MILWAUKEE -- It is the NCAA Tournament, so there must be an underdog. But while 12th-seeded Middle Tennessee fits the textbook definition, the Blue Raiders certainly don't see themselves as anything less than one of the best teams in the country.
MILWAUKEE -- Getting out of the first round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three years was a big step for Purdue, but now the Boilermakers want more.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- There was plenty for Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton to be excited about following his team's victory over Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament's West Region.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Only a few minutes after opening NCAA Tournament play with a decisive victory over East Tennessee State, Florida guard Chris Chiozza was already thinking about a looming second-round matchup with Virginia in the East Region.
SAN DIEGO (AP) Nelson Cruz hit his third home run of the tournament and Gregory Polanco also went deep, leading defending World Baseball Classic champion the Dominican Republic to a 3-0 victory Thursday night that pushed Venezuela to the brink of elimination.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) It's going to happen. Maybe not Friday, when Kansas and North Carolina take their turn at trying to avoid history. But if not then, well, some year soon.
ATLANTA (AP) Marc Gasol had 18 points as part of his triple-double and the resurgent Memphis Grizzlies beat the Atlanta Hawks 103-91 on Thursday night.
CLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James scored 33 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter, and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Utah Jazz 91-83 on Thursday night.
TORONTO (AP) Russell Westbrook had 24 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds for his 34th triple-double of the season as the Oklahoma City Thunder registered their fourth consecutive win with a 123-102 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Donte DiVincenzo scored 21 points and NCAA Tournament top seed Villanova shook off a slow start and stumbled forward in the East region Thursday night with a 76-56 victory over No. 16 seed Mount St. Mary's.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) Michigan State coach Tom Izzo would like to use last year's shocking NCAA Tournament loss as a teaching tool for this year's tournament team.
