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Jackson Gets Baylor Into NIT Final

Pierre Jackson earned Baylor another game, putting up his third straight double-double to lift the Bears into the NIT championship with a 76-70 win over BYU on Tuesday night.

2013/04/03

Texas Tech Introduces Tubby Smith As New Coach

The school introduced Tubby Smith on Tuesday and he says he’ll fit in just fine in West Texas, where cowboy hats and cowboy boots are more prominent than other places he’s coached.

2013/04/02

NCAA Basketball Tournament - Baylor v Kentucky

Louisville Upsets Baylor Women 82-81

Monique Reid hit two free throws with 2.6 seconds left to lift Louisville to a stunning 82-81 upset of top-ranked, defending national champion Baylor on Sunday night.

2013/03/31

Nowitzki Lifts Mavericks Past Bulls 100-98

Dirk Nowitzki hit a 3-pointer with 2.9 seconds left, and the Mavericks rallied to beat the Bulls 100-98 on Saturday. Nowitzki finished with a season-high 35 points.

2013/03/30

Head coach Tubby Smith of the Minnesota Golden Gophers reacts in the first half against the Florida Gators during the third round of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at The Frank Erwin Center on March 24, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Sources: Tubby Smith In Talks With Texas Tech

Smith is in talks with Texas Tech to become the next head coach of the Red Raiders, two people with knowledge of the conversation told The Associated Press on Saturday night.

2013/03/30

Brett Comer #0 passes to Chase Fieler #20 of the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles around the defense of Patric Young #4 and Kenny Boynton #1 of the Florida Gators in the first half during the South Regional Semifinal round of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Dallas Cowboys Stadium on March 29, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

FGCU’s NCAA Run Ends With 62-50 Loss To Florida

Florida Gulf Coast, the No. 15 seed few people knew much about only a week ago, had its improbable run to the NCAA round of 16 ended by a 62-50 loss late Friday night

2013/03/30

Two Texas High School Basketball Teams Honored At Sweet 16

Two Texas High School basketball teams were honored for sportsmanship at the Sweet 16 at Cowboys Stadium.

2013/03/30

AUBURN HILLS, MI - MARCH 23: Head coach John Beilein of the Michigan Wolverines coaches in the firts half against the Virginia Commonwealth Rams during the third round of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at The Palace of Auburn Hills on March 23, 2013 in Auburn Hills, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Michigan Gets Top-Seeded KU In Return To Sweet 16

Michigan coach John Beilein briefly lost track of how long it’s been since the Wolverines reached the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament.

2013/03/29

Cody Zeller #40 of the Indiana Hoosiers goes up with the ball against James Southerland #43,C.J. Fair #5 and Rakeem Christmas #25 of the Syracuse Orange during the East Regional Round of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Verizon Center on March 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Syracuse Upsets Indiana 61-50

With its 2-3 zone defense disruptive from start to finish, and Michael Carter-Williams pouring in 24 points, fourth-seeded Syracuse upset No. 1 seed Indiana 61-50 Thursday night to reach the NCAA tournament’s East Regional final.

2013/03/29

Sweet 16 Is Arlington Rehearsal For Final Four

Two big NCAA games are set to hit the hard court in Arlington on Friday night, putting Cowboys Stadium in the national spotlight. The stakes are high, but not just for this year.

2013/03/29

Women’s Coaches Weigh In On 1-On-1 Games

Baylor coach Kim Mulkey laughed at the idea. Then, after giving it a little thought, declared herself the winner of a mythical NCAA women’s tournament in which coaches played 1-on-1 to determine the winner of each round.

2013/03/29

DALLAS, TX - MARCH 28: Gerald Green #25 of the Indiana Pacers posts up against O.J. Mayo #32 of the Dallas Mavericks on March 28, 2013 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images)

No Close Shave: Pacers Topple Mavs 103-78

The scissors were sharp, but the effort was dull, the Mavs on Thursday failed to take advantage of an opportunity to climb to .500 — and to shave those scraggly beards — by losing the Pacers 103-78.

2013/03/28