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Winners and Losers

Posted: Apr 9th 2009 6:45AM by Ray Holloman (author feed)
Filed under: Midwest Region, West Region, South Region, East Region

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It is as the sports Almighty intended it. For every winner, there is a loser (take that and your nil-nil ties, soccer!). For every Tiger Woods, there is a Detroit Lion. For every Isiah Thomas as a player, there is an Isiah Thomas as a general manager, league owner, boss and suspected poor Parcheezi player. And for every North Carolina with its win for the program's ring, there is a Wake Forest, which now hasn't made the Final Four since Carolina coach Roy Williams entered puberty. Check out FanHouse's breakdown of the winners and losers of the NCAA tournament, other than those five-time national champion Heels.

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Battle for March's Soul

Posted: Mar 22nd 2009 10:00AM by Ray Holloman (author feed)
Filed under: Horizon League, Pac-10

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In her last twirl across the floor, Cinderella wears a Viking helmet.

And, judging by the massive mascot painted at the center of Cleveland State's home court, it's a piece of hatwear that would dwarf even Barry Bonds' sombrero.

Take that as a hint. There's nothing petite about this team.

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A History of Silence

Posted: Mar 21st 2009 6:00AM by Ray Holloman (author feed)
Filed under: ACC, Midwest Region

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Jeff Teague looked one way. James Johnson looked another. And head coach Dino Gaudio spent so much time crouching on the sideline you had to wonder if he was coaching a team or wondering if the crop was about to come in.

What they were thinking was anyone's guess, though you didn't have to be able to read minds to have a good idea it involved a lot of frustration and a whole storm front full of and things that can't be printed on a family Web site.

What everyone else was thinking, though, was so crystal clear it might as well have been plastered over the midcourt logo: "Again."

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