Chalk it up: Betting on three No. 1 seeds to head to the Final Four

Posted Mar 25, 2009
For just one moment, I thought the Tar Heels' NCAA title hopes were done. Ty Lawson came up hobbling early in their second-round game against LSU, took off his right shoe, winced in great pain and put his towel over his head. A few minutes later, lo and behold, Lawson got back in the game and played great basketball -- again -- in leading North Carolina to the win. (Sports Illustrated)

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