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Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, Syracuse Top Brackets

M. Morris — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:39:58 CDT

Overall No. 1 seed Kansas leads the field of 65 NCAA tournament teams, with Kentucky, Duke, and Syracuse—late-season slump and all—topping their respective brackets. The 32-2 Jayhawks, who won the 2008 title, captured this season's Big 12 tournament and will tangle with Syracuse in one semifinal if the...

Louisville Wins Big East

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:44:30 CDT

Louisville is king of the Big East. Earl Clark had 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead the fifth-ranked Cardinals to a 76-66 victory over No. 18 Syracuse last night, giving the regular-season champs their first Big East tournament title. The victory will probably translate into a No. 1 seed...

Don't Buy Big East Hoop Hype

Nick McMaster — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:50:02 CDT

With March Madness upon us, the hype machine is cranking up again about the Big East, with powers like Louisville, Connecticut, and Pittsburgh. Mike Celizic covered the conference’s period of dominance in the 1980s, but he’s no longer convinced, he writes for NBC Sports. The league has won only two...

Rutgers Earns Date with UConn

Mike Buss — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:37:09 CDT

Rutgers advanced to the round of eight in the NCAA women's tournament with a 53-42 victory over George Washington, reports AP. Essence Carson scored 25 points to lead the Scarlet Knights and set up a rubber match with Big East rival Connecticut, with whom Rutgers split two games earlier this...

Nova's Run Ends With Thud Against Kansas

Mike Buss — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:24:24 CDT

Kansas had its third straight cakewalk of the tournament, surging ahead of 12th-seeded Villanova early and never looking back in a 72-57 victory at Ford Field in Detroit. The Jayhawks were led by Brandon Rush with 16 points, and Russell Robinson, who had 15 and played excellent defense on Villanova's...

So Long, Sooners As Louisville Moves On

Jamie Buss — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:36:03 CDT

The Big East sent more teams to the NCAA tournament than any other conference this year, and will have as many as any conference in the Regional Semifinals, too, as three of the eight remain. Louisville is among them, after annihilating No. 6 seed Oklahoma, 78-48. The Cardinals led 44-22...

Georgetown Shocked by Cinderella Davidson

Lev Weinstein — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:26:16 CDT

Davidson star Stephen Curry had no touch early in his team's second round game against Georgetown, the AP reports. The sophomore guard missed 10 of his first 12, and the Hoyas climbed to a dominating lead. But Curry would not be denied, erupting for 25 of his 30 points in...

Maryland Survives Coppin State

Lev Weinstein — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:19:19 CDT

It looked like the Maryland Terrapins were in danger of being only the second top-seed to ever fall in the first round of the NCAA tournament, the AP reports. Unlikely Coppin State battled for the duration, at one point holding the lead, and the 16th seed kept the game close...

Villanova, Reynolds Waltz to Sweet Sixteen

Lev Weinstein — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:13:46 CDT

Villanova made it look easy today, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Never trailing after a dominant start, the Wildcats notched their third Sweet 16 appearance in four years with an 84-72 triumph over Siena in the Midwest regional's second round. Scottie Reynolds made his presence felt early, netting 15 points in...