basketball

Top-seeded Louisville continued on its march to the Final Four by beating Oregon on Friday.

A clutch shot allowed Ohio State to advance to the Elite Eight by beating Arizona, 73-70, in Los Angeles on Thursday night.

Marquette became the first team to advance to the Elite Eight by defeating Miami on Thursday night in the NCAA East Regional.

The Boston Celtics were in need of a win on Thursday night, and thanks to Jeff Green they got it.

The Miami Heat looked poised to break the '71-'72 Lakers streak of winning 33 games in-a-row. However, the Chicago Bulls saw things a bit differently.

The 24th annual Dave Cowens high school basketball achievement awards were presented last night at New Bedford Voke Tech with more than 30 nominees.

At this point the Miami Heat are looking unstoppable. They have had a couple of scares, but right now they are cruising to win after win, and have won 27 straight games.

The road gets a bit rougher for the Boston Celtics, and they will lose yet another player to an injury. Kevin Garnett is expected to miss two weeks thanks to an ankle injury.

The South Region was the busiest segment of the NCAA tournament field on Sunday, with three games determining which teams advanced to Arlington, Tex. on Friday. Michigan had already advanced to the round of 16 on Saturday.

Syracuse and Marquette advanced to the round of 16 in the East Regional on Saturday. Four more schools played Sunday to determine which two teams would join them in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.