Big Ten Gets Caught in Middle The Utah State bench celebrates during its victory over Ohio State.   Day 1 belonged to the mid-majors, writes ESPN.com's Andy Katz, who beat up on the Big Ten. Ohio State, Wisconsin and Indiana were all upset in the NCAA Tournament. In the West, the Buckeyes lost to 12th-seeded Utah State, while the Hoosiers fell to Kent State. Wisconsin, meanwhile, fell to Georgia State in the West. • Kentucky holds off Holy Cross | Iowa clips 'Jays • Terps nearly tripped up | Hofstra can't hold on • Complete bracket | East | South | Midwest | West   Knight Storms into Lubbock Who says controversy follows Bob Knight? Sometimes, it precedes him. A group of faculty members at Texas Tech signed a petition urging the school not to hire Knight, who arrived in Lubbock on Thursday and said he could enjoy coaching there. Knight at Texas Tech  | D-I coaching changes   Men's Tournament Challenge

HEADLINES Pitino decision on Louisville due Monday at the earliest   Reserve Keep booted off Oklahoma State team   Roundup: Hunter fired as Ohio coach after 12 seasons   Keady makes it clear: He's not going to UNLV   Michigan fires Ellerbe after 62-60 four-year run   Bruiser bounced: Flint resigns as UMass coach   Gambling on college sports could be thing of past   Williams in, Boozer out for Duke's tourney opener   Wire | More News

 

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Rovell: All bets off? Congress is looking at a few bills that could decide fate of legalized gambling on college athletics.   Kirkpatrick: On the road-a to Minnesota Curry Kirkpatrick is crooning the Ricardo Pitino, no-more-Deano, gotta-love-Diego, two-in-a-row-for-Izzo blues.   Friend: Carolina blues ESPN The Magazine's Tom Friend says Larry Brown can't get Carolina off his mind.   NIT schedule, results Follow along to see which four teams will play in the Big Apple on March 27 and 29.   NAIA Division I tournament The action is under way in Tulsa, Okla. Keep up with all the scores.   NCAA Division II tournament The NCAA Division II men's tournament began Thursday with 48 teams marching toward Bakersfield, Calif.   NCAA Division III tournament The NCAA Division III Final Four is set for this weekend in Salem, Va.   More Features & Columns AUDIO/VIDEO Bob Knight's statement from Texas Tech. Real: 28.8   Utah State coach Stu Morrill told his team that this year's 5-12 upset might as well be them. wav: 326 k Real: 14.4 | 28.8 | 56.6   More Multimedia Highlights				CHATTER BOX "Having seen Friday's loss to Penn State in person, I know how MSU can hurt itself with missed free throws and turnovers. I think the Spartans will have a tough time getting to the Final Four, but I do think they'll make it there." Mark Rich, Basketball News Chat wraps Basketball News, March 13 St. Joe's Phil Martelli, March 6 Digger Phelps, March 5 Maryland's Gary Williams, March 5 Joe Lunardi, March 2 Ole Miss' Rod Barnes, March 2 Dick Vitale, March 1 OU's Hollis Price, March 1

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TOURNAMENTS Full Scoreboard Holy Cross Kentucky 68 72 Recap | Box Score Utah St Ohio St 77 68 Recap | Box Score Georgia St Wisconsin 50 49 Recap | Box Score St Joes Ga Tech 66 62 Recap | Box Score Creighton Iowa 56 69 Recap | Box Score Hofstra UCLA 48 61 Recap | Box Score G Mason Maryland 80 83 Recap | Box Score UNC-Green Stanford 60 89 Recap | Box Score Monmouth Duke 52 95 Recap | Box Score S Utah BC 65 68 Recap | Box Score G'town Arkansas 63 61 Recap | Box Score Kent St Indiana 77 73 Recap | Box Score Oklahoma St USC 23 50  17:25 left, 2nd Missouri Georgia 55 49  10:11 left, 2nd Hampton Iowa St 31 27  1:35 left, 1st BYU Cincy 30 35  End of 1st Scorepost | Wireless All times ET, p.m.

 

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