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Kentucky vs. Kansas: Five questions for the Jayhawks in the NCAA Final
Kentucky has been ranked No. 1 or near the top of the college basketball polls all season. They're expected to win Monday night's NCAA championship game against Kansas. But if the Jayhawks have answers for these five key questions, they might pull off the upset.
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NCAA tournament: Morehead State joins Top 10 Cinderella teams
One of the most enjoyable things about the NCAA tournament - for basketball fanatics and casual observers alike - is the Cinderella story. This list looks some of the best upsets in NCAA tournament history.
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Kentucky stands tall to win eighth NCAA championship
In New Orleans' Superdome last night, the Kentucky Wildcats got six blocks and twenty rebounds from center Anthony Davis, along with a balanced scoring attack from their other starters to defeat the Kansas Jayhawks, 67-59.
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Kentucky freshmen too much for Kansas as Wildcats prevail in NCAA final
The young Wildcats, led by Anthony Davis, raced out to a big first half lead, then held off the Jayhawks to win the school's eighth NCAA championship.
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Kentucky vs. Kansas: Five questions for the Jayhawks in the NCAA Final
Kentucky has been ranked No. 1 or near the top of the college basketball polls all season. They're expected to win Monday night's NCAA championship game against Kansas. But if the Jayhawks have answers for these five key questions, they might pull off the upset.
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NCAA Final Four: Basketball royalty, but how's their football lineage?
As a general rule, teams that achieve great success on the hardwood can't boast of the same on the gridiron.
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Final Four: Is Obama the best celebrity bracketologist?
President Obama is still in with a shout at being the celebrity with the most accurate Final Four bracket, according to ESPN. But things are stacked against him this weekend.
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Final Four: Will Kentucky and Kansas emerge victorious? (+video)
The NCAA Final Four takes place Saturday evening in New Orleans. Louisville plays Kentucky, followed by Kansas and Ohio State. Kentucky and Kansas are favored to win. Both Final Four games will be televised by CBS.
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Roy Williams and North Carolina come up short vs. Kansas in NCAA tournament
Roy Williams once led Kansas to the NCAA Final Four. The Tar Heels head coach has also won a pair of national titles with his alma mater, but games against KU will always affect Roy Williams.
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NCAA Tournament: 16 remain, with some 'Sweet' matchups
A selective preview of some of the more intriguing matchups in the so-called 'Sweet 16' - the round of sixteen remaining teams in the NCAA men's basketball tournament - taking place on Thursday, March 22 and Friday, March 23.
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NCAA Tournament Sweet 16: 4 x 4, building to an exciting conclusion
Four is the trending number heading into this week's Sweet 16 round of the NCAA basketball tournament.
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NCAA bracket busters and the Sweet 16
A historic weekend in the NCAA men's basketball tournament saw more than its share of momentous upsets, shattering both convention and fans' brackets. The 'Sweet 16,' featuring the sixteen remaining teams, begins March 22nd.
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NCAA tournament: Shaka shocks the Shockers and a Friday night preview
Shaka Smart coached his VCU Rams to an impressive victory over Wichita State Thursday night in Portland, Oregon. Second round NCAA men's basketball tournament action continues tonight on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV.
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March Madness: Syracuse's Melo out and other fast NCAA tournament facts
The Orangemen lose their big man for the entire tournament and a quick rundown of the 2012 NCAA men's basketball tournament, from powerhouses to possible Cinderellas.
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NCAA tournament 2012: How did those teams get in?
There are questions every year about why certain teams are invited to the NCAA basketball tournament and others not. The author looks at the 2012 'March Madness' field.
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Wilt Chamberlain: How his 100-point game changed pro basketball
50 years ago Friday, Wilt Chamberlain set an NBA record by scoring 100 points against the Knicks in Hershey, Penn. How that big night put the NBA on the map.
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NBA Finals: Miami’s defense KO's Mavericks in Game 1, 92-84
The Miami Heat's aggressive perimeter offense and suffocating defense collaborated to defeat the Dallas Mavericks Tuesday night, 92-84, in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
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NCAA Tournament: Wrapping up men's 'March Madness'
A few weeks ago, there were 68 teams. Now, only one - the University of Connecticut Huskies - stand alone as 2011 NCAA tournament champions. Along the way, there were thrills, upsets and outstanding individual performances, which this annual ritual never fails to supply in abundance.
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NCAA Final Four: 2011 unlike any other year
The NCAA Final Four this year will feature a unique first. Yes, UConn and Kentucky are there, but Butler makes a return visit and has company in the form of VCU.
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VCU vs. Butler in NCAA Final Four: Time to retire Cinderella’s glass slippers
Butler is back in the Final Four again this year. And Virginia Commonwealth University has demonstrated more clearly than any statistical measure can reveal that they deserve all the respect major conference teams get.
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NCAA Final Four: Can VCU dance? Yes, they can.
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) makes its NCAA Final Four debut after a thorough drubbing of top seed Kansas Sunday. The VCU Rams will be joined in Houston by Kentucky, Connecticut, and Butler.
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NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16 coaches have paid their basketball dues
Reaching this point in the NCAA tournament represents a major achievement in careers that began modestly, even for Coach K.
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NCAA Tournament: Boston University loads its slingshot for Goliath Kansas
Boston University, 16th seed and victor of the America East conference championship, faces the No. 1 seed Kansas Jayhawks in an opening round West Regional NCAA tournament basketball game tonight at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (6:50 p.m. Eastern time, TBS).
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NCAA Tournament: Oakland University vs. Texas
Could No. 13 seeded Oakland upset the Texas Longhorns today? Why some NCAA Tournament pundits see Oakland University as a Cinderella contender.
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NCAA tournament: Morehead State joins Top 10 Cinderella teams
One of the most enjoyable things about the NCAA tournament - for basketball fanatics and casual observers alike - is the Cinderella story. This list looks some of the best upsets in NCAA tournament history.
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March Madness: Who’s in, who’s out of the NCAA basketball tournament
The NCAA basketball's biggest tournament, aka March Madness, is upon us. The top four seeds announced Sunday: Ohio State, Duke, Pittsburgh, and Kansas. But with 68 teams in the NCAA basketball event, it's anyone's guess who will make it to the Final Four.
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NBA draft: John Wall goes first, role players sprinkled everywhere else
NBA draft resulted in an immediate impact player, John Wall of Kentucky, going to the Wizards. After that, most teams drafted projects and role players.
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