot in the Final Four? Who would’ve believed it?

CHICAGO — The Miami Hurricanes’ improbable ride through March Madness continued, as they overcame Iowa State’s suffocating defense and deafening fan contingent to advance to their first Elite Eight in school history with a 70-56 win over the Cyclones in the most unforeseen Sweet 16 matchup of the NCAA Tournament.

Derek Stepan nailed it.

Players hope to inspire fans when the new Super Rugby team plays in front of a crowd for the first time on Friday

Evergreen Black Fern Carla Hohepa has just spent two of the best weeks in her career winning Super Rugby Aupiki with Chiefs Manawa. And she had a little sidekick, who played his part too. 

Plus, which No. 1 seed could be next to go out?

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Of all the impressive statistics the Miami Hurricanes put up over the weekend to earn a spot in the Sweet 16, the one that stands out most is this: Seven turnovers in 80 minutes of basketball.