The NCAA is on the verge of expanding the men’s basketball tournament from 65 to 68 teams beginning next year and has a new, $10.8 billion TV deal that will allow it to show every game live.
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NCAA on verge of 68-team men’s tournament
Duke won its fourth national championship Monday night, forcing Butler’s Gordon Hayward to miss with 4 seconds left to hold off the Bulldogs 61-59 and end the tiny school’s run at the title one game short of the perfect ending.
The Duke Blue Devils moved within 40 minutes of their first national title in nine years Saturday night, getting 23 points from Jon Scheyer to pull away from West Virginia for a 78-57 victory.
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Duke marches to first NCAA title game since ‘01
Gordon Hayward scored 19 points and collected the final rebound, sending little Butler to its biggest victory, a 52-50 win over Michigan State in the Final Four on Saturday night.
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Butler outlasts Mich St. for first NCAA final berth
Oddsmakers in Las Vegas say Duke is the favorite among the Final Four to win the NCAA title while Michigan State is a longshot despite its trip to the finals last year.
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Vegas oddsmakers have Duke Blue Devils as the odds-on title favorite
Raymar Morgan made a free throw with less than two seconds left to give Michigan State a 70-69 victory over Tennessee on Sunday and send the Spartans back to the Final Four for a second straight year.
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Morgan’s FT sends Spartans back to Final Four
Joe Mazzulla scored a career-high 17 points in his first start of the season to help West Virginia beat top-seeded Kentucky 73-66 in the East Regional final Saturday to advance to its first Final Four since 1959.
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West Virginia trips Kentucky for Final Four berth
The president’s bracket is a bust.
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President Obama comes up empty with Final Four picks
Gordon Hayward scored 22 points to help tiny, fifth-seeded Butler beat No. 2 Kansas State 63-56 in the West Regional final Saturday to advance to the Final Four.
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Hoosier story: Butler advances to 1st Final Four
The president got it right with Duke. Now he needs the Blue Devils to duck out.
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Two of Obama’s Final Four team still alive in NCAA tournament
