Ncaa

• ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Vanderbilt finally solved its Kentucky problem by winning the SEC tournament last week in New Orleans. But that did nothing to answer its larger issue: winning in the NCAA tournament.
(ESPN)
• Baylor got more than it bargained for Thursday night against South Dakota State, but ultimately the Bears' sheer amount of talent proved too much. After falling behind early, No. 3 seed Baylor escaped with a 68-60 victory over No.
(Washington Post)
• Syracuse University avoided becoming the first No. 1-seeded team to lose to a No. 16 seed in the men's college basketball tournament by pulling out a 72-65 win against the University of North Carolina-Asheville.
(Bloomberg)
• LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Terrence Jones and Doron Lamb could have left for the NBA last year. This is why they stayed.
(NJ.com)
• After Virginia Commonwealth's stunning run to the Final Four a year ago, nobody is calling the Rams a Cinderella this time around. But make no mistake, Coach Shaka Smart's group is still more than happy to wreak havoc on brackets nationwide.
(Washington Post)
• PORTLAND, Ore. - Louisville is finally moving on in the NCAA tournament. Peyton Siva scored 17 points and the fourth-seeded Cardinals beat Davidson 69-62 on Thursday for their first tournament victory since 2009.
(New York Daily News)
• No. 2 Duke (27-6) vs. No. 15 Lehigh (26-7), 4:15 p.m., Channel 2: Lehigh played two NCAA tournament teams and lost by nine to both (Iowa State and Michigan State). The Mountain Hawks have a genuine mid-major star in junior guard C.J.
(Los Angeles Times)
• PITTSBURGH—On the losing side, they were saying they were the better team anyway. On the winning side, they were saying, "Scoreboard. And these were the head coaches.
(Sporting News)
• Louisville, Ky.
(Salt Lake Tribune)