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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...

Tyrone Garland scored 22 points and Ramon Galloway added 21, as La Salle beat Boise State, 80-71, in a First Four game of the 2013 NCAA tournament in Dayton, Ohio on Wednesday night. As a result of the win, the 13th-seeded Explorers (22-9) will play fourth-seeded Kansas State in the West Regional in Kansas City on Friday afternoon...

Reserve guard Jeremy Underwood scored 19 points, and North Carolina A&T beat Liberty, 73-72, in a First Four game of the 2013 NCAA tournament in Dayton, Ohio on Tuesday night. Despite entering the game with 20 losses, Liberty had an opportunity to win, but John Caleb Sanders' layup was off the mark in the final seconds. ...

Matthew Dellavedova scored 22 points, and Saint Mary's beat Middle Tennessee State, 67-54, in a First Four game of the 2013 NCAA tournament in Dayton, Ohio on Tuesday night. After leading by nine points at the half, St. Mary's increased its lead behind the shooting of Dellavedova, who was 7-for-14 from the field for the game, including hitting 5 of 7 three-point attempts...

A.J. Davis scored 20 points, and James Madison beat LIU-Brooklyn, 68-55, in a First Four game of the 2013 NCAA tournament in Dayton, Ohio on Wednesday night. As a result of the win, the 16th-seeded Dukes (21-14) will play top-seeded Indiana in the East Regional in Dayton on Friday afternoon...

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Fourth-ranked Louisville won the Big East tournament title with a second-half comeback on No. 19 Syracuse, 78-61, while No. 7 Kansas defeated in-state rival No. 11 Kansas State, 70-54. Both teams were among 13 schools to claim automatic bids to the 2013 NCAA tournament...

Honestly, you don't even need to be a sports fan to enjoy this one. During a recent game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Detroit Pistons, the Clippers own DeAndre Jordan rocked the house when he successfully landed a "monster" alley-oop over Pistons player Brandon Knight. It was a shot that caused an immense uproar inside the Staples Center, one which you might still be able to

The NBA and its players union are nearing an agreement that will allow testing of players' blood for human growth hormone (HGH), ESPN reports. If the league and the National Basketball Players Association can come to terms, testing could begin as soon as the 2013-14 season...

Creighton, Liberty and Harvard were among the first five teams to qualify for the 2013 NCAA men's basketball tournament via automatic bids they received for winning their conference championships this weekend. Here's a recap of the conference championships:  Sunday, March 10 Missouri Valley Conference Championship: Creighton 68 — Wichita State 65 Jahenns Manigat scored 16 points, including a layup