San Diego stunner: Toreros upset fourth-seeded UConn

 
San Diego's Brandon Johnson, a 6-foot, play-making point guard, and Connecticut's Hasheem Thabeet, a 7-foot-3, shot-blocking ... [link]

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TAMPA, Fla. -- San Diego's Rob Jones didn't even bother leaving his feet when the ball was tossed up to start the game. The 6-foot-6 forward knew he didn't have a chance against Connecticut's 7-foot-3 center Hasheem Thabeet. When the same thing ...
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‘Which of Course in German Means … A 13 Seed Winner’

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One And Done For UConn Men

In the Jim Calhoun era at UConn, the Huskies had not lost a first round game (14-0). Calhoun’s record now stands at 14-1 in first round games at UConn as the San Diego Toreros upset the Huskies in a West Region First Round game at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, FL. The Toreros move on to face Western Kentucky, who upset Drake, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
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UPDATE: UConn sucks too. And a very, very, very telling/shocking stat.

the West region sucks.
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Video: Ty Rogers' game-winner for Western KY over Drake

Watch Ty Rogers beat Drake with his buzzer-beating 3-pointer and then his comments after the game.
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