March Madness Opens with Upsets and Overtime Thrills
Duke of tournament action reports early upsets and overtime drama across regions. Saint Louis edged Saint Louis in OT to break a 43-year drought, Alabama outlasted Penn in OT with a 39-point performance by Antonio McDyess, and Oklahoma State dominated Drexel. Manhattan shocked Oklahoma, Arizona State beat Ball State, Mount St. Mary’s crushed Kentucky, Tulane advanced past Brigham Young, while Miami Ohio upset Arizona and Kansas led Colgate late in Midwest action.
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Saint Louis
Billikens
Minnesota
Alabama
Penn
Antonio McDyess
Crimson Tide
Oklahoma State
Drexel
Bryant Reeves
Oklahoma
Southeast
Manhattan
Jaspers
Sooners
Jeronimo Bucero
Arizona St
Ball St
Sun Devils
Bill Frieder
Ron Riley
Mario Bennett
Arizona State
Mount St. Mary’s
Kentucky
Wildcats
Tony Delk
Tulane
Brigham Young
Kim Lewis
Midwest
Miami
Ohio
Arizona
Devin Davis
Virginia Nicholls St
Harold Deane
Cavaliers
Kansas
Colgate
Jayhawks
Dick Vitalese
Gonzaga
Wake Forest crushes North Carolina A&T in NCAA opener
Wake Forest, ranked third, rolled to a 79-47 victory over North Carolina A&T in the East Regional first round. Tim Duncan posted 21 points and 12 rebounds while Randolph Childress added 15 points and seven assists as the Demon Deacons built a 35-17 halftime lead and advanced to face Saint Louis.
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Baltimore
Wake Forest
Demon Deacons
North Carolina A&t
ACC
Travis Banks
Tim Duncan
Randolph Childress
Aggies
Childress
Saint Louis
Dave Odom
Odom
Roy Thomas
Duncan
Barkley returns as Suns edge Hornets 108 105
Charles Barkley, healthy after back problems, scored 29 points and drilled a go ahead three with 5.3 seconds left to lift the Phoenix Suns past the Charlotte Hornets 108 105 in a battle of division leaders. Mourning missed a late shot and Barkley answered.
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Barkley
Phoenix Suns
Charlotte Hornets
Alonzo Mourning
Hormets
Mourning
Charles
Suns
Phil Westphal
O.K
Westphal
Hersey Hawkins
Hornets
Dell Curry
Hawkins
Upsets Rule the NCAA Tournament Mania
Sun Journal sports editor Ken Buday extols March Madness chaos as lower seeds topple favorites. He defends the field’s automatic bids for smaller conferences, praises upsets like Manhattan over Oklahoma, and celebrates the national charm over big-budget schools.
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FIU
Georgia Tech
George Washington
Massachusetts
Florida International
Murray State
North Carolina A&t
Wisconsin-Green Bays
Drexels
T.O
Ken Buday
The
Sun Journal
New Bern Bears end six-game skid against Pamlico in softball
New Bern Bears beat Pamlico 8-4 as Ashlie Gaskill pitched seven innings for the victory. The Bears jumped to a 3-0 first inning lead and added five more runs across the third through sixth frames while Pamlico scored late in the seventh. Cat Bertolini drove in two runs and Shaunna Biggers, Tracy Locklar, and others added RBIs as New Bern improves to 1-1 and prepares to face West Craven.
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New Bern
Pamlico
Bears
Hurricanes
Ashlie Gaskill
Renee Marion
Shaunna Biggers
Tracy Locklar
Cat Bertolini
Biggers
Locklar
Gaskill
Audra Trievel
Francie Emory
Laura Hewlett
West Craven
Jacksonville
Cardinals
Robbie Hardison
Justin Hyde
Casey Salem
Hyde
Mark Seymour
Nate Jones
Skip Travers
Jones
Kevin Fulcher
the Eagles
Greene Central Rams
Vanceboro
Eagles
Greene Central
Havelock
D.H. Conley
Greenville
Vieta Johnson
Jamie Lozada
Greg Marler
Robert Spivey
Roger Burrell
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NC A&t
Ociated Press
Phoenix
Charlotte
Charles Barkley
Associated Press
Alonzo
Colorado
Nebraska
Bear
Eagle
Ram
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