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ACU faces Texas in First Round

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No. 14 seed Abilene Christian (23-4) vs. No. 3 seed Texas (19-7) NCAA Tournament First Round, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis; Saturday, 8:50 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Abilene Christian and Texas are set to square off in a NCAA first round game. Texas earned a 91-86 win over Oklahoma State in its most recent game, while Abilene Christian walked away with…

UConn, Maryland meet in First Round

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No. 10 seed Maryland (16-13) vs. No. 7 seed UConn (15-7) NCAA Tournament First Round, Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana; Saturday, 6:10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Maryland and UConn will take the floor in a NCAA first round matchup. UConn lost 59-56 to Creighton in its most recent game, while Maryland fell 79-66 against Michigan in its last outing. TEAM…

VCU faces Oregon in First Round

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No. 10 seed VCU (19-7) vs. No. 7 seed Oregon (20-6) NCAA Tournament First Round, Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis; Saturday, 8:57 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: VCU and Oregon will meet in a NCAA First Round matchup. Oregon lost 75-64 to Oregon State last week, while VCU came up short in a 74-65 game against Saint Bonaventure on Sunday. SENIOR STUDS:…

OU, Mizzou meet in First Round

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No. 9 seed Missouri (16-9) vs. No. 8 seed Oklahoma (15-10) NCAA Tournament First Round, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis; Saturday, 6:25 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Missouri and Oklahoma will meet in a NCAA first round battle. Oklahoma lost 69-62 to Kansas on March 11, while Missouri fell 70-64 against Arkansas last week. STEPPING UP: The do-everything Austin Reaves has averaged…

Iowa, Grand Canyon meet in First Round

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No. 15 seed Grand Canyon (17-6) vs. No. 2 seed Iowa (21-8) NCAA Tournament First Round, Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis; Saturday, 5:25 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Grand Canyon is ready to square off against Iowa in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Grand Canyon got past New Mexico State by 18 in its last outing, while Iowa fell to…

Michigan, Texas Southern meet in First Round

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No. 16 seed Texas Southern (17-8) vs. No. 1 seed Michigan (20-4) NCAA Tournament First Round, Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana; Saturday, 2 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Texas Southern and Michigan are set to face off in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. Texas Southern won 60-52 against Mount St. Mary’s on Thursday, while Michigan is coming off of…

Drake faces USC in First Round

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No. 11 seed Drake (26-4) vs. No. 6 seed Southern California (22-7) NCAA Tournament First Round, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Drake and Southern California are set to collide in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Drake won 53-52 against Wichita State on Thursday, while Southern California is coming off of a 72-70 loss…

Update on the latest sports

AP

NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT-SCHEDULE NCAA opening night provides close games UNDATED (AP) — March Madness certainly is back. The NCAA Tournament’s First Four consisted of an overtime contest, a pair of one-point games and a 10-point, halftime comeback. All told, the four games were decided by a combined 16 points. The overtime game was won by UCLA, which trailed by…

Update on the latest sports

AP

NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT-SCHEDULE NCAA opening night provides close games UNDATED (AP) — March Madness certainly is back. The NCAA Tournament’s First Four consisted of an overtime contest, a pair of one-point games and a 10-point, halftime comeback. All told, the four games were decided by a combined 16 points. The overtime game was won by UCLA, which trailed by…

Colorado’s top line scores 4 in 5-1 win over Minnesota

By DENNIS GEORGATOS - Associated Press

Colorado’s top line of Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen combined for four goals, and the Avalanche beat Minnesota 5-1, ending the Wild’s five-game winning streak. Rantanen scored twice for the Avalanche. Joonas Donskoi  also scored for Colorado, finishing a breakaway with his eighth goal of the season at 1:57 of the third. Victor Rask scored for Minnesota,