Bracket predictions and upsets in NCAA tournament
Dick Jerardi weighs potential upsets as 64 teams begin a 19 day NCAA tournament. He forecasts few double digit seeds lasting, spots Georgia over Purdue, Drexel over Memphis, Maryland to upset Kansas, and UConn vulnerable to Eastern Michigan with several other bold picks from the West and Atlantic regions.
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Huladelpna
Meadowlands
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Cincinnati
Kansas
Wake Forest
UCLA
Georgetown
Villanova
Connecticut
NCAA
Georgia
Purdue
Tubby Smith
Tulsa
Gene Keady
Memphis
Drexel
Dragons
Jacque Vaughn
Maryland
Jayhawks
Lute Olson
Arizona
Valparaiso
St. Joseph's
Don DijJutia
the Hawk
Tempe
Ariz
George Washington
Lute
Uconn
Huskies
Eastern Michigan
Austin Peay
Georgia Tech
Bobby Cremins
Yellow Jackets
Peay
Bubba” Wells
Virginia Commonwealth
Mississippi State
Bulldogs
VCU
Boston College
Indiana
Hoosiers
Bob Knight
Louisville
Denny Crum
AP honors women's basketball with Roundtree top pick
Georgia guard Sandra Roundtree leads the AP All-America team with first-team honors, joined by Kara Wolters and Jen Rizzotti of Connecticut, Vickie Johnson of Louisiana Tech, and Latasha Byears of DePaul. Tameeka Dixon earns honorable mention. Starbird serves on the second team amid a tie for final spot. Disney abandons Angels buyout. Muster exits clay events. Agassi advances in the Palm.
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Georgia
Sandra Roundtree
Connecticut
Associated Press
Kara Wolters
Jennifer Rizzotti
Huskies
Roundtree
Vickie Johnson
Louisiana Tech
Latasha Byears
DePaul
Kansas
Tameeka Dixon
Wolters
Johnson
Rizzotti
Byears
Stanford
Kate Starbird
Starbird
Ohio State
Katie Smith
Virginia
Wendy Palmer
Oregon State
Tanja Kostic
Debra Williams
Texas Tech
Michi Atkins
Chiefs sign veteran QB Bucky Richardson for two years
Kansas City signed four year NFL veteran quarterback Bucky Richardson to a two year deal. Richardson, 27, started four times in three Oilers seasons and posted 1,257 passing yards, six touchdowns, six interceptions, plus 225 rushing yards and one rushing TD. Also, Chiefs DE Darren Mickell signed a three year, 5.1 million dollar contract with the Saints. Norman police closed a missing person case on Billy Sims after he called a Detroit TV station to say he was alive and well. NFL owners meeting ended with no immediate franchise free agency solution and no Houston relocation vote. a Houston to Nashville move may be decided next month.
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Kansas City Chiefs
Bucky Richardson
Oilers
Richardson
Darren Mickell
New Orleans Saints
Mickell
Chiefs
Saints
Norman
Okla
Billy Sims
Oklahoma
Detroit Lions
Detroit
Sims
Edna
WDIV
Palm Braca
Fl.a
Houston
Nashville
Tenn
Seattle
California
College sports schedule highlights across NCAA and pro events
Friday and Saturday feature multiple NCAA tournament games including Kentucky vs San Jose State Duke vs Eastern Michigan and Kansas State vs New Mexico. Pro hockey, basketball, tennis, golf and boxing events are listed with times and venues, plus Bay Hill Invitational and Sebring endurance racing among others.
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San Jose State
Kentucky
Eastern Michigan
Duke
California
Iowa State
Princeton
UCLA
Pittsburgh
Boston
Oklahoma
Temple
Kansas State
New Mexico
Kansas
South Carolina State
Boston College
Indiana
N.Y. Rangers
Montreal
Chicago
New Jersey
NCAA Tournament First Round Matchups and Venues
A scrambled list of teams and venues from the 1996 NCAA tournaments shows Providence, Stanford, Penn State, Marquette, Purdue, North Carolina, and Louisville among others, with games slated across arenas in Dallas, Tempe, Richmond, and Tempe. The fragmentary text references East, Midwest, and West first rounds, and notes Fairfield as a home team location in a Tribune summary.
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Cleveland
Boston
New Jersey
Washington
Houston
Atlanta
SAN Anto
Miami
la Lakers
den State
Dallas
Providence
Tories
Massachusetts
Stanford
Penn State
Marquette
Princeton
Joe State
Virginia Tec
Wis
Green Bay
California
Iowa State
Canisius
Piearduues
Purdue
Georgia
Clemson
Memphis
Drexel
Syracuse
Rookie Wilt Chamberlain posts 53 in playoff clincher win
In 1960 Wilt Chamberlain scored 53 points as Philadelphia defeated Syracuse Nationals 132 to 112. The record performance marked a playoff play off high for Chamberlain.
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Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia
Syracuse Nationals
Detroit
Gordie Howe
NHL
Red Wings
New York Rangers
Guy Rodgers
San Francisco Warriors
St. Louis Hawks
NBA
Bob Cousy
Boston
Bill Russell
Celtics
Sports Connection and Scoreboard Dial-In Details
The notice lists 24 hour access numbers and four digit codes to reach KU ticket info and various sports scoreboards and standings. It includes contacts for KC Chiefs Royals and park services with several phone numbers for ticket offices and recreation information.
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JW Sports
Dot
KC Chiefs
KC Blades
KC Attack
Royals
Clinton State Park
Parks and Rec
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