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Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo reacts during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Purdue in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Conference tournament, Friday, March 15, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

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March Madness hits different for Tom Izzo at Michigan State, where 26th bid in a row wasn't a layup
By LARRY LAGE - AP Sports Writer
Tue,03/19/24-4:57AM , 134 Reads
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — March Madness kept Tom Izzo sleepless for more than 24 hours before he heard and saw Michigan State made it into a 26th consecutive NCAA Tournament.
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A customer makes a sports bet at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City N.J. on March 17, 2022 just before the March Madness NCAA college basketball tournament began. As March Madness gets underway, more people than ever now can legally bet on sports. A total of 38 states and the District of Columbia now allow some form of sports betting. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)

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It's March Madness and more people than ever can legally bet on basketball games
By DAVID A. LIEB - Associated Press
Sat,03/16/24-11:23PM , 245 Reads
People in North Carolina may have a little more riding on this year's NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments, as they will be able to legally bet on the games through their smartphone apps
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Jackson State guard Angel Jackson (15) blocks a shot-attempt by Alcorn State guard Nakia Cheatham (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament, Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/ Butch Dill)

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Avent scores 17 points and Jackson State women beat Alcorn State 68-44 to win SWAC Tournament title
Sat,03/16/24-7:01PM , 233 Reads
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Andriana Avent scored 17 points and Jackson State defeated Alcorn State 68-44 on Saturday to cruise to their third Southwestern Athletic Conference title in four years and clinch an NCAA Tournament spot.
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Auburn center Dylan Cardwell (44) reacts after scoring during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi State in the semifinal round of the Southeastern Conference tournament, Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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No. 12 Auburn holds off Mississippi State 73-66 to reach SEC Tournament title game
By TERESA M. WALKER - AP Sports Writer
Sat,03/16/24-2:47PM , 218 Reads
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dylan Cardwell waved to fans, turned a corner toward the locker room and then the 6-foot-11 center celebrated with a cartwheel.
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