2012 NCAA Tournament
Championship
KENTUCKY VS. KANSAS
6 p.m. Monday
TV/RADIO: CBS (8), KWWN (1100 AM, 98.9 FM)
LINE: Kentucky -6; total 137 1/2
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Kentucky Wildcats' great length envy of all opponents
Dave Rice sat in the Superdome on Monday evening and saw firsthand what today's elite means in college basketball. Saw the bodies. Saw the disruption. Saw the length. Add a comment!
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Jayhawks' season of comebacks ends one victory short of crown
NEW ORLEANS -- Kansas managed to come back time and again this season, seemingly no deficit too big and no odds too long for a team of overachievers. The Jayhawks finally dug a hole too deep Monday night, and ran into... Add a comment!
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Loaded with individual talent, Wildcats played as team
NEW ORLEANS -- When the story of this college basketball season is written, when the eighth national championship for Kentucky is chronicled shot by dunk by block by defensive stop, it should quickly include these... Add a comment!
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Baylor courts perfection in women's NCAA final
DENVER -- All season long, Baylor has been the best team led by the best player. And that just makes the stakes a little higher in tonight's women's NCAA final. Anything short of a national title would be deemed a... Add a comment!
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Hoosier finds spot in his heart for Wildcats
I watched Kentucky beat Kansas 67-59 in the NCAA championship game on Monday night with about 100 people from Kentucky who kept chanting C-A-T-S ... CATS! CATS! CATS! 1 comment
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PHOTOS: 2012 NCAA championship
The University of Kentucky and Kansas University play for the 2012 NCAA championship in New Orleans, Monday, April 2, 2012. Add a comment!
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WON AND DONE: NBA-ready Wildcats prove worthy of hype, repel Kansas for title
NEW ORLEANS -- One and done, indeed. Maybe even over and out. All that really matters is that Kentucky parlayed a roster full of NBA-caliber talent into a 67-59 victory over Kansas on Monday night for the team's eighth... 6 comments
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Blame system, not Calipari, for rash of one-and-dones
NEW ORLEANS -- The argument will take center court tonight, college basketball's premier program of the one-and-done model playing for a national championship most believe it will win with players most believe are more... 3 comments
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Local product Johnson finally getting his props
As a senior at Cheyenne High School, Elijah Johnson was a standout basketball prospect who seemed destined for the big time. The sign he has arrived? Johnson's name is in lights on the glowing boards at Las Vegas sports... Add a comment!
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Irish, Diggins squelch UConn in OT, storm in women's NCAA final
DENVER -- Notre Dame is back in the national championship game thanks to Skylar Diggins' steady leadership and Brittany Mallory's clutch shooting. Diggins scored 19 points, Mallory made two big 3-pointers in overtime... Add a comment!
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Unbeaten Baylor ousts Stanford to make women's NCAA finals
DENVER -- Baylor is on the brink of perfection, and even a quiet night by Brittney Griner couldn't stop the Lady Bears. Add a comment!
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UK's Davis: 'This is my stage!'
NEW ORLEANS -- Once he blinked a few hundred times and focused away from the AYSO uniforms surrounding him, once he realized the other guys were good but not great and probably more amped about getting orange slices at... Add a comment!
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Average? Resilient best fits Jayhawks
The underdog label is sort of tough to buy. Kansas has won 32 basketball games. It won a tough Big 12 Conference by two games. It spent most of the season ranked near or inside the Top 10. These are hardly numbers... 3 comments
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Jayhawks' Johnson rises to meet March moment
NEW ORLEANS -- He took off from just inside the free-throw line and threw down a dunk worthy of a tweet or Facebook post or however best to share a moment in the social media world. "One of the officials looks over to... 1 comment
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Livengood pitches Las Vegas as NCAA tourney host
NEW ORLEANS -- Jim Livengood isn't as antsy this year. He isn't as apt to look at his cellphone every few seconds. "I told my wife that if we could get to New Orleans and there wasn't a call in regards to a coaching... 11 comments
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Pressure mounts on Calipari to win title
NEW ORLEANS — John Calipari is like an In-N-Out Burger menu. You know exactly what you're getting. There isn't much thinking involved. It's why I never took issue with the Kentucky basketball coach and how he... 1 comment
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Pitino, Louisville have shot to hang with Kentucky
Not to suggest it should happen, but some are speculating that Kentucky freshmen Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist could be taken 1-2 in this summer's NBA Draft. So it will be that much more impressive when... Add a comment!
