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Syracuse advances to Final Four with win over Marquette
WASHINGTON - Jim Boeheim calls this year's Syracuse team his best defensive group ever. Hard to argue, based on the suffocating performances that put the Orange in the Final Four.
Michigan, Florida to meet in Elite Eight
ARLINGTON, Texas - Trey Burke was a 16-month-old toddler the last time Michigan was still playing this late in the NCAA tournament.
Cards set sights on Duke
INDIANAPOLIS - Mike Krzyzewski and Rick Pitino are finally doing an encore. For the first time since their teams played perhaps the greatest game in the history of the NCAA tournament, Krzyzewski and Pitino will meet in the NCAA tournament today when top-seeded Louisville faces Duke. In the regional finals, no less. Never mind that few of their current players were even born in 1992. Or that Pitino is no longer at Kentucky, having switched ...
SELF-DESTRUCTION
ARLINGTON, Texas - Ben McLemore went to the bench after his fourth foul, having put his slump behind him and with top-seeded Kansas closing in on a third straight trip to the regional finals.
Alford bolts New Mexico for UCLA
LOS ANGELES - UCLA hired Steve Alford as basketball coach on Saturday, luring him from New Mexico days after he signed a new 10-year deal with the Lobos.
Shockers, Buckeyes set for showdown with Final Four slot on line
LOS ANGELES - During Ohio State's journey to the Final Four last season, Aaron Craft learned the importance of focusing on the next 40 minutes, not the three-week trip.
Curry's scoring carries Duke past Michigan State
INDIANAPOLIS - There were times when Seth Curry felt as if he could make every shot. Even his record-setting coach was amazed.
FROM SWEET TO ELITE
LOS ANGELES - Too big, too physical, too quick. Wichita State proved too much of everything for La Salle in a 72-58 victory on Thursday night that put the Shockers into the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament for the first time in 32 years. They overwhelmed the Explorers with a 14-2 run to open the game that had La Salle playing catch-up the rest of the way. The Explorers trailed by 22 points early ...
Glass slipper doesn't fit for Cinderella 'Dunk City'
ARLINGTON, Texas - Florida Gulf Coast put on one last show at the NCAA tournament. The high-flying kids from "Dunk City" - the No. 15 seed few people even knew of on Selection Sunday - were hitting 3-pointers, had a highlight alley-oop and seemed like they were just getting started against one of the big schools from Florida. SEC regular-season champion Florida, the No. 3 seed, was getting an all-too-close look at what everybody has ...
Smith matches career high with 31 points to lead Louisville past Oregon
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Even a nasty cold can't stop Russ Smith. With his teammates struggling with the virus he gave them and top-seeded Louisville facing its toughest test of the postseason, Russ put on his best show yet. He matched his career high of 31 points and the Cardinals proved they can win close games, too, beating Oregon 77-69 on Friday night. "Without Russ Smith, we couldn't win," said Louisville coach Rick Pitino, who improved ...
SAY IT ISN'T SO
ARLINGTON, Texas - Trey Burke shook off one of his worst starts with the best shot of his life.
NCAA Tournament on TV
FRIDAY 6:15 p.m. - Louisville vs. Oregon, CBS (Channel 12) 6:37 p.m. - Kansas vs. Michigan, TBS (Ch. 29) 8:45 p.m. - Duke vs. Michigan State, CBS (Ch. 12) 8:57 p.m. - Florida vs. Florida Gulf Coast, TBS (Ch. 29)
Ohio State's Ross' tiebreaking 3-pointer ousts Arizona
Ohio State advances past Arizona on late 3-pointer GREG BEACHAM,AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ohio State needed another last-second shot, and Aaron Craft had the ball at the top of the key again. But last week's hero gave it up to the hottest hand on the floor, and LaQuinton Ross sent the Buckeyes to the brink of their second straight Final Four. Ross hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2 seconds to play, and ...
Marquette marches on with 71-61 win over Miami
WASHINGTON - After sweating through a pair of edge-of-your-seat comebacks, Marquette's first Sweet 16 victory in a decade was as straight and smooth as the 15-foot step-back jumper that Vander Blue nailed at the end of the first half.
Thursday's NCAA tournament capsules
WEST REGIONAL Ohio State 73, Arizona 70 LOS ANGELES - LaQuinton Ross hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2 seconds to play, and Ohio State moved within one win of its second straight Final Four appearance by edging Arizona on Thursday night in the West Regional semifinals. Ross, the Buckeyes' remarkable reserve, scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half for second-seeded Ohio State (29-7), which rallied from an early 11-point deficit and weathered ...
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