Articles filed under Basketball
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Vols hold off American 72-57Mar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - JaJuan Smith and Tennessee almost got their wake-up call too late. Outhustled almost the entire game, the second-seeded Volunteers found their touch at the end and avoid...
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Games good, atmosphere not at first Class 3A and 4A finalsMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- The debate rages without abatement. A four-class boys basketball state tournament is in the books, but opinion continues to be deeply divided among coaches as ...
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Big, brawny Pitt way too much for Oral RobertsMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER -- Injuries have forced Pitt to shape and reshape its roster more this season than most teams do in two or three. This latest version is looking like one that cou...
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Illinois State takes NIT first round with 61- 57 win over Utah StateMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - NORMAL _ Osiris Eldridge scored 14 points and Illinois State beat Utah State 61-57 Wednesday night in the first round of the NIT. Illinois State (25-9), disappointed aft...
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Balanced Michigan State beats TempleMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER -- No longer a one-man show, Michigan State hopes its deeper bench will lead to a long run in this year's NCAA tournament. Raymar Morgan led a balanced scoring at...
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Xavier ends Georgia's runMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Derrick Brown and Xavier put an end to the magical run of a Georgia team that by game's end was, well, 'Dawg tired. Brown's 19 points and 11 rebounds led a...
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Chastened Florida gets back on winning trackMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Maybe Florida coach Billy Donovan will let his players back in their practice facility now. Marreese Speights scored 18 points, Nick Calathes added 16 points, 5 rebounds...
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Richards, Babington among local athletes in NCAAMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Everyone's road to the NCAA Tournament has to start somewhere. But it's even better, and more befitting the public's penchant for underdogs, when the path unfurls where ...
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UNLV capitalizes on Flashes' many mistakes to win NCAA openerMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- It wasn't that UNLV was necessarily good. Kent State just made the Runnin' Rebels look that way. Joe Darger made four 3-pointers and had 18 points, Wink A...
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Purdue makes short work of BaylorMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Playing with the precision it habitually displays in the opening round of the NCAA tournament, Purdue quickly ended any hope Baylor had of sticking around ...