Smith hurt as No. 5 Duke downs Maryland (AP)
Duke won another postseason tournament game. The Blue Devils hope they haven't lost another star guard. Kyle Singler scored 29 points, and after Nolan Smith went down with a toe injury, No. 5 Duke...
View ArticleWalker's 33 get UConn by Syracuse in OT (AP)
Kemba Walker immediately flashed back two full years the moment the buzzer sounded, just like everyone inside Madison Square Garden who remembered that night. Connecticut and Syracuse were headed to...
View ArticleCards rally to oust No. 4 Irish in OT (AP)
Louisville was in bad shape at halftime. The Cardinals were in foul trouble most of the second half. After dominating in overtime, they're in the Big East championship game for the second time. Preston...
View ArticleFredette's 52 help BYU finally top Lobos (AP)
Jimmer Fredette didn't need to pile on points from the foul line to score a career-high 52 in the Mountain West Conference semifinals Friday night. He took just one free throw while firing up 37 shots...
View ArticleKnight's 30 lift Kentucky by West Va. (AP)
It's not taking Brandon Knight long to build an impressive resume in the NCAA tournament. A game-winning shot in the closing seconds of his debut. A career-best 30 points in his next game, helping...
View ArticleGiants closer Wilson could miss opener (AP)
San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson is being sidelined with a strained ribcage muscle, an injury that could keep the big-bearded major league saves leader out for the start of the season. The San...
View ArticleChalmers injured, Heat hold off Nuggets (AP)
Mike Bibby came to Miami to provide veteran leadership. The Heat soon may be asking him for much more. LeBron James scored 33 points, Dwyane Wade had 32 and Miami never trailed during a 103-98 victory...
View ArticleBYU makes deepest tourney run since 1981 (AP)
The game was decided, the clock ticking down and the Brigham Young fans were the ones doing the celebrating. "Sweet 16! Sweet 16!" they shouted. Then, an even more fitting refrain: "You got Jimmered!"...
View ArticleDavies scores 2 in return as United win (AP)
Charlie Davies had waited 17 months to return to a competitive match. So when D.C. United was awarded a penalty kick, he wasn't about to wait longer to return to scoring. "He looked at me and said, 'I...
View ArticleButler shocks No. 1 seed Pitt 71-70 (AP)
The players in the Butler locker room celebrated their latest stunning upset in the NCAA tournament by screaming, exchanging high fives and hugging each other. Across the arena, Pittsburgh forward...
View ArticleSan Diego St. outlasts Temple in 2OT (AP)
San Diego State couldn't shoot straight most of the night and turned ball over at the worst of times. Then, a final burst of magnificent athleticism allowed the Aztecs to survive and play again. Billy...
View ArticleWalker's 33 power UConn over Cincinnati (AP)
The Big East finally found a way to get a team into the round of 16 -- by beating up on itself. Kemba Walker scored 33 points and the conference that was supposedly so powerful at last put a member...
View ArticleTaylor's late FTs get Badgers by K-State (AP)
Kansas State's Jacob Pullen won the individual matchup of marquee point guards, scoring anywhere and everywhere while Wisconsin's Jordan Taylor clanged one shot after another. When it was over, Taylor...
View ArticleInjured Nets PG Williams out 3 games (AP)
New Jersey Nets guard Deron Williams will miss at least three games because of an injured right wrist. Nets coach Avery Johnson said the wrist will be re-evaluated after Williams sits out those games....
View ArticleKyle Busch sweeps Bristol again (AP)
The situation was perfect for Carl Edwards to issue some payback on Kyle Busch.
View ArticleDuke edges Michigan, Coach K wins 900th (AP)
Duke is no stranger to this situation: Facing an underdog with uncanny touch from 3-point range, one that's racing downcourt in the closing seconds, scrambling for one last shot at some NCAA tournament...
View ArticleWilliams the hero again late for Arizona (AP)
Derrick Williams is now 2-for-2 in game-saving plays in the NCAA tournament. The Arizona sophomore and Pac-10 Player of the Year made his second in as many tournament games Sunday night, completing a...
View ArticleUNC tops Washington after frantic finish (AP)
North Carolina's Roy Williams woke up Sunday morning feeling ill. The Hall of Fame coach then had to endure one stomach-turning play after another in a dramatic and confusing finish that left the Tar...
View ArticleMarquette stuns Big East rival Syracuse (AP)
Oh, is there ever a Buzz in the NCAA tournament. Brent Williams is better known as Buzz -- Coach Buzz if you play for Marquette -- and his postgame celebrations have become the stuff of legend. On...
View ArticleVCU continues run, rips Purdue 94-76 (AP)
Oh yeah, VCU belongs in the NCAA tournament. The real question now: Who can stop the Rams? Fresh, fast, furious and at times flawless, VCU didn't look a bit like a team playing its third game in five...
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