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2011 NCAA men’s tourney a Monty Python farce more than anything else
On March 1, Shaka Smart burned February to cinders. He stood before his VCU Rams, took out a…
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BCS could kick Fiesta Bowl out of lucrative championship system
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The head of the BCS put the Fiesta Bowl on notice Wednesday: “Follow the letter…
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Auburn will investigate claims players were paid
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Auburn will investigate claims by four former football players, who have told HBO’s “Real Sports…
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Kentucky tops North Carolina, earns berth in Final Four
NEWARK, N.J. — Kentucky spent 13 straight springs watching other schools play in the Final Four, a destination…
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VCU stuns Kansas, advances to Final Four
SAN ANTONIO — Move over, Butler. Virginia Commonwealth is crashing the Final Four. Two weeks ago, the 11th-seeded…
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UConn to Final Four
ANAHEIM, Calif. — With nine pressure-packed victories in 19 days, Connecticut has been on an exhausting sprint through…
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Butler does it again
NEW ORLEANS — NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Of course Butler erased a late deficit. Of course the Bulldogs…
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VCU advances to Elite Eight
SAN ANTONIO — Throughout their surprising run in the NCAA tournament, Virginia Commonwealth kept winning by wide margins,…
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Another 1 bites the dust
NEWARK, N.J. — Brandon Knight did it again. So did Ohio State. The Kentucky freshman guard added to…
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Kansas routs Richmond
SAN ANTONIO — In an NCAA regional full of underdogs, Kansas played like the dominant No. 1 seed…
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Tar Heels dominate
NEWARK, N.J. — North Carolina is back and put the whole package — offense, defense and toughness —…
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Butler tops Wisconsin, advances to Elite Eight
NEW ORLEANS — Matt Howard and Butler are starting to make this look a little bit easier. When…
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Arizona stuns Duke
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Duke’s hopes of posting back-to-back NCAA championships came to a crushing end Thursday night as…
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Florida beats BYU 83-74 in OT
NEW ORLEANS — Alex Tyus is like most of these Florida Gators — good at a lot of…
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Walker leads UConn by San Diego State
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Had Connecticut guards Kemba Walker and Jeremy Lamb missed the bus, called in sick, or…
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Florida State stuns Notre Dame 71-57
CHICAGO — Bernard James scored 14 points, Michael Snaer added 13 and Florida State showed there’s more to…
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Kansas rolls over Illinoi 73-59
TULSA, Okla. — In a bracket filled with upsets, top-seeded Kansas is jumping for joy. Twin brothers Marcus…
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Marquette ousts No. 3-seeded Syracuse
CLEVELAND — Darius Johnson-Odom’s 3-pointer with 27 seconds left snapped a tie and gave Marquette a 66-62 win…
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VCU routs Purdue to advance to Sweet 16
CHICAGO — Bradford Burgess scored 23 points and 11th-seeded Virginia Commonwealth made it three victories in five days…
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Williams leads Arizona to 70-69 win over Texas
TULSA, Okla. — Derrick Williams is now 2-for-2 in game-saving plays in the NCAA tournament. The Arizona sophomore…