June 19, 2013

March Madness – The Final Four: How can Syracuse, Wichita State and Michigan beat Louisville

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(PhatzRadio / SI Feature) — ATLANTA — Throughout this wonderful college basketball season, the prevailing narrative has held that there is no dominant team. Could have fooled me. Anyone who has watched Louisville play the last six weeks knows that is not the case. The Cardinals encountered a little turbulence in January, when they lost [...]

March Madness – Men’s Results: Louisville beats Duke 85-63 / Michigan rolls over Florida 79-59

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(Michigan jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, while Louisville fought through an emotionally draining first half to join Syracuse and Wichita State in Atlanta for the national semifinals.) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Crying and shaken by the sight of Kevin Ware writhing on the court, his right leg splintered, Rick Pitino and his [...]

College Basketball: Monday’s Men’s Results and Louisville jumps to No. 1 in AP basketball poll

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(New No. 1 Louisville opened 4-0 in conference play for the first time in four seasons with a 73-58 victory against UConn on Monday. Russ Smith led the Cardinals with 23 points.) HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Russ Smith scored 23 points and Gorgui Dieng had six points and 16 rebounds and Louisville, playing just hours [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Wednesday’s Men’s and Women’s Results

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(Glenn Robinson III has made an impact on Michigan’s players and coaches with an all-for-one attitude. On Wednesday, Robinson had 14 points and six rebounds in the second-ranked Wolverines’ win against Nebraska.) ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Glenn Robinson III had 14 points, including a pair of crucial dunks in the second half, and No. [...]

College Basketball: Wednesday’s Top 25 Men’s and Women’s Results

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(Terone Johnson finished with a career-high 25 points and D.J. Byrd scored nine of his 15 during a key 19-3 second-half run, sending the Boilermakers past No. 11 Illinois 68-61 on Wednesday.) SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Jim Boeheim notched his 903rd career victory, breaking a tie with Bob Knight for second all-time among Division I [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Men’s and Women’s Results

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(Oklahoma State blitzed No. 6 North Carolina State on Sunday, en route to a 76-56 victory to claim the Puerto Rico Tipoff. Le’Bryan Nash led the Cowboys with 23 points.) BAYAMON, Puerto Rico (AP) — Le’Bryan Nash has 23 points and Marcus Smart added 20 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and Oklahoma State earned a [...]

March Madness: Sweet 16; Previewing Friday’s games

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(Michigan State hit just 28 percent from the field as Louisville clamped down on defense to reach another Elite Eight under Rick Pitino. The Cardinals’ Gorgui Dieng blocked seven shots in the 57-44 slugfest. Picture courtesy of NCAA) No. 1 North Carolina (31-5) vs. No. 13 Ohio (29-7) Tip-off: 7:47 p.m. ET, TBS Coaches: Roy [...]

College Basketball Roundup: Syracuse beats Louisville and wins the Big East Title 58-49

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Brandon Triche scored 18 points, Kris Joseph added 11 in the final home game of his career, and second-ranked Syracuse beat No. 19 Louisville 58-49 on Saturday. Syracuse (30-1, 17-1) matched the Big East record for victories — Connecticut also won 17 conference games in 1995-96 — and the Orange also [...]

College Basketball Roundup: Kentucky gets first win of 2012

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Anthony Davis #23 of the Kentucky Wildcats celebrates with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist #14 during the game against the Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans at Freedom Hall on January 3, 2012 in Louisville , Kentucky. (January 2, 2012 – Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images North America) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis had 22 points and 16 [...]

College Basketball Roundup: Baylor remains unbeaten with victory vs. WVU

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(Picture courtesy of NBC Sports) (PhatzRadio / AP) — Pierre Jackson scored eight consecutive points in regulation and overtime to lift No. 6 Baylor to an 83-81 victory against West Virginia on Friday night in the Las Vegas Classic championship game at Orleans Arena. Jackson finished with 23 points while Brady Heslip added 19 and [...]