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Stanford Hires Duke's Dawkins as Coach

Mitch Pritchard — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:56:09 CDT

Johnny Dawkins, a longtime assistant coach at Duke, has been hired as Stanford's new men's basketball coach. Dawkins replaces Pac-10 Coach of the Year Trent Johnson, who left for LSU earlier this month, two people close to the situation said today. Both people requested anonymity because Stanford had not made...

Memphis Sails Over UCLA

Mitch Pritchard — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:50:00 CDT

Thanks to Joey Dorsey’s domination of the boards and of UCLA’s Kevin Love, Memphis is headed to the NCAA championship game for the first time since 1973, reports the Commercial Appeal . Dorsey had 15 rebounds and held Love to 12 points and nine rebounds as the Tigers beat the Bruins...

UCLA Rumbles Into Final Four

Mitch Pritchard — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:57:56 CDT

UCLA is back in the Final Four for the third straight year. In Thursday's win over Western Kentucky, Bruins fans chanted "Keeeeeff" as James Keefe led the charge. Today, they were back to "Loooooc" as Luc Richard Mbah a Moute shook off a bad ankle to help spark the Bruins...

Size Doesn't Matter As Texas Beats Stanford

Mike Buss — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:30:31 CDT

D.J. Augustin had 21 points, seven assists and triggered a 20-3 second half run as Texas broke open a one-point game and defeated third-seeded Stanford, 82-62. Augustin scored eight points during that stretch and fed Damion James on a big-time dunk that brought a roar from the partisan crowd....

UCLA Escapes Aggies' Upset Bid

Lev Weinstein — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:48:38 CDT

It wasn't pretty, but top-seed UCLA survived the second round, reports the LA Times . Despite shooting 39 percent from the field and trailing by as many as ten in the second half, the Bruins nonetheless avoided an upset, edging out the Texas A&M 53-49. Darren Collison was the hero, posting...

Appel, Stanford Cruise Against Cleveland State

Lev Weinstein — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:46:53 CDT

Jayne Appel posted a career-best 33 points, 29 in the first half, as the Stanford Cardinal crushed first-timers Cleveland State last night, 85-47. Kaley Klein posted 16 points for 15th seeded Cleveland State, who won a mere eight games last year, the AP reports. Stanford will take on either UTEP...

Stanford Survives Marquette, Coach's Ejection in OT Victory

Lev Weinstein — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:50:37 CDT

Stanford's coach Trent Johnson has a lot to thank Brook Lopez for, the AP reports. With Johnson ejected for after consecutive technical fouls in the first half, Lopez took the reins on the court, bruising Marquette's hopes to the tune of 30 points, including the game-winning shot with 1.3...

Walker, Cal Prove Too Much for San Diego

Mitch Pritchard — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:12:40 CDT

Ashley Walker led third-seeded California to its first NCAA women's tournament win in 15 years today as the Golden Bears downed San Diego, 77-60, reports the Associated Press. Walker dominated the inside with 21 points and 12 rebounds, and Devanei Hampton also had 22 points. Cal (27-6) led by 20...

Mississippi State Bullies Oregon in Final Minutes

Jamie Buss — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:38:58 CDT

It wasn’t pretty, but it was a win nonetheless for Mississippi State. Trailing Oregon for most of the game, the Bulldogs turned on the heat at just the right time, beating the Ducks 76-69 in their NCAA tournament first round game tonight, reports the AP. Charles Rhodes scored a career-high...