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NCAA Tourney ‘11: Arizona takes down the champs (emphatically)

10 years after losing to Duke in the National Championship Game, Arizona gets it’s revenge — in the Sweet 16
SCOTT JACOBS
The University of Arizona has been a mainstay in the NCAA Tournament.  For 25 years in a row they were that one team you could count on without a doubt, that would be in the [...]

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Have no fear San Diego St., BYU: Being #1 hardly means a thing in college hoops

Welcome to college hoops, where being number 1 overall in the tourney might actually be a bad thing
SCOTT JACOBS
There’s no BCS and college hoops fans have to be incredibly thankful for that.  Because after a week where the top 4 in college hoops all went down, allowing #5 Duke (the only team that was able [...]

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Despite Irving’s injury, Duke’s in good hands

Number 1 Blue Devils should be able to get by without their best player for a little while
CARRINGTON HARRISON
This season, the thinking has been that it’s Duke and everyone else.  In the early part of this season the Blue Devils have cruised to a 9-0 record, defeating highly ranked teams like Kansas State and Michigan [...]

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Two points better and nothing more

In a remarkable game as tight as any one could ask for, Duke outlasts Butler in a scintillating championship game
SCOTT JACOBS
Duke was bigger, tougher, and stronger, but against a gritty, veteran Butler team with nothing to lose, it still was barely enough.  As Gordon Hayward dashed up court, with the seconds ticking away on a [...]

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So Close Belmont!

Belmont falls to Duke in one dandy of a game
SCOTT JACOBS
In a tournament chalk full of nothing so far, Belmont finally gave us a show. The 15 seed from Tennessee hung neck and neck with Duke all the way to the end, even leading by a point with under 20 seconds to go. [...]

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