Duke, Cal, Cornell, Wisconsin share common threads in NCAA tournament

Categories: Sports | Mar 20, 2010

Duke, Cal, Cornell, Wisconsin share common threads in NCAA tournament JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Take your pick: Duke, California, Cornell or Wisconsin? Any of the four teams remaining in Jacksonville could serve as a model for NCAA tournament success, with each boasting talented guards, several seniors and plenty of tournament experience. ...Read More

First musher from Jamaica finishes Iditarod

Categories: Sports | Mar 20, 2010

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The first musher from Jamaica to enter the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has reached the finish line at Nome, three days after Lance Mackey won for an unprecedented fourth consecutive time. Newton Marshall finished in 47th ...Read More

Despite ankle 'tweak,' Kalin Lucas leads Spartans

Categories: Sports | Mar 20, 2010

Despite ankle 'tweak,' Kalin Lucas leads Spartans SPOKANE, Wash. -- As New Mexico State guard Jahmar Young rolled around in pain on the court near the end of the game, apparently after taking an elbow to the groin, the crowd began chanting a name. "Kalin Lucas. Kalin Lucas. ...Read More

No Onuaku, no problem for No. 1 Syracuse

Categories: Sports | Mar 20, 2010

No Onuaku, no problem for No. 1 Syracuse JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Five years ago Vermont shocked Syracuse in overtime in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Catamounts never had a chance to duplicate that amazing moment. Wes Johnson had 18 points to lead five Syracuse players in ...Read More

So far, Ohio's long-range plan has been a hit

Categories: Sports | Mar 20, 2010

PROVIDENCE - When Ohio University was through abusing Georgetown there was really only one pertinent question. How did these guys go 7-9 in their conference? The Bobcats are doing what so many dream of. After enduring various ups and downs during the ...Read More

Catamounts clocked by an Orange crush

Categories: Sports | Mar 20, 2010

BUFFALO - There was no way Vermont could turn back the clock to 2005 last night. Syracuse had too many athletes, too many sharpshooters, and too many howling, orange-clad fans in HSBC Arena as the Catamounts suffered a 79-56 loss in ...Read More

Cornell ends Temple's NCAA dreams | Philadelphia Daily News | 03/20/2010

Categories: Sports | Mar 20, 2010

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Temple's Ryan Brooks is as quietly eloquent and thoughtful a college basketball player as you are going to find. On his last day wearing the Owls' uniform, asked if there had been time for the disappointment to ...Read More

Gonzaga's CanCon enjoys proximity

Categories: Sports | Mar 20, 2010

BUFFALO - Gonzaga's Robert Sacre is an excitable fellow. On Thursday, because of his school's national prominence and the program's strong Canadian contingent, he declared the Bulldogs both "America's Team" and "Canada's Team" in the same sentence. Bold. As O Canada played ...Read More

Tourney Thoughts: Cornell shreds Temple, Crawford leads Xavier

Categories: Sports | Mar 20, 2010

Tourney Thoughts: Cornell shreds Temple, Crawford leads Xavier Opening salvo: Today was a little bit more of a standard day. It was a good day, there were a lot of interesting games, but I would say no classics, no buzzer-beaters. We knew today was definitely going to feel ...Read More

Temple was simply outplayed by Cornell

Categories: Sports, Top Stories | Mar 20, 2010

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - At halftime of yesterday's first-round NCAA East Regional game between Temple and Cornell, it was apparent that the 12th-seeded Big Red couldn't play much better, and that the Owls could. By game's end, the Ivy League champions had ...Read More