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No crying for Big Baby: LSU takes out Duke
Mar 23 2006 11:00PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - No need for LSU and Big Baby to cry in this NCAA tournament. The Tigers left the tears for J.J. Redick. Glen "Big Baby" Davis and a pair of defensive-minded freshmen have LSU just one win away from the Final Four, stifling Redick and sending top-seeded Duke to yet another loss in the round of 16.
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Carney, Memphis stop Bradley's run
Mar 23 2006 10:52PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Rodney Carney counts on his first dunk of a game igniting his teammates' intensity. He dunked all right, he jumped in the passing lanes on defense, and Carney kept top-seeded Memphis from becoming another victim of Bradley's surprising NCAA run.
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Former Huggins assistant gets Cincy job
Mar 23 2006 10:34PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Former Cincinnati assistant Mick Cronin took over the Bearcats' program Thursday night, shortly after the team's 65-62 loss to South Carolina in the NIT quarterfinals and on the same day that former coach Bob Huggins landed a job.
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Cincinnati's Kennedy hired by Mississippi
Mar 23 2006 10:09PM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi hired former Cincinnati interim coach Andy Kennedy as its basketball coach Thursday night, athletic director Pete Boone told The Associated Press.
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South Carolina beats shorthanded Bearcats
Mar 23 2006 8:37PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Tre' Kelley's nine-point outburst early in the second half and go-ahead basket in the final minute led South Carolina to a 65-62 victory Thursday night over a Cincinnati team that had two starters declared ineligible just hours before its NIT quarterfinal game.
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Wichita State embraces NCAA road trip
Mar 23 2006 7:54PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Before this season, Wichita State had gone 17 years without receiving a bid to the NCAA tournament. So now that they're in the regional semifinals, the Shockers aren't going to complain about traveling 1,200 miles to play in an unfriendly environment.
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Mason's Larranaga having grand time
Mar 23 2006 7:52PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Laughin' all the way, George Mason coach Jim Larranaga is having a grand ol' time at the NCAA tournament.
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Noah, energetic Gators hope to push pace
Mar 23 2006 7:08PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Joakim Noah is the face of Florida's postseason success _ a wiry, bushy-haired, bundle of energy who epitomizes the Gators' frenetic style with his active, all-over-the-court play.
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Judge won't revive Colorado lawsuit
Mar 23 2006 7:08PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A federal judge rejected a request to revive the lawsuit at the heart of the University of Colorado recruiting scandal, saying Thursday that two women who claimed they were sexually assaulted by athletes had not proven their claim against the school was valid.
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Sumpter part of 'Nova cheering section
Mar 23 2006 6:54PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Curtis Sumpter is getting used to his view from the bench. He still doesn't like it, of course. But watching his Villanova teammates play in the NCAA tournament is easier to take the second time around.
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Two Cincinnati starters ruled ineligible
Mar 23 2006 5:46PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Two Cincinnati starters were ruled ineligible hours before the Bearcats' NIT quarterfinal Thursday night, the latest setback for a team that lost its coach before the season began and has been plagued with injuries.
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Four more games as NCAA resumes today
Mar 23 2006 11:15AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Play in the NCAA men's basketball tournament resumes tonight with games in Atlanta and Oakland. The Atlanta games feature Duke against LSU and Texas against West Virginia. In the first game in Oakland, Memphis takes on Bradley while in the second contest, UCLA plays Gonzaga.
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UCLA's stingy defense faces Gonzaga
Mar 23 2006 7:45AM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Every team that faces Adam Morrison and Gonzaga seems to try some new wrinkle to slow the nation's leading scorer.
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Tennessee's Hornbuckle suffers concussion
Mar 23 2006 7:10AM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee point guard Alexis Hornbuckle was already playing with an injured wrist when she hit her head on the floor and suffered a concussion against George Washington. She also got hit in the face during the game, causing her nose to bleed.
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