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Bluegrass battle not the better semifinal
We haven't yet heard of a dialysis clinic in Kansas or Ohio turning into an octagon featuring senior citizens with quality grappling skills. Twitter hasn't been flooded with posts about generations breaking apart up and... Add a comment!
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For La Rocques, four Final Fours 'perfect'
Al La Rocque was motoring down California state Route 99 on Tuesday, past Tulare and Visalia in the heart of the agricultural San Joaquin Valley, where they grow grapes and olives and asparagus and the air smells of... Add a comment!
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Baylor throttles Tennessee, reaches Final Four
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Brittney Griner had 23 points, 15 rebounds and nine blocks before being ejected with less than a minute left, and top-seeded Baylor rolled over No. 2 seed Tennessee 77-58 Monday night to advance to... Add a comment!
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Big names mean big betting for Final Four
Forget about sentimental underdogs, because the stunning upsets that often make college basketball in March so memorable were rare this year. Instead of a Cinderella, there is John Calipari. 1 comment
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Maryland rallies to eliminate defending champion Aggies
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Maryland's players didn't panic when they fell behind by 18 in the first half and trailed by 11 midway through the second. These Terrapins have proven they can come back from any deficit, and it's a big... Add a comment!
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Late surge lifts No. 2 Kansas past Tar Heels
ST. LOUIS -- Back in December, Kansas was scuffling along at 7-3, and making the NCAA Tournament wasn't considered a lock. Add a comment!
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Kentucky lone No. 1 still alive, bumps Baylor
ATLANTA -- Kentucky could have cut the nets down at halftime. Actually, the Wildcats probably would have been good skipping the ceremony altogether. An NCAA South Region title is fine, but what matters to this bunch... Add a comment!
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Final Four features instate rivalry
One game is a grudge match between teams that know each other all too well. The other is a rare rematch between virtual strangers. The Final Four is set. In one game Saturday, Kentucky will play Louisville in an... 1 comment
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Amid Madness, local KU fans make fine company
I married a Kansas girl which, this time of year, means I also am betrothed to Dr. James Naismith, Phog Allen, Clyde Lovellette, Wilt Chamberlain, JoJo White, Danny Manning, Paul Pierce, Larry Brown and Bill Self. And... 3 comments
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Louisville takes over late, sinks Florida in West final
PHOENIX -- Once upon a time, Billy Donovan took Rick Pitino on an improbable ride to the Final Four. Twenty-five years later, Pitino is heading back after another unbelievable run -- one capped by an amazing late-game... Add a comment!
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Ohio State beats Syracuse 77-70 to reach Final 4
BOSTON -- Ohio State coach Thad Matta sized up his team in the middle of the season and had it figured for an early loss when the NCAA Tournament came around. Add a comment!
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Kentucky pays back Hoosiers
ATLANTA -- They ran up and down the court, two storied programs going toe to toe. Add a comment!
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Kansas scores few style points, still ousts N.C. State
ST. LOUIS -- Thomas Robinson kept missing easy buckets. Tyshawn Taylor had a shooting performance he'd rather forget. Kansas made just two shots from outside 5 feet and seemed to be in constant trouble against North... Add a comment!
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Tar Heels stay alive, hold off upstart Ohio
ST. LOUIS -- The last of the little guys gave North Carolina a massive scare. Harrison Barnes scored five of his 12 points in overtime and the top-seeded Tar Heels avoided a huge upset with a 73-65 victory over No. 13... Add a comment!
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Tark out of intensive care, ponders Final Four invite
Jerry Tarkanian was moved out of intensive care at MountainView Hospital on Friday, and the former UNLV basketball coach might be on his way to New Orleans for the Final Four. After suffering a mild heart attack... 3 comments
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Acy totes burden for Baylor, bumps Xavier
ATLANTA -- Quincy Acy picked up the slack for his roommate to help push Baylor to another regional final. The 6-foot-7-inch senior had a double-double on an off night by sharpshooter Brady Heslip as the third-seeded... Add a comment!
