NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals and Finals Results
AP report covers East and other regional results from the NCAA tournament with scores for Saint State and Temple, Purdue defeating Ohio State, and Duke, Connecticut performances. Final Four schedule lists Ohio State and Connecticut, Duke and Michigan State as finalists with the national championship set for March 29 in Tampa.
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Round by round NIT results with matchups and dates
In the National Invitation Tournament third round on Wednesday March 17 Xavier defeated Princeton 65 to 58 and Oregon beat Texas Christian 77 to 68 while California edged Colorado State 71 to 62 and Clemson earned a 89 to 69 win over Butler. Semifinals are set for Tuesday March 23 at Madison Square Garden with Oregon against California at 6 p.m. and Xavier facing Clemson at 8 p.m. The championship is scheduled for Thursday March 25 with third place for semifinal losers at 4 p.m. and the final at 6:30 p.m.
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Weekend Baseball Minor Leagues and Injuries Update
Major league clubs placed players in minor league camps and made optioning moves across the American and National Leagues. Notable items include Cleveland sending Paul Wagner to camp, Detroit optioning Gabe Alvarez and Will Brunson, Kansas City trimming Jed Hansen, and Boston listing Popeye Jonas on the injured list while activating Marlon Garnett.
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Paul Wagner
Detroit Tigers
Gabe Alvarez
Will Brunson
Toledo
Jeff Weaver
Brian Looney
Javier Cardona
Ricky Cradle
Bob Hamalin
Kansas City Royals
Bart Evans
Orber Morano
Jed Hansen
Omaha
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Alex
Mike Neill
Toronto Blue Jays
Casey Blake
Syracuse
Vicente Palacios
Colorado Rockies
Laviel Gonzalez
Steve Shemaker
Juan S90
Edgard Clemente
Mike Saipe
Mark Strittmatter
Chris Sexton
Jeff Barry
Ron Brazier
Joel Bennett
Clif Polite
Mike Welch
Adam Millan
Jose Flores
Wendell Magee
Lou Frazier
SAN Diego Padres
Will Cunnane
Bryan Wolff
Las Vegas
Jeff Darwin
Mike Harkey
Jose Mercedes
Shane Dennis
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Popeye Jonas
Marlon Garnett
Duke Eyes Third Title as Five Final Four Debutants Rise
Duke, led by Coach K, seeks a third national crown after an 85 64 win over Temple and a 36 1 season as it faces Michigan State in a Saturday semifinal. Connecticut, Ohio State, and Michigan State reach the Final Four with first appearances for Calhoun O'Brien Izzo, while Duke chases a rare three straight titles.
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Ohio State
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Boston College
Michael Redd
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Bill Hasket
Area players top all league basketball selections across leagues
In the 1998-99 season all league teams feature six unanimous first-team selections in Frontier Boys led by Justin Bell of Wellsville. Bell averages 12.3 points and 7.7 rebounds, with Wellsville and Louisburg sharing the league title at 8-1. The list includes Josh Flett, Bryan Williams and others from Louisburg, Paola, Spring Hill, Eudora and Osawatomie.
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Frontier Boys
Wellsville
Justin Bell
Bell
Josh Flett
Eagles
Baldwin
Bryan Williams
Louisburg
Cory Adams
Gardner
Cordeus Anderson
Osawatomie
Steve Bassett
Seth Osborn
Paola
Jon Batchelder
Jason Harwood
Chris Corder
Andrew Dreiling
Spring Hill
David Roubison
Eudora
Brad Bloss
Joel Kracht
Evan Flett
Andy Meinen
Anderson County
Wells Unruh
3 Rivers
Central Heights
Sarah Wuertz
Beccy Tooley
Tooley
Wuertz
Pomona
Stacia Wood
Pleasanton
Katie Pruitt
Courtney
Woolery
Welch
Jayhawk-Linn
Jeremiah Randall
Josh Granere
Marmaton Valley
Jeremy Neville
Uniontown
Brandon Lee
Josh Prochnow
Fila
Ron Bishop
Brett Woolery
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Alford weighs leaving SMS for Iowa coaching job
Iowa City eyeing Steve Alford as candidate after Bears’ 78 61 NCAA semifinal loss to Duke. Alford says he has interviewed and is interested though not offered. Iowa schedule noon news conference. Bowlsby hints contract terms could rise, family considerations noted.
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Steve Alford
Southwest Missouri
Alford
Hawkeyes
Duke
SMS
Bears
Bib. Bowlsby
Tom Davis
Davis
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Bowlsby
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Missouri State
Springfield
Iowa City
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Royals trim spring roster to 42 after latest cuts
Kansas City Royals option pitchers Bart Evans and Orber Moreno and infielder Jed Hansen to Omaha. Evans upset, Muser says players must understand organizational needs. Detroit Tigers beat Royals 11-7 as Clark homer helps lead spring clash.
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Bart Evans
Orber Moreno
Jed Hansen
Omaha
Neb
Evans
Tony Muser
Muser
Moreno
Cleveland
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Hansen
Golden Spikes
Muse
Tony Clark
Detroit Tigers
Clark
Tigers
Royals
Glendon Rusch
Brian Moehler
Vikings Qualify Three For State Wrestling
The Viking Youth Wrestling Club, now in its second year, qualified three wrestlers for the state tournament in Topeka after top four finishes at the district meet in Ottawa. Wesley Rothwell 52 pounds under 10, Aaron Johnson 100 pounds under 10, and Brandon Van delur 130 pounds under 14 advance to compete at the Expocentre this weekend.
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Topeka
Ottawa
Wesley Rothwell
Aaron Johnson
Brandon Vandelur
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