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Porter takes Oregon to brink of Final 4
Mar 23 2007 11:50PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Tajuan Porter, the little guy nobody wanted, has Oregon one game away from the Final Four. The 5-foot-6 freshman tied an NCAA regional record with eight 3-pointers and finished with 33 points, and Oregon withstood a frantic comeback to top seventh-seeded UNLV 76-72 on Friday in the Midwest Regional.
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Tar Heels rally past USC into Elite 8
Mar 23 2007 11:40PM (CT)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Brandan Wright and top-seeded North Carolina almost waited too long to make their move. Down by 16 points early in the second half, the Tar Heels suddenly shifted into another gear and pulled off their biggest rally of the season, startling Southern California 74-64 Friday night in the East Regional semifinals.
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Gators pass tough test against Butler
Mar 23 2007 11:37PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Al Horford and Joakim Noah had small spots of blood speckled across their shirts and shorts _ remnants of Butler's aggressive, physical play. For Florida's big men, the red dots were a reminder of how tough it can be to try to repeat as national champions.
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Green's bank shot lifts Hoyas past Vandy
Mar 23 2007 11:18PM (CT)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - With big man Roy Hibbert on the bench, Jeff Green knew he had to step up. Turns out he might have taken one step too many as he lifted the Georgetown Hoyas into a regional final for the first time in 11 years.
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Green's bank shot lifts Hoyas past Vandy
Mar 23 2007 11:18PM (CT)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - With big man Roy Hibbert on the bench, Jeff Green knew he had to step up. Turns out he might have taken one step too many as he lifted the Georgetown Hoyas into a regional final for the first time in 11 years.
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Column: Need a new name for "mid-majors"
Mar 23 2007 9:15PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - For too long, the Butlers, Gonzagas and George Masons of the world have been dismissed as "mid-majors" _ cute, cuddly teams who'll be sent on their way soon enough.
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Joe Pa back to stalking practice field
Mar 23 2007 7:16PM (CT)
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Joe Paterno stomped a couple yards, raised his left hand, then his right, before his shrill voice echoed through Penn State's cavernous indoor practice facility.
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Wyoming names Schroyer basketball coach
Mar 23 2007 6:52PM (CT)
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming hired Heath Schroyer as its basketball coach Friday, reuniting him with the man who gave him his last head coaching job.
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Collen takes over as coach at Arkansas
Mar 23 2007 5:29PM (CT)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - When Tom Collen was an assistant coach at Arkansas during the mid-1990s, he left a year too early to experience the team's run to the women's Final Four.
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Smith eager for fresh start at Minnesota
Mar 23 2007 4:02PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - As Tubby Smith walked to the podium at Williams Arena, hundreds of Golden Gopher fans showered him with chants of "Tubby! Tubby!" He looked at the adoring faithful of his new school and beamed.
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Penn State women's hoops coach resigns
Mar 23 2007 5:05AM (CT)
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Rene Portland turned Penn State into one of the top programs in women's college basketball. In the end, her highly successful 27-year tenure as Lady Lions head coach may be remembered just as much for allegations that she may have discriminated against lesbian players.
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Buckeyes rally past Vols to make Elite 8
Mar 23 2007 4:38AM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Ohio State senior Ron Lewis knew better than to look at the scoreboard. One look at the Tennessee Volunteers told him all he needed to know. Although the top-seeded Buckeyes trailed by 17 and freshman sensation Greg Oden was in deep foul trouble, Lewis could tell his team had the Vols right where they wanted them.
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Buckeyes rally past Vols to make Elite 8
Mar 23 2007 4:38AM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Ohio State senior Ron Lewis knew better than to look at the scoreboard. One look at the Tennessee Volunteers told him all he needed to know. Although the top-seeded Buckeyes trailed by 17 and freshman sensation Greg Oden was in deep foul trouble, Lewis could tell his team had the Vols right where they wanted them.
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Hansbrough a tough task for Trojans
Mar 23 2007 4:22AM (CT)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Tyler Hansbrough can appear so focused on the court, he seems downright possessed. Easy to see why he earned the nickname "Psycho T" even before he got bloodied by a broken nose. That's why it looked so strange to see him standing out on the wing, swishing 3-pointers and dribbling between his legs. And laughing.
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Howland sets tone and UCLA advances
Mar 23 2007 12:19AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Ben Howland set the tone early, crouching into a defensive stance with his arms in the air, yelling out assignments. And he's only UCLA's coach. His players paid just as much attention at the defensive end in a style all-too-familiar for Pittsburgh. The style Howland employed in four years at Pitt ended up knocking the Panthers out of the NCAA tournament when the Bruins won the West Regional semifinal 64-55 Thursday night.
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