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Mar 22, 2008 7:45 AM CDT

New Tech for March Madness

Get the gadgetry to maneuver around office bans--from TV watches to smart phones

(Newser) - Even if your boss holds a doctorate in bracketology, there's a good chance your office frowns upon a workday spent watching the tourney while the company hemorrhages productivity. Has your supervisor imposed draconian measures to keep you from watching the action on the office computer? Thanks to the glories of...

Memphis Turns It On Late

March Madness

Mar 22, 2008 3:23 AM CDT

Memphis Turns It On Late

Top-seeded Tigers struggle early, then trounce UT-Arlington 87-63

(Newser) - Letting a weaker opponent hang around far longer than they wanted, South Region No. 1 seed Memphis still showed they had enough to defeat 16th seeded Texas-Arlington with ease. The Southland Conference champion Mavericks were still within 13 points of the Tigers with 14 minutes left, before a pair of...

Mount St. Mary's Gets
Tarred and Feathered

MARCH MADNESS

Mar 22, 2008 1:45 AM CDT

Mount St. Mary's Gets Tarred and Feathered

North Carolina crushes Mountaineers

(Newser) - North Carolina ran all over play-in team Mount St. Mary’s last night, running up an NBA-level 113-74 margin in only 40 college minutes. The Tar Heels had 14 players score during the game, giving the Mountaineers little chance against the nation’s No. 1-ranked team. Tyler Hansbrough and Ty...

Villanova Digs Out
of Deep Hole to
Upset Clemson

Mar 22, 2008 1:33 AM CDT

Villanova Digs Out of Deep Hole to Upset Clemson

Despite coaches' technical foul in final minutes, hold on, 75-69

(Newser) - It would not have been an easy loss for coach Jay Wright to live down, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer, if it had come to that, but his players bailed him out after a costly technical foul with less than three minutes left in regulation that helped Clemson tie their first...

Louisville Drops Boise State

MARCH MADNESS

Mar 22, 2008 1:17 AM CDT

Louisville Drops Boise State

Cardinals head to round two after a 79-61 win

(Newser) - What’s a team to do when their opponent drops 12 3-pointers and shoots almost 56% from the floor? If you’re Boise State, not too much. The Broncos were routed by the Louisville Cardinals in an NCAA first round matchup last night, 79-61, reports the AP. Boise State entered...

Weems, Arkansas Power Past IU

March Madness

Mar 22, 2008 12:30 AM CDT

Weems, Arkansas Power Past IU

Indiana's Gordon shot goes cold in defeat

(Newser) - No.8 seed Indiana's trying season came to an end last night, with an 86-72 defeat at the hands of No.9 Arkansas in their East Regional first round matchup. Though IU almost capped off a stirring last minute comeback, the Razorbacks, lifted by Sonny Weem's career best 31 points,...

Saints March On Past Vanderbilt

March Madness

Mar 22, 2008 12:19 AM CDT

Saints March On Past Vanderbilt

Another 13 seed pulls off the upset

(Newser) - Vanderbilt, a Southeastern Conference power that was tournament-tested, vowed not to overlook its first-round opponent, Siena. Unfortunately for the Commodores, they didn't follow through on that as the 13th-seeded Saints dominated play throughout and added another major upset to their NCAA tournament history - the last coming in 1989 as...

UConn, You're Gone

March Madness

Mar 21, 2008 7:47 PM CDT

UConn, You're Gone

13th seed San Diego hits late jumper in OT for biggest yet in NCAA Tourney

(Newser) - Tampa is rapidly becoming Upset Central in the NCAA Tournament: first Western Kentucky beat fifth-seeded Drake today, then 13th-seeded San Diego followed that shocker with buzzer-beating 70-69 overtime win over Connecticut, reports the Associated Press. De'Jon Jackson's pull-up jumper with 1.2 seconds left in the extra ssession was the...

Texas Has No Problem With Austin Peay

March Madness

Mar 21, 2008 7:09 PM CDT

Texas Has No Problem With Austin Peay

Longhorns ignore boo-birds to cruise into second round

(Newser) - Second-seeded Texas had more problems with the fans in Arkansas than it did with its first-round opponent today in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, reports the Houston Chronicle. The Longhorns blew past Austin Peay 74-54 but it didn't keep them from getting booed the whole time they were...

Georgetown
Soars Over UMBC

March Madness

Mar 21, 2008 6:28 PM CDT

Georgetown Soars Over UMBC

Hoyas use balanced-attack to frustrate Retrievers

(Newser) - Maryland-Baltimore County thought it could stay with second-seeded Georgetown by working hard on the glass, just like Pittsburgh did to win the Big East title. The Retrievers found out they weren't the Panthers, however, as the Hoyas out-rebounded them 40-29, held them to 32% shooting, and outscored them 66-47 in...

