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DePaul women brimming with confidence

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2014, file photo, Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter, right, speaks while College Athletes Players Association President Ramogi Huma listens during a news conference in Chicago. In a Wednesday, March 26, 2014, landmark ruling, a federal agency has given football players at Northwestern University the green light to unionize. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)

Union ruling comes at bad time for NCAA

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

Baylor coach Scott Drew talks with Cory Jefferson during the second half against Wisconsin in an NCAA men's college basketball tournament regional semifinal, Thursday, March 27, 2014, in Anaheim, Calif. Wisconsin won 69-52. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Baylor blasted 69-52 by Wisconsin in West semis

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2013 file photo, Georgia Tech quarterback Vad Lee (2), wears APU for &quot;All Players United&quot; on his wrist tape, as he works against North Carolina during an NCAA football game in Atlanta. The decision to allow Northwestern football players to unionize raises an array of questions for college sports. Among them, state schools vs. public schools, powerhouse programs vs. smaller colleges (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

College athlete union raises plenty of questions

By PAUL NEWBERRY and MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 25, 2014 file photo, many empty seats are seen as South Carolina's Tiffany Mitchell cheers her teammates during the second half of a second-round game against Oregon State in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament in Seattle. Attendance is down for the opening two rounds of the women's basketball tournament. The NCAA hopes that with three schools hosting the regional rounds more fans will turn out. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, File)

Attendance at women’s hoops first two rounds drops

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

Arizona swimmer Brad Tandy gives the Arizona &quot;claw&quot; sign after coming in first in the men's 50-yard freestyle during the NCAA college Division 1 swimming and dving championships on Thursday, March 27, 2014, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)

Alabama’s Gkolomeev, Arizona’s Tandy tie in 50

By CHRISTIAN CORONA - Associated Press

The South Carolina Gamecocks celebrate after they beat the Oregon State Beavers, 78-69, Tuesday March 25, 2014 in the NCAA second round game at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Randy L. Rasmussen)

SEC showing its depth in NCAA women’s tournament

By STEVE MEGARGEE - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Allstate Insurance, Dick Vitale and Joel, the longhorn, go head-to-head in an NCAA tournament bracket pick ‘em contest at the Stockyards in Fort Worth, Texas on March 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Allstate Insurance, Cooper Neill)

BracketRacket: Revenge is best served … grilled?

By JIM LITKE - Associated Press

In this photo taken on March 16, 2014, Bill Hefler, of ESG Security, looks up to the stands during a time out in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game between Ohio State and Michigan in the semifinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis. Security firms charged with protecting college and professional sports venues are monitoring social media more than ever to prepare for everything from a garden-variety court storming to something much more dangerous. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Security firms watch social media for feisty fans

By LUKE MEREDITH - Associated Press

** FILE ** This file photo shows buildings in mid-Manhattan, New York, including Madison Square Garden, round building at center, and at left across Eighth Avenue, the Farley General Post Office, date unknown. The post office building is slated to house a new Penn Station and restore some of the grandeur lost in 1963 when the previous Penn Station was destroyed, replaced by the dark, underground station topped by Madison Square Garden. (AP Photo/ File)

After 53 years, NCAA tournament finally returns to Madison Square Garden

By Jim O'Connell - Associated Press

Baylor players dribble during practice at the NCAA college basketball tournament on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, in Anaheim, Calif. Baylor plays Wisconsin in a regional semifinal on Thursday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Baylor, Badgers try to build on postseason success

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

Thomas leads Florida State past La Tech in NIT

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Reaction to ruling on college athletes’ union

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

UCLA's Kyle Anderson works out during practice at the NCAA college basketball tournament, Wednesday, March 26, 2014, in Memphis, Tenn. UCLA plays Florida in a regional semifinal on Thursday. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

A guide to the NCAA’s regionals

By JOHN MARSHALL - Associated Press

NCAA ‘disappointed’ with Northwestern union ruling

Associated Press

In a March 23, 2014 photograph, LSU guard Raigyne Moncrief (11) is helped off the floor by a trainer after injuring her left knee, as basketball coach Nikki Caldwell, right, and teammate DaShawn Harden (24) check on her in the second half of an NCAA college basketball first-round tournament game against Georgia Tech in Baton Rouge, La. LSU officials said Moncrief was to be examined by doctors Monday and her playing status would be determined prior to the start of the second round game Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

LSU’s Moncrief done for season, Kenney in question

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NCAA Capsules

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Louisville coach Rick Pitino speaks during a news conference at the NCAA college basketball tournament Friday, March 21, 2014, in Orlando, Fla. Louisville plays Saint Louis in a third-round game on Saturday. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Louisville faces rival Kentucky in quest to repeat

By GARY B. GRAVES - Associated Press

NCAA tournament is back at the Garden

By JIM O'CONNELL - Associated Press

Stanford's Chiney Ogwumike (13) waves to fans in the arena as she stands with coach Tara VanDerveer following a second-round game in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament in Ames, Iowa, Monday, March 24, 2014. Stanford won 63-44. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Stanford women return home for NCAA regional

By JOSH DUBOW - Associated Press