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Fisher not living in past with Aztecs
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Steve Fisher is living for the moment, just like his San Diego State Aztecs.
Jimmer, BYU hope to continue NCAA run vs. Florida
PROVO, Utah (AP) - A week ago, BYU players were still tired and sore when Monday's practice rolled around. Now, after making their deepest NCAA tournament run in 30 years, a little bit of the swagger is back. Of course it helps that one potential nemesis, Southeast regional No. 1 seed Pitt, has been knocked out. "I think we thought we could do it regardless," star ...
Sweet 16 offers little of everything
The Big East was a bust. The Jimmer lived up to the hype. There are plenty of 10s, 11s and 12s left in the bracket, along with a handful of talented freshmen and a few familiar faces from Tobacco Road.
Jayhawks bring deep bench to tourney’s Sweet 16
LAWRENCE (AP) - A couple of bruising brothers named Marcus and Markieff are not all that sets Kansas apart.
Sweet 16 capsules
EAST REGIONAL Ohio State Columbus, 34-2. Nickname: Buckeyes. Coach: Thad Matta. Conference: Big Ten. Bid: Big Ten champion. Region: East. Seed: No. 1. Tournament Record: 47-25, 27 years. Scoring: Team (77.6); Jared Sullinger 17.1; William Buford 14.6; Jon Diebler 12.6; Dave Lighty 12.1. Rebounds: Team (34.5); Jared Sullinger 10.0; David Lighty 4.1; William Buford 4.0. Assists/Turnovers: Team (16.1/10.2); Aaron Craft 4.9/2.2; David Lighty 3.3/1.6; William Buford 3.0/1.8; Jon Diebler 2.4/1.0. 3-pointers: Team (.424); Jon Diebler ...
KU, Arizona advance from Tulsa regional
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - After a year of endless reminders about an early exit a season ago, maybe Kansas has some good karma ahead as this year's NCAA tournament takes the Jayhawks back to where they last won the national title.
UPCOMING NCAA TOURNAMENT TV SCHEDULE
THURSDAY (all times CST) 6:15 p.m. CBS - Connecticut vs. San Diego State 6:27 p.m. TBS - Florida vs. Brigham Young 8:45 p.m. CBS - Duke vs. Arizona 8:57 p.m. TBS - Wisconsin vs. Butler FRIDAY 6:15 p.m. CBS - North Carolina vs. Marquette 6:27 p.m. TBS - Kansas vs. Richmond 8:45 p.m. CBS - Ohio State vs. Kentucky 8:57 p.m. TBS - ...
TOMAHAWK CHOP: Seminoles take down Irish
CHICAGO (AP) - Bernard James scored 14 points, Michael Snaer added 13 and Florida State showed there's more to its game than defense with a 71-57 upset of second-seeded Notre Dame on Sunday night that put the Seminoles in the regional semifinals for the first time since 1993.
Blend of top seeds, rising programs and, of course, The Jimmer
Butler is at it again. So are the boys from Tobacco Road. The Bluegrass State has a team and the Cheeseheads have two. There's room for four double-digit seeds but only two from the not-so-spectacular Big East. And, of course, there's The Jimmer. The second week of the NCAA tournament will be sprinkled with the typical blend of favorites and bracket busters, the familiar and the obscure, with a notable lack of Big East ...
KANSAS MOVES ON TO SWEET 16
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - One year ago, Kansas' players covered their heads in towels, drooping in the locker room after an upset loss that seemed unfathomable. Now, they're jumping for joy. In a bracket filled with upsets, the Jayhawks are the last favorite standing after a 73-59 win Sunday night against Illinois ensured they wouldn't make an opening-weekend exit from the NCAA tournament for the second straight year. "Those guys have been reminded of ...
Johnson-Odom's tiebreaking 3 sends Marquette past Syracuse
CLEVELAND (AP) - Darius Johnson-Odom started the party on the court. Buzz Williams took it into the stands. Johnson-Odom's 3-pointer with 27 seconds left snapped a tie and gave Marquette a 66-62 win over Syracuse on Sunday night that put the Golden Eagles into the NCAA tournament's round of 16 for the first time in eight years. The 11th-seeded Golden Eagles (22-14) had the winning basket set up by one of Syracuse's 18 turnovers. ...
VCU continues to shock opponents, routs Purdue
CHICAGO (AP) - The question is no longer whether Virginia Commonwealth belongs. Instead, it's: Who can stop the Rams?
CONTROVERSY INVOLVES FIVE-SECOND COUNT
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Arizona didn't forget how to advance in its one-year absence from the NCAA tournament. Derrick Williams' three-point play with 9.6 seconds remaining lifted the Wildcats to a 70-69 win over Texas in the third round of the NCAA tournament Sunday night. The Wildcats (29-7) led by as many as 13 points in the first half and were up for most of the game before J'Covan Brown's jumper put the Longhorns ...
Top-seeded Ohio State routs George Mason, 98-66
CLEVELAND (AP) - Once Ohio State's Jared Sullinger declared it was over, it was over.
North Carolina holds off Washington for 86-83 win
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's Roy Williams woke up Sunday morning feeling ill.
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