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Florida's repeat championship seasons of 2006-07? Kansas needing overtime to claim the 2008 Final Four? How about the 2009 title run that saw North Carolina win all of its games by double-digit margins, and was also the first time President Obama introduced us to his "Barack-etology"? Butler made 2010 a year of strong contention, losing by only a ... (more)

Considering that ESPN analyst Joe Lunardi still has the Iowa Hawkeyes making your field of 68 teams, I wrote this assuming they're in because he didn't earn the nickname Mr. Bracketologist for nothing.

Memo to the NCAA Men's Basketball Selection Committee: Considering that ESPN analyst Joe Lunardi still has the Iowa Hawkeyes making your field of 68 teams, I wrote this assuming they're in because he didn't earn the nickname Mr. Bracketologist for nothing.

The championship game promises to be a thoroughly competitive and entertaining one, with key players stepping up under the bright lights in Arizona has arguably been the best team in the country, losing only three games all year by a combined 12 points, and it has likely locked up a No.

Oregon didn't hit the jackpot it wanted at the Pac-12 tournament, yet because of an all-but locked up NCAA Tournament berth, the brief stay in Sin City won't bankrupt its postseason plans.

The No. 1 seed Arizona Wildcats used a dominating second half to dispatch the No.

Stanford's Chasson Randle shoots against UCLA's David Wear in the first half during an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Pac-12 men's tournament, Friday, March 14, 2014, in Las Vegas.

Representatives from 20 NFL teams - including a host of assistant/position coaches - were present for UCLA's pro day Tuesday.

It's difficult to think of UCLA basketball without associating it with Hall of Fame coach John Wooden.

FACTS & STATS: Site: MGM Grand Garden Arena -- Las Vegas, Nevada. Television: FS1.

A testament to his play this season, Craft was named one of six finalists for the 2014 Bob Cousy Award, an honor given to the top point guard in men's college basketball.

The Detroit Lions have some high-ceiling pass-rushing talent on the roster, but you can never have too many players capable of getting after the quarterback.

UTEP's 2013-'14 season would have made a compelling reality show - if such a show existed.

Almost two months ago, the Oregon forward found himself at the wrong end of an emphatic UCLA dunk.

The Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals Thursday at 6 p.m. serve as the latest backdrop for a matchup between Oregon coach Dana Altman and UCLA counterpart Steve Alford, a pairing that began 19 years ago in the Missouri Valley Conference and has produced close games, and possibly even a bit of subterfuge, ever since.

The only question surrounding former Alabama linebacker C.J. Mosley heading into the NFL pre-draft process was his medical history.

The Court of Appeal for the Second District, Division Four has issued a ruling that appears to clear the path for Reeves Nelson to go to trial against Time Inc., and writer George Dohrmann based upon Sports Illustrated article slamming the UCLA basketball program, in general, and Nelson in particular.

On the air: TV on Pac-12 Networks, radio on KSCR-FM in Eugene, KXTG-Am in Portland, Sirius 157, XM 190 Projected starters: Oregon: G Johnathan Loyd , G Damyean Dotson , G Joseph Young , F Mike Moser , C Waverly Austin .

Conference championship tournament week is well underway, and if #Daddyball isn't doing it for you, here are some other coaches to keep an eye on Last week we profiled Tony Bennett and Gregg Marshall.

A debate about Steve Alford's ability to navigate the Pac-12 conference tournament erupted in the comments following DCBruins' News Wrap Up of WSU's Rout of UCLA .