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March Madness

Wisconsin
Holds Off
Pesky Fullerton

Badgers win battle of boards against high-scoring Titans

Mar 21, 08 12:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - It took big brother Wisconsin almost all night to shake little brother Cal State Fullerton, but the Badgers finally ran away to a 71-56 first round win in the NCAA Tournament last night, reports the Associated Press. The third-seeded Badgers shot only 42% and had 17 turnovers, but they were... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • Wisconsin Badgers • Brian Butch • 2008 NCAA Tournament • Josh Akognon • Cal State Fullerton Titans

March Madness

West Virginia
Eliminates Arizona

Mountaineers hit 11 3-pointer to cruise past Wildcats

Mar 21, 08 12:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The NCAA Tournament selection committee gave Arizona its nation's-best 24th straight trip to the Big Dance. Last night, West Virginia made sure the Wildcats lost in the first round for the 10th time during that streak with a 75-65 win, reports the Associated Press. The seventh-seeded Mountaineers did much of... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • West Virginia Mountaineers • Arizona Wildcats • Big East • Pac-10 Conference • 2008 NCAA Tournament • Alex Ruoff • Da'Sean Butler

MARCH MADNESS

 The Slipper Doesn't Fit George Mason This Year 

Notre Dame outshines the Patriots, 68-50

Mar 21, 08 12:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - There will be no Cinderella story for George Mason this year in the NCAA tournament, as  Notre Dame beat out the Patriots, 68-50, reports the Associated Press. Despite a great performance by Will Thomas, who scored 25 points, George Mason just didn’t have the same fire that lit them... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • Notre Dame Fighting Irish • George Mason Patriots • Big East Conference • Luke Harangody

March Madness

Mayo Exiting Early
as Kansas State Stuns USC

Beasley leads 11-seed to 80-67 win

Mar 20, 08 11:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kansas State's young team knocked NBA-bound freshman star O.J. Mayo out of the NCAA tournament—keeping their own freshman phenom, Michael Beasley, for at least one more game. The Wildcats received major contributions from four other freshmen in the 80-67 win over Mayo's Trojans, but Beasley led his squad... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • USC Trojans • Kansas State Wildcats • O.J. Mayo • Michael Beasley • 2008 NCAA Tournament

March Madness

BYU Can't
Finish Rally in
A&M Upset

Carter redeems Aggies with 26 points as 9-seed advances

Mar 20, 08 10:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ninth-seeded Texas A&M jumped out to an 11-0 lead, frittered it away by halftime, then pulled ahead in a tightly fought second half to beat eight-seeded Brigham Young, 67-62 in an NCAA tournament first round matchup. Josh Carter scored 26 points to lead the Aggies, including three three-pointers before... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • Brigham Young Cougars • Josh Carter • Texas A&M Aggies • 2008 NCAA Tournament

March Madness

Free Throws Help Marquette Beat Kentucky

Golden Eagles win first tournament game since 2003 Final Four run

Mar 20, 08 7:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jerel McNeal did most of the work and Wesley Matthews sealed the deal as Marquette defeated Kentucky 74-66 today in the first round the NCAA Tournament, reports the AP. McNeal had 20 points and Matthews hit eight free throws in the final 31 seconds to put the Wildcats away. More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • SEC • Kentucky Wildcats • Marquette Golden Eagles • Big East • Jerel McNeal • Wesley Matthews • Ramel Bradley • March Madness • 2008 NCAA Tournament • Joe Crawford

March Madness

 UNLV Dominates 
 Ice Cold Kent State 

Rebels cruise after holding Flashes to 10 points in first half

Mar 20, 08 6:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kent State played even with UNLV in the second half of their NCAA Tournament first round game today, but it was the first half that sent the Flashes down in flames 71-58, reports the Associated Press. The 8th-seeded Rebels held the 9th-seeded Flashes to a tournament- record tying 10 points... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • March Madness • 2008 NCAA Tournament • UNLV Running Rebels • Kent State Flashes • Joe Darger

