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Louisville Beats Michigan, 82-76, To Win 2013 NCAA Basketball Championship

Joe Student — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:13:12 +0000

Louisville 82, Michigan 76

Reserve guard Luke Hancock scored 22 points, including making all five of his 3-point shot attempts, as Louisville beat Michigan, 82-76, in the 2013 NCAA basketball championship in Atlanta on Monday night

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Does Everyone Love an Upset in the NCAA Tournament? [POLL]

BJ Ragone — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:26:51 +0000

Day one of the NCAA Tournament is in the books, and we've already seen a couple of upset victories. Do people prefer it that way?

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How To Pick The Perfect NCAA Tournament Bracket

Drew — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:35:28 +0000

Need help filling out your bracket? Drew offers his advice.

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Which NCAA Team Got the Biggest Snub? — Sports Survey of the Day

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:19:16 +0000

March Madness begins on Tuesday, with the four play-in games, then starts for real on Thursday. But on Sunday, we finally got a look at the brackets for the first time—and a few teams are feeling left out, forgotten or just plain insulted.

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Track Your NCAA Bracket Challenge Entry Here

NewsTalk 1290 — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:00:43 +0000

Show us your predictions for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. And if you predict the outcome of the bracket perfectly, we’ll give you one million dollars!

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NCAA Title Game: Kentucky Beats Kansas 67-59 To Win National Championship

Joe Student — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:25:35 +0000

Doron Lamb scored 22 points, and Kentucky held off a spirited Kansas rally to beat the Jayhawks 67-59 in the NCAA title game in New Orleans on Monday night. The win gave the Wildcats (38-2) their eighth national championship in school history and first since 1998.

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NCAA Final Four Report: Kentucky and Kansas To Play For 2012 NCAA Title

Joe Student — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 04:01:51 +0000

Overall top-seed Kentucky and Midwest Region champ Kansas each won national semifinal games in the Final Four in New Orleans on Saturday to advance to the NCAA title game on Monday night. Here’s a recap of Saturday’s games:

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NCAA Basketball Report: 2012 Final Four Preview

Joe Student — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:44:02 +0000

The 2012 Final Four includes four NCAA basketball programs that have each won at least one national championship in its history. In total, Kentucky, Louisville, Ohio State, Kansas have 49 Final Four appearances and 13 NCAA basketball titles between them.

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The 12 Best Teams That Didn't Win the NCAA Tournament

Joe Student — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:55:41 +0000

Not every great college basketball team wins the NCAA tournament. Some incredible college teams have suffered heartbreaking losses only to win the NCAA tournament title the following year (1973 North Carolina State, 1975 Indiana, 1982 Georgetown). Other championship teams have lost in an attempt at repeating (1961 Ohio State, 1985 Georgetown, 1991 UNLV, 1997 Kentucky).

Here are the 12 best teams that failed to win the NCAA tournament:

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NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Kentucky and Kansas Advance To 2012 Final Four

Joe Student — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:41:22 +0000

Traditional college basketball powers Kentucky and Kansas each won regional finals on Sunday to join Ohio State and Louisville in the 2012 Final Four in New Orleans next weekend. Here’s a recap of Sunday’s regional final games:

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NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Ohio State and Louisville Headed To 2012 Final Four

Joe Student — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:52:42 +0000

Louisville and Ohio State became the first two teams to advance to the 2012 Final Four in New Orleans next weekend. Here’s a recap of Saturday’s regional finals.

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NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: North Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas and Baylor Advance To Regional Finals

Joe Student — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 06:21:51 +0000

Top seeds Kentucky and North Carolina joined Kansas and Baylor in advancing to the regional finals of the 2012 NCAA tournament on Friday. Here’s a recap of Friday’s NCAA tournament games:

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NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Ohio State, Florida, Syracuse and Louisville Advance

Joe Student — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 05:05:32 +0000

Ohio State and Florida joined Big East powers Syracuse and Louisville in advancing to the regional finals of the 2012 NCAA tournament on Thursday. Here’s a recap of Thursday’s NCAA tournament games:

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NCAA Tournament Preview: Four Ohio Schools In Regional Semifinals

Joe Student — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:46:20 +0000

All four top regional seeds — Kentucky, North Carolina, Syracuse and Michigan State— remain alive as the 2012 NCAA tournament begins the regional semifinal round on Thursday. An NCAA record four schools from Ohio have advanced to the round of 16. Here’s a preview of the next round of NCAA tournament games:

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NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Cincinnati, Ohio and Xavier Win To Advance To Round Of 16

Joe Student — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:03:42 +0000

Ohio, Cincinnati and Xavier all won on Sunday to join Ohio State in the NCAA basketball tournament round of 16. Top-seeded North Carolina and Michigan State also won to advance to the regional semi-finals. Here’s a full recap of the day’s action in the NCAA tournament:

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NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Top Seeds Advance; Kentucky – Indiana Rematch Set For Friday

Joe Student — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 06:27:32 +0000

The higher-seeded team won every NCAA tournament game played in men’s Division I basketball on Saturday. Top seeds Kentucky and Syracuse were among the teams which advanced to the regional semifinal round next week. Here’s a recap of all of the NCAA tournament action from Saturday:

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NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Duke and Missouri Both Upset Victims On Friday

Joe Student — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 06:45:34 +0000

For the first time in the history of the NCAA basketball tournament, two No. 2 seeds — Duke and Missouri — were upset by No. 15 seeds on Friday. Several other lower seeds also won to advance to the third round of play on Sunday. Here’s a full recap of the day’s action in the NCAA basketball tournament:

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NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: VCU and Colorado Only Surprise Winners Thus Far

Joe Student — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:16:03 +0000

Higher-seeded teams won all but two games during Thursday’s play in the second round of the NCAA basketball tournament. VCU and Colorado were the only lower-seeded teams to record victories. Here’s a recap of all of the day’s action in the NCAA tournament:

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Barack Obama Makes His NCAA March Madness Tournament Picks

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:21:49 +0000

Basketball-Fan-in-Chief Barack Obama’s career as a presidential bracketologist got off to a rousing start in 2009 when his pick to win the 2009 NCAA tournament, North Carolina, were indeed crowned champions.

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10 Things You Need To Know Before You Fill Out Your NCAA Tournament Bracket

Joe Student — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:54:26 +0000

Streeter Lecka, Getty Images Do you have your NCAA bracket filled out yet? You'd better hurry. The 2012 NCAA basketball tournament gets underway Tuesday with two of the 'First Four' games. Mississippi Valley State plays Western Kentucky in a 16-seed game in the South Region, while BYU takes on Iona in a 14-seed game in [...]