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Georgetown captures NAIA championship
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Monty Wilson scored 23 points while Vic Moses added 14 points and 13 rebounds to help Georgetown (Ky.) cruise to an 88-62 victory over Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) in t...

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Robert Morris forward Mike McFadden (1) celebrates after being fouled on the shot as Kentucky forward Willie Cauley-Stein (15) and Jarrod Polson (5) defend during the second half of Tuesday's NIT game in Coraopolis, Pa. Robert Morris upset the Wildcats 59-57.

Robert Morris shocks Kentucky
MOON, Pa. — A down season for defending national champion Kentucky ended with one final disappointment. Mike McFadden hit two free throws with 8.7 seconds remaining and the Colonials stunned the...

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Tennessee guards Jordan McRae (right) and Quinton Chievous react after Alabama defeated Tennessee at the Southeastern Conference tournament Friday in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee is headed to the National Invitation Tournament.

SEC laments dwindling bids
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Frustrated Southeastern Conference coaches say their league is treated more like a mid-major rather than a BCS conference. The coaches said Monday the perception all year has ...

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Colorado's Brittany Wilson (left), Chucky Jeffery and Ashley Wilson (right) react after learning their NCAA college basketball tournament assignment on Monday in Boulder, Colo. Colorado is scheduled to face Kansas on Saturday in Boulder.

Baylor ready to defend crown
Brittney Griner and Baylor’s path to a second straight national championship will have a familiar feel. Then again, so will the whole NCAA women’s basketball tournament. For the first time ever,...

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Coming up ... local college schedules
BASKETBALL Today NIT Robert Morris at Coraopolis, Pa. Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: ESPN BASKETBALL Thursday NCAA Liberty/ N.Carolina A&T at Lexington Time: 5:50 p.m...

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Bracket success battles big odds
Professor Michael Magazine is upending the logical world of math with a good dose of March Madness. Magazine teaches a new class called Bracketology at University of Cincinnati, the home of the ...

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Louisville's Montrezl Harrell celebrates a play during the championship game at the Big East Conference tournament on Saturday in New York. Louisville won the game 78-61 and is the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament.

Cards, not Cats, No. 1 in Bluegrass
LEXINGTON — It’s the worst nightmare for Big Blue Nation. Kentucky isn’t in the NCAA tournament and rival Louisville not only is the favorite to win the whole thing, it gets to start on the Wildcat...

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Kansas State forward Jordan Henriquez takes up four chairs while waiting with teammates for their bracket placement in the NCAA tournament Sunday in Manhattan, Kan.

Topsy-turvy season brings weekend upsets
Louisville earned the top overall seed in the NCAA tournament Sunday, while Kansas, Indiana and Gonzaga also received No. 1s after a topsy-turvy regular season and another round of weekend upsets. ...

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Mississippi guard Marshall Henderson shoots a 3-point shot over Florida guard Scottie Wilbekin. Ole Miss beat Florida 66-63 on Sunday in Nashville, Tenn.

Ole Miss upsets Florida for SEC title
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Mississippi Rebels now have two very big items on their resume that nobody can take away. Murphy Holloway scored 23 points and Marshall Henderson had 21 as the Rebels gave...

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Wildcats must settle for headlining NIT field
This season, Kentucky is headlining another tournament. The Wildcats, last season’s national champion, will have to settle for trying to win the NIT. The Wildcats aren’t the only SEC team snubbe...

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10 things to know for March Madness
A look at the NCAA men’s tournament, the 68-team free-for-all that begins Tuesday and ends three weeks from now at the Final Four in Atlanta: 1. Who’s number 1? Well, we won’t know who the ...

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ALLIE DOUGLASS I Sun files
Murray State men's basketball coach Steve Prohm gives instructions from the sideline of a Racers game at the CFSB Center in January. Prohm said his team opted not to play in a lower-tier postseason tournament last week after it fell in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament finals.

NIT neglects MSU; Racers end season
After 357 days of setting their sights on a return trip to the NCAA tournament and eight days of simply hoping to extend its season, the Murray State men’s basketball team officially waved the whit...

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Coming up ... local college schedules
BASKETBALL Tuesday Robert Morris at Coraopolis, Pa. NIT Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: ESPN BASKETBALL Thursday Liberty/ N.Carolina A&T at Lexington Time: TBA TV: TBA...

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Louisville's Wayne Blackshear shoots over Villanova's James Bell (32) Thursday in New York.

Louisville earns top seed in NCAA tournament
The Louisville Cardinals have shown that they are comfortable being front-runners in their season-long quest to go further than last year’s Final Four appearance. Now, they enter the NCAA tourna...

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Florida, Rebels in SEC finals
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Florida finally showed it can win a close game. All it takes is for senior guard Kenny Boynton to answer his coach’s challenge. Held scoreless for the first 25 minutes, Boynto...

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