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Kentucky forward Bam Adebayo dunks against Wichita State during a second-round NCAA Tournament game. Kentucky defeated Wichita State 65-62 and now faces UCLA Friday in the Sweet 16 in Memphis.

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Burrus: Blue bloods of hoops in Memphis
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Thu,03/23/17-6:03PM , 155 Reads
Memphis hit it big for the NCAA Sweet 16.

If you are a college basketball junkie, it might be well worth trying to scrounge up the funds to find tickets. It should be quite a show.
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Providence’s Alpha Diallo, center left, blocks a shot by Southern California’s Chimezie Metu during a First Four game of the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio. USC won 75-71 and might be a sleeper team to keep an eye on.

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Burrus: Watch out for those double-digit seeds hungry for upsets
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Thu,03/16/17-2:06PM , 115 Reads
It’s going to happen today. There is no way around it.

It always does on the first day of the NCAA Tournament. That’s why we call it March Madness.

Double-digit seeds are going to shock opponents in the first round and destroy brackets. You can count on that.
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Pillow wins big, moves to 10-2
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Thu,03/16/17-2:04PM , 222 Reads
Pillow Academy closed out the Cleveland High School Spring Break Tournament with a resounding 19-1 win over Riverside High School Wednesday in Cleveland.

The Mustangs move to 10-2, matching last year’s win total before ever reaching North AAAA conference play.
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Burrus: Elzy girls run into buzzsaw
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Writer
Sun,03/12/17-12:15PM , 127 Reads
JACKSON — Sometimes you’re the windshield and other times you’re the bug. Unfortunately for Amanda Elzy, it was the latter in the biggest game of the season.

Choctaw Central blasted the Lady Panthers 75-42 here Saturday in the MHSAA Class 3A state championship contest at the Mississippi Coliseum.
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