Duke in Final Four after nail biting win over UConn
Duke, 28 8, beat Connecticut 79 78 in overtime to reach the Midwest semifinal against Arkansas at McNichols Arena near Denver. Laettner delivered a buzzer jumper at Brendan Byrne Arena as Duke extended its Final Four streak to three of four years and sought its first title.
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Blue Devils
Connecticut
Christian Laettner
Arkansas
McNichols Arena
Mile High Stadium
Broncos
Alan Abdelnaby
Uconn
Devils
Georgetown
Nets
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Henderson
Robert
Brickey
Greg
Koubek
Laettner
Krzyzewski
Brian Davis
Brendan Byrne Arena
Houston
Arizona
Georgia Tech advances with late free throws over Minnesota
Georgia Tech held off Minnesota 93 91 in a tense NCAA tournament game. Oliver and Anderson combined to push the lead, while Willie Burton poured in 35 points for the Golden Gophers. Lynch’s late three attempts fell short as Cremins praised Anderson’s key three and McNeil’s defense on the final shot.
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Kevin Lynch
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Cremins
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Lynch
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Yellow Jackets
Denver
Johnny McNeil
Willie
Arly
Razorbacks Reach Final Four Behind Richardson Spirit
Arkansas defeats Texas 88-85 to secure a Final Four berth. Nolan Richardson honors his late daughter Yvonne Richardson, who died of leukemia in 1987, as Lenzie Howell stars with 25 points in the Midwest Regional final. Howell’s leadership and Howell’s clutch scoring help Arkansas extend its run despite Texas rallying late.
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Texas
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Yvonne Richardson
Fayetteville
Ark
Razorbacks
Duke
Lenzie Howell
Mario Credit
Howell
North Carolina
Credit
Lee Mayberry
Strep Throat
Oliver Miller
Todd Day
Tom Penders
Longhorns
Joey Wright
Arlyn Bowers
Locksley Collie
Lance Blanks
Ron Huery
Huery
UNLV rolls past Loyola to reach Final Four
UNLV dominated Loyola 118-80 to clinch a Final Four berth as Jeff Fryer led Loyola with 21 points. Augmon scored efficiently, Johnson dominated the boards with 18 rebounds, and UNLV shot 59 percent while Loyola hit 37 percent. Kimble hit multiple threes for Loyola but could not close the gap as UNLV pulled away in the second half.
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Jeff Fryer
Loyola
Rebels
Kimble
UNLV
Johnson
Hunt
Augmon
Chandler Thompson
Ball State
Augman
Lions
Iowa Joins Preseason National Invitation Tournament Field
Iowa is one of 16 teams in the 1990-91 NIT field announced with invites to Arkansas Duke Oklahoma and Arizona. The tournament runs November 14 to 23 with pairings released in April. Other entrants include Austin Peay Boston College Brigham Young East Tennessee State Fordham Marquette Memphis State Notre Dame New Orleans Temple and Vanderbilt.
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Iowa
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Duke
Oklahoma
Arizona
Austin Peay
Boston College
Brigham Young
East Tennessee State
Fordham
Marquette
Memphis State
Notre Dame
New Orleans
Temple
Vanderbilt
High School Football Clinic in C R Thanks to Greg Purnell
The 3rd Annual Life Investors Football Clinic for high school coaches across four states was hosted in Cedar Rapids with Greg Purnell as clinic director. His efforts as community education coordinator for Linn-Mar and Marion districts were praised by the City of Five Seasons for civic service.
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Linn-Mar
Marion
Life Investors
Cedar Rapids
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City of Five Seasons
Cedar Rapids Seeks Leaders for Meetings and Reunions
Picture yourself here Cedar Rapids is a great place to have a meeting convention or reunion and you may be just the person to steer your organization toward a good thing for all of us. We'll work with you to make all arrangements go as smoothly as possible.
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