NCAA Tourney Reverts to Classic Rules for Openers
NCAA tournament opens with 33 of 48 teams adapting to no shot clock and no three point line. Coaches weigh transition as teams like Boston College, North Carolina State, and Virginia assess adjustments while regional matchups and early rounds unfold across Greensboro, Corvallis, Houston, and Louisville. Multiple teams face debut under NCAA rules amid scattered prefaces about the older style.
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Oklahoma State
Princeton
North Carolina A&t
Williams
Greensboro
N.C
LaSalle
Boston University
Virginia Commonwealth
James Madison
West Virginia
Hartford
Conn
Boise
Idaho
Washington State
Weber State
Illinois
Utah
Corvallis
North Carolina State
Pepperdine
St. John's
North Carolina
Ohio State
Georgia
Mideast
Louisville
Indiana
Kentucky
Arkansas
Midwest
Houston
Missouri
Villanova
Memphis State
Boston College
Virginia
UCLA
Nevada
Las Vegas
Atlantic Coast Conference
N.C. State
Sidney Lowe
Wolfpack
Oklahoma
Robert Morris
Southwestern Louisiana
Marquette
Top Seeds Falter as NAIA Tourney Narrowed to Eight
In Kansas City AP report top seeds mostly lost with only Chaminade 32-3 and No 15 Loras advancing. Saginaw Valley fell 65 to 82 while West Virginia Wesleyan beat Chicago State. Liberty Baptist upset Wisconsin Stevens Point. Charleston edged Panhandle in OT. Carson-Newman and Fort Hays advanced. women’s bracket opens with Southwestern Oklahoma State top seed.
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Kansas City
Chaminade
Loras College
Loras
Salem
W. Va
Saginaw Valley
Mich
West Virginia Wesleyan
Chicago State
Liberty Baptist College
Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Charleston
S. C
Panhandle
Okla
Texas Wesleyan
Santa Fe
N. M
Carson Newman
Tennessee
St. Mary’s
Texas
Fort Hays
Kansas
St. Thomas Aquinas
New York
Virginia
Newman
Southwestern Oklahoma
State
Wayland Baptist of Texas
Campbellsville
Missouri-Kansas City
Southwestern
Kelli Litsch
Bulldogs
Nazareth College of
Rochester
N.Y
Sonics Clinch Playoff Hope With 110 102 Win Over Kings
Seattle guard Phil Smith scored 14 off the bench as the Sonics beat the Kansas City Kings 110 102. Gus Williams led Seattle with 22 points and eight assists, while Jack Sikma had 21 points and 19 rebounds. Larry Drew led KC with 24 as Cotton Fitzsimmons argued with officials after two technicals.
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Seattle
Phil Smith
Seattle SuperSonic
Kansas City Kings
Smith
Sonics
Gus Williams
Jack Sikman
King
Larry Drew
Kings
Kansas City
DePaul Triumphs In NIT First Round Over Minnesota
DePaul, led by freshman Tony Jackson with 20 points, defeated Minnesota 76-73 to reach the NIT second round. New Orleans stunned LSU 99-94 in overtime behind Acie Sanders and Oscar Taylor, while TCU, Oregon State, Fresno State, South Carolina and Iowa also won.
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Ray Meyer
Meyer
Tony Jackson
Blue Demons
Minnesota
University of New Orleans
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South Carolina
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Acie Sanders
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TCU
Doug Arnold
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Desi Barmore
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Columbia
Jimmy Foster
Kenny Holmes
Holmes
Gamecocks
New Rochelle
N.Y
Steve Burtt
Iona College
Gaels
Iona
Burtt
Jeff Ruland
William & Mary
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Seminole Upsets Jamestown In Juco Tourney Thriller
Top-ranked Jamestown falls 71 70 as Seminole Oklahoma capitalizes on a late free throw by William Childs and a crucial block by Anthony Bowie. Bowie leads Seminole with 19, Childs 17, as Jamestown's Carl Jeter tops 21 points. Seminole extends win streak to 22. Other games see Fairbury edge Clinton in OT 75 74 and Allegheny beat Wabash Valley 76 74.
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Hutchinson
Kan
William Childs
Seminole
Okla
Jamestown
N.Y
Fairbury
Neb
Clinton
Town
Bowie
Childs
Ray Alford
Carl Jeter
Linwood Moye
Kenny Fields
Fields
Tom Sweeney
Sweeney
Scott Harris
Neil Wake
Charles Howell
Vic Couch
Quinton Dale
Earl Minor
Allegheny
Wabash Valley
Organizational Meeting Kicks Off Ottawa Legion Season
An Ottawa High School meeting on March 24 invites 16 to 18 year olds from Ottawa Wellsville Central Heights Pomona Williamsburg and Baldwin to try out for Junior and AA American Legion baseball. AA manager Walt Dengel and assistant Larry Dixon return. Tony DeLaTorre leads the Junior squad with Ron Hodges as assistant.
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American Legion
Ottawa High School
Junior Legion
Ottawa High
Wellsville High
Central Heights
Pomona
Williamsburg
Baldwin
OHS
Walt Dengel
Legion AA
Larry Dixon
Tony DeLaTorre
Bowling Scores from GUYS & DOLLS MED SQUAD Meet
Bowling results list high scores and top totals for multiple groups including GUYS & DOLLS MED SQUAD and KINGPINS. Notable highs include S Wolgast 226-600, Mason 259-481, and Jung 246-695 across various teams with standings hints such as UNTOUCHABLES 4 and G&M Tavern 13 underlines.
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C. Waggoner
S. Wolgast
Kingpins
G. Weatherble
R. Woods
Dingalings
D. Potter
NO Name
B. Maloney
Untouchables
S. Mason
Kings & Queens
M. Allen
G&m Tavern
W. Wolgast
Fogle
B. Smell
L& Mshoe Repair
B. Jung
Barry P
Leland K
GaLl
Johnson
Ottawa Vending
B. Jung Itt
Guys & Dolls
Mike
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