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Escape artists Michigan, Texas A&M clash in West RegionLOS ANGELES (AP) No. 3 seed Michigan (30-7) vs. No. 7 seed Texas A&M (22-12)Sweet 16, West Region; Los Angeles; 7:37 p.m. ET on Thursday.BOTTOM LINE: The Wolverines escaped by one point against Houston in the second round, one of...

AP Sports WriterLouisville parts ways with Padgett, begins search for coachBy GARY B. GRAVESLouisville didn't take long to make its first offseason move, parting ways interim men's basketball coach David Padgett less than 24 hours after the Cardinals season ended.The former Cardinals player was brought in to bring calm...

AP Sports WriterLoyola's run shines light on barrier-breaking '63 title teamBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) Under the bright lights of the popping flashbulbs, Jerry Harkness grasped the magnitude of the moment.There he was on that day in March 1963, a black player from Loyola of Chicago shaking hands with...

Loyola faces Nevada in bracket-busting South RegionalBy The Associated PressNo. 7 seed Nevada (29-7) vs. No. 11 Loyola of Chicago (30-5)Semifinals, South Regional, Atlanta, Thursday, 7:07 p.m.BOTTOM LINE: Loyola is on quite a roll in its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1985, adding to a storied basketball history that...

AP Sports WriterBracket-busting South Region: Kentucky & Those Other GuysBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Loyola's bus got lost on its way to arena.How appropriate.With the exception of Kentucky, which knows its way around Atlanta all too well, no one could've expected these teams to need directions to the NCAA's...

Loyola faces Nevada in bracket-busting South RegionalBy The Associated PressNo. 7 seed Nevada (29-7) vs. No. 11 Loyola of Chicago (30-5)Semifinals, South Regional, Atlanta, Thursday, 7:07 p.m.BOTTOM LINE: Loyola is on quite a roll in its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1985, adding to a storied basketball history that...

AP Sports WriterAP Was There: Loyola-Chicago's 'Game of Change' in '63 NCAAsBy JERRY GREENEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Loyola-Chicago's run to the Sweet 16 is resurfacing memories of 1963, when it won the NCAA Tournament on an overtime tip-in.But even more culturally significant was the Ramblers' 1963 regional semifinal...

Kentucky takes another trip to 'Cat-lanta' to face Kansas StBy The Associated PressNo. 5 seed Kentucky (26-10) vs. No. 9 seed Kansas State (24-11)Semifinals, South Regional, Atlanta, Thursday, approximately 9:37 p.m.BOTTOM LINE: Kentucky should feel right at home in Atlanta, also known in basketball circles as ''Cat-lanta.'' The city...

Big East recommends replacing 1-and-done with 2-or-nonePROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) The Big East has recommended replacing one-and-done with a two-or-none policy in college basketball, along with NCAA regulation of agents and the creation of an elite player unit to focus on ''players with realistic aspirations of playing in the...

G Keyshawn Woods leaving Wake Forest early after graduatingWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest says redshirt junior Keyshawn Woods is leaving the program.In an announcement Wednesday, team spokesman Steve Kirkland said the guard will graduate in May and either begin his professional career or play next season elsewhere as...

AP Sports WriterDuke's Allen making the most of final NCAA TournamentBy JOEDY McCREARYDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Grayson Allen wants to make the most of his final run through the NCAA Tournament.It hasn't exactly been a smooth four years for the Duke senior who won a national title in 2015...

AP Sports WriterK-State has earned its way to Sweet 16 game vs KentuckyBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) The critics will say Kansas State only reached the Sweet 16 because UMBC did the dirty work, knocking off top-seeded Virginia in the upset of the NCAA Tournament.Sums up the way...