Top Seeds Connecticut Tennessee Lead NCAA Women’s Bracket
Connecticut and Tennessee earned No 1 seeds in the NCAA women’s tournament placing them on opposite half of the bracket. Georgia and Louisiana Tech join them as top seeds with first round games set at campus sites Friday and Saturday.
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Connecticut
Tennessee
Georgia
Louisiana Tech
Huskies
Uconn
Lady Vols
Midwest
Lady
McGlade
Lady Lions
Purdue
Carson-Newman wins Tusculum golf invite in chilly finish
In a 27-hole event shortened by rain and a biting snap, Carson-Newman overcame a four stroke deficit to claim the trophy at Tusculum College Invitational in Greeneville Tenn. Mark Sweeney earned medalist honors with a 71 on Sunday while Bluefield College struggled in the final day wind and cold.
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Bluefield College
Carson- Newman College
Dewayne Belcher
K.P Harris
Gabe Harmon
Jeff Meade
Scott Miller
Rams
Mark Sweeney
Carson-Newman
Eagles
Catawba
Wingate
Grand Valley State
Tusculum Orange
Lee University
Newberry
Walters State
St. Catherine
Tusculum Black
Ashland
Tennessee Wesleyan
Louisburg
Johnson & Wales
Eric Cowles
Grand Valley
Richie Krieger
Mike Kearns
Chris Byrd
Tusculum
Sweeney
Earnhardt Wins Cracker Barrel 500 In Photo Finish
Dale Earnhardt holds off Bobby Labonte by about a car length to win the Cracker Barrel 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Labonte, leading after four races, was strong but could not overtake Earnhardt in the final laps. Mike Skinner’s engine blew with 20 laps left, ending his bid after leading 191 laps in the 325-lap event.
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Iowa State Wins Big 12 Title With OU Victory
Karen Fizer scored 22 as top-seeded Iowa State swept three games in three days to capture the Big 12 tournament with a 70-58 win over third-seeded Oklahoma. The seventh-ranked Cyclones improve to 29-4, claim a school record for victories, and win their first regular season conference crown in 55 years, after building an 8-0 run to pull away from the Sooners.
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Michigan State defeats Illinois in Big Ten final
No. 5 Michigan State wins 76-61 over No. 25 Illinois as Andre Hutson’s elbow disrupts Illinois early. Bradford injures his nose, then returns. Michigan State seizes control with a 20-8 run to lead 35-27 at halftime. Peterson scores 14, Cleaves adds 12 with six assists.
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Morris Peterson
Mateen Cleaves
Andre Hutson
Hutson
Cory Bradford
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Cleaves
Peterson
Spartans
Bradford
A.J. Granger
Duke Michigan State Top NCAA Seeds In 64 Team Field
Duke and Michigan State are No 1 seeds for the second straight year with Stanford and Arizona joining the top tier. Cincinnati slips to No 2 after Kenyon Martin’s season-ending injury. Duke faces Lamar in Winston Salem while MSU meets Valparaiso in Cleveland. Arizona draws Jackson State in Salt Lake City and Stanford opens vs South Carolina State in Birmingham. Other No 2 seeds include Iowa State and St John’s as brackets unfold across Winston-Salem Buffalo and Birmingham.
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Duke 81 Maryland 68 seals ACC title power surge
No. 3 Duke routed Maryland 81 to 68 in Charlotte to clinch the ACC tournament title and secure a No. 1 NCAA seed. Senior Chris Carrawell framed the win as revenge, citing the Terps’ home upset last season, while Duke credited lockdown defense for the victory.
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Chris Carrawell
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Razorbacks clinch SEC tourney title in dramatic sweep
Arkansas rose to the occasion after four games in four days to beat Auburn 75 67 and win the Southeastern Conference tournament in Atlanta securing the league automatic NCAA bid. Brandon Dean led with 22 points while Arkansas improved to 19 14 and moved from probable NIT to the NCAA field with the title.
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