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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime football executive Bill Polian mastered the philosophy of talent evaluation so well that he drafted some of the NFL's best players. He constructed multiple Super Bowl teams over a 32-year career and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. So with Americans hunkering down, doctors overwhelmed by the mounting cases of COVID-19 and a flurry of canceled pro days, Polian believes it's time to bring back an old approach for this year's NFL draft.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas moved quickly to hire a new women’s basketball coach and snagged Vic Schaefer away from powerhouse Mississippi State. Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte announced the move Sunday by tweeting a picture of himself with Schaefer and his family holding up the “Hook’em Horns” hand signal. he move comes just two days after Texas dismissed eight-year coach Karen Aston at the end of her contract. Aston had reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 or farther four times. Schaefer's teams lost the tournament championship game in 2017 and 2018. The Bulldogs were 27-9 last season.
UNDATED (AP) — Connecticut made itself a national power by holding off a dominant Duke team in 1999. According to an informal AP analysis, it was one of the greatest championship games from NCAA Tournament history. The Huskies and Blue Devils were the only teams to sit at No. 1 during that season. The Huskies hung on to win 77-74. Other great title games include Villanova's 2016 win against North Carolina; Michigan's overtime win against Seton Hall in 1989; and North Carolina's triple-overtime win against Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas in 1957.
UNDATED (AP) — A panel of Associated Press sports writers has come up with the top 10 men's basketball games in the history of the NCAA Tournament. The top game on the list is Villanova's buzzer-beating victory against North Carolina in the 2016 national championship game. Kris Jenkins of the Wildcats topped Marques Paige's wild game-tying 3-pointer with one of his own for the difference. The final score: Villanova 77, North Carolina 74.
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