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COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT Gonzaga meets USC, Michigan plays UCLA INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Unbeaten Gonzaga now has to get past USC on the way to the Final Four of the NCAA basketball tournament. The matchup of USC’s Mobley brothers against the Gonzaga big men will be one to watch in tonight’s regional final. The Trojans are coming off wins against Drake,…

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NCAA TOURNAMENT Bears, Cougars finally returning to Final Four UNDATED (AP) — There are just six teams still alive in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Top seed Baylor and No. 2 Houston are two of those teams after moving on to the national semifinals. Baylor has reached the Final Four for the first time in 71 years by getting 22…

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NCAA TOURNAMENT Bears, Cougars finally returning to Final Four UNDATED (AP) — There are just six teams still alive in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Top seed Baylor and No. 2 Houston are two of those teams after moving on to the national semifinals. Baylor has reached the Final Four for the first time in 71 years by getting 22…

Update on the latest sports

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NCAA TOURNAMENT Bears, Cougars finally returning to Final Four UNDATED (AP) — There are just six teams still alive in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Top seed Baylor and No. 2 Houston are two of those teams after moving on to the national semifinals. Baylor has reached the Final Four for the first time in 71 years by getting 22…

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NCAA TOURNAMENT Bears, Cougars finally returning to Final Four UNDATED (AP) — There are just six teams still alive in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Top seed Baylor and No. 2 Houston are two of those teams after moving on to the national semifinals. Baylor has reached the Final Four for the first time in 71 years by getting 22…

Oregon State’s dream NCAA tourney run ends in crushing loss

By DAVE SKRETTA - AP Basketball Writer

Picked to finish last in the Pac-12, Oregon State went on a dream late-season run that finally ended with an Elite Eight loss to No. 2 seed Houston on Monday night. The Beavers rallied from a 17-point hole to force a 55-all tie, only to watch Houston slip away for a 67-61 victory. The 11th-seeded Beavers beat five Top 25 teams this season, the most since their 1975-76 team won the same number, and won their first game in the NCAA Tournament since 1982. They also tied the 1963 Final Four team for the most tournament wins in school history with three. 

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NCAA TOURNAMENT Cougars final returning to Final Four UNDATED (AP) — The Houston Cougars have advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the Guy Lewis-led Phi Slamma Jamma squad went to the 1984 title game. The second-seeded Cougars made things difficult on themselves by blowing a 17-point halftime lead before knocking off No….

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NCAA TOURNAMENT Final Four spots on the line tonight UNDATED (AP) — The NCAA men’s basketball tournament will be down to six teams by the end of the night, with two more about to be jettisoned tomorrow. No. 12 Oregon State has tipped off against second-seeded Houston in tonight’s first game. The Cougars owned a 36-24 lead early in the…

Vols’ Jaden Springer declares for draft, signed with agent

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Tennessee guard Jaden Springer says he’s signing with an agent and declaring for the 2021 NBA draft. Springer announced his decision Monday with a social media post. He thanked Tennessee coach Rick Barnes, staff and fans for the privilege of playing this season. Springer said it was an honor to represent the Volunteers even though the season didn’t end the way they wanted. The 6-foot-4, 204-pound Springer led the Vols in scoring averaging 12.5 points a game. 

The Latest: Giants manager, some players, get vaccinated

By The Associated Press

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler, some of his players and staff received the coronavirus vaccine that’s more readily available in Arizona before the club departed the desert. Kapler said he experienced no side effects from his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. He said others,…