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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
PHILADELPHIA -- The night began with the Chopper City Juke, a frenetic pregame ritual in which members of the Florida Gulf Coast University team
Florida Gulf Coast has become the darling of the NCAAs. The vaunted Florida Gators await in the Sweet 16. (Elsa/Getty) Take a breath. The close of the first
Florida Gulf Coast's exciting dunk-a-thon offense gets all the publicity, but it's their defense that's been the biggest difference. (Elsa/Getty) PHILADELPHIA
Senior guard Sherwood Brown (17 points against SDSU) epitomizes the Eagles' run-and-fun system. (Rob Carr/Getty) PHILADELPHIA -- Six times in NCAA Tournament
After a sluggish first half, Bill Self's Jayhawks charged back to top North Carolina and advance to the Sweet 16. (David E. Klutho/SI) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bill
Victor Oladipo (left) and Christian Watford's (right) clutch play against Temple propelled Indiana to the Sweet 16. (Jason Miller/Getty) DAYTON, Ohio -- A
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXPpU0ifcwE] DAYTON, Ohio -- Top-seed Indiana used a game-closing 10-0 run, fueled by a blocked dunk attempt by
Aaron Craft hit the game-winning shot for Ohio State in its battle against Iowa State Sunday. (Joe Robbins/Getty Images) DAYTON, Ohio -- The hero of Sunday's
Doug McDermott's impact on Creighton goes beyond the 23.2 points and 7.6 rebounds he averages. (Al Tielemans/ Sports Illustrated) Ryan Kelly helps Duke win
It's hard to imagine a newly minted national champion exulting any more in a win than the Wichita Shockers did in the wake of their 76-70 upset over No. 1 seed
Florida Gulf Coast will face-off against San Diego State Sunday night. (Al Tielemans/SI) Florida Gulf Coast hit the national conscience this week, first with
Marquette narrowly escaped with a 74-72 win over Butler Saturday night to advance to the Sweet 16. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Of course it
A well-designed inbounds defense helped Marquette survive Butler and live on to see another day. (AP) After hour upon hour of blowout basketball that brought
Syracuse was dominant defensively but allowed Cal to make things close late in the contest. (SI) SAN JOSE, Calif. – On Thursday night, Syracuse looked capable
Kelly Olynyk leaves the court after yet another early-round disappointment for Gonzaga. (Harry How/Getty) The skeptics' grumbling started at the end of the
Oregon's Arsalan Kazemi was the Pac-12's third-leading scorer during the regular season. (Robert Beck/SI) SAN JOSE, Calif. -– Arsalan Kazemi sets a new
A transfer from Xavier, Mark Lyons scored 27 points for Arizona against Harvard. (SI) SALT LAKE CITY—The Arizona Wildcats call them “wars” , the 10
PHILADELPHIA -- As close as he can remember, Andy Enfield fell asleep at a little past 2 a.m. Saturday morning. It may have been much later and in any
PHILADELPHIA -- With 30 seconds remaining in Florida Gulf Coast's upset of Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament, guard Brett Comer looked around the arena and