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Plethora of championship coaches in South Region
The South Region is a stew of coaches who have recently dominated the NCAA tournament. Three teams in the bracket - top-seeded Kansas, Florida and North Carolina - are led by coaches who have combined to win five of the last eight national championships. Coaches of seven of the top nine seeds have at least reached the Final Four during that same span. Bill Self, Billy Donovan, Roy Williams, John Thompson III and Shaka Smart are ...
Iowa State to meet Notre Dame in Dayton, Ohio
DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa State has earned a No. 10 seed in the NCAA tournament and will face Notre Dame in Dayton, Ohio, on Friday.
Ten things to know for NCAA Tournament
A look at the NCAA men's tournament, the 68-team free-for-all that begins Tuesday and ends three weeks from now at the Final Four in Atlanta:
Kansas State gets first-round NCAA Tournament game on Friday at Sprint Center
MANHATTAN - Bruce Weber got what he wanted from the NCAA tournament selection committee.
Jayhawks earn top seed in South Region
LAWRENCE - Elijah Johnson is the first to admit there have been far more talented teams to play at Kansas, even in the four years he's been part of the program.
KU’s run falls shy in title game
NEW ORLEANS - The season began with coach Bill Self telling Kansas faithful to chill out. It ended with the Jayhawks one game - really, one late run - from winning a national championship.
Numbers don’t lie: Kentucky is that good
NEW ORLEANS - Kentucky's defense was so good it overcame its own offense.
Kentucky Reign: Won and Done, Over and Out?
NEW ORLEANS - Won and Done, indeed. Maybe even Over and Out. All that really matters is that Kentucky parlayed a roster full of NBA talent into a 67-59 victory Monday night over Kansas for the team's eighth national NCAA basketball title - its first since 1998. Kentucky's top freshman, Anthony Davis, had a rough shooting night, but John Calipari coached this team to a wire-to-wire victory - a little dicey at the end - ...
Davis proves pivotal
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Never mind that Anthony Davis couldn't score a lick. The rest of his game was simply sublime in Kentucky's 67-59 victory over Kansas on Monday night that gave the Wildcats their eighth national title. Davis' presence in the lane forced Kansas to back off and look for other options, none of which were very good. When the Jayhawks did venture inside, he made them pay with ferocious blocks and rebounds. And ...
Jayhawks fans crowd downtown, take loss in stride
LAWRENCE - Kansas fans in downtown Lawrence took their team's loss to Kentucky in stride Monday night as they poured onto Massachusetts Street amid random cries of "Rock Chalk Jayhawk," with many proclaiming their pride in a team that wasn't picked to finish in the top three in the Big 12 Conference.
TOO MUCH KENTUCKY
NEW ORLEANS - No matter where Anthony Davis and his buddies go to make their millions, their ol' Kentucky home will long remember this championship season.
National championship game gets physical quickly
NEW ORLEANS - Watching his players get banged around on three straight missed shots, Kentucky coach John Calipari stalked up the sideline with his arms outstretched over his head.
Kansas digs hole too deep against Kentucky
NEW ORLEANS - This time Kansas couldn't come all the way back. The gritty team that had walked a tightrope all the way to the national championship game finally fell off against mighty Kentucky. An 18-point deficit against a team full of future NBA draft picks was simply too much for the Jayhawks, who fell 67-59 on Monday night. Kansas had rallied from big early deficits against Purdue and ...
Kentucky fans celebrate win, dozens arrested swiftly
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Police in Kentucky said they arrested several dozen people following the Wildcats' 67-59 win over Kansas in the NCAA championship game Monday night.
Releford shines as Kansas advances to title game
NEW ORLEANS - Travis Releford stepped into the spotlight when the Kansas stars faded, his performance as much as any other the reason the Jayhawks are playing for a national championship.
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