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 'Nova Ends UCLA's 
 Final Four Run 


Mar 21, 09 6:44 PM CDT
(AP) - The Wildcats had it all the way. Dante Cunningham scored 18 points Saturday, helping Villanova reach the round of 16 for the fourth time in 5 years with an 89-69 victory over UCLA that ended the Bruins' bid for a fourth straight Final Four appearance. Corey Fisher and Reggie Redding... More »

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 Arizona Topples 
 No. 5 Utah 


Mar 20, 09 10:06 PM CDT
(AP) - So much for the notion Arizona might not have belonged in the NCAA tournament. Nic Wise scored 21 of his 29 points in the second half, Chase Budinger added 20 and the 12th-seeded Wildcats—one of the last teams into the field of 65—knocked off fifth-seeded Utah 84-71 tonight... More »

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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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 Horns Beat 
 Gophers 76-62 
 With Abrams 
 Onslaught 

Texas wins fourth straight opener with barrage of 3-pointers

Mar 20, 09 2:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Texas Longhorns set up a second-round match against Duke with a 76-62 win over Minnesota in their NCAA opener, reports AP. AJ Abrams—whose 3-pointers were credited with getting the Longhorns to within a game of the Final Four last year—was as deadly as ever at long range,... More »

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OPINION

 Duke, and Other March Villains 


Mar 18, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Along with the obligatory madness, March always brings along a slew of detestable teams and characters. This year, thankfully, Billy Packer is gone, but Josh Levin, writing for Slate, still has plenty to disparage. The list starts, as always, with:
  • Duke: This isn’t the most deplorable squad
... More »

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 Obama Picks His Final Four 


Mar 18, 09 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama has followed through on a campaign promise and filled out an NCAA basketball tournament bracket for ESPN, the sports network reports. Obama pledged in October to edify the college basketball audience with his picks, provided he won the election. His Final Four? Louisville, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, and Memphis.... More »

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March Madness:
It All Started With
Larry and Magic

1979 title game made basketball a slam dunk with public, book says

Mar 17, 09 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - March wasn't always so mentally unstable. A new book claims the whole college roundball craze started 30 years ago, when Michigan State and Indiana State—and their stars, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird—met in the title game. “You couldn't have asked for a better dynamic between these two... 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
... More »

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 Louisville Wins Big East 


Mar 14, 09 11:44 PM CDT
(AP) - Louisville is king of the Big East. Earl Clark had 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead the fifth-ranked Cardinals to a 76-66 victory over No. 18 Syracuse last night, giving the regular-season champs their first Big East tournament title. The victory will probably translate into a No. 1 seed... More »

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 Syracuse Tops 
 UConn in 
 Epic 6 OTs 

You read that right, six damn overtimes!

Mar 13, 09 6:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - It was a game for the ages, the longest in Big East history and nearly the longest college hoops has ever seen. After six grueling overtimes—you read that right, six overtime—Syracuse emerged victorious over UConn last night, to the final tune of 127-117. “I've got no... More »

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OPINION

 Don't Buy Big East Hoop Hype 

Conference hasn't lived up to its reputation in recent years

Mar 10, 09 7:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - With March Madness upon us, the hype machine is cranking up again about the Big East, with powers like Louisville, Connecticut, and Pittsburgh. Mike Celizic covered the conference’s period of dominance in the 1980s, but he’s no longer convinced, he writes for NBC Sports. The league has won... More »

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ANALYSIS

New Media Make CBS'
$6B NCAA Deal a Slam Dunk

'Crazy' contract could prove savvy

Mar 9, 09 12:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - In 1999, CBS’ $6 billion, 11-year pact with the NCAA for rights to the men’s basketball tournament looked drastically overpriced to many analysts. But with Selection Sunday this weekend, the deal doesn’t seem so crazy, thanks to a prescient addition: new-media rights. CBS has nearly sold out its... More »

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 NBA's Lone Constant: 
 Free-Throw Stats 

NBA's success rate has hovered around 75% for half-century

Mar 4, 09 7:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Basketball's free-throw statistics have stayed steady at a rate that amazes academics, the New York Times reports. While most aspects of basketball and other sports have seen records steadily edge up over the years, free-throw shooting hit a plateau of a 75% success rate in the NBA more than 50... More »

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(Newser) - Pat Summitt is now the first top college coach of either gender to have a win total with four figures. Tennessee's Lady Vols beat Georgia to give Summitt her 1,000th victory, the Tennessean reports. Her nearest competitor is Jody Conradt, who retired with 900 wins. Among men in Division... More »

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Michelle Obama's Brother
Will Pen Memoir

Craig Robinson hopes to inspire with book due next year

Jan 29, 09 4:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Craig Robinson, brother of First Lady Michelle Obama, is working on a book to be published next year, the AP reports. Robinson, who coaches the men’s basketball team at Oregon State, hopes the book—entitled A Game of Character—will be part memoir, part inspirational guide. More »

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After 51 Straight Defeats, Finally
a Victory

NJ Highlanders and fans take their NCAA woes in stride

Jan 23, 09 2:03 PM CST
(Newser) - After an NCAA record 51-game losing streak, the New Jersey Institute of Technology basketball team finally eked out a win this week. One of the scores of schools who joined the NCAA's top division a few years back thinking "why not us?," NJIT soon answered that question unequivocally:... More »

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Oregon State Hoops Hope for Change They Can Believe In

Obama brother-in-law takes over losing team

Nov 9, 08 1:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama isn't the only man in his family to face the daunting task of taking the helm of a struggling institution. The New York Times reports that brother-in-law Craig Robinson returns from stumping for Obama to his day job—coaching the Oregon State men's basketball team back from a... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • Oregon State Beavers • Craig Robinson • basketball recruiting • college basketball

Glory Road Coach
Haskins Dead at 78

Beloved icon broke race barriers in college ball

Sep 8, 08 2:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Don Haskins, the beloved coach famous for smashing racial barriers in college basketball during the 1960s, died yesterday at age 78, reports the El Paso Times. Haskins, one of the winningest coaches in the history of collegiate basketball, is best known for his groundbreaking decision to start five black players... More »

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NCAA • coaching • racial equality • University of Kentucky • college basketball • Don Haskins • Texas Western University • 1966

Nation's Most Ridiculous College Mascots

Fuzzy aesthetics gone awry, coming to a field near you this weekend

Aug 31, 08 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Granted, managing to create a college mascot whose gigantic foam appendages perfectly straddle the line between ridiculous and comically appropriate is no easy task. That said, the folks at Radar magazine didn't have to dig too deep to discover a batch who utterly obliterate the line. The worst offenders:
... More »

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NCAA football • Stanford University • Xavier University • college sports • UC Santa Cruz • college basketball

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