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Tark spends third day in intensive care
Former UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian spent a third day in intensive care at MountainView Hospital, two days after his mild heart attack, and there are no immediate plans for his release. Tarkanian, 81, was... 3 comments
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Beal answers call, leads Gators past Marquette
PHOENIX -- Exactly as his coach asked him to, Bradley Beal is bringing out his "A" game. His latest bit of wizardry moved Florida a win away from the Final Four and set up Billy Donovan with a perfectly scripted matchup... Add a comment!
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Blue-collar Buckeyes soar
BOSTON -- Jared Sullinger and the Ohio State Buckeyes had blown a 12-point lead and fallen behind Cincinnati in the second half of the East Region semifinals. Add a comment!
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Louisville holds block party
PHOENIX -- Louisville figured its game against Michigan State to be low-scoring, a natural expectation with two of the nation's best defenses butting heads. The Cardinals had one big advantage: Gorgui... Add a comment!
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Syracuse survives scare by Badgers
BOSTON -- Syracuse will be playing for a spot in the Final Four because of numbers. C.J. Fair put up some like he hadn't in a while, and the Orange finished with offensive statistics that Wisconsin doesn't typically... Add a comment!
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Pitino's plan puts public on wrong side of wager
It's obvious Rick Pitino has a few character flaws, and we found that out for certain when a skeleton from his closet was revealed to the public three years ago. In the time since, Pitino has worked to polish his image. Add a comment!
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Remembering a sweet moment of madness, 25 years ago
Dean Garrett, who played on Indiana's 1987 NCAA Tournament title team, is now a supervisor at the Flamingo sports book. His alma mater faces the overall No. 1 seed Kentucky tonight. 3 comments
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UNC's Marshall has cast removed
North Carolina sophomore point guard Kendall Marshall is out of his cast following surgery on his broken right wrist. Add a comment!
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Las Vegas Review-Journal Madness Challenge
The Review-Journal's Adam Hill and Matt Youmans compete against handicappers Bruce Marshall and Ken Thomson in a contest covering NCAA Tournament games today and Friday. Add a comment!
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Time for contenders to get busy
We have arrived at the second week of the NCAA Tournament, at the Sweet 16 of another March, at the time when contenders get serious and pretenders watch their 15 minutes quickly evaporate. Some (not-so) bold... Add a comment!
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Vegas tough sell as host for NCAAs
Maybe Las Vegas' time soon will come. The recent announcement the Pac-12 Conference will move its men's basketball tournament to the MGM Grand Garden next year gave the city its strongest argument to serve as host of... 1 comment
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Las Vegan Johnson steps up in tourney
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- The ball always seems to come off his fingertips with textbook rotation. It always seems to be on line, even though it sometimes goes a bit too far or comes up a bit too short. Even when that happens,... Add a comment!
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Mountain West pulls spectacular NCAA flameout
New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV and Colorado State shot for the moon and crashed and burned in the NCAA Tournament. Mission abject failure. 9 comments
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Boilermakers rise up just enough for bookmakers
Two types of underdogs rise up in March: the ones who come from nowhere, and the others we all know, such as Robbie Hummel. The 'dogs win outright, get blown out or lose but cover, as was the case with Purdue. 1 comment
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Johnson, Jayhawks steal win
OMAHA, Neb. -- The messages were flying in the Kansas locker room at halftime. Add a comment!
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Griner, Baylor open with easy win over Gauchos
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Brittney Griner banged a bit down low with her undersized opponents and blocked a few shots at the other end -- then headed to the sideline early in the second half. Add a comment!
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Louisville sends Lobos home
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Louisville's late regular-season slide has turned into a postseason surge. Russ Smith scored 17 points as Louisville held off a late New Mexico rally 59-56 Saturday for its sixth consecutive win,... 1 comment
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NCAA Tournament roundup
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BYU Cougars' second-half rally against DePaul comes up short
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Brigham Young coach Jeff Judkins thought the shot was a sure thing. Add a comment!
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Aztecs focus on future after loss
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The San Diego State Aztecs were upset that they got upset. At the same time, they are already looking forward to next season. San Diego State's lack of big men -- its tallest starter was... 4 comments
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Bobcats star haunts Wolverines
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Walter Offutt got a taste for what it was like to beat Michigan while he was at Ohio State. Clinching an upset win for Ohio over the Wolverines in the NCAA Tournament is just a bit sweeter. Offutt,... Add a comment!
