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Tar Heels' run saves season for top seed
Mar 20 2007 11:59PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The unthinkable upset not only seemed possible, it was beginning to look likely. Notre Dame sensed it was happening, and North Carolina's players were looking tentative and worried. And then the Tar Heels staged a game-saving 15-0 rally that came out of nowhere and saved the season of one of the prime contenders for the NCAA women's championship.
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BG beats Vandy and makes MAC history
Mar 20 2007 11:56PM (CT)
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Bowling Green made NCAA tournament history for its entire conference. The Falcons became the first team in the Mid-American Conference to reach the round of 16, edging Vanderbilt 59-56 in the second round of the Greensboro Regional on Tuesday night.
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BG beats Vandy and makes MAC history
Mar 20 2007 11:56PM (CT)
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Bowling Green made NCAA tournament history for its entire conference. The Falcons became the first team in the Mid-American Conference to reach the round of 16, edging Vanderbilt 59-56 in the second round of the Greensboro Regional on Tuesday night.
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Auriemma's message gets through to UConn
Mar 20 2007 11:55PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma's halftime message to his trailing team was calm and simple. "If you want to go to regional, you've got to defend the 3, and you've got to be smart," Auriemma said.
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Butch Davis undergoing chemotherapy
Mar 20 2007 11:32PM (CT)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina football coach Butch Davis is undergoing chemotherapy after a dentist removed a cancerous growth from his mouth.
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Butch Davis undergoing chemotherapy
Mar 20 2007 11:32PM (CT)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina football coach Butch Davis is undergoing chemotherapy after a dentist removed a cancerous growth from his mouth.
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Ole Miss ends Terrapins' reign in NCAAs
Mar 20 2007 11:20PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Maryland fell into Mississippi's trap and the defending NCAA champion never got out. Ole Miss (23-10) used its stifling defense to steal the ball 15 times and scored 42 points off 29 Maryland turnovers and the Rebels upset the No. 2 seed Terrapins 89-78 in the Dayton Regional on Tuesday night.
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Ole Miss ends Terrapins' reign in NCAAs
Mar 20 2007 11:20PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Maryland fell into Mississippi's trap and the defending NCAA champion never got out. Ole Miss (23-10) used its stifling defense to steal the ball 15 times and scored 42 points off 29 Maryland turnovers and the Rebels upset the No. 2 seed Terrapins 89-78 in the Dayton Regional on Tuesday night.
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Ole Miss ends Terrapins' reign in NCAAs
Mar 20 2007 11:20PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Maryland fell into Mississippi's trap and the defending NCAA champion never got out. Ole Miss (23-10) used its stifling defense to steal the ball 15 times and scored 42 points off 29 Maryland turnovers and the Rebels upset the No. 2 seed Terrapins 89-78 in the Dayton Regional on Tuesday night.
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Ole Miss ends Terrapins' reign in NCAAs
Mar 20 2007 11:20PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Maryland fell into Mississippi's trap and the defending NCAA champion never got out. Ole Miss (23-10) used its stifling defense to steal the ball 15 times and scored 42 points off 29 Maryland turnovers and the Rebels upset the No. 2 seed Terrapins 89-78 in the Dayton Regional on Tuesday night.
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Young, West Virginia reach NIT semis
Mar 20 2007 11:15PM (CT)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Frank Young scored 25 points, including 14 straight in the second half, and West Virginia defeated North Carolina State 71-66 on Tuesday night to advance to the NIT semifinals.
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Wolfpack fighting to the finish for Yow
Mar 20 2007 10:39PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Kay Yow hugged her players as photographers took shot after shot. Then North Carolina State's coach turned to the fans, smiled and triumphantly extended both arms to hold up a Wolfpack hand gesture. The fans responded by giving her a standing ovation as she left the court. It was truly a moment to savor for the Hall of Fame coach and her fight-to-the-finish Wolfpack.
