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1. NCAA bracket upsets are March Madness in truest form
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BY DAVE RAGAZZO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Upsets in the NCAA tournament are part of what makes the tournament so special, but many people are “upset” after yesterday’s record setting day destroyed many ...

2. Tiger Woods says Achilles injury 'minor,' ready for Tavistock Cup next weekend
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... and then the Arnold Palmer Invitational next weekend. He has won the tournament six times. “It’s not inconceivable that he could be ready to go in one week - but that’s probably optimistic," said Dr. ...

3. Seton Hall edges out Stony Brook in first round of the NIT
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... seniors had seen their final NCAA Tournament chance slip out of their grasp. Neither had ever been a part of March Madness, but they were the sole reason why Seton Hall were even in the conversation ...

4. Brackets for 2012 NCAA Tournament released and bubbles burst
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BY DAVE RAGAZZO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM If only college football could have a postseason tournament like college basketball does.  Imagine the “December Madness” hype that would come with a football ...

5. NCAA March Madness, office pools, and the coaching merry-go-round
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BY JED HUGHES COMMENTARY Selection Sunday brings the unveiling of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament bracket. It's an exciting time for major college basketball power houses, such as Kentucky, ...

6. NCAA Basketball tournament attendance continues fall: Is NBA player lure to blame?
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... tournament is rich with tradition and exciting games that often expose many of the country’s best basketball programs. With all the hype and history of the tournament, the NCAA still faces quite a predicament ...

7. Louisville's loving Adidas InfraRED uniforms in Big East Tournament
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... right now so may as well keep rolling with it,” Siva said. Which is exactly what they’ll do for the rest of the Big East Tournament. And depending how that turns out, they could very well do the same ...

8. Dion Waiters provides Syracuse a spark vs. UConn as their sixth man
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... level.” Which has helped take Syracuse to the upper echelon of college basketball. The Orange will be one of the No. 1 seeds heading into the NCAA Tournament. In those games — along with the reaming ...

9. Seton Hall's loss to Louisville in Big East puts NCAA hopes on the line
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... they had and proclaimed why his team should make the NCAA Tournament. The verklempt senior tried to make sense of the circumstances he and his team are now in, all the while knowing his team's post-season ...

10. Rutgers' season ends vs. Villanova, amid high expectations
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... about their team goal of a .500 record in the Big East and the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance in two decades. At the time it didn’t sound all that crazy. After a season where Rice had done ...

11. Seton Hall defeats Providence in Big East Tournament to keep NCAA hopes alive
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... And in the opening minutes of their first round game of the Big East Tournament, they appeared to be continuing their swoon. Less than five minutes in, they were down 9-0 to Providence. To make matters ...

12. Pitt senior Ashton Gibbs gets first Big East Tournament win
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... the Big East Tournament. Despite Pittsburgh’s success over the past three seasons, the Scotch Plains, N.J. native had a gaping hole in his resume. A Big East Tournament victory had eluded him. “It’s ...

13. Seton Hall and Rutgers each play in Big East first round with NCAA hopes
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BY DAVE RAGAZZO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM With the NCAA tournament fast approaching, teams must first partake in their conference tournament where automatic seeds will be determined and bubbles will burst. ...

14. No LAX of excitement for lacrosse this spring
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... branding and dollars. Yet by June, a successful NCAA tournament is complete, thousands of young people have enjoyed playing the game, and the sport beats a hasty retreat, save for the outdoor professional ...

15. Golfer Tiger Woods avoids Hank Haney book, testy about Navy SEALs question (VIDEO)
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... a professional golfer or I’m going to go become a Navy SEAL.” Woods will be competing in the Honda Classic golf tournament this weekend for the first time since 1993 when he was 17 years old.  He ...

16. Surging Bloomfield, Caldwell seek CACC basketball title
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... Jersey City, with soph Kevin Udo of West Orange ranking among the league's top rebounders (9.1 per game). Caldwell's women's squad (17-10) entered the tournament as the No. 2 seed from the North and ...

17. Super Tuesday: A test for media and voters, as well as candidates
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... the spin and rhetoric to determine just what Super Tuesday means for the American people and the future of our nation. Covering Super Tuesday is not like covering the NCAA basketball tournament, where ...

18. Rutgers defeats Seton Hall, hurting the Pirates' NCAA Tournament chances
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... Hall’s NCAA Tournament chances with a 77-72 loss to Rutgers. While Mike Rice didn’t play that up for motivation with his players, they took it upon themselves to do so. “Before we left, we had a little ...

19. Rutgers can spoil Seton Hall's NCAA Tournament hopes
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...  They can be the needle that pops Seton Hall’s NCAA Tournament bubble. With two games remaining, Seton Hall would secure a Tournament bid by beating Rutgers and lowly DePaul. But a loss to Rutgers would ...

20. Seton Hall Upsets No. 8 Georgetown, edging closer to NCAA Tournament
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BY MATT SUGAM NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NEWARK – Don’t let the bubble burst. Plain and simple. Win, and keep the NCAA Tournament destiny in their control. Lose, and the bubble is on the verge of popping. ...