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Throughout my life, “March Madness” has been a popular term. Since I was young, this time of year would bring several different things. When I was younger,
Shaka Smart prepared his team by showing them film of last year's second-round loss to Michigan State. There would be no repeat.
INDIANAPOLIS — If this first game was any indication, then Sunday is going to be a heck of a day of basketball in the NCAA Tournament. No. 2 Marquette hangs on against No. 10 Colorado for an 81-77 victory to advance to its first Sweet 16 in 11 years. It also represents the first time Marquette coach Shaka Smart has been to the Sweet 16 in 13 years, when he led VCU to the Final Four.Marquette led by nine points at the half, but the ensuing 20 minutes were back-and-forth. Colorado took its first lead at 55-54 on KJ Simpson’s 3-pointer, but a short jumper from Tyler Kolek in the lane gave Mar...
Campus life returns after a week away.
Meet Vanderbilt’s engine, Bella Lachance. “Bella brings something to our team that is priceless,” head coach Shea Ralph said about Lachance. “She’s one of our engines. We wouldn’t be here without her.” You usually cannot drive a car without gas. Lachance is Vanderbilt’s engine that does all the work behind the scenes. She has been...