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Rutgers passes road test; beats Spartans
Mar 20 2007 10:15PM (CT)
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Playing at home is no advantage when facing Rutgers. The fourth-seeded Scarlet Knights beat Michigan State 70-57 Tuesday night on its court in the second round of the Greensboro Regional.
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Lady Vols' Parker a human highlight reel
Mar 20 2007 9:28PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - When Pittsburgh assistant coach Shea Ralph assembled a scouting tape on Tennessee, head coach Agnus Berenato took one look at it and tossed it away. The tape was nothing but a series of Candace Parker highlights. Turned out the game was, too.
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Bulldogs neutralize Thornton; advance
Mar 20 2007 8:38PM (CT)
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Jamont Gordon had 16 points and seven assists and Mississippi State beat Florida State 86-71 on Tuesday night to advance to the NIT semifinals.
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Gut-check time: Duke back to round of 16
Mar 20 2007 7:24PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Duke's big lead nearly vanished, and physical Temple was bruising the Blue Devils, delivering just the kind of postseason gut-check that championship-level teams must overcome. The Blue Devils did, and now they're headed back to the NCAA tournament's round of 16.
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Buckeyes warn Vols: We're better now
Mar 20 2007 5:18PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - When Ron Lewis' name was announced at Ohio State's winter graduation Sunday, there was a loud roar from the thousands packed into St. John Arena.
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Memphis aims to silence doubters
Mar 20 2007 5:15PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A 24-game winning streak hasn't convinced everyone that Memphis is a legitimate national championship contender.
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Bluffton to play baseball despite crash
Mar 20 2007 5:04PM (CT)
BLUFFTON, Ohio (AP) - Bluffton University will play baseball this season despite the deaths of five players who were killed when the team bus toppled off an overpass.
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Gators turn South Lawn into the Swamp
Mar 20 2007 4:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Any time he honors a championship team, President Bush looks for a chance to bring up the underdog theme. If he can link it to his own presidency, that's even better. So welcome to the White House, Florida Gators. You fit right in.
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Gators turn South Lawn into the Swamp
Mar 20 2007 4:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Any time he honors a championship team, President Bush looks for a chance to bring up the underdog theme. If he can link it to his own presidency, that's even better. So welcome to the White House, Florida Gators. You fit right in.
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Gators turn South Lawn into the Swamp
Mar 20 2007 4:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Any time he honors a championship team, President Bush looks for a chance to bring up the underdog theme. If he can link it to his own presidency, that's even better. So welcome to the White House, Florida Gators. You fit right in.
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Illinois State hires Jankovich as coach
Mar 20 2007 4:30PM (CT)
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Kansas assistant Tim Jankovich was hired as coach of Illinois State on Tuesday, taking over a team that hasn't reached the NCAA tournament in a decade.
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Law restores order at Texas A&M
Mar 20 2007 3:31PM (CT)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Moments after Texas A&M defeated Louisville to reach the regional semifinals, Acie Law was crying with joy. Aggies coach Billy Gillispie walked up to his star point guard and said, "Didn't you believe me?"
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LSU's 'Big Baby' Davis going pro
Mar 20 2007 3:22PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - LSU center Glen "Big Baby" Davis is moving on to the next stage of his basketball life. The 6-foot-9, 290-pound junior said Tuesday he will skip his senior year to enter the NBA draft.
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Arizona State rallies into round of 16
Mar 20 2007 1:18AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Arizona State missed every kind of shot possible in the first 12 1/2 minutes, from layups to short jumpers to 3-pointers. And the Sun Devils weren't coming close.
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Stanford shocked out of NCAAs again
Mar 20 2007 12:37AM (CT)
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Stanford had the pedigree, the experience and the home court. None of that mattered to Florida State.
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DePaul ousts K-State, Huggins in NIT
Mar 20 2007 12:21AM (CT)
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - For almost 40 minutes, DePaul fed off the energy of Kansas State's raucous home crowd. Then, in the closing seconds, the Blue Demons stilled the cheers.
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