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Villanova tries to reset (Yahoo! Sports)

The Wildcats, a Final Four team in 2009, limp into this season's NCAA tournament seeking to regain momentum. (original story)

Memphis Knocks STJ Out of NIT (Rivals.com)

The sixth-seeded Red Storm (17-16) saw its best season under the Norm Roberts Era come to a dramatic and... (original story)

Preview: No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Old Dominion (Rivals.com)

The warning bells have sounded. The upset-minded prognosticators have weighed in on the dangers of a No. (original story)

No doubting Abromaitis now (Rivals.com)

Few ever expected Tim Abromaitis to become one of the biggest scoring threats in the Big East. (original story)

Joseph brothers get rare chance to go head-to-head (Yahoo! Sports)

Canadian basketball players will face off in the first round of the NCAA tournament (original story)

Pitt, Gibbs shooting for more in NCAA tournament (AP)

Ashton Gibbs glanced at the statistics sheet following Pittsburgh's 50-45 loss to Notre Dame in the Big East tournament and didn't believe what he saw. The Panthers, forced into a slow-paced game by the Fighting Irish's deliberate offense, scored only 16 points in the second half. Anothe... (original story)

ODU upsets ND in first round (Rivals.com)

NEW ORLEANS -- Notre Dame needed its stars to shine on college basketball's biggest stage. (original story)

'Nova's Reynolds, Fisher don't start NCAA opener (AP)

Villanova guards Scottie Reynolds and Corey Fisher did not start in the NCAA tournament opener against Robert Morris. A team spokesman said coach Jay Wright benched the pair as a "minor teaching point." Their punishment didn't last last long. Reynolds sat out the first 4 minutes of Thursday'... (original story)

Orange a confident-but-wary bunch as Vermont looms (AP)

Syracuse might have taken Vermont lightly five years ago. Rest assured that won't happen again. Syracuse suffered a stunning overtime loss to the 13th-seeded Catamounts in the first round of the 2005 NCAA tournament, and when the teams meet again Friday night, there would seem to be even more at... (original story)

Syracuse C Onuaku ruled out of tournament opener (AP)

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim didn't hesitate: Orange center Arinze Onuaku won't play Friday night against Vermont in the first round of the NCAA tournament. "He's still very sore," Boeheim said Thursday. "He's getting better. He's being treated. He's still got pain when he puts... (original story)





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