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UCLA rejected, dejected in Florida loss
Apr 3 2006 11:52PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - First came the rejection, then the dejection for UCLA. Florida outshot, outswatted and most notably outdefended the Bruins to win its first national basketball championship, 73-57 Monday night.
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Ponytail power: Gators' Noah does it all
Apr 3 2006 11:50PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Ponytail power. Every kid in America might want to toss away those oh-so-yesterday headbands, grow out the dreadlocks and tie their hair back in a large bun. Forget about Kobe, LeBron, A.I. and Nash.
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Maryland, Duke back for the big prize
Apr 3 2006 11:44PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - During Maryland's last visit to this city, for a regular-season game against Boston College, coach Brenda Frese took her team on a surprise bus trip.
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Florida fans celebrate national title
Apr 3 2006 11:27PM (CT)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida fans wildly waved their orange and blue pompoms and stomped their feet Monday night to celebrate the Gators' first national basketball championship, a 73-57 whipping of UCLA.
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Gators dominate lane on the way to title
Apr 3 2006 11:26PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Lorenzo Mata missed the layup, but managed to get the ball back. The UCLA center went up again with a shot, only to have it swatted away from behind by Chris Richard.
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Florida beats UCLA 73-57, wins NCAA title
Apr 3 2006 11:26PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Game, set, match _ and a championship, too _ for Joakim Noah and the Florida Gators. The tennis star's son dominated UCLA with 16 points, nine rebounds and a record six blocks Monday night to key a 73-57 blowout that gave Florida its first national title in basketball and officially wiped away its reputation as only a football school.
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Students rally for alleged rape victim
Apr 3 2006 10:27PM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Students at North Carolina Central University rallied Monday in support of a classmate who told police last month she was raped by three men at a party hosted by members of Duke University's men's lacrosse team.
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Herb Sendek takes Arizona State job
Apr 3 2006 10:02PM (CT)
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - At first glance, it might be hard to understand why Herb Sendek would leave North Carolina State to take over Arizona State's men's basketball team.
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Furman coach Davis leaves for Bearcats
Apr 3 2006 9:36PM (CT)
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Furman basketball coach Larry Davis is heading to Cincinnati to become associate head coach to Mick Cronin.
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Thompson expected to get Ball State job
Apr 3 2006 9:30PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Arkansas assistant coach Ronny Thompson, the son of former Georgetown coach John Thompson, was expected to be hired as Ball State's coach, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Monday.
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Former UCLA coach Wooden hospitalized
Apr 3 2006 7:55PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - John Wooden planned to watch UCLA play Florida for the national basketball championship from a hospital room Monday night, surrounded by family members.
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Duke's Currie makes right 'life' decision
Apr 3 2006 6:59PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The course load Monique Currie took at Duke this spring includes the humanities class "Stratification of the Life," a study of events in one's personal history.
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Former Auburn star Chris Porter arrested
Apr 3 2006 5:56PM (CT)
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) - Former Southeastern Conference player of the year Chris Porter has been charged with driving under the influence and second-degree possession of marijuana.
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Maryland benefits from Duke's standards
Apr 3 2006 4:38PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Maryland coach Brenda Frese figures she owes Duke and coach Gail Goestenkors a big thank you _ for a couple of reasons.
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Miss. State players charged with assault
Apr 3 2006 4:25PM (CT)
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Six Mississippi State football players pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting an off-duty police officer, their lawyer said Monday.
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Basketball Hall of Fame doubleheader set
Apr 3 2006 3:16PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Arizona will face Illinois and Gonzaga will play Texas in the Basketball Hall of Fame's inaugural fall doubleheader.
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UCLA faces Florida for NCAA crown
Apr 3 2006 10:03AM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - It's UCLA against Florida in tonight's NCAA men's basketball championship at the RCA Dome.
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Maryland advances to 1st championship game
Apr 3 2006 6:35AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Maryland took it slow, took it inside, and took all the fun out of the Tar Heels. The Terrapins _ the only team to beat No. 1 North Carolina this season _ one-upped their own upset Sunday night, beating the Tar Heels 81-70 in the NCAA women's national semifinal. Now Maryland will play for the first women's basketball title in school history.
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Duke to finals after shutting down LSU
Apr 3 2006 6:34AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Cameron Crazies, fire up your spellcheckers: Gail Goestenkors and the Duke women have a chance to finally hang a basketball championship banner next to the three won by Mike Krzyzewski's men. Coach G.'s Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA tournament final with a 64-45 victory over LSU Sunday night, shutting down the smoothest scorer in women's basketball to guarantee this year's champion will come out of the ACC.
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Column: College basketball gets even younger
Apr 3 2006 4:10AM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - From where coaches sit, few things are more bittersweet than watching a kid blossom into a star during the NCAA tournament. The better he plays, the farther the team goes _ and the more likely it becomes he won't be back next season.
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All-ACC matchup in women's championship
Apr 3 2006 12:48AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Duke and Maryland met twice in during the regular season and again in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, with mixed results.
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