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After the Confetti: Top 32 for 2012-13
NEW ORLEANS -- Late on Monday night at the Superdome, key figures in Kentucky's title run had differing destinations on their minds. Sophomore Doron Lamb, who


Kentucky's (Big) Blueprint For The Ages
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (center) was the heart of Kentucky's national title team. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson) NEW ORLEANS -- This is the condensed-timeline era of
Final Four Scene: Jay-Z And Everyone Else
NEW ORLEANS -- My collection of images -- still and moving -- from in and around Superdome during Final Four weekend ... On Saturday night prior to the tipoff

Thomas Robinson's Second Chance
Thomas Robinson is averaging 16.4 points and 11.6 rebounds in the NCAA tournament. (Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS -- By the second game of his first season as

Leveraging Lineups: KU's Key Combos
To beat OSU, Kansas needs to milk a few more possessions out of Jeff Withey and Thomas Robinson. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS -- Kansas is not
Entering Final Four, all the pressure is on young favorite Kentucky
Rick Pitino and John Calipari hate each other. Now that I have that out of the way, let's talk about the Final Four. This NCAA tournament is about Kentucky and

Tournament Culture: A 10-Stage Journey
NEW ORLEANS -- Lest you think this space is devoted strictly to advanced-statisticalhogwash, I'd like to take you on a cultural odyssey though the NCAA

Visualizing the Final Foursome
A Power Rankings-style guide to the Final Four, heavy on turnovers, unibrows and line charts: Ohio State: Turnometer Gone Wild How many players can say their
Amid criticism, OSU's Sullinger shows growth on and off the court
Sullinger is only a sophomore, but in a short-attention-span sport in a short-attention-span world, he already seems like old news. Sure, he leads Ohio State

First Look at the Final Four
Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis had 18 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks against Louisville in December. (Mark Cornelison/ZUMAPRESS.com) A four-stage look at
'Russ-diculous' Rally Saves Louisville
Russ Smith led Louisville with 19 points in its Final Four-clinching victory. (Christopher Hanewickel/US PRESSWIRE) PHOENIX -- The scrawny, maddening star of