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By Bill Galluccio Long-time NCAA official  Bert Smith says that his collapse during the NCAA Basketball Tournament saved his life. Smith discussed the terrifying incident when he suddenly fell to the floor during the West Region final between Gonzaga and USC with the  Indianapolis Star. Smith was unconscious for several moments and was confused when he first woke up on the court surrounded by the medical staff. "I look to my left, and it's a doctor," Bert told the paper. "I say, 'What's going on, man?' And he goes, 'Bert, you passed out. You blacked out.' "I said: 'What?'

By Bill Galluccio Long-time NCAA official  Bert Smith says that his collapse during the NCAA Basketball Tournament saved his life. Smith discussed the terrifying incident when he suddenly fell to the floor during the West Region final between Gonzaga and USC with the  Indianapolis Star. Smith was unconscious for several moments and was confused when he first woke up on the court surrounded by the medical staff. "I look to my left, and it's a doctor," Bert told the paper. "I say, 'What's going on, man?' And he goes, 'Bert, you passed out. You blacked out.' "I said: 'What?'

Now it could become part of the tournament’s future. A day after crowning a national champion for the first time since 2019, NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt told reporters that the successful men’s college basketball tournament held primarily in Indianapolis and exclusively in Indiana could create a late-round model for future tourneys. “If it’s the desire of the committee and the membership to consider something along these lines for the future, I think we would give it significant consideration,” he said Tuesday on a video call. “I would hesitate to say, thou...

NCAA may consider single site for part of future tourneys MICHAEL MAROT, AP Sports Writer April 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8Baylor players and coaches celebrate after the championship game against Gonzaga in the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Baylor won 86-70.Darron Cummings/APShow MoreShow Less 2of8Baylor guard Jordan Turner cuts down the net after the championship game against Gonzaga in the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in...

Teachers, others now eligible for COVID-19 shots in Georgia are pleased, relieved Governor’s order makes new groups eligible for vaccine as of Monday Updated:  Tags:  BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Georgia teachers and other school and child care employees gained access to the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, per the latest executive order from Gov. Brian Kemp. Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and parents of children with complex medical conditions are now also able to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Georgia under new guidelines issued last week. “We’re really excited. We were kind ...