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Little Southern comfort for No. 1 Gonzaga
SALT LAKE CITY — What a sight it was seeing Gonzaga star center Kelly Olynyk consoling a distraught opponent who fell just short of pulling off one of the great upsets in NCAA tournament history. Southern guard Derick Beltran was bent over at half...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Sports, College Basketball, Wichita State Shockers, Missouri Valley Conference
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Key to tournament success: Be yourself
When packing for Illinois' trip to Austin, Texas, to play Colorado in Friday's NCAA tournament matchup, Illini coach John Groce will skip the cowboy hat and boots. He cannot vouch for his wife, Allison. "I'll leave that to her,'' Groce said Sunday...
Tags: Big Ten Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Sports, NFL Draft, Colorado Buffaloes
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Don't call Gonzaga, Butler and VCU Cinderella
Every year around this time, college basketball's elite teams prepare to make their march on history. There will be your favorites — Indiana, Duke, Michigan — and some of the usual suspects — Michigan State, Louisville, Florida....
Tags: Deion Sanders, College Sports, Providence Friars, Elections, Heisman Trophy
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VCU approaches perfection in rout of Butler
RICHMOND — VCU ambushed Florida Gulf Coast, Winthrop and Stetson in November. Come December, the Rams ravaged Western Kentucky, Longwood and Fairleigh Dickinson. Since New Year's, East Tennessee State, Duquesne and George Washington have drowned...
Tags: Duquesne Dukes, Saint Louis Billikens, College Basketball, Atlantic 10 Conference, Temple Owls
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VCU ready for Final Four reunion Saturday with Butler
RICHMOND — Spike Lee strolled into a VCU basketball practice last week. The renowned filmmaker, hoops maven and Reggie Miller foil was speaking on campus and wanted to check out coach Shaka Smart's Rams. "All of a sudden it went from a good...
Tags: Saint Louis Billikens, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Sports, Atlantic 10 Conference, College Basketball
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Loss to Butler stings, but VCU run is still incredible
His team's unprecedented NCAA tournament march halted, its national championship hopes dashed, VCU coach Shaka Smart searched for context.
The assignment was tougher than any history exam he encountered in college.
The Rams had just lost to Butler 70-62...Tags: Education, Arts and Culture, Colleges and Universities, Multi-Sport Events, Sports
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VCU, Butler bring welcome diversity to basketball's big stage
My prognosticator side detests this Final Four. VCU and Butler exited early on my bracket, Kentucky and Connecticut in the regional semifinals.
Ditto for 2006 when George Mason intruded. I had the Patriots losing to Michigan State in the first round....Tags: Connecticut Huskies, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Bill Russell, College Sports, Bowl Championship Series
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DeSales' Matt Poorman still getting back into swing of things
Matt Poorman walked into DeSales' Billera Hall last fall, sat on a chair and watched practice. He repeated it for every practice and every game during the Bulldogs' 2011-12 season. It was torture, but it was all the 6-foot-5 guard from Stroudsburg...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Soccer, Biology, Arts and Culture, Science and Technology
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Indiana drops, Butler rises in men's basketball poll
INDIANAPOLIS - The fallout of Saturday's thrilling win by Butler over then top ranked Indiana was felt in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll. Released at 1 P.M. on Monday, the Hoosiers fell from the top spot to sixth in the latest men's basketball...
Tags: Indiana Hoosiers
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Todd Lickliter not forgotten at Butler
INDIANAPOLIS - It was like old times for about 30 seconds in the home tunnel of Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon. Walking underneath the stands side-by-side Brad Stevens and Todd Lickliter were engaged in conversation as they made their way onto...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sports, Basketball
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Butler, VCU should make Atlantic 10 stronger than ever next basketball season
In 1993, four Atlantic 10 Conference teams advanced in the NCAA tournament. Eleven years later, the league's Xavier and Saint Joseph's were a victory away from the Final Four. As exceptional as those seasons were, commissioner Bernadette McGlade believes...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Sports, Memphis Tigers, Temple Owls, UMass Minutemen
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Ball State's Jones, Duke's Plumlee work out for Pacers
Coming from the Mid-American Conference, Ball State Senior Jarrod Jones didn't necessarily get the opportunity to play against a future professional basketball player on a game-to-game basis. In his NBA draft workouts, like the one he did for the...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Duke Blue Devils, College Sports, College Basketball, Ball State Cardinals
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