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Free lunch: Chain giving away pizza today after March Madness upset
Little Caesars promised free lunch to everyone in America if a No. 16 seed beat a No. 1 seed in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
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Rochester prep star Hurt plays in Final Four showcase
Hurt, a 6-9 five-star forward at Rochester John Marshall, was chosen to be on the U.S. junior national select team, which scrimmaged against players from around the world Saturday in San Antonio.
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Michigan's emotional big man Wagner puts on title face for Monday
Moe Wagner was one of the most memorable players in this NCAA tournament even before he carried Michigan to tonight's title game against Villanova.
Local
After San Antonio, what will Final Four bring to Minnesota?
A year from now, an estimated 60,000 fans from out of town — and more from the Twin Cities — are expected to flow into Minneapolis when it hosts the Final Four and all of its hoopla.
Sports
NCAA final preview: Villanova vs. Michigan
Star Tribune college basketball reporter Marcus Fuller takes a look at Michigan vs. Villanova ahead of Monday's game.
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Beilein on Big Ten title drought: 'I'm not carrying that weight on our back'
Michigan is one win away from ending the Big Ten's national championship drought, which dates to 200. But Wolverines coach John Beilein doesn't want his team to think about that entering Monday's game.
Sports
Can Loyola build on success from this Final Four run?
A look at some other midmajor programs that found NCAA tournament success.
Sports
Michigan ends Loyola's Cinderella run, advances to play Villanova
The bad guys from a perceived bad league are moving on. And the 11th-seeded Ramblers' storied run finally came to an end in a 69-57 loss to third-seeded Michigan in the first national semifinal at the Alamodome.
Sports
Villanova leaves no doubt about who's really No. 1 in rout of Kansas
"I feel bad for Kansas," said Villanova coach Jay Wright, whose team will try to win its second national title in three seasons. "They're a great team; we just made every shot. And that happens sometimes."
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Final Four recap: Michigan 69, Loyola-Chicago 57
Michigan ended Loyola-Chicago's Cinderella story in the Final Four and advances to Monday's national championship vs. Michigan.
Sports
Final Four recap: Villanova 95, Kansas 79
Villanova got up early and stayed while routing the Jayhawks.
Sports
What will Notre Dame and Mississippi State women do for an encore?
Women's finalists both coming off heart-stoppers.
Sports
Women's national championship preview: Notre Dame vs. Mississippi State
Notre Dame and Mississippi State battle Sunday for the women's college basketball national championship.
Gophers
Frozen Four coaches are familiar faces to Minnesotans
With three of the squads coming from the Big Ten plus Minnesota-Duluth, Minnesotans in attendance shouldn't need to do too much digging on these guys.
Gophers
The Bob Motzko file
An overview of the new Gophers hockey coach.
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Loyola Chicago coach Moser hoping Ramblers' midmajor success is here to stay
The architect of Loyola's midmajor success from "rock bottom" is in it to see it through.
Local
A backstage pass to the Final Four, but it's all business
Operations whiz toils now to make sure Minneapolis is ready for next year's Final Four.
Gophers
Reusse: Former UMD captain's suicide stuns family, hockey community
As the hockey world that Andrew Carroll touched has mourned and wondered about his death at age 32, the former UMD star's immediate family has remembered a wonderful uncle.
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Jalen Brunson's patience, effort have him back in Final Four
This time around, Jalen Brunson will most likely be the guy if his team cuts down the nets again.
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Final Four preview: Kansas vs. Villanova
The second semifinal pits the two No. 1 seeds that survived the first two weekends of this year's tournament.
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