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Walker gets support in UConn’s last run
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The legend of Kemba Walker is growing bigger with each postseason feat for the Connecticut Huskies, who are on the brink of another trip to the Final Four. Walker scored 22 of ...
Mar 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Wildcats aim to break one tradition
NEWARK, N.J. — Kentucky prides itself on its history, and rightfully so. The Wildcats have done just about everything there is to do in college basketball. Whether you’re talking about their ...
Mar 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Gators utilize depth to outweigh Jimmer Fredette
NEW ORLEANS — BYU had the best scorer on the court. Florida had the best team. Alex Tyus scored 19 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as Florida beat BYU 83-74 in overtime Thursday night, chasing...
Mar 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Wildcats’ veterans support freshmen
LEXINGTON — Until a week ago, Josh Harrellson’s NCAA tournament experience consisted largely of towel waving. The Kentucky senior center admits he grew pretty good at it while spending most o...
Mar 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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NCAA’s second week promises Sweet plots
For the second straight year, the NCAA tournament had a wild first weekend filled with upsets, buzzer beaters and virtuoso performances by star players. And, for the second straight year, peo...
Mar 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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FCA names Kennedy as ‘Barnabas’ award winner
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes named Murray State head coach Billy Kennedy as its 2011 John Lotz “Barnabas” Award winner. The annual award, started in 2003, is given to a basketball coa...
Mar 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pearl out as Vols’ coach
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee fired Bruce Pearl after a season in which the coach was charged with unethical conduct for lying to NCAA investigators during a probe into recruiting. In a statem...
Mar 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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’Cats rewarding Calipari’s patience
Kentucky coach John Calipari kept saying all season he liked his team. He said it when the Wildcats suffered through a miserable 1-7 record on the road in the Southeastern Conference. He reiter...
Mar 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sports
Texas Tech hires former UK coach LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech hired Billy Gillispie as the new men’s basketball coach, two seasons after he was fired at Kentucky. Gillispie will be introduced...
Mar 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Oh, brother
Morris siblings lead Kansas past Illinois, into third round TULSA, Okla. — In a bracket filled with upsets, top-seeded Kansas is jumping for joy. Twin brothers Marcus and Markieff Morris co...
Mar 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Maintaining silent objectivity difficult when March Madness hits home
On Mondays, Dusty Luthy Shull will wrap up the previous week in sports — from her view on the sidelines. I frequently forget what it’s like to be a fan. My job demands that I be objective. I...
Mar 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Georgia State sweeps ’Breds
Georgia State pushed across three runs in the seventh and eighth innings to break a tie and hand Murray State an 11-6 defeat in college baseball Saturday at The Field at Panthersville in Atlanta, ...
Mar 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Knight lights Sweet path for Kentucky
TAMPA, Fla. — 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...
Mar 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Illini’s Weber still ducks Self’s image
TULSA, Okla. — Bruce Weber once held a mock funeral to lay Bill Self’s memory to rest once and for all at Illinois. Tonight, it’ll pop up again when Self leads top-seeded Kansas (33-2) agains...
Mar 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kennedy sees Racers’ successes, but regrets commitment
Make no mistake, the Murray State men’s basketball team had a successful season, according to coach Billy Kennedy. The program reached it’s 24th 20-win season, finishing at 23-9, won its 22nd re...
Mar 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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