Published 3/18/2010 in Sports
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Talk about an eerie coincidence.
Kansas, the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament, is facing nearly the exact circumstance as one of the most embarrassing losses in the storied program's history.
When the top-ranked Jayhawks (32-2) open the NCAA tournament Thursday against Lehigh, it'll look and feel a whole lot like 2005 -- when they lost to Bucknell in the fi ...
Published 3/18/2010 in Sports
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The NCAA tournament is famous for the little guys shocking the marquee powerhouses and turning into the darlings of March.
Upsets happen.
In every region, every year.
With one lopsided exception: No. 1 vs. No. 16.
When brackets are e-mailed to the office ...
Published 3/18/2010 in Sports
WICHITA (AP) -- Luke Babbitt scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half to help Nevada hang on for a 74-70 victory over host Wichita State in the first round of the NIT on Wednesday night.
Third-seeded Nevada (21-12) will play at Rhode Island in the second round.
"From what little we kn ...
Published 3/18/2010 in Sports
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- Where Tegan Cunningham grew up, the idea of March Madness didn't really hit home.
Back in Melbourne, Australia, there weren't brackets everywhere for people to fill out. The NCAA tournament didn't become a part of her dreams until much later.
"I remember growing u ...
Published 3/18/2010 in Sports
By TIM DAHLBERG
AP Sports Columnist
Oddsmakers didn't take long to make Tiger Woods the Masters favorite. Even his fellow competitors say they can see him trying on another green jacket.
They're expecting the Tiger of old at Augusta National. That might be because it's the only ...