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How Princeton and Furman spent 24 hours as Cinderella

Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Covered University of Florida for 13 seasons for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union Graduate of Jacksonville University Multiple APSE award winner March Madness is defined by two phases: Early-tournament upsets and Final Four heroics. The former, perhaps more than the latter, is what makes the tournament’s energy so hard to […]

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Sources: Ole Miss closing in on deal with Beard

Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Chris Beard and Ole Miss are closing in on an agreement to make him the Rebels’ next men’s basketball coach, sources told ESPN. An official announcement is expected to come early this week. ESPN reported last week Beard had emerged as the leading candidate for the job, with […]

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Bama, Houston, Kansas, Purdue NCAA’s 1-seeds

INDIANAPOLIS — Alabama is the overall top seed in the NCAA tournament after cruising through the end of a season clouded by a murder case over the past two months. The Crimson Tide were awarded the top spot Sunday over Kansas and Houston, each of whom exited their conference tournament without the title and missing key cogs. Purdue secured the […]

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Ex-LSU hoops coach Wade joins McNeese State

Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Former LSU coach Will Wade will be the next head coach at McNeese State, the school announced Sunday. A news conference to introduce Wade is scheduled for Monday. “I’m so excited to welcome Coach Wade, his wife Lauren and daughter Caroline to Southwest Louisiana and McNeese!” athletic director […]

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Jayhawks speak to ‘excited’ Self before, after win

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas coach Bill Self spoke to his team remotely during breakfast Friday, while the Hall of Famer continued his recovery from an emergency medical procedure earlier this week, and told the Jayhawks that he was proud of their quarterfinal performance in the Big 12 Tournament. Their semifinal showing might have been even better. Jalen Wilson had […]

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