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On Campus With 'Cinderella' Arizona

After winning two tournaments in the NCAA and advancing to the school's first Sweet 16 since 2005, Tucson is buzzing with excitement for a super-size-d Cinderella. We talked with the Arizona Daily Wildcat's associate sports editor Lance Madden about the entire experience (and their cool video of the run).FanHouse: As a...

No Reason to Be Here?

It was pretty simple, actually. All Arizona had to do in the last seven days was get in a tournament they had no business being in, catch a lucky draw against a squad that couldn't handle the speed or pressure the Wildcats could bring and hope for the only 13-seed upset of the tournament to be their opponent in the second...

Arizona Decides That, Without Lute, the Best Way to Win Is Fouling While Tied

They were two of the most boneheaded plays you may ever see in college basketball, like Chris Webber somehow calling two timeouts instead of one.The University of Arizona, battling the University of Alabama-Birmingham, was trailing most of the night in a contest to see who would advance to Madison Square Garden to face...

NBA Essentials: The Depth (Chart)s of the NBA

NBA Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day.1. The Sporting Blog. The way in which the NBA has dealt with mental illness is a sharp contrast from similar situations in the NFL.2. Basketball Prospectus. Kevin Pelton's Pacific projections have the Warriors going ... 48-34. Andris Biedrins, people!3. Milwaukee...

NBA Essentials: The Google Maps Cup

NBA Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day.1. Bend It Like Bennett. The Thunder are selling "rivalry packs" of tickets focused on the old war with Portland: "The Portland Trailblazers and Oklahoma City Thunder will continue to duke it out for Northwest* supremacy, but perhaps we need to give this series a new...