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UNDATED (AP) — Oregon is the closest thing to a long shot remaining in the NCAA Tournament after advancing through the opening weekend as a No. 12 seed. But the Ducks are also in the Sweet 16 for the third time in four years and made the Final Four just a couple years ago. No mistake about it: This tournament is all about the heavyweights now.
WACO, Texas (AP) — Kalani Brown has won Big 12 titles and been to the NCAA Tournament all four of her seasons at Baylor. The 6-foot-7 senior center has only one more thing to check off her list. And this is her last chance to make it to a Final Four. The Lady Bears are in the Sweet 16 for the 11th season in a row. They are trying to get to their first Final Four since winning the national championship in 2012.
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson and Oklahoma have scheduled a home-and-home football series with the games set for 2035 and 2036. The schools announced the two-game series on Wednesday. Oklahoma will make its first visit to Clemson's Death Valley on Sept. 15, 2035. The Tigers will play in Norman, Oklahoma on Sept. 13, 2036. The teams have met five times previously, the last coming with Clemson's 37-17 win in the 2015 Orange Bowl as a College Football Playoff semifinal.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Gonzaga, Florida State and Michigan are all back in Southern California for the second straight year for the Sweet 16. Only the Wolverines want things to end the same way they did in 2018. The West Region semifinals feature a rematch. Last year, Florida State defeated Gonzaga 75-60. Michigan faces Texas Tech in the other semifinal. Last year, the Wolverines knocked off Florida State in the Elite Eight to make the Final Four.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dylan Osetkowski registered 15 points as Texas got past Colorado 68-55 in the NIT quarterfinals. Texas advanced to play No. 1 seed TCU at Madison Square Garden.
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