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3 Takeaways From Alabama Basketball's Elite 8 Loss to Duke

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Alabama basketball had a chance to make the Final Four for the second straight season. All the Crimson Tide has to do is beat the No. 1 seed in the region. Duke had other plans. The Blue Devils stifle...
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Cooper Flagg decided to play for Jon Scheyer at Duke.
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