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Chris Collins accepts NU challenge
Chris Collins dined in the Chicago area Wednesday with Northwestern President Morton Schapiro, sources told the Tribune. Here's guessing they raised a glass and spoke of their sweet expectations -- to end the Wildcats' 75-year run of missing the NCAA...
Tags: Michigan Wolverines, Atlantic Coast Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Wisconsin Badgers, Michigan State Spartans
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Steady Illinois withstands pesky Nebraska
CHAMPAIGN — When the score is tight or a call does not go his way, Illinois coach John Groce turns toward the bench and gives the sign with a slow movement of his hand — palm down as if smoothing out a sheet. He said the players have...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Brandon Paul, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Big Ten Conference
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Duke offers influential win opportunity for Virginia
Getting big home wins in January against North Carolina and N.C. State were steps in the right direction for a Virginia program hoping to get back to the NCAA tournament for a second straight season, but one fact remains. Those Atlantic Coast Conference...
Tags: Tony Bennett, Ole Miss Rebels, Big East Conference, Kansas State Wildcats, Mason Plumlee
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March Madness consumes football-centric Florida
For the fifth time in eight years, coach Billy Donovan and the Florida Gators are in the Sweet 16 and making an NCAA Tournament run. The difference this year is two other state schools are right there with them. The Miami Hurricanes have looked like...
Tags: Miami Hurricanes, Billy Donovan, Kenny Boynton, Florida Gators, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Minnesota fires basketball coach Tubby Smith
Minnesota fired Tubby Smith on Monday, cutting ties with the veteran coach one day after the Golden Gophers lost to Florida in the NCAA tournament. Athletics director Norwood Teague announced the decision Monday and said it was time for a “...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Michigan State Spartans, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Basketball, National Invitation Tournament
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UCLA falls to Minnesota in NCAA tournament opener
UCLA's basketball season is over. Is Ben Howland's tenure as Bruins coach? Minnesota knocked off UCLA, 83-63, Friday night in a second-round South Regional game at Austin, Texas. The Bruins (25-10) went out with a whimper, shooting poorly and...
Tags: Trevor Mbakwe, UCLA Bruins, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Arizona Wildcats, Kyle Anderson (basketball)
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NCAA Tournament: Miami holds off Illinois, 63-59
AUSTIN, Texas -- Shane Larkin hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with a minute left and Miami gained possession on a ball knocked out of bounds that probably should have gone to Illinois, helping the Hurricanes hold on for a 63-59 victory Sunday night to advance to...
Tags: Miami Hurricanes, Atlantic Coast Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Marquette Golden Eagles, College Sports
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Will surprises end in Sweet 16?
The losers this week: 99 percent of all brackets, Gonzaga alumni, Big East brainiacs (Georgetown and Notre Dame). The winners this week: paper shredders, the Big Ten, Florida Gulf Coast's marketing department and Marshall Henderson's future agent....
Tags: Big East Conference, Michigan State Spartans, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Basketball, Georgetown Hoyas
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Colorado players shouldn't expect a 'Big Howdy' Texas welcome
AUSTIN, Texas -- The NCAA selection committee did not put a regional favorite in the Austin games for the tournament’s second and third round this weekend. Only two of the eight teams playing at the Erwin Center are less than 1,000 miles away....
Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Big 12 Conference, Texas Longhorns, UCLA Bruins, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Colorado and Illinois have similarities heading into NCAA tournament
Tad Boyle is not much of a skier as winters are spent in basketball arenas and hibernating in his office in front of game videos. Otherwise, the lure of Colorado for its hiking, golfing and bike riding and his family roots drew him back after spending...
Tags: Andre Roberson, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Sports, Colorado Buffaloes, Big Ten Conference
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Marc Lawrence on NCAA basketball
Sports gambling expert Marc Lawrence of Weston, who runs Playbook.com, put out these thoughts as we approach the NCAA tournament. I could pretend like I do this much studying, but it would be really faking it. So I'm just going to hand him the platform...
Tags: Pittsburgh Panthers, UCLA Bruins, Big East Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Wisconsin Badgers
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Irish women get No. 1 seed again
The Notre Dame women got a top seed in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year – and what may be their last chance for a while to be the belles of the (basket) ball. DePaul once again hopes to be a Cinderella. And Illinois, which looked...
Tags: Michigan Wolverines, Big 12 Conference, Nebraska Cornhuskers, DePaul Blue Demons , Wisconsin Badgers
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