Gonzaga ranked sixth in the nation in field-goal shooting this season but met its match
against the vaunted zone defense of Syracuse on Sunday.
TROY — The throng of fans from Clymer that witnessed Sunday's girls Class D
basketball state championship game brought 28 banners, placards and posters that were taped to
the wall behind the top of their bleacher.
How Syracuse Won: It was total domination by the Orange, which used red-hot shooting
and its trademark 2-3 zone defense to post a surprisingly one-sided, 87-65 victory over
Gonzaga in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Syracuse, the top seed in the West
Regional, was supposed to be tested by the eighth-seeded Bulldogs. But the Orange wasn't
challenged after building a 15-point halftime lead.
How West Virginia Won: The second-seeded Mountaineers kept the game at their preferred
slow pace, handled Missouri's pressure defense and prevented the 10th-seeded Tigers from
getting their lethal transition game going to post a 68-59 victory in a second-round East
Regional contest.
Updated: 03/22/10 12:56 AM
For all its intricacies and coachspeak, basketball can be so simple. You have to put the ball
in the basket. You don't do it, you don't win.
Updated: 03/21/10 11:35 PM
Last year at this time, the St. Bonaventure women's basketball team was running on
excitement and adrenaline. Making their first postseason appearance ever, the Bonnies rode the
emotional wave to the Elite Eight of the Women's NIT.
Updated: 03/21/10 6:48 PM
Cornell players jumped up and down near midcourt, exchanging chest-bumps and high-fives, then ran toward their fans.
Updated: 03/22/10 7:43 AM
Tiger Woods acknowledged "living a lie," saying he alone was responsible for the sex scandal that caused his shocking downfall from global sporting icon to late-night TV punchline.
Updated: 03/21/10 12:20 PM
Jim Boeheim keeps the secrets of his 2-3 zone defense under cloak-and-dagger. It's the
reason Syracuse opponents are shooting 39.9 percent and averaging just 66.9 points, and it's
what Gonzaga coach Mark Few likely will devote much of his time figuring out before Sunday
afternoon's NCAA Tournament second-round matchup tips off in HSBC Arena.
Updated: 03/21/10 12:20 PM
OK, so here's the scoop. The nickname doesn't come from basketball, as many people have
been led to believe. Antonio Stephen Jardine was born with a head that his maternal
grandmother joked was shaped like an ice cream scoop. He has been known as "Scoop" Jardine
ever since.
Updated: 03/21/10 1:29 AM
SUNRISE, Fla. — The Buffalo Sabres headed into Saturday's game tied for second in
penalty killing. Apparently, that ranking wasn't good enough. So after a 6-for-6 performance,
they have the NHL's top short-handed unit and a two-game winning streak to boot.
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