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Paul’s late jumper keeps Illinois alive
CHICAGO — If he has hit a bigger shot than this, Brandon Paul couldn’t remember it. He’d have a hard time matching it. Paul nailed a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer and finished with 25 points to ...

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Cincinnati's Sean Kilpatrick reacts after making a basket against Providence at the Big East Conference tournament on Wednesday in New York. Cincinnati debuted special uniforms for the tournament.

Unis turn heads at Big East bash
NEW YORK — Camouflage-patterned shorts. Neon-trimmed tops. Those special uniforms Cincinnati trotted out at the Big East tournament were pretty eye-catching, to say the least. “The most importan...

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NIU rolls past Murray with 2nd inning surge
Northern Illinois pushed across seven runs in the second inning and held off a Murray State comeback in handing the Thoroughbreds an 8-4 defeat Wednesday afternoon at Reagan Field in Murray. The...

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Louisville head coach Rick Pitino talks to Peyton Siva and Gorgui Dieng (10) during a timeout against South Florida on Feb. 17 in Tampa, Fla. Louisville is in the discussion for a possible NCAA tournament No. 1 seed.

U of L in mix for a No. 1 seed
Up to seven teams could be in the running for No. 1 seeds in the NCAA men’s tournament, the chairman of the selection committee said Wednesday, providing a lot more uncertainty than a year ago. ...

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Coming up ... local college schedules
BASKETBALL NIT/CBI/CIT TBA at TBA Time: TBA TV: TBA BASKETBALL Friday Vandy/Arkansas at Nashville, Tenn. Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: WDKA BASKETBALL Today St...

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Kentucky’s Noel earns several SEC awards
LEXINGTON — Kentucky’s Nerlens Noel has been honored with several Southeastern Conference awards (see complete list in The fine print, Page 2B). The 6-foot-10 forward was named the SEC’s freshma...

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Illinois’ Groce expects hot postseason hand
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — First-year Illinois coach John Groce’s teams have a way turning it on for the postseason. In Groce’s four seasons at Ohio, the Bobcats went to the NCAA tournament twice, rackin...

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Notre Dame to join ACC next season
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame is joining the Atlantic Coast Conference a season earlier than expected, following the split among the Big East’s football schools and seven Catholic schools that are ...

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Kentucky head coach John Calipari reacts to a call during the second half of Saturday's game against Florida at Rupp Arena in Lexington. Kentucky upset Florida 61-57 and hopes for a good run in the SEC tournament this week.

Florida the favorite in wide-open SEC
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Almost every team in the Southeastern Conference has at least some hope of taking home the tournament championship after a wild season in this league. Florida. Tennessee. Kent...

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Coming up ... local college schedules
BASKETBALL NIT/CBI/CIT TBA at TBA Time: TBA TV: TBA BASKETBALL Friday Vanderbilt/Arkansas at Nashville, Tenn. Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: WDKA BASKETBALL Thur...

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Three more join NCAA tournament field
VALPARAISO, Ind. — Erik Buggs scored a career-high 22 points, Will Bogan added 14 and top-seeded Valparaiso closed with an 18-4 run to rally past Wright State 62-54 on Tuesday night in the Horizon ...

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Murray bats bash Huskies
Freshman Cody Maerz tossed five innings of shutout baseball as Mike Kozlowski drove in four runs in Murray State’s 7-1 win over Northern Illinois at Reagan Field on Tuesday. In his second career...

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Photo courtesy of Belmont University Athletics-Andrea Hallgren
Tyler Holloway, director of basketball operations for Belmont, cuts down the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship net following the Bruins' overtime win over Murray State on Saturday at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. Holloway played four years for the Racers and is now on his way to his second NCAA tournament as a member of the Bruins' staff.

Now a Bruin, Holloway always a Racer
Tyler Holloway thought he had adequately prepared for it. But once the bus wheels first hit U.S. 641 and topped the crest for a full view of Murray State University in February, Holloway knew th...

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Kentucky coach John Calipari reacts to a foul call against Arkansas on March 2 in Fayetteville, Ark. While Calipari is not a fan of conference tournaments, it might take a strong performance in the Southeastern Conference tourney for the Wildcats to make the NCAA tournament field.

SEC teams seek to regain swagger at tourney time
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Most teams in the SEC are streaking in the wrong direction heading into the conference tournament. Even the 13th-ranked, top-seeded Florida Gators are staggering into the tournam...

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Western Kentucky coach Ray Harper hugs forward George Fant after the Sun Belt Conference tournament championship game Monday in Hot Springs, Ark. Western Kentucky defeated Florida International 65-63.

’Toppers return to NCAA tournament
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Western Kentucky’s George Fant had a message for his teammates following an 0-for-5 shooting performance in a win over Arkansas State on Sunday night. “Thank you for having m...

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