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• Best In The West
• Will Indiana fall to surging Miami in East?
• Puerto Rico ousts Japan, advances to WBC final
• Jake Long, St. Louis Rams agree to four-year contract
• No Kobe, no problem as Lakers trump Kings
• Rams, Long agree to terms on deal (Yahoo! Sports)
• Puerto Rico beats Japan, reaches first WBC final (Yahoo! Sports)
• LA Lakers beat Kings without Kobe, 113-102 (Yahoo! Sports)
• Puerto Rico reaches WBC final
• Ashley Judd tweets about Kentucky missing NCAA tournament
• Ex-Dolphins OT Long reaches deal with Rams
• Louisville has challengers in Midwest
• Every team in West vulnerable to an upset
• Committee chair: '13 may be best tourney ever
• It's March Madness Time Again
• Report: Four-time Pro-Bowl tackle Long to Rams
• From KU to VCU, South region wide open
• Kobe sits, but Lakers stay hot with win over Kings
• Louisville, Indiana top championship hierarchy as the Big Dance looms
• Reigning champion Kentucky left out of NCAAs

Best In The West Posted: 18 Mar 2013 12:40 AM PDT The West region offers compelling potential matchups in the early rounds, and a possible sleeper to reach the Final Four. Seth Davis breaks down the bracket and picks his winner. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Will Indiana fall to surging Miami in East? Posted: 17 Mar 2013 11:30 PM PDT State of No. 1: Indiana

Puerto Rico ousts Japan, advances to WBC final Posted: 17 Mar 2013 11:25 PM PDT The surprising Puerto Ricans first eliminated the star-studded United States, then took care of two-time World Baseball Classic champion Japan two days later with a 3-1 victory in Sunday night's semifinal.

Jake Long, St. Louis Rams agree to four-year contract Posted: 17 Mar 2013 06:52 PM PDT Former No. 1 overall pick decides to leave team that drafted him.

No Kobe, no problem as Lakers trump Kings Posted: 17 Mar 2013 11:35 PM PDT Antawn Jamison scored 27 points, Metta World Peace added 22, and the Los Angeles Lakers won without Kobe Bryant, beating the Sacramento Kings 113-102 Sunday night for their sixth victory in seven games.

Rams, Long agree to terms on deal (Yahoo! Sports) Posted: 17 Mar 2013 10:16 PM PDT ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Rams and free agent offensive tackle Jake Long agreed to terms on a deal Sunday night.

Puerto Rico beats Japan, reaches first WBC final (Yahoo! Sports) Posted: 17 Mar 2013 11:01 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- As Puerto Rico's lively supporters danced and sang in the nearby stands long after the final out, Angel Pagan sat in the dugout draped with his country's flag and filled with national pride.

LA Lakers beat Kings without Kobe, 113-102 (Yahoo! Sports) Posted: 17 Mar 2013 10:15 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kobe Bryant never even emerged from the Los Angeles Lakers' locker room, slowed by his sprained ankle and leveled by an apparent case of the flu.

Puerto Rico reaches WBC final Posted: 17 Mar 2013 09:55 PM PDT Alex Rios hit a two-run homer, Mike Aviles singled twice and drove in a run, and Puerto Rico eliminated two-time reigning World Baseball Classic champion Japan with a -3-1 win Sunday night to reach the final.

Ashley Judd tweets about Kentucky missing NCAA tournament Posted: 17 Mar 2013 06:06 PM PDT The Kentucky Wildcats are headed to the NIT, and Ashley Judd isn't thrilled.

Ex-Dolphins OT Long reaches deal with Rams Posted: 17 Mar 2013 10:38 PM PDT Offensive tackle Jake Long has agreed to a deal with the St. Louis Rams.

Louisville has challengers in Midwest Posted: 17 Mar 2013 09:44 PM PDT State of the No. 1: Louisville

Every team in West vulnerable to an upset Posted: 17 Mar 2013 09:48 PM PDT State Of The No. 1: Gonzaga

Committee chair: '13 may be best tourney ever Posted: 18 Mar 2013 12:13 AM PDT NCAA tournament committee chair Mike Bobinski thinks this year's tournament could be the best ever.

It's March Madness Time Again Posted: 17 Mar 2013 06:15 PM PDT Some things to ponder while filling out your brackets. Photo Credit: Getty Images

Report: Four-time Pro-Bowl tackle Long to Rams Posted: 17 Mar 2013 09:33 PM PDT

From KU to VCU, South region wide open Posted: 17 Mar 2013 08:52 PM PDT How much parity is there this year? At some point in the past three weeks, any of the top three seeds in this region would have been plausible No. 1 seeds. Kansas, Georgetown and Florida all could have made convincing arguments down the stretch, but the Jayhawks made the best one. They finished the strongest, winning seven of their last eight in the regular season and winning their three Big 12 tournament games by a combined 59 points.

Kobe sits, but Lakers stay hot with win over Kings Posted: 17 Mar 2013 06:50 PM PDT

Louisville, Indiana top championship hierarchy as the Big Dance looms Posted: 17 Mar 2013 07:57 PM PDT As No. 1 team after No. 1 team fell this season, and court-stormings became a weekly rite of passage, the sentiment that "this year's NCAA tournament will be wide-open" was repeated ad nauseam. In the sense that there's no runaway favorite -- like the Kentucky Death Star was last March -- then yes, this tournament is more open than 2012's. But with the bracket finally in hand, I didn't see eight or 10 or 12 viable national title picks. I saw three. This is how I sorted out a championship hierarchy from all the regular-season noise: This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Reigning champion Kentucky left out of NCAAs Posted: 18 Mar 2013 12:14 AM PDT Kentucky's inconsistent play this year has left the Wildcats without a chance to defend their national championship.

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