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Ohio Stuns No. 3 Seed Georgetown

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:57:00 CDT

Armon Bassett scored 32 points to help 14th-seeded Ohio beat No. 3 Georgetown, 97-83, to become the second team seeded in the teens to win in the NCAA men's basketball tournament today. The Mid-American Conference's Bobcats (22-14) took the lead early on their 3-point shooting and were never seriously threatened...

Buzzer-Beater Notches First Tournament Upset

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:02:15 CDT

The president called this one, all right. Danero Thomas hit a 15-footer at the buzzer as 13th-seeded Murray State stunned No. 4 seed Vanderbilt 66-65 in the first big upset of the NCAA tournament. It's the school's first tournament win since 1988. Maybe President Obama was onto something picking these...

Lady Vols Roll to 1st-Round Rout of Oral Roberts

Katherine Thompson — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:22:17 CDT

The Tennessee women had no trouble securing their 27th straight first-round win yesterday, staying comfortably ahead of Oral Roberts and finishing with a decisive 94-55 victory. In only 14 minutes of play Candace Parker racked up 14 points, four rebounds and four steals, while Angie Bjorklund led UT's scoring with...

Louisville Decimates Murray State

Katherine Thompson — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:12:49 CDT

Quarterback Brian Brohm and his Louisville Cardinals impressed their new coach last night, scoring touchdowns on their first eight drives and totaling 655 offensive yards in a landslide 73-10 victory against Murry State. The No. 10 team found its stride with coach Steve Kragthorpe's new game plan, scoring on all...