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BCS redux: Buckeyes and Gators in finale

(4/1/2007) ATLANTA – What if someone told you Ohio State star center Greg Oden would play 3 minutes of the first half because of foul trouble, and the Buckeyes would win?

Florida gives UCLA another kiss-off

(4/1/2007) ATLANTA – First, a familiar result. Next, a classic repeat? Florida and its coach, Billy Donovan, moved one win away from a second straight national championship Saturday.

Vols get another shot at Heels

(4/1/2007) Tennessee, the program by which all others are measured in women's basketball, will meet North Carolina at the Final Four in Cleveland.

Two ones want win

(4/1/2007) ATLANTA – Now we'll see who's really No. 1.Florida, the top overall seed in the NCAA tournament, and Ohio State, which finished the regular season as the top-ranked team, rolled into Monday night's championship game.

Paris player of year

(4/1/2007) Duke coach Gail Goestenkors was the driving force behind the Blue Devils' perfect regular season. Oklahoma sophomore Courtney Paris, too, showed consistent excellence.

Now hear this!

(3/31/2007) ATLANTA – The question came out of the stands, as direct and on-target as a Lee Humphrey jumper.

Georgetown vs. Ohio State

(3/31/2007) A marquee matchup of big men – and the other players involved aren't too shabby, either.

Florida vs. UCLA

(3/31/2007) The best offensive team at the Final Four (Florida) against the best defensive team at the Final Four (UCLA).

Humble Hoya

(3/30/2007) A week earlier, Jeff Green and his extraterrestrial athletic ability had altered an NCAA tournament game against Boston College in one hair-raising instant.

Why Ohio State will win

(3/30/2007) Ohio State has a dynamic combination of steeled veterans and skilled freshmen who can give the school its second NCAA tournament championship and first since 1960.

Why Florida will win

(3/30/2007) The Gators are back, and those who think their bite might not be as ferocious as last season will have another think coming this weekend.

Why UCLA will win

(3/30/2007) Florida starts the same lineup it did when it beat UCLA in last year's final by 16 points.Missing from that UCLA lineup are center Ryan Hollins and swingman Cedric Bozeman, who were seniors, and point guard Jordan Farmar, who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. They combined for 37 of the Bruins' 57 points.

Why Georgetown will win

(3/30/2007) Ohio State 7-foot freshman center Greg Oden has finally met his Goliath equal in Georgetown junior center 7-2 Roy Hibbert.

Tennessee waltzes into Final Four

(3/28/2007) DAYTON, Ohio – To beat Tennessee, Mississippi needed to play a nearly perfect game.Instead, Candace Parker and the Lady Vols did.

Bruins play bruising defense

(3/28/2007) LOS ANGELES – Add a "D" to UCLA.The Bruins play defense as well as any team in the country, and now comes their biggest challenge – defending champion Florida.

Latta bounces back

(3/28/2007) DALLAS – Once again, Ivory Latta was headed to the locker room way too early in a late-round NCAA tournament game, North Carolina's hopes possibly going with her.

Oden sparks Buckeyes

(3/25/2007) SAN ANTONIO – Ohio State coach Thad Matta looked down the bench and locked eyes with Greg Oden.

Don't call Gators Duck blind

(3/25/2007) ST. LOUIS – All season long, late at night a wide-eyed Corey Brewer would go into his bedroom and flip on the television not even mildly interested in sleeping.

UCLA Ohio State

(3/25/2007) Region: West, No. 2 seedCoach: Ben Howland

Hoyas-Heels rematch rekindles memories

(3/25/2007) EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – In the photo, a black-and-white relic hanging in Matt Doherty's office, four men linger in a Louisiana Superdome holding area.

Sun Devils scorch

(3/25/2007) GREENSBORO, N.C. – After two NCAA tournament games full of struggle, Arizona State finally played up to its standards again.

UConn ends N.C. State's spirited run

(3/25/2007) FRESNO, Calif. – Charde Houston and Tina Charles sent Connecticut on another second-half surge that ended North Carolina State's emotional run through the NCAA tournament.

Rutgers rallies past No. 1 Duke

(3/25/2007) GREENSBORO, N.C. – Duke's free-throw failure in the final second sent Rutgers to the regional finals.

NCAA tournament Sweet 16

(3/25/2007)

GREENSBORO REGIONAL

Saturday

At Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum

Arizona State 67, Bowling Green 49

Rutgers 53, Duke 52

FRESNO REGIONAL

Saturday

At Save Mart Center, Fresno, Calif.

Connecticut 78, North Carolina State 71

LSU 55, Florida State 43

DAYTON REGIONAL

Today

At UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio

Tennessee vs. Marist, 9 a.m.

Oklahoma vs. Mississippi, 11:30 a.m.

DALLA Tigers get defensive with FSU (3/25/2007) FRESNO, Calif. – The way LSU plays defense, the Lady Tigers don't need much offense to win games. Spokane and Spokane Valley, Wash., Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and the Inland Northwest ©Copyright 2009, The Spokesman-Review