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March Madness stories: 47 news summaries

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High Schools Set for Their Own Madness

Teams in DC tourney push boundaries, and not everyone approves

Apr 3, 09 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Washington-area basketball tournament for high school programs that operate outside the traditional mold is getting plenty of ESPN-generated publicity, the Post reports. It’s also sparked concerns about bringing the trappings of big-time athletics—near-global recruiting, travel, TV—to the high school level, with many of the teams representing... More »

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 Tar Heels 
 Top Sooners 
 to Make 
 Final Four 


Mar 29, 09 7:06 PM CDT
(AP) - Blake Griffin might be the nation's best player. North Carolina brushed him aside with a total team effort. Ty Lawson scored 19 points and Danny Green added 18 to lead the top-seeded Tar Heels to a 72-60 win over Griffin and Oklahoma today in the South Regional final. North Carolina... More »

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NCAA Tournament

 Louisville, UNC Roll Into Elite 8 


Mar 28, 09 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Louisville, UNC, Oklahoma, and Michigan are all headed to the Elite Eight after an occasionally ugly night of basketball. Here’s how it went down:  
  • In a night of lopsided victories, no one dominated more than Louisville. The Cardinals demolished Arizona 103-64, one of the most crushing blowouts
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(Newser) - After the “four-day basketball binge that each year makes up one of the best stretches in American sports,” the results are a little, well, boring, Pete Thamel writes in the New York Times. “The tournament has been as predictable as a 401(k)’s decline or Jim Nantz’... More »

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 Top Seed 
 Louisville 
 Holds Off 
 Siena 


Mar 22, 09 7:24 PM CDT
(AP) - Terrence Williams had 24 points and 15 rebounds, rallying top-seeded Louisville in the final minutes for a 79-72 win over Siena in the second round of the NCAA tournament today. Siena (27-8) overcame a 12-point deficit in the second half and led by four before Williams took over, hitting 3s,... More »

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 In Online Traffic, 
 It's Truly Madness 


Mar 20, 09 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite a lack of surprises on the court, the first day of March Madness saw a huge jump in visits to the CBS website as well as a bump in TV ratings, the Business Insider reports. The 2.7 million viewers of streaming video online represented a 56% increase over... More »

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NCAA • CBS • basketball • NCAA basketball • online • TV ratings • March Madness • streaming video • 2009 NCAA Tournament • NCAA men's basketball tournament

NCAA Tournament

 No Shockers on Day One 


Mar 20, 09 7:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - It was a disappointingly sane opening to March Madness yesterday, writes ESPN’s Mark Schlabach. Only four out of the 16 games were won by the lower seeds, and only one of those—12-seed Western Kentucky over 5-seed Illinois—approached headline status. Top seeds UNC and UConn rolled, with UConn... More »

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 YouTube  
 Streaming  
 NCAA Games 

Site launches broadcasts with little fanfare

Mar 20, 09 6:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - YouTube started streaming NCAA tournament games yesterday from CBS, joining several other sites, including ESPN, AOL, and Yahoo, CNET reports. But it seems strange, writes Greg Sandoval, that neither CBS nor YouTube has done much to promote the broadcasts there, given an audience recently estimated at more than 100 million.... More »

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March Madness Sets Standard for Online Sports


Mar 19, 09 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you're reading this with an NCAA tournament game streaming live in another browser tab, you're in good company: In 2008, nearly 5 million people watched March Madness online, reports the Chicago Tribune. The tipping point between novelty and mainstay came 4 years ago, when CBS made access free,... More »

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GLOSSIES

How to Pick NCAA Brackets and Not Go Mad in March

Don't let college basketball brackets control you

Mar 16, 09 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Obsessing over your NCAA tournament bracket? A time-management expert tells Esquire how to keep the March Madness time-suck under control.
  • Admit you have a problem—possibly after someone tells you, "You really seem to be getting over-involved with this whole thing.”
  • Cut back. Sure, "cutting
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MARCH MADNESS

