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Rutgers, Pernetti fire Rice after video release
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Rutgers fired basketball coach Mike Rice on Wednesday after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in pract...
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Marquette tops Miami, 71-61, in Sweet 16 action
By JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON — Buzz Williams has never been this far in the NCAA tournament before, so it might take a while for him to deal with it. The Marquette coach was just as ...
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McNeese Cowgirls advance to Saturday's WBI Championship game
Staff Report VERMILLION, S.D. — McNeese State’s women’s basketball team overcame a 12-point deficit with 12:57 left in the game to defeat South Dakota, 71-63, in the semifinals of the WBI tournamen...
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LSU is ready for next tourney game
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Nikki Caldwell declared a practical edict during a cool down period in the locker room after the Lady Tigers toppled third-seeded Penn State in the second round of the NCAA women...
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SE La. finds 137 ineligible athletes competed
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS — An internal investigation at Southeastern Louisiana has revealed that 137 ineligible athletes competed for the Lions in unspecified sports between 200...
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Syracuse tops Indiana, 61-50 in NCAA Tournament
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON — Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim knows full well that one of the secrets to success for his team’s 2-3 zone defense is the way it confounds opponents who ...
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LSU will travel to new SEC foe Missouri
Staff Report BATON ROUGE — Second-ranked LSU (23-2, 5-1 SEC) travels to Columbia, Mo., for the first time this weekend as the Tigers face Missouri (9-12, 2-4 SEC) in a three-game Southeastern Confe...
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LSU Tigers rout Tulane Green Wave 14-1 in eight innings
Staff Report NEW ORLEANS — Shortstop Alex Bregman recorded his fifth straight game with at least three hits as No. 2 LSU (23-2) battered Tulane (14-13) 14-1 in eight innings Tuesday night at Turchi...
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LSU upsets No. 3 Penn State to advance
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE — Adrienne Webb pumped a fist in the air as she was lifted up by teammate Theresa Plaisance, basking in the wild cheers of the heavily pro-LSU crowd. Wi...
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Ga. Southern is moving to Sun Belt
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer Georgia Southern announced Wednesday it is leaving the Southern Conference to join the Sun Belt Conference in 2014. Georgia Southern’s football team, which has been d...
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Deleware upsets UNC in womens' hoops
By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer NEWARK, Del. — Tina Martin is no historian. That didn’t stop the Delaware coach from weighing in on the significance of a victory that thrust the Blue Hens into t...
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LSU No. 6 seed in NCAA women's tourney
BATON ROUGE (AP) — The LSU Lady Tigers drew a favorable No. 6 seed in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament Monday. But the NCAA selection committee did LSU no favors in terms of the teams it must...
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