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Terry emotional as Texas' run ends; his job status uncertain
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rodney Terry teared up and his voice cracked to the point he could barely talk as he professed his love for the team he took over less than one month into the season and coached to the cusp of the Final Four. “I enjoyed every single day of this journey...
Florida Atlantic makes first Elite Eight, bounces Tennessee
NEW YORK (AP) — When the horn sounded on the greatest victory in the history of Florida Atlantic athletics, Nick Boyd and Bryan Greenlee hopped onto the press row table to celebrate. Instead of going to the locker room, some of the Owls players made their way up into the stands to...
Soundtrack of this year's March Madness begins with 'CLANK!'
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Folks across the country watching the first-round of the NCAA Tournament last week thought it rightfully funny when they saw a couple of stadium workers scurry up a ladder and place a construction level across the rim. Turns out Iowa State players, puzzled...
FAU doesn't want the slipper, it wants March Madness crown
NEW YORK (AP) — Florida Atlantic isn't looking for a slipper to wear at the Sweet 16 dance in the East Region. Coach Dusty May and his ninth-seeded Owls don't consider themselves a Cinderella team. FAU is 33-3 — a win total matched only by No. 1 seed Houston among the 16 teams...
March Madness allows Vols to showcase SEC's rugged style
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee coach Rick Barnes once took a team to watch a rugby match in Australia and loved what he saw. Despite what Florida Atlantic coach Dusty May says, that sport isn't the Tennessee coach's guide for the rugged style his Volunteers bring to the...
1st March Madness meeting for Duke, Tennessee in East Region
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jon Scheyer once considered playing for Rick Barnes at Texas. Scheyer visited the Austin campus and toured the basketball facilities back in 2005 and even had a scholarship offer to join the Longhorns. “If I knew Kevin Durant was going there, I think I would...
Tennessee holds off Louisiana-Lafayette 58-55 in NCAA opener
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — When shots stopped falling and an 18-point lead nearly slipped away, Tennessee did the one thing it does best: clamp down on defense. Tyreke Key scored 12 points, Jahmai Mashack added 11 and the fourth-seeded Volunteers withstood a late scare to hold off...
James, No. 17 Tennessee top Mississippi in SEC quarters
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Josiah-Jordan James had game-highs of 20 points and seven rebounds, leading No. 17 Tennessee past Mississippi 70-55 Thursday in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. The fifth-seeded Vols (23-9) will play No. 4 seed Missouri in the semifinals Friday. ...
