MORNING BRIEFING

North Carolina showed what it takes to win a championship: Recruit good players, but more important, keep them in school. Easier said than done.

Ralph S. Brax

Lancaster

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Best NCAA tournament in many, many years. Why? No Billy Packer. I didn’t have to use the mute button once.

Rich Rudy

San Diego

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Your article on the Trojans’ big three (DeRozan, Gibson, and Hackett) departing for the NBA neglected to mention the good news for Trojans fans: more playing time for Lil Romeo!

Robert A. deMayo

Los Angeles