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NCAA Tournament roundup
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Bracket busters
OMAHA, Neb. -- Kyle O'Quinn's booming voice echoed through the halls, the jovial center for Norfolk State riding the euphoria of a monumental upset of Missouri as the words spilled out of his mouth faster than he could... Add a comment!
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McCollum, Lehigh don't cower to No. 2 seed Duke
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Lehigh Mountain Hawks said they weren't afraid of mighty Duke. Maybe no one believed them at the time, but the Patriot League champions proved they were serious. C.J. McCollum scored 30 points... Add a comment!
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Road trip cheap thrill for Colorado students
How's this for a bargain? In the wake of its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2003, the University of Colorado athletic department offered its students transportation, accommodations and a ticket to Thursday's... Add a comment!
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NCAA Tournament Roundup
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Lack of toughness puts lid on UNLV's ceiling
You need heart to win NCAA Tournament games. You need leadership on the basketball court. You need to play together. You need, above all, mental and physical toughness. 34 comments
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Oh, the madness: Casino activity thrives on NCAA Tournament
There was a time when Greg Devitt of California had to wake up at 3:30 a.m. just to secure a seat in the Caesars Palace sports book to watch the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament. 5 comments
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Cougars' Riley eager to make most of first trip to NCAAs
The Brigham Young women's basketball team is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007, and forward Kristen Riley couldn't be happier. The 10th-seeded Cougars (26-6), who won the West Coast Conference... Add a comment!
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Williams rises in second half, propels Lobos
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The first priority for Kendall Williams was defense. He spent all afternoon bumping, hounding, hand-checking and harassing Long Beach State star Casper Ware. Yet the points Williams provided for New... Add a comment!
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BYU runs out of rallies as Marquette moves on
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Instead of three consecutive 30-win seasons, Brigham Young will have to settle for a piece of history. Two days after making the biggest comeback ever in the NCAA Tournament, the Cougars were unable... 2 comments
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PHOTOS: Rebels upset by Colorado in NCAA Tournament opener
Anthony Marshall scored 15 points, but 11th-seeded Colorado held off a second-half comeback to upset UNLV 68-64 in an NCAA Tournament game at The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M. The sixth-seeded Rebels (26-9) lost their... Add a comment!
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Second-half comeback falls short for Rebels
With the final second ticking away and UNLV's fate already sealed, guard Oscar Bellfield put up the last 3-pointer of his college career. 47 comments
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Crowder enjoys breakthrough season
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Jae Crowder hadn't spent much time around snow before. Safe to say, had the 6-foot-6-inch senior forward paid a visit to Milwaukee before he committed to Marquette, he might be in a different place... Add a comment!
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Defense does job for South Florida
DAYTON, Ohio -- Ugly, ugly, ugly. Just the way South Florida likes it. Add a comment!
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No. 6 seed suits Rebels, and we're eager to play
W e are excited that we have earned the right to play in the NCAA Tournament. It is our program's third consecutive trip and the 19th overall appearance. We face a Colorado team tonight that is playing very good... 1 comment
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Las Vegas Review-Journal Madness Challenge
The Review-Journal's Adam Hill and Matt Youmans compete against handicappers Bruce Marshall and Ken Thomson in a contest covering the NCAA Tournament games today and Friday. Each contestant selects 16 games against the... Add a comment!
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Expect the unexpected, as usual, in tournament
Butler and Virginia Commonwealth defied the odds with Hoosiers-like runs to the Final Four last season, leaving a trail of ripped-up NCAA Tournament brackets across the country. The Rams will get another shot after... Add a comment!
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Fremont Street goes big time with bracket
It is billed as the World's Largest NCAA Tournament Bracket, and it was supposed to be up by Tuesday, on the canopy of the Fremont Street Experience downtown. But when I went down there around midnight to check out the... 3 comments
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Colorado's Brown almost a Rebel
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Five years ago, when Carlon Brown was close to committing to UNLV, a skinny shooting guard from Mesa, Ariz., changed his plans. 4 comments
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UNLV-Colorado Scouting Report
How UNLV and Colorado match up for today's NCAA Tournament game: Add a comment!
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Colorado coach buys back into basketball
Colorado basketball coach Tad Boyle couldn't say no to the itch that draws all sorts of men, commodity traders included, to coach basketball. He sort of liked the idea of waking up to a sweatsuit rather than a... Add a comment!