March Madness

 Michigan State
 Powers Past Temple 

Spartans shut down Owls' high-scoring Christmas

Mar 20, 08 4:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michigan State reminded Dionte Christmas he wasn't playing in the Atlantic 10 anymore. The Spartans held Temple's 20.2 a game scorer to three points and beat the Owls 72-61 today in the NCAA Tournament, the Detroit News reports. MSU star Drew Neitzel was shut down the other way, but... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • Michigan State Spartans • Big Ten • Temple Owls • Atlantic 10 Conference • Raymar Morgan • March Madness • 2008 NCAA Tournament • Dionte Christmas • Tom Izzo

march madness

Xavier Battles Back to Beat Georgia

Musketeers erase 11-point, second-half deficit to avoid upset

Mar 20, 08 3:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Third-seeded Xavier avoided the first major upset of the NCAA Tournament today when it came from behind to beat 14th-seeded Georgia 73-61, reports the Cincinnati Enquirer. The Musketeers (28-6) trailed by 11 points in the second half, but freshman Dante Jackson hit a 3-pointer with 7:23 left to put... More »

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NCAA • basketball • SEC • Georgia Bulldogs • Xavier Musketeers • Atlantic 10 Conference • March Madness • 2008 NCAA Tournament • Terrance Woodbury • Dante Jackson

March madness

Kansas Makes It Look Easy Vs. Portland State

No. 1 Jayhawks jump out to 13-3 lead and never look back

Mar 20, 08 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - There was a reason Kansas was seeded No. 1 and Portland State No. 16. The Jayhawks dunked over the Vikings, shot over the Vikings and never let them in the game en route to an 85-61 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament today, reports the AP. The... More »

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NCAA • basketball • NCAA basketball • Kansas University Jayhawks • Portland State Vikings • Brandon Rush • Darrell Arthur • Big 12 Conference • March Madness • 2008 NCAA Tournament • Big Sky

March Madness

Mount St. Mary's Wins
NCAA Play-In Game

Mountaineers will face UNC after topping Coppin State 69-60

Mar 18, 08 10:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mount St. Mary's won its first NCAA tournament game in school history, topping Coppin State 69-60 in the play-in game. Diminutive sophomore Jeremy Goode led the scrappy Mountaineers with 21 points, including four critical free throws in the final minute. Coppin State led the entire first half, then began misfiring... More »

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NCAA • basketball • NCAA basketball • Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers • 2008 NCAA Tournament • Coppin State Eagles

March Madness

NCAA Grabs More Control of Ticket Resales

Group says moves are for the fans; critics see similarities with pros

Mar 18, 08 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The NCAA is stepping up its efforts to rake in more money from March Madness by striking deals with online sites that resell tickets and travel packages at hefty profits, the Los Angeles Times reports. By sanctioning such deals, the NCAA says it can guard against unscrupulous gouging, but critics... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • college • ticket sales • ticket resellers • March Madness • 2008 NCAA Tournament • ticket lottery • RazorGator • FirstDIBZ.com

March madness

Fullerton Makes NCAAs for First Time Since 1978

Coppin St. upsets Morgan St., Mississippi Valley St. wins SWAC

Mar 16, 08 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scott Cutley scored 22 points and had 12 rebounds to lead Cal State Fullerton into the NCAA Tournament with an 81-66 win over UC Irvine in the Big West tournament final yesterday, reports the Orange County Register. Josh Akognon added 23 points as the Titans reached the NCAAs for the... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • 2008 NCAA Tournament • Cal State Fullerton • UC Irvine • Coppin State • Morgan State • Mississippi Valley State • Jackson State • Big West Conference • Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference • Southwestern Athletic Conference • Scott Cutley • Josh Akognon • Tywain McKee • Carl Lucas

March madness

Boise State Ends 14-Year NCAA Drought

Broncos outlast
New Mexico State in wild 3 OT WAC final

Mar 16, 08 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - It took triple overtime, but Boise State's wait to return to the NCAA Tournament is finally over, reports the Associated Press. Reggie Larry scored 31 points and Matt Nelson had 26 as the Broncos beat New Mexico State 107-102 last night to win the WAC tournament title. The win gives... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • Boise State Broncos • New Mexico State Aggies • 2008 NCAA Tournament • Reggie Larry • Matt Nelson • Fred Peete • Jonathan Gibson

