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Big name, big stage doesn’t faze Stevens

Monday, April 5,2010 12:08 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — It’s safe to say that Butler head coach Brad Stevens doesn’t represent the stereotypical NCAA championship game coach.

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After injuries, Duke’s Zoubek playing with purpose

Monday, April 5,2010 12:05 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — At 7 feet 1 inches tall and with a wide frame capable of backing down any player in the nation, Duke senior center Brian Zoubek comes across as a tough person. But on Sunday afternoon, the Haddonfield, N.J., native explained how the journey to this point in his career — a starter and major contributor to a team in the NCAA Championship game — has been a long, emotional struggle.

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There are more media members at the Final Four, but not from print

By Zina Kumok · Sunday, April 4,2010 4:39 p.m.

The financial strains of the newspaper industry have led to a noticeable decline in print reporters attending this year’s Final Four, according to several veteran basketball writers — a trend that also was seen at last fall’s World Series, this year’s Super Bowl and February’s Winter Olympic Games.

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Indy having no problem choosing between Duke and Butler

Sunday, April 4,2010 12:18 p.m.

While there aren’t many guarantees for Monday night, there are some good bets. One is that Butler fans will likely outnumber Duke fans exponentially, setting up an even fiercer home-court advantage than the one the hometown Bulldogs enjoyed Saturday.

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From prolific scorers to bench leaders, seniors leave final mark in Indianapolis

Friday, April 2,2010 12 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — As a senior, Butler’s Nick Rodgers scored six of the team’s 2,374 points. He made one start for the Bulldogs and averages 1.2 minutes per game. And although this walk-on guard from Noblesville, Ind. has grabbed no rebounds this year and hasn’t attempted a free throw, Bulldogs starter Ronald Nored said Rodgers is just as much a part of the team’s historic Final Four run as anyone else.

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The life of a student-athlete in the Final Four

Thursday, April 1,2010 11:55 p.m.

Forgive Gordon Hayward for daydreaming. Twenty-four hours before the biggest game of his life, the Butler star will be sitting in a lecture hall instead of a locker room.

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Butler rally at Indy Monument Circle draws thousands of fans

Wednesday, March 31,2010 11:54 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — It’s not unusual to see downtown Indianapolis awash in blue, hosting a sea of sports fans. But when fans flocked to Monument Circle for a pep rally Wednesday afternoon, they weren’t decked in blue for the Colts, but for the Final Four-bound Butler Bulldogs.

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NCAA cites IUPUI for major infractions

By AP Reports · Tuesday, March 30,2010 8:16 p.m.

The NCAA said Tuesday that IUPUI allowed erroneous eligibility certification for 97 student-athletes from the 2003-04 through 2006-07 years, demonstrating a lack of institutional control and a failure to monitor by the university.

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Making sense of the madness

By Frank Therber · Monday, March 29,2010 11:29 p.m.

Hopefully those of us making predictions for this weekend’s Final Four matchups will fare a little better than we have up to this point. According to ESPN, roughly 200 out of 4.8 million brackets in the network’s bracket challenge correctly selected all four teams playing this weekend. Keeping our fingers crossed, let’s take a look at the games slated for Saturday.

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Butler celebrates 1st Final Four

By Michael Marot · Sunday, March 28,2010 10:21 p.m.

The school that never celebrates midnight madness to kick off the basketball season finally held a late-night campus party. Sunday morning’s March Madness bash was even better.

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Butler did it, beats KSU 63-56 to make Final Four

By Eddie Pells · Saturday, March 27,2010 7:09 p.m.

The boys from Butler did it — defeating Kansas State 63-56 in the West Regional final Saturday to make their trip back home something much bigger than that.The fifth-seeded Bulldogs, the team that plays in the fieldhouse where "Hoosiers" was filmed, are writing their own underdog story, even if they can't really be called underdogs anymore.

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Butler rallies to beat top-seeded Syracuse 63-59

Friday, March 26,2010 1:34 a.m.

Now, after reaching the regional finals for the first time in school history, Butler is one win from going home to Indianapolis for the Final Four. The Bulldogs next play second-seeded Kansas State, which beat Xavier 101-96 in double overtime.

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Abraham commits to Georgetown

Friday, March 26,2010 12:09 a.m.

Moses Abraham, an IU basketball recruiting prospect from Maryland, committed to Georgetown University on Thursday after returning home from a two-day visit at IU.

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2011 commit Carlino reopens recruitment

Friday, March 26,2010 12:08 a.m.

Bloomington High School South junior Matt Carlino, who committed to play basketball for IU in August 2008, decided to reopen his recruitment Thursday, according to reports from Mike Pegram of Inside Indiana, IU’s affiliate for Rivals.com.

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