Mascots Sweat Through Routines at NCAA Tournament Time
Xavier's Abby Strietmann and peers endure heat in bulky costumes as they pursue spots in the NCAA Tournament. Veterans Tim and Steve Klarich share memories of mascot life, while Ohio State Brutus Buckeye and others reveal strict training and persona rules for game-day presence.
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Cincinnati
Abby Strietmann
Xavier
Steve Klarich
Tim
Tim Klarich
Star Story
Tennessee
Bruce Pearl
Boston College
Eagles
Pearl
Ball State
Ohio State
Andrew Aten
Saint Joseph's
Orange tops Seton Hall in Big East tourney second round
Syracuse led by Eric Devendorf's 19 second half points and 11 assists from Jonny Flynn beat Seton Hall 89-74 in New York advancing to face Connecticut in the quarterfinals. Hazell scored 27 for the Pirates who had reached the second round with a 68-54 win over South Florida.
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Eric Devendorf
Syracuse
Seton Hall
New York
Jonny Flynn
Orange
Connecticut
Jeremy Hazell
Pirates
South Florida
Wesley Matthews
Marquette
St. John's
Lazar Hayward
Golden Eagles
Orfinals
Red Storm
Paris Horne
Georgetown
St. John’s
Cleveland State Vikings reach NCAA Tournament after 23-year wait
Senior J Nathan Bullock lifts the Horizon Tournament trophy as Cleveland State defeats Butler 57 54 in Indianapolis to earn its first NCAA berth since 1986. Coach Gary Waters, praised for reviving a program once called Concrete State, led CSU to a 25 10 record and a historic upset win at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
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Julius Thomas
Portland State
Montana State
Big Sky
Ogden
Utah
Vikings
Bobcats
Brandon Johnson
Thomas
Andre Murray
Murray
Bobby Howard
Cleveland
Jo Nathan Bullock
Cleveland State University
Bullock
Gary Waters
Indiana
Cleveland State
Indianapolis
Butler
Bulldogs
Hinkle
Waters
J'Nathan
Kevin Mackey
Saint Joseph's
David Robinson
Navy
Mackey
Mike Boyd
Rollie Massimino
Mike Garland
Rutgers
CSU
Wolstein Center
Ohio
State
Gary
Flint
Mich
Jackson
St. John’s
Syracuse
Spartans seek No 1 seed with Big Ten tourney run
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo pushes for a Big Ten title to boost an NCAA bid as the Spartans enter the conference tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse. Kalin Lucas and Travis Walton anchor MSU while Minnesota and Northwestern meet for a spot in the next round.
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Indianapolis
Michigan State
Spartans
Tom Izzo
Conseco
Izzo
Big Ten
Texas
Purdue
Davidson
Michigan
Duke
UCLA
Illinois
Missouri
Ohio State
Butler
Minnesota
Louisville
Bruce Weber
Wisconsin
Bo Ryan
Kalin Lucas
Travis Walton
Northwestern
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Strietmann
Robert Morris
Mount St. Mary’s
Dallas Green
Mount St. Mary's
Jeremy Chappell
Mountaineers
Coraopolis
Colonials
Renard Fields
Cedric Jackson
MSU
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