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Ranking Friday's NCAA tournament games
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Thu, Mar 28, 2013
Friday brings a wide range of NCAA tournament matchups -- some interesting, some not so much. We rank the Friday games from worst to best: 4. No. 1 Louisville vs. No. 12 Oregon » Don't call Oregon a Cinderella. Dana Altman's Ducks were justifiably angered over their low seed. Decisive wins...
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George Mason advances to CBI finals
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Wed, Mar 27, 2013
It felt like a first-round game in a tournament, not the semifinals. But George Mason will take its routine 62-52 victory over Western Michigan Wednesday in the sixth College Basketball Invitational. It put the Patriots into the three-game championship series, a just reward for their improved...
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Breakdown: Miami Hurricanes vs. Marquette Golden Eagles
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Wed, Mar 27, 2013
Path to Verizon Center No. 2 Miami Hurricanes Defeated No. 15 Pacific 78-49 Defeated No. 7 Illinois 63-59 No. 3 Marquette Golden Eagles Defeated No. 14 Davidson 59-58 Defeated No. 6 Butler 74-72 Starting lineups No. 2 Miami Hurricanes G - Shane Larkin 5-11, So. G - Durand...
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Durand Scott does a little of everything for Miami
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Wed, Mar 27, 2013
Shane Larkin is the star point guard, the son of a baseball Hall of Famer. Kenny Kadji is the baby-faced, 6-foot-11 senior who shoots 3-pointers. Julian Gamble has a Mohawk, the sly grin of a knowing veteran and a way with a phrase. On the Miami basketball team, soft-spoken senior Durand Scott...
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Maryland won't have Seth Allen against Alabama in NIT quarterfinals
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Mon, Mar 25, 2013
Freshman breaks bone in left hand in practice Early this year, Maryland coach Mark Turgeon joked in his typical glass-half-empty way that injuries only happen when you can least afford them. Sure enough, in a season in which he has used 10 players in his rotation, the Terrapins have remained...
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How would Florida Gulf Coast look in the CAA?
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Mon, Mar 25, 2013
George Mason’s departure from the Colonial Athletic Association contributes to the dismantlement of a once-strong league that has lost the three members that defined it. With VCU, Old Dominion, and GMU representing the three major population centers of the Virginia-centric conference, what is...
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Maryland, Michigan State women a bit out of their depth
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Sun, Mar 24, 2013
Terrapins and Spartans plagued by a rash of torn ACLs Much has been written about the susceptibility of female athletes to knee injuries. Few basketball teams can speak to the trend with as much experience as Maryland and Michigan State. While the Terrapins lost three players in the fall to...
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Maryland women power past Quinnipiac in NCAA opener
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Sat, Mar 23, 2013
Terrapins get physical, beat up on the Bobcats Less than three minutes into its NCAA opener Saturday at Comcast Center, Quinnipiac ran five fresh players to the scorer's table. The Bobcats call it "Gold Rush." For a while, it looked like the prescription to handle depth-challenged Maryland,...
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NCAA tournament third-round preview: March 24, 2013
Kevin Dunleavy
Published: Sat, Mar 23, 2013
West Region No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Iowa State When » Sunday, 12:15 p.m. Where » UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio TV » CBS Two teams that cruised in the opening round should make for an intriguing matchup. Ohio State (27-7) dominated Iona 95-70 behind forwards Deshaun Thomas (24 points)...
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Porter departs as coach of George Mason women
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Fri, Mar 22, 2013
Jeri Porter has resigned as coach of the George Mason women’s basketball team. Porter had a 51-100 record with the Patriots, with a 24-66 mark in the Colonial Athletic Association. GMU went 9-21 this season with a 4-14 mark in the league. Porter’s best season was 2011-12 when the Patriots...

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