 Rock, Chalk
 Jayhawks Are Champs

Kansas wins after Memphis is foul from the line

Apr 8, 08 12:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mario Chalmers hit a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in regulation to push the game into overtime and the Jayhawk defense shut down Memphis throughout the extra period to clinch the NCAA men's basketball championship, 75-68. "We got the ball in our most clutch player's hands, and he... More »

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Kansas Crushes UNC to Reach Title Game

Rush's 25 help Jayhawks jump out
to 40-12 lead

Apr 5, 08 11:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kansas took to the underdog role just fine last night, reports the Kansas City Star. The Jayhawks jumped all over favored North Carolina early, building a 40-12 lead in the first half, and cruised to an 84-66 Final Four win last night. The Jayhawks will face Memphis, which beat UCLA... More »

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March Madness

 Memphis Sails
 Over UCLA 

Tigers take control in the second half to advance to title game

Apr 5, 08 9:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thanks to Joey Dorsey’s domination of the boards and of UCLA’s Kevin Love, Memphis is headed to the NCAA championship game for the first time since 1973, reports the Commercial Appeal. Dorsey had 15 rebounds and held Love to 12 points and nine rebounds as the Tigers beat... More »

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Rose, Memphis Headed to
San Antonio

Calipari's kids beat Texas handily to advance to Final Four

Mar 30, 08 6:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Derrick Rose had 21 points and nine assists, and Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 25 points, as Memphis handled Texas with ease, 85-67, to advance to the Final Four. The third time was a charm for John Calipari and the Tigers as they finally reached the national semifinals after losing in the... More »

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Terps Advance Through Vandy to Round of 8

Stanford women pass Pittsburgh to set up match with Maryland

Mar 30, 08 5:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Maryland Terrapins are on their way to the Spokane Regional finals after a decisive 80-66 defeat of Vanderbilt, reports the Washington Post. The top-seeded Terps followed the lead of Crystal Langhorne, who put up 28 points and nine boards and helped keep the Commodores from ever truly threatening a... More »

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UNC Punches San Antonio Ticket

Hansbrough's 28 point helps Tar Heels into Final Four

Mar 30, 08 12:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Carolina reached its second Final Four in four years with an 83-73 win over Louisville last night, reports the Raleigh News & Observer. The Tar Heels, who blew an 11-point lead to lose to Georgetown in last season's Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, had flashbacks in the second... More »

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 UCLA Rumbles Into Final Four 

Bruins return for the third straight year

Mar 29, 08 8:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - UCLA is back in the Final Four for the third straight year. In Thursday's win over Western Kentucky, Bruins fans chanted "Keeeeeff" as James Keefe led the charge. Today, they were back to "Loooooc" as Luc Richard Mbah a Moute shook off a bad ankle to help spark... More »

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 No Warts Here: Memphis Dominates Michigan State 

As Tigers break the Elite Eight for the third straight year on  the back of a giant first half

Mar 29, 08 2:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Tigers pounced early and often, and all those flaws critics have been pointing out since the NCAA tourney began were nowhere to be seen, the Commercial Appeal reports. Memphis put on a clinic last night, breaking the game open 50-20 by the end of the first half, en route... More »

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March Madness

 UCLA Shows 
 Western Kentucky 
 No Love 

Bruins wake up in time creep closer to third straight Final Four

Mar 28, 08 4:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - UCLA held its breath last night until Cinderella finally decided to go home. With point guard Darren Collison fouling out with five minutes left, the Bruins had to hold on down the stretch for an 88-78 win over 12th-seeded Western Kentucky, reports the Los Angeles Times. The Bruins now just... More »

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Louisville Derails
Tennessee
Train

Cardinals on brink of sending Pitino to a sixth Final Four

Mar 28, 08 1:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rick Pitino improved to 8-0 in regional semifinals and has Louisville one win away from the Final Four after a 79-60 win over Tennessee last night, reports the Associated Press. Pitino mixed up his defenses throughout the game to shut down the high-powered offense of the No. 2-seeded Volunteers. The... More »

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