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NCAA Tournament Coverage: The Miller Brothers Keep Moving Forward

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Are we headed for another sibling rivalry to settle a major sports championship? Everyone remembers the Harbaugh Brothers going it in the Super Bowl following the 2012 NFL season when John’s Baltimore Ravens nipped Jim’s San Francisco 49ers. Now the 2014 NCAA Tournament has two brothers still coaching and both took their teams to the regional finals last night. It’s the Millers, Sean leading Arizona and Archie heading up Dayton that have their eyes on meeting in the NCAA final. Here’s a recap on their wins, along with the rest of Thursday in the Sweet 16…

Sweet 16 Report: Breaking Down The Bracket’s Best

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Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament is a month out, with the bracket being announced on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. Here at TheSportsNotebook we’re going to a weekly check-in on the top 16 teams, as seeded by ESPN.com bracketologist Joe Lunardi. The purpose will be to chronicle recent form, looking back on each team’s midweek game and ahead to the weekend. The Selection Committee seeds teams based on overall body of work, but we also want to know who’s really playing their best basketball as we build to March Madness. With that, here is a rundown on Lunardi’s Sweet 16…

College Basketball Previews: Sizing Up The Top 16

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The college basketball season starts Friday, and TheSportsNotebook will tip the season off here today by running down the top 16 teams, as ranked in the preseason AP poll. Prior to Friday’s games we’ll take a look at an overview of the notable marquee games and storylines to watch for between and now and the New Year, when conference play begins. Here’s a concise summary of the AP’s projected Sweet 16…