Jay Wright

Jay Wright

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  Minnesota fires coach Tubby Smith

  Tubby Smith was hailed as a rescuer when he came to Minnesota from Kentucky in 2007, a championship-certified coach who would restore a once-proud ... 

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  North Carolina tops Villanova 78-71 in NCAAs

  First his North Carolina players gave Roy Williams a tough, hard-fought, milestone victory. Then they surprised their coach with a specially made gift ... 

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  Louisville beats Villanova to reach Big East semis

  Russ Smith figured the best way he could honor Jack Curran on Thursday night was by leading Louisville to a win. Smith scored 28 points in a ... 

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  Villanova tops No. 5 Georgetown 67-57

  Jay Wright couldn't escape the buzz at his radio show of a potential NCAA tournament bid for Villanova. No, not from anxious Wildcats fans and callers 

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  Villanova upsets No. 3 Syracuse 75-71 in overtime

  Ryan Arcidiacono took the inbounds, heaved the ball, and ducked. Hundreds of Villanova students trampled the court like a bull rush and the ... 

• SMU good fit for Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown

  Larry Brown was a young assistant on coach Dean Smith's staff at North Carolina in the mid-1960s when he turned down his first head coaching offer.