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BYU storms back from 25 down to shock Iona
DAYTON, Ohio -- With his team in the midst of the biggest comeback in NCAA Tournament history, Brigham Young coach Dave Rose caught the look in his players' eyes and was reassured. 1 comment
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NCAA Tournament Play-in Capsules: Midwest Region
MIDWEST REGION: No. 16: Lamar vs. Vermont and No. 12: California vs. South Florida Add a comment!
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Marshall seeking NCAA redemption vs. Buffaloes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- In Anthony Marshall's words, UNLV's past two trips to the NCAA Tournament were a "disappointment" and a "heartbreaker." It could be argued last year's appearance was more of a... 3 comments
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UNLV's season will be defined by NCAA success
His name was Henry V. Porter, and he was writing an essay on the state high school basketball tournament in Illinois. It was 1939. 8 comments
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PHOTO: Bon voyage, Rebels
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Rebels' journey jogs Augmon's memory
What the NCAA Tournament does, in many ways, is inspire everyone who surrounds it -- players, coaches and fans. Not that he's old, but being back in the middle of the madness is making 43-year-old Stacey Augmon feel... 7 comments
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Intriguing storylines decorate NCAA tournament
March is about seedings and upsets, about office pools and viewing parties. It is also about storylines. The NCAA Tournament has more of them than your favorite reality show about housewives. This year is no... Add a comment!
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High-scoring Iona welcomes hurry-up tempo against BYU
DAYTON, Ohio -- Lamont Jones has played against Brigham Young twice before. But he only remembers one player -- one no longer even with the Cougars. Jones, now a top player for Iona, got a close-up look at BYU phenom... Add a comment!
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Colorado not dreading matchup with Rebels
Many UNLV fans expressed delight on message boards and through social media upon seeing Colorado pop up on the bracket as the Rebels' first-round opponent in the NCAA Tournament. Colorado players weren't exactly... 5 comments
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Sharps waste little time attacking opening lines
Quick turnaround stories always make great material for the media. Not long ago, Indiana was in the college basketball dumpster, but then came Cody Zeller, a 6-foot-11-inch freshman with NBA skills, and everything... 1 comment
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UNC win, gobs of good fortune land Rebels favorable seed, venue
The crowd was erupting around him, and his players were standing and offering one another high-fives, and UNLV basketball coach Dave Rice sat in a chair with his legs crossed next to his wife on Sunday. His eyes... 4 comments
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Tourney field offers no room for crybabies, several juicy storylines
There's only one No. 1 team in the country, as the selection committee made clear in picking Kentucky as the overall top seed in the NCAA Tournament a few hours after Vanderbilt upset the Wildcats in the Southeastern... Add a comment!
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Rebels all smiles about berth into NCAA Tournament
It's rare to see people get fired up about a trip to Albuquerque, N.M., which resembles the surface of the moon. But UNLV coach Dave Rice will be leading an enthusiastic traveling party there this week. 25 comments
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Sneakers squeak, whistles bleat, men shriek ... must be March Madness
This is the time of year when women shrug off the fact that God gave us the burden of childbirth. And, we all but forget that we earn 77.4 cents for every dollar our male counterparts earn. 2 comments
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Colorado is surprise Pac-12 king
LOS ANGELES -- Snubbed by the NCAA Tournament selection committee last year, then picked to finish next-to-last as a new member of the Pac-12, Colorado had many grudges going into its matchup against league powerhouse... Add a comment!
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Rebels' resume suggests 6 seed
Joe Lunardi is America, or at least the part about a land of opportunity for anyone able to expertly crunch numbers of a college basketball resume. He has turned himself into a March phenomenon, the person others... 2 comments
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Missouri bolts Big 12 with tourney banner
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It seemed as if everybody was rooting against Missouri, the school that nearly brought the Big 12 to ruin, and you can be sure coach Frank Haith and the rest of the Tigers heard them. Add a comment!
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Motivated Gordon, Lobos hold off Aztecs for Mountain West crown
An unhappy Drew Gordon arrived in Las Vegas looking to prove a point, and New Mexico's senior forward piled up enough points and rebounds to accomplish his goal. 3 comments
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Early risers cash in on March Madness
Most people get cranky if forced to awake too early in the morning. Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun appears to wake up angry every day and stays that way. It still bothers me -- and I assume many others -- that Calhoun... Add a comment!
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