Big Ten Conference
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Top-seeded Kentucky knocks off Indiana 102-90Mar 23, 2012 11:05 pm - ATLANTA — Anthony Davis had a rather quiet night. No worries. He’s got plenty of help at Kentucky. The top-seeded Wildcats took care of the team that beat them back in e...
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Ohio St. makes East final with 81-66 win over CincyMar 22, 2012 11:00 pm - BOSTON — Ohio State won the Battle of the Buckeye State and advanced to the NCAA regional finals for the first time since 2007. Deshaun Thomas scored 26 points and Jared...
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Cardinals knock off top-seeded Spartans 57-44Mar 22, 2012 10:52 pm - PHOENIX — Louisville figured its game against Michigan State to be low-scoring, a natural expectation with two of the nation’s best defenses butting heads. The Cardinals...
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Wisconsin loses 64-63 to top-seeded SyracuseMar 22, 2012 10:50 pm - BOSTON — For a 3-minute stretch in the second half, Wisconsin didn’t miss a 3-point attempt. In the final 3 seconds, the Badgers missed one from long range that could ha...
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Spellman’s Scorecard: Think before you tweetMar 22, 2012 10:24 pm - Remember the time, way back about five or six years ago, when if you had a problem and you were upset about something — like Matt Forte is about the Bears signing runnin...
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Illini move to plan B after failing to get SmartMar 21, 2012 6:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Virginia Commonwealth basketball coach Shaka Smart on Wednesday ended speculation that he might take the job at Illinois by announcing he'll stay with the Ra...
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Maybe new Illini basketball coach can save universityMar 20, 2012 10:12 pm - The purpose of college athletics is to market a university so it looks more like a slam dunk than a double dribble. So while it seems that Illinois athletic director Mik...
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Smart money on NCAA making big moneyMar 19, 2012 8:18 pm - Shaka Smart is a terrific coach, and the Illini would do well to unleash him on the state of Illinois and, specifically, Chicago. And this still being America, Smart oug...
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Missouri's my story, and I'm sticking to itMar 18, 2012 10:00 pm - Random remnants from the first week of the NCAA Tournament: ŸLet's get this part over with right off the top. Missouri, my choice to win the national championship, lost ...
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Indiana rallies to top VCU 63-61Mar 17, 2012 8:00 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. — Will Sheehey had two options when he grabbed the loose ball: back it out and play for the final shot of regulation, or take the open jumper. Indiana coa...