UCLA upsets Michigan and heads to Final Four

The UCLA Bruins, an 11 seed, reached the Final Four for the first time since 2008 as they knocked out the East Region’s top seed Michigan 51-49. UCLA followed a similar blueprint that led to four previous wins in this NCAA Tournament: Toughness. Coach Mick Cronin’s gritty group took charges, forcing turnovers and making the…

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Gonzaga enters Final Four on auto-pilot

Gonzaga got on a roll and put on a show, cruising into the Final Four with an 85-66 beatdown of a Southern California team that was nowhere near ready for what it ran into Tuesday night. The top-seeded and top-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs will be the third team to bring an undefeated record into the Final…

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Upsets by Nymburk and Igokea in FIBA Championsleague Play-Offs

ERA Nymburk pulled off a second consecutive comeback win on Wednesday to turn back Brose Bamberg, becoming the first team to reach three wins in FIBA Championsleague Group L. Elsewhere on Tuesday, Igokea stunned Hereda San Pablo Burgos, Casademont Zaragoza scored a century against Dinamo Sassari, and Tofas Bursa threw a spanner in the works…

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