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After dominant regular seasons, Miami and Duke earned No. 2 seeds for this week’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship and join eighth-seeded North Carolina and NC State as the ACC’s four representatives in the 2013 tournament. Miami and NC State will both compete in the East bracket, while Duke participates in the Midwest and North Carolina in the South. Miami is the first team in the modern era to finish first in the ACC conference standings, win the ACC Tournament and fail to receive a No. 1 seed …

Maryland and Florida State will join Virginia in the National Invitational Tournament. Both teams start play Tuesday night, with the second-seeded Terrapins hosting Niagara and the No. 4 seed Seminoles welcoming Louisiana Tech …

The conference regular-season and tournament champion Duke women’s basketball team merited a No. 2 seed to lead a contingent of five ACC teams selected for the NCAA Tournament. North Carolina, Maryland, Miami and Florida State were the other squads obtaining a bid, with North Carolina earning a No. 3 seed and Maryland a No. 4 seed. Both Miami and Florida State received No. 8 seeds …

In baseball, No. 1 North Carolina rebounded from its first loss of the season to Miami Friday to paste the Hurricanes by a combined score of 18-3 in the next two games to win the series and retain its top ranking. After carrying a no-hitter into the sixth inning in Saturday’s 14-2 victory, sophomore pitcher Benton Moss earned ACC Pitcher of the Week honors for the Tar Heels (18-1, 2-1 ACC).

Compiled by Fritz Metzinger

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