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• Adam Rittenberg: Ohio State Buckeyes backcourt more than just Evan Turner - 2 days ago
Ohio State's Evan Turner might be the favorite for national player of the year, but three others in the Buckeyes' backcourt have played a large role in OSU's ascension.
• Ohio stuns Georgetown to end tourney drought - 7 hours ago
Armon Bassett scored 32 points to help No. 14 seed Ohio beat Georgetown 97-83 and become the second team seeded in the teens to win in the NCAA tournament on Thursday night.
• Murray State stuns No. 4 seed Vandy at buzzer - 6 hours ago
Danero Thomas hit a 15-footer as the buzzer sounded and 13th-seeded Murray State stunned No. 4 seed Vanderbilt 66-65 on Thursday in an NCAA tournament opener in the West Regional.
• Farokhmanesh's 3 fires Northern Iowa by UNLV - 8 hours ago
Ali Farokhmanesh hit a 3-pointer from the left wing with 4.9 seconds left to lift ninth-seeded Northern Iowa over UNLV 69-66 on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
• Smith's late swish sends Wake Forest by Texas - 5 hours ago
Ishmael Smith's pull-up jumper from about 17 feet out with 1.3 seconds remaining in overtime gave ninth-seeded Wake Forest an 81-80 win over No. 8 seed Texas in the first round of the NCAA tournament Thursday night.
• Old Dominion silences Harangody, stuns Irish - 9 hours ago
Carleton Scott's 3-pointer rattled out in the closing seconds, and 11th-seeded Old Dominion delivered the first upset of the NCAA tournament when it stunned sixth-seeded Notre Dame 51-50 on Thursday in the South Regional.
• Syracuse Orange forward Arinze Onuaku out against Vermont - 6 hours ago
Syracuse will open its NCAA tournament run without Arinze Onuaku.
• Pondexter's leaner lifts 11th-seeded Washington - 8 hours ago
Quincy Pondexter drove for a tiebreaking bank shot with 1.7 seconds left, and 11th-seeded Washington extended its remarkable late-season run into the NCAA tournament with an 80-78 victory over Marquette in the first round of the East Regional on Thursday.
• BYU holds off Florida with key 3-pointers in 2OT - 9 hours ago
Jimmer Fredette scored 37 points, including two 3-pointers in double overtime, to seal BYU's thrilling 99-92 win over 10th-seeded Florida on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
• Saint Mary's scores first tourney win since 1959 - 8 hours ago
Omar Samhan had 29 points and 12 rebounds despite spending most of the game in foul trouble, and Saint Mary's pulled away from Richmond to win 80-71 on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA tournament's South Regional.
• Scottie Reynolds, Corey Fisher of Villanova Wildcats benched for start of NCA... - 19 hours ago
Villanova guards Scottie Reynolds and Corey Fisher will not start in the NCAA tournament opener against Robert Morris
• President Barack Obama's bracket broken by Big East - 6 hours ago
The Big East has been a big letdown for President Barack Obama.
• Seton Hall Pirates ex-player pleads not guilty in robbery - 22 hours ago
A former Seton Hall basketball player has pleaded not guilty to charges of robbing eight people at gunpoint earlier this week.
• Seton Hall Pirates fire Bobby Gonzalez as men's basketball coach - 1 day ago
A person close to the university tells The Associated Press that Seton Hall basketball coach Bobby Gonzalez has been fired.
• Education secretary: Low grad rates call for ban - 1 day ago
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says college basketball teams that don't graduate at least 40 percent of their players should be banned from postseason play.
• Cal suspends starting forward Omondi Amoke for NCAA tournament - 1 day ago
California starting forward Omondi Amoke has been suspended indefinitely by coach Mike Montgomery for a violation of team rules, a blow for the eighth-seeded Golden Bears heading into their NCAA opener against No. 7 Louisville.
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• Adam Rittenberg: Ohio State Buckeyes backcourt more than just Evan Turner - 2 days ago
Ohio State's Evan Turner might be the favorite for national player of the year, but three others in the Buckeyes' backcourt have played a large role in OSU's ascension.
• Ohio stuns Georgetown to end tourney drought - 7 hours ago
Armon Bassett scored 32 points to help No. 14 seed Ohio beat Georgetown 97-83 and become the second team seeded in the teens to win in the NCAA tournament on Thursday night.
• Murray State stuns No. 4 seed Vandy at buzzer - 6 hours ago
Danero Thomas hit a 15-footer as the buzzer sounded and 13th-seeded Murray State stunned No. 4 seed Vanderbilt 66-65 on Thursday in an NCAA tournament opener in the West Regional.
• Farokhmanesh's 3 fires Northern Iowa by UNLV - 8 hours ago
Ali Farokhmanesh hit a 3-pointer from the left wing with 4.9 seconds left to lift ninth-seeded Northern Iowa over UNLV 69-66 on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
• Smith's late swish sends Wake Forest by Texas - 5 hours ago
Ishmael Smith's pull-up jumper from about 17 feet out with 1.3 seconds remaining in overtime gave ninth-seeded Wake Forest an 81-80 win over No. 8 seed Texas in the first round of the NCAA tournament Thursday night.
• Old Dominion silences Harangody, stuns Irish - 9 hours ago
Carleton Scott's 3-pointer rattled out in the closing seconds, and 11th-seeded Old Dominion delivered the first upset of the NCAA tournament when it stunned sixth-seeded Notre Dame 51-50 on Thursday in the South Regional.
• Syracuse Orange forward Arinze Onuaku out against Vermont - 6 hours ago
Syracuse will open its NCAA tournament run without Arinze Onuaku.
• Pondexter's leaner lifts 11th-seeded Washington - 8 hours ago
Quincy Pondexter drove for a tiebreaking bank shot with 1.7 seconds left, and 11th-seeded Washington extended its remarkable late-season run into the NCAA tournament with an 80-78 victory over Marquette in the first round of the East Regional on Thursday.
• BYU holds off Florida with key 3-pointers in 2OT - 9 hours ago
Jimmer Fredette scored 37 points, including two 3-pointers in double overtime, to seal BYU's thrilling 99-92 win over 10th-seeded Florida on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
• Saint Mary's scores first tourney win since 1959 - 8 hours ago
Omar Samhan had 29 points and 12 rebounds despite spending most of the game in foul trouble, and Saint Mary's pulled away from Richmond to win 80-71 on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA tournament's South Regional.
• Scottie Reynolds, Corey Fisher of Villanova Wildcats benched for start of NCA... - 19 hours ago
Villanova guards Scottie Reynolds and Corey Fisher will not start in the NCAA tournament opener against Robert Morris
• President Barack Obama's bracket broken by Big East - 6 hours ago
The Big East has been a big letdown for President Barack Obama.
• Seton Hall Pirates ex-player pleads not guilty in robbery - 22 hours ago
A former Seton Hall basketball player has pleaded not guilty to charges of robbing eight people at gunpoint earlier this week.
• Seton Hall Pirates fire Bobby Gonzalez as men's basketball coach - 1 day ago
A person close to the university tells The Associated Press that Seton Hall basketball coach Bobby Gonzalez has been fired.
• Education secretary: Low grad rates call for ban - 1 day ago
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says college basketball teams that don't graduate at least 40 percent of their players should be banned from postseason play.
• Cal suspends starting forward Omondi Amoke for NCAA tournament - 1 day ago
California starting forward Omondi Amoke has been suspended indefinitely by coach Mike Montgomery for a violation of team rules, a blow for the eighth-seeded Golden Bears heading into their NCAA opener against No. 7 Louisville.
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