March madness

Pitt Denies Georgetown
Big East Title

Panthers hammer Hoyas inside to end championship drought

Mar 16, 08 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ronald Ramon and DeJuan Blair made sure Pittsburgh would not be denied another Big East championship yesterday, reports the  Associated Press. The Panthers had been to the title game seven times, with only one win, until upsetting No. 9 Georgetown, 74-65. Ramon had 17 points and Blair had 10 points... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • Pittsburgh Panthers • Georgetown Hoyas • Big East • DeJuan Blair • Roy Hibbert • Ronald Ramon • Sam Young • 2008 NCAA Tournament

Rush Leads Kansas Into
Big 12 Final

Arkansas shocks No. 4 Tennessee, Georgia wins twice in one day

Mar 16, 08 12:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - No. 5 Kansas knew it would need a big Rush to beat Texas A&M today, and luckily for the Jayhawks, they had it. Brandon Rush scored a career-high 28 points to lead Kansas to a 77-71 win in the Big 12 semifinals, reports the Kansas City Star. The Jayhawks... More »

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NCAA • basketball • NCAA basketball • Texas Longhorns • SEC • Mississippi State Bulldogs • Kansas University Jayhawks • Georgia Bulldogs • Arkansas Razorbacks • Tennessee Volunteers • Brandon Rush • Big 12 Conference • Texas A&M Aggies • 2008 NCAA Tournament • Steven Hill

March madness

Kent State Shows Akron Who Owns MAC

Golden Flashes use balanced offense, solid defense in rout

Mar 15, 08 11:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kent State left no doubt who should be representing the Mid-American Conference in the NCAA Tournament last night. The Golden Flashes rode 16 points from Haminn Quaintance and 14 by Mike Scott to a 74-55 thrashing of Akron, reports the Plain Dealer. Besides a solid night on offense, the Golden... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • Kent State Golden Flashes • Mid-American Conference • 2008 NCAA Tournament • Haminn Quaintance • Mike Scott • Mike Singletary • Akron Zips

March Madness

UNLV Repeats MWC Tourney Pain for BYU

Rebels overcome big deficit to beat Cougars for second straight year

Mar 15, 08 10:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - No. 24 BYU must be sick of seeing UNLV in the Mountain West Conference championship game. For the second straight year, the Rebels upset the Cougars for take the conference automatic NCAA Tournament bid, reports the Salt Lake Tribune. The Rebels (26-7) overcame an 11-point first-half deficit to win its... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • Mountain West • 2008 NCAA Tournament • BYU Cougars • Wink Adams • UNLV Runnin' Rebels

March Madness

Temple Gets
First NCAA Bid
Since '01

Christmas scores 22 to lead Owls past rival St. Joseph's

Mar 15, 08 9:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Temple earned its first NCAA Tournament bid since reaching the Elite Eight in 2001, with a 69-64 triumph over Saint Joseph's in the Atlantic 10 championship game today, reports the Associated Press. Dionte Christmas scored 22 points for the Owls (21-12), who won a league-best seventh title by shooting 61%... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • St. Joseph Hawks • Xavier Musketeers • Temple Owls • Atlantic 10 Conference • 2008 NCAA Tournament • Fran Dunphy • John Chaney

March Madness

UCLA Slips by
Stanford to Win
Pac-10

Even without a healthy Love, Bruins complete sweep of Cardinal

Mar 15, 08 9:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - With one key player on crutches and another on the sidelines, No. 3 UCLA knew its was going to need help from other places in the Pac-10 championship game against No. 11 Stanford today. Luckily for the Bruins, Darren Collison was more than happy to help out, reports the Los ... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • UCLA Bruins • Stanford Cardinal • Kevin Love • Darren Collison • Russell Westbrook • Pac-10 Conference • Luc Richard Mbah a Moute • 2008 NCAA Tournament • James Keefe

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