Read more 2008 NCAA Tournament stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26483/2008-ncaa-tournament.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:21:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/24399/100000-at-parade-for-ku.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn possibly the biggest celebration in the city's history, a crowd estimated at more than 100,000 lined Lawrence's streets Sunday to honor the national basketball champion Kansas Jayhawks. Fans from as far away as Colorado and Minnesota, some in trees and on rooftops, came to get a glimpse of...http://www.newser.com/story/24399/100000-at-parade-for-ku.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 13 Apr 2008 21:37:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23910/why-wont-self-nix-osu-offer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self has a lot of leverage now that he's taken his team to the national championship, but he's being uncharacteristically vague in answering rumors of an obscenely generous job offer from his alma mater Oklahoma State. Joe Posnanski speculates in the Kansas City Star as to...http://www.newser.com/story/23910/why-wont-self-nix-osu-offer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Apr 2008 13:18:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23797/the-blues-ring-out-in-memphis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMemphis coach John Calipari had told his team's fans to "Expect good things to happen," and they did. Chris Douglas-Roberts and Derrick Rose knew their Tigers had the chance to snatch the NCAA crown away from Kansas, and for a while it looked like they would. Instead, the Commercial Appeal...http://www.newser.com/story/23797/the-blues-ring-out-in-memphis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Apr 2008 12:36:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23777/rock-chalk-jayhawks-are-champs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMario Chalmers hit a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in regulation to push the game into overtime and the Jayhawk defense shut down Memphis throughout the extra period to clinch the NCAA men's basketball championship, 75-68. "We got the ball in our most clutch player's hands, and he delivered,...http://www.newser.com/story/23777/rock-chalk-jayhawks-are-champs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Apr 2008 0:00:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23754/the-man-behind-the-moment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLuther Vandross's performance of "One Shining Moment" is played at the end of the NCAA finals to make viewers teary-eyed, and the world has songwriter David Barrett to thank, reports the Fayetteville Observer. Barrett wrote the song after attempting to win over a waitress by discussing the greatness of Larry...http://www.newser.com/story/23754/the-man-behind-the-moment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Apr 2008 21:59:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22972/kansas-says-so-long-cinderella.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDavidson battled Goliath again and this time Goliath won, as Kansas' big men controlled the middle in a 59-57 victory to advance to Final Four for the first time ever under coach Bill Self. It marked it a clean sweep for the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament, another...http://www.newser.com/story/22972/kansas-says-so-long-cinderella.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Mar 2008 20:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22966/rose-memphis-headed-to-san-antonio.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDerrick Rose had 21 points and nine assists, and Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 25 points, as Memphis handled Texas with ease, 85-67, to advance to the Final Four. The third time was a charm for John Calipari and the Tigers as they finally reached the national semifinals after losing in the...http://www.newser.com/story/22966/rose-memphis-headed-to-san-antonio.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Mar 2008 18:50:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22935/terps-advance-through-vandy-to-round-of-8.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Maryland Terrapins are on their way to the Spokane Regional finals after a decisive 80-66 defeat of Vanderbilt, reports the Washington Post. The top-seeded Terps followed the lead of Crystal Langhorne, who put up 28 points and nine boards and helped keep the Commodores from ever truly threatening a...http://www.newser.com/story/22935/terps-advance-through-vandy-to-round-of-8.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Mar 2008 5:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22924/unc-punches-san-antonio-ticket.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNorth Carolina reached its second Final Four in four years with an 83-73 win over Louisville last night, reports the Raleigh News & Observer . The Tar Heels, who blew an 11-point lead to lose to Georgetown in last season's Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, had flashbacks in the second...http://www.newser.com/story/22924/unc-punches-san-antonio-ticket.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Mar 2008 0:32:31 CDT