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AP Sports WriterNCAA Tournament First: UCLA starting in Dayton vs BonniesBy JOE KAYDAYTON, Ohio (AP) UCLA's storied NCAA Tournament history includes 18 Final Four appearances. A First Four? None, until now.The Bruins open the tournament in Dayton on Tuesday at the bottom of the bracket looking up, an...

Tourney vet UCLA hopes to slow down Bonnies in First FourDAYTON, Ohio (AP) No. 11 seed St. Bonaventure (25-7) vs. No. 11 seed UCLA (21-11)First Four, East region; Dayton, Ohio; 9:10 p.m. EDT.BOTTOM LINE: UCLA makes its 49th tournament appearance but its debut in the First Four. The...

Streaking LIU-Brooklyn and Radford face off in First FourDAYTON, Ohio (AP) No. 16 seed LIU-Brooklyn (18-16) vs. No. 16 seed Radford (22-12)First Four, East region; Dayton, Ohio; Tuesday 6:40 p.m. EDT.BOTTOM LINE: Northeast Conference Tournament winner LIU-Brooklyn makes its first appearance in the tournament in five years. ...

AP Basketball WriterTar Heels' Berry ready for last run with reigning championsBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Joel Berry II is ready to take any big shot North Carolina needs in his final NCAA Tournament.The senior was last year's most outstanding player at the Final Four after helping...

AP Sports WriterRambling on: Loyola up for first NCAA tourney in 33 yearsBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) Loyola of Chicago coach Porter Moser recalled dinners with Rick Majerus.Whether they went to a fancy restaurant or a greasy spoon, it was always a local joint and never some middle-of-the-road national...

AP Basketball WriterOverall No. 1 Virginia aims for Final Four run through SouthBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Virginia spent an entire season exceeding all expectations and making a dominating run through the Atlantic Coast Conference.Now they're the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and headline the South...

AP Basketball WriterXavier gets No. 1 in NCAA Tournament West RegionBy JOHN MARSHALLLAS VEGAS (AP) Xavier has followed one of the best regular seasons in program history with its first No. 1 NCAA Tournament seeding.The Musketeers (28-5) are No. 1 in the West Region and will face the...

AP Sports WriterNo. 1 seed Kansas, No. 2 Duke on collision course in MidwestBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Kansas is a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year and is on a collision course with No. 2 seed Duke in the Midwest Region.The...

The Latest: UT's Barnes heads to Dallas for NCAAsBy The Associated PressThe Latest on NCAA Tournament selection Sunday (all times Eastern):---6:05 p.m.Rick Barnes is heading back to where he spent a good chunk of his career.Tennessee earned the No. 3 seed in the South Region and will face No....

AP National WriterNCAA on the bubble: Virginia gets top billing for MarchBy EDDIE PELLSFrom the top seed in the NCAA Tournament - Virginia - to those that barely made it into the bracket - Arizona State and Syracuse - it feels as though everyone involved in March Madness is...

AP Sports WriterS-E-C! League lands conference-record 8 teams in NCAAsBy TERESA M. WALKERNASVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Southeastern Conference's push to improve in men's basketball finally has paid off in record fashion.The conference best known for cranking out national champions in football landed a league-record eight teams in the...

The Latest: Barnes is 7th coach to go NCAA with 4 teamsBy The Associated PressThe Latest on NCAA Tournament selection Sunday (all times Eastern):7:45 p.m.Tennessee's Rick Barnes is the seventh coach to take at least four programs to the NCAA Tournament, joining Lon Kruger, Tubby Smith, Rick Pitino, Eddie...