Underdogs covered the first six games Thursday in the NCAA Tournament. Three Big 12 Conference teams were knocked out by midafternoon, including Iowa State as a 14½-point favorite. This opening day of the tournament seemed to top them all.
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Neither Wyoming nor Northern Iowa got much respect from the NCAA selection committee. But their pairing should provide good television for fans.
It’s a little Nicki Minaj one minute and some Brooks & Dunn the next. It’s Elvis, followed by Big & Rich. Quarterbacks make drops to Avicii singing about waking me up when it’s all over. UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez has a little something for everyone.
The Mayweather and Pacquiao camps appeared to be getting along as the countdown toward their May 2 megafight at the MGM Grand Garden continues, but the gloves came off Thursday after Pacquiao’s adviser, Michael Koncz, wanted Mayweather to agree to an addendum in the contract pertaining to drug testing.
No. 4 Georgetown used an 18-2 run to overhaul No. 13 Eastern Washington late in the first half, then started the second half with a 15-2 run on its way to an 84-74 victory Thursday night in an NCAA Tournament second-round game at the Moda Center.
Freshman Karl-Anthony Towns recorded 21 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots as the unbeaten Wildcats cruised past the Pirates, 79-56, in the NCAA Tournament round of 64 in Louisville, Ky.
Tanner Roundy threw four perfect innings of relief, and eighth-ranked Basic scratched out four runs in the final two frames of a 6-2 victory at fourth-ranked Liberty. Roundy struck out four and allowed only three balls out of the infield.
Michael Qualls scored 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting as the fifth-seeded Razorbacks survived a nip-and-tuck affair to bring home a 56-53 win in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Jacksonville, Fla.
LSU couldn’t hit foul shots down the stretch to save its life and North Carolina State took advantage.
