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AP Sports WriterLoyola has hoops fans 'sitting on the edge of their chairs'By CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Loyola-Chicago's stirring run through the NCAA Tournament has inspired memories of the Ramblers' championship 55 years ago.The graying reminders that history are hanging on every win.Sitting in front-row seats, four members of...

AP Sports WriterLoyola has hoops fans 'sitting on the edge of their chairs'By CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Loyola-Chicago's stirring run through the NCAA Tournament has inspired memories of the Ramblers' championship 55 years ago.The graying reminders that history are hanging on every win.Sitting in front-row seats, four members of...

Niko Medved returning to Colorado State as head coachFORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) Former Colorado State assistant coach Niko Medved is returning to Fort Collins to lead the Rams men's basketball program after spending a year as Drake's head coach.Medved replaces Larry Eustachy, who stepped down last month, ending...

AP Sports WriterPurdue's Haas hopeful he can still play in NCAA TournamentBy KYLE HIGHTOWERBOSTON (AP) Purdue coach Matt Painter has all but ruled out Isaac Haas for the Sweet 16 after the star center fractured his right elbow in the Boilermaker's first-round NCAA Tournament win.But the Boilermakers' 7-foot-2...

AP Sports WriterDuke, Clemson, Syracuse give Midwest a strong ACC flavorBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) The ACC is looming large in downtown Omaha earlier than usual this year.The Atlantic Coast Conference regularly sends a couple baseball teams to the College World Series each June. But the field for...

Niko Medved returning to Colorado State as head coachFORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) Former Colorado State assistant coach Niko Medved is returning to Fort Collins to lead the Rams men's basketball program after spending a year as Drake's head coach.Medved replaces Larry Eustachy, who stepped down last month, ending...

AP Sports WriterChalkiest region gives no confidence to No. 1 seed VillanovaBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) ?? Sporting the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament's chalkiest region doesn't give Villanova coach Jay Wright any special confidence heading into Friday night's game against West Virginia.The Wildcats were together in a...

AP Sports WriterDuke, Clemson, Syracuse give Midwest a strong ACC flavorBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) The ACC is looming large in downtown Omaha earlier than usual this year.The Atlantic Coast Conference regularly sends a couple baseball teams to the College World Series each June. But the field for...

AP Sports WriterDuke, Clemson, Syracuse give Midwest a strong ACC flavorBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) The ACC is looming large in downtown Omaha earlier than usual this year.The Atlantic Coast Conference regularly sends a couple baseball teams to the College World Series each June. But the field for...

Texas Tech looks for 1st Elite 8 berth vs. PurdueBOSTON (AP) No. 3 seed Texas Tech (26-9) vs. No. 2 seed Purdue (30-6)Third round, East Region; Boston; Friday at 9:57 p.m. EDT.BOTTOM LINE: The Boilermakers are back in the Sweet 16 for the second straight season, and they're...

Villanova can expect test against West Virginia defenseBy The Associated PressBOSTON (AP) No. 5 seed West Virginia (26-10) vs. No. 1 seed Villanova (32-4)Third round, East Region; Boston; Friday at 7:27 p.m. EDT.BOTTOM LINE: Villanova is one of two top seeds left in the tournament following losses by...

ACC rivals Duke, Syracuse to match 2-3 zones in Midwest semiOMAHA, Neb. (AP) No. 2 seed Duke (28-7) vs. No. 11 seed Syracuse (23-13)Midwest Region semifinal; Omaha, Nebraska; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EDT.BOTTOM LINE: Duke has been at its best in rolling to first- and second-round wins over Iona...