Brian Stafford and Justin Coughlin scored 17 points apiece Saturday to lead Denver over Florida International 71-64 in an opening-round game of the Sun Belt Conference tournament. Nate Rohnert and Chase Hallam added 14 points each for the sixth-seeded Pioneers (18-12), who advance to face No. 3 Middle Tennessee on Sunday.
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Denver turns back Florida International 71-64 (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
T-Ro has her East Tennessee State team back in the NCAA tournament. TaRonda Wiles hit a baseline jumper in the final seconds, and the top-seeded Bucs survived North Florida’s upset bid with a 63-62 victory on Saturday in the Atlantic Sun title game. “The plan was whoever got the ball, they were supposed to attack,” Wiles said.
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North Florida 62, ETSU 63 (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
Tennessee is one of fifteen states and the District of Columbia to be named finalists in the Race to the Top competition. Three to five winning areas will be picked in April to receive funding.
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Tennessee one of 15 states, DC named ‘Race to the Top’ finalists (WBIR-TV Knoxville)
Ahhh … feel that? We’ve made it through winter and into March, which means the official start of spring is just around the corner. And music fans can’t wait. Over the next two months, Florida will host some great weekend music festivals that’ll bring in everyone from Weezer to will.i.am to the Zac Brown Band.
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Strawberry Festival leads Florida’s slate of spring music festivals (St. Petersburg Times)
Desmond Yates scored 14 points as Middle Tennessee defeated Florida Atlantic 66-57 on Saturday night.
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Middle Tennessee tops Florida Atlantic 66-57 (AP via Yahoo! News)
Desmond Yates scored 14 points as Middle Tennessee defeated Florida Atlantic 66-57 on Saturday night. Calvin O’Neil added 13 points for the Blue Raiders (19-12, 13-5 Sun Belt Conference), while Trevor Ottley blocked five shots. Middle Tennessee closed out their regular season with three straight wins.
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Middle Tennessee tops Florida Atlantic 66-57 (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
The cookies were distributed to Alabama, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.
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Who got the cookies (Denver Post)
Sheldon Cooley came off the bench to score 14 points and East Tennessee State beat North Florida 61-46 on Thursday night.
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East Tennessee State defeats North Florida 61-46 (AP via Yahoo! News)
Sheldon Cooley came off the bench to score 14 points and East Tennessee State beat North Florida 61-46 on Thursday night. Micah Williams and Joe Sollazzo each scored 10 points for the Buccaneers (16-14, 12-7 Atlantic Sun Conference), who won their second straight game. The Ospreys (13-16, 8-11) were held to 30.2 percent field goal shooting (16-for-53).
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East Tennessee State defeats North Florida 61-46 (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
Isiah Thomas has been ejected from Florida International’s game against Middle Tennessee.
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Florida International coach Isiah Thomas ejected from game against Middle Tennessee (ESPN)