Campbell, Butler Beat USA From Downtown

March Madness

Mar 21, 2008 5:58 PM CDT

Campbell, Butler Beat USA From Downtown

Bulldogs nail 15 3-pointers en route to easy first-round win

(Newser) - Seventh-seeded Butler was 23-0 when making eight 3-pointers or more going into its first round NCAA Tournament game with South Alabama today; Peter Campbell made sure it was 24-0 all by himself. Campbell scored 26 points, with, yes, eight 3-pointers ,to lift the Bulldogs to an 81-61 win, reports the...

WKU Buzzer Beats Drake in OT

March Madness

Mar 21, 2008 4:54 PM CDT

WKU Buzzer Beats Drake in OT

Rogers hits 3-pointer at buzzer to finish upset

(Newser) - Western Kentucky finally brought madness to the NCAA Tournament today. The Hilltopper's Ty Rogers hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime to give his squad a 101-99 win over 14th-ranked Drake, the 5th seed in the West Region, reports the Associated Press. The Bulldogs had scrambled back from 16...

Miami Storms From Behind to Beat St. Mary's

March madness

Mar 21, 2008 4:40 PM CDT

Miami Storms From Behind to Beat St. Mary's

McClinton scores 40 as Hurricanes advance to second round

(Newser) - Jack McClinton took it upon himself to make sure seventh-seeded Miami would be advancing in the NCAA Tournament today, reports the Associated Press. McClinton scored a career-high 38 points, including 32 in the second half, as the Hurricanes came from behind to beat St. Mary's, 78-64. Patty Mills led the...

Curry Lifts Davidson Past Gonzaga

March Madness

Mar 21, 2008 4:35 PM CDT

Curry Lifts Davidson Past Gonzaga

Guard's 40 points give Wildcats first NCAA win in decades

(Newser) - Stephen Curry wanted to go to Virginia Tech, but the Hokies never made an offer to the son of former NBAer Dell Curry. They probably wish they had now. Curry scored 40 points this afternoon, 30 of them in the second half, as 10th-seeded Davidson gave the NCAA Tournament another...

UT Relieved
to Beat American

mARCH mADNESS

Mar 21, 2008 2:54 PM CDT

UT Relieved to Beat American

Volunteers pull away late from determined Eagles

(Newser) - American University didn't back down from No. 2 seed Tennessee today, but in the end talent overcame courage and the Volunteers pulled out a 72-57 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, reports the Washington Post. The Eagles were within a point with six minutes left, but they...

Purdue Blows
Past Baylor

March Madness

Mar 21, 2008 1:25 AM CDT

Purdue Blows Past Baylor

Boilermakers crush bears on offense and defense

(Newser) - Purdue's star freshman Robbie Hummel played only four minutes because of foul trouble last night and it didn't matter, as the Boilermakers romped 90-79 over Baylor in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, reports the Indianapolis Star. Keaton Grant picked up Hummell with 17 points and E’Twaun Moore...

UCLA Wins Laugher Over MVSU

March Madness

Mar 21, 2008 1:11 AM CDT

UCLA Wins Laugher Over MVSU

Bruins cruise to 70-29 first-round romp

(Newser) - UCLA jumped out to a 16-2 lead on Mississippi Valley State last night and that was the fun part for the Delta Devils, reports the Los Angeles Times. Kevin Love led the top-seeded Bruins with 20 points as they cruised to a 70-29 win in the first round of the...

Wisconsin
Holds Off
Pesky Fullerton

March Madness

Mar 21, 2008 12:22 AM CDT

Wisconsin Holds Off Pesky Fullerton

Badgers win battle of boards against high-scoring Titans

(Newser) - It took big brother Wisconsin almost all night to shake little brother Cal State Fullerton, but the Badgers finally ran away to a 71-56 first round win in the NCAA Tournament last night, reports the Associated Press. The third-seeded Badgers shot only 42% and had 17 turnovers, but they were...

West Virginia
Eliminates Arizona

March Madness

Mar 21, 2008 12:13 AM CDT

West Virginia Eliminates Arizona

Mountaineers hit 11 3-pointer to cruise past Wildcats

(Newser) - The NCAA Tournament selection committee gave Arizona its nation's-best 24th straight trip to the Big Dance. Last night, West Virginia made sure the Wildcats lost in the first round for the 10th time during that streak with a 75-65 win, reports the Associated Press. The seventh-seeded Mountaineers did much of...

The Slipper Doesn't Fit George Mason This Year

MARCH MADNESS

Mar 21, 2008 12:11 AM CDT

The Slipper Doesn't Fit George Mason This Year

Notre Dame outshines the Patriots, 68-50

(Newser) - There will be no Cinderella story for George Mason this year in the NCAA tournament, as Notre Dame beat out the Patriots, 68-50, reports the Associated Press. Despite a great performance by Will Thomas, who scored 25 points, George Mason just didn’t have the same fire that lit them...