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Wichita State continued its Cinderella run, advancing to the West Regional final with a win over La Salle on Thursday.

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The world’s most famous backup quarterback has offered up some words of encouragement for the Wichita State basketball team as it prepares for the Sweet 16.

The South Region was the busiest segment of the NCAA tournament field on Sunday, with three games determining which teams advanced to Arlington, Tex. on Friday. Michigan had already advanced to the round of 16 on Saturday.

Syracuse and Marquette advanced to the round of 16 in the East Regional on Saturday. Four more schools played Sunday to determine which two teams would join them in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

With the No. 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 seeds having already lost, the West Region is wide open. Arizona and Wichita State have already advanced to the round of 16.

Most of the action in the Midwest Region took place on Saturday, but there was one game left.

This guy is so totally busted. He thought he could get away with not giving one tiny spoonful of mint chocolate chip ice cream to his girlfriend at a basketball game, but now everybody knows it, thanks to a hilarious play-by-play by Isaiah Thomas and C-Webb.

A blizzard of NCAA basketball dominates the upcoming sports calendar. Here's what to watch this weekend:

President Barack Obama finally addressed the question that has perplexed the entire nation for day: Which teams will make the Final Four? Obama chose Indiana, Louisville, Ohio State and Florida to advance to the national semifinals of the 2013 NCAA Tournament in Atlanta...