Saturday's Duke-UNC game — their first-ever meeting in the NCAA tournament — is also their 100th matchup of the Mike Krzyzewski era.
By the numbers: Since Coach K arrived in Durham, his teams have gone 50-49 against North Carolina. Back surgery sidelined him for both losses in 1994, so his record is 50-47.
MLS Next Pro, which launched last week, could forever change how elite soccer players are developed in the U.S.
Why it matters: The addition of MLS Next Pro — the equivalent to the NBA's G League — makes MLS the only major North American sports league with its own youth, lower division and top-flight pro leagues.
China's state-run TV network will resume airing NBA games after a blackout that has stretched since 2019, an NBA spokesperson confirmed to Axios.
Driving the news: The network CCTV has not televised NBA games in China consistently since October 2019, after then-Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey tweeted an image supporting protests in Hong Kong.
The MLB season begins a week from today, and rosters have largely taken shape after three frenzied weeks of post-lockout deals.
By the numbers: Teams committed over $3.2 billion to free agents this offseason, 36% more than the previous record. But the gap between the haves and have-nots — or spend and spend-nots — that dominated the lockout narrative still remains.
