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• Fisher reaches buyout agreement with Rockets
• Sunday NCAA tournament recap: What you missed
• Tourney has had everything -- except buzzer-beaters
• Gators regain footing in the nick of time
• Derek Fisher confirms buyout deal with Rockets (Yahoo! Sports)
• Updated Bracket
• Ohio sets record with four teams in Sweet 16
• Ted Keith: Marshall's fractured wrist could spell the end of UNC's title hopes
• Tar Heels' Marshall breaks bone in right wrist (Yahoo! Sports)
• Winners, losers from tourney's first weekend
• Rockets, PG Fisher reach agreement on buyout
• Cincinnati knocks aside Florida State for Sweet 16 spot
• Jazz limit Kobe, hand Lakers rare home loss
• Cincinnati beats Florida St 62-56 to advance (Yahoo! Sports)
• Wade's 14 points in 4th power Heat past Magic
• Johnson rallies Kansas to 63-60 win over Purdue (Yahoo! Sports)
• Cincinnati beats FSU; 4th Ohio team in Sweet 16
• Refs miss hard foul in Creighton-UNC game
• CBS/Turner announcer assignments for NCAA
• Goodrich helps Kansas upset old foe, sixth-seeded Nebraska

Fisher reaches buyout agreement with Rockets Posted: 19 Mar 2012 01:20 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Derek Fisher confirmed Sunday night he has reached a buyout agreement with the Houston Rockets.

Sunday NCAA tournament recap: What you missed Posted: 19 Mar 2012 12:25 AM PDT We had to say farewell to some of our favorite underdogs on Sunday, as both 15 seeds fell in the round of 32.

Tourney has had everything -- except buzzer-beaters Posted: 19 Mar 2012 01:26 AM PDT Major upsets? Check. Comeback stories? Several. Buzzer-beaters? Clank. Maybe next weekend. In the meantime, Luke Winn reassesses the title contenders and predicts the Final Four. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Gators regain footing in the nick of time Posted: 18 Mar 2012 08:30 PM PDT OMAHA, Neb. -- Midway through the first half, the crowd got behind the underdog again. Pendarvis Williams drove the lane, pulled up and nailed a 10-foot leaner, and the roar came. Actually, it was more like polite applause. The basket snapped a 25-0 run by Florida, which never gave 15th-seeded Norfolk State -- or the fans waiting to help out -- a chance to make more history.

Derek Fisher confirms buyout deal with Rockets (Yahoo! Sports) Posted: 18 Mar 2012 11:07 PM PDT Derek Fisher confirmed Sunday night he has reached a buyout agreement with the Houston Rockets. The 37-year-old point guard gave no indication of his plans for the future in a statement issued by his business manager. The eighth-place Rockets acquired Fisher from the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, and the club was eager to put Fisher into its lineup, even planning to pick up his $3.4 million...

Updated Bracket Posted: 18 Mar 2012 11:05 PM PDT

Ohio sets record with four teams in Sweet 16 Posted: 18 Mar 2012 10:45 PM PDT If you want to gauge the state of basketball, check out the state of Ohio. The Buckeye State is the center of the college basketball world.

Ted Keith: Marshall's fractured wrist could spell the end of UNC's title hopes Posted: 18 Mar 2012 09:04 PM PDT North Carolina's chances for a national title suffered a big hit when point guard Kendall Marshall broke his wrist. The cruel timing leaves the Heels with few options, writes Ted Keith. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Tar Heels' Marshall breaks bone in right wrist (Yahoo! Sports) Posted: 18 Mar 2012 09:47 PM PDT North Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall broke a bone in his right wrist during the second half of Sunday's win against Creighton in the NCAA tournament. Marshall was hurt when he drove to the paint and was knocked to the floor by Ethan Wragge with 10:56 left. The left-handed point guard hit one of two free throws, then left the game briefly before returning and playing about 7 more minutes...

Winners, losers from tourney's first weekend Posted: 18 Mar 2012 10:35 PM PDT After four long days and four long nights of basketball, it's time to take a moment to think about what we just witnessed.

Rockets, PG Fisher reach agreement on buyout Posted: 18 Mar 2012 10:52 PM PDT The Houston Rockets are finalizing a buyout with former Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher, according to a league source.

Cincinnati knocks aside Florida State for Sweet 16 spot Posted: 18 Mar 2012 10:11 PM PDT Bearcats land first berth in regional semifinals since 2001 by edging Seminoles in bruising matchup 62-56

Jazz limit Kobe, hand Lakers rare home loss Posted: 18 Mar 2012 10:38 PM PDT Paul Millsap scored 24 points, Enes Kanter added 17 points, and the Jazz gave the Lakers just their second home loss since Christmas.

Cincinnati beats Florida St 62-56 to advance (Yahoo! Sports) Posted: 18 Mar 2012 11:19 PM PDT Dion Dixon and the Cincinnati Bearcats are making it an Ohio party in the NCAA tournament, giving the Buckeye State four teams in the final 16. Next up, the sixth-seeded Bearcats play Ohio State for only the second time since beating the Buckeyes in 1961 and 1962 for back-to-back national championships.

Wade's 14 points in 4th power Heat past Magic Posted: 18 Mar 2012 10:32 PM PDT Dwyane Wade scored 14 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter, Chris Bosh added 23 points and the Miami Heat beat the Orlando Magic 91-81 on Sunday night to extend their home winning streak to 13 games.

Johnson rallies Kansas to 63-60 win over Purdue (Yahoo! Sports) Posted: 18 Mar 2012 09:21 PM PDT The messages were flying in the Kansas locker room at halftime. Elijah Johnson told his team to stop second-guessing itself. Tyshawn Taylor reminded the Jayhawks that they'd been in trouble before. Coach Bill Self finally stood up and told his team that it would take sheer toughness to rally past Purdue.

Cincinnati beats FSU; 4th Ohio team in Sweet 16 Posted: 18 Mar 2012 10:57 PM PDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Dion Dixon stole the ball and dunked to put Cincinnati ahead for good with 1:32 left, and the Bearcats edged out Florida State 62-56 Sunday night to reach their first regional semifinal in the NCAA tournament since 2001.

Refs miss hard foul in Creighton-UNC game Posted: 18 Mar 2012 09:05 PM PDT Creighton's Gregory Echenique shoved and knocked down UNC forward Tyler Zeller.

CBS/Turner announcer assignments for NCAA Posted: 18 Mar 2012 08:55 PM PDT Here's why CBS/Turner NCAA men's basketball game announcers go from here. The on-air assignments:

Goodrich helps Kansas upset old foe, sixth-seeded Nebraska Posted: 18 Mar 2012 10:38 PM PDT Angel Goodrich scored 20 points to lead 11th-seeded Kansas to a 57-49 win over former Big 12 rival and No. 6 seed Nebraska on Sunday.

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