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Virginia Commonwealth University Rams head coach Shaka Smart (left) is greeted by VCU President Michael Rao (right) as he makes his way to the team bus for the VCU men's basketball team's departure from the Richmond campus on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, en route to the school's first appearance in the NCAA Final Four. VCU plays Butler University on Saturday evening in Houston. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Virginia Commonwealth University graduate students Marisa Cosco (left) and Carrie Newcomb (right) join in a cheer as the crowd waits for the VCU men's basketball team to depart from the campus in Richmond on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, en route to Houston for the NCAA Final Four tournament. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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The crowd cheers while waiting for the Virginia Commonwealth University men's basketball team's departure from the campus in Richmond in Wednesday, March 30, 2011, en route to the university's first appearance in the NCAA Final Four, which begins Saturday in Houston. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Virginia Commonwealth University alumnus Chris Crowley leads the crowd in a cheer as the VCU men's basketball team departs the campus in Richmond on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, en route to the NCAA Final Four tourney in Houston. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Virginia Commonwealth University alumnus James Carter carries his 6-year-old son, Thomas, on his shoulder while his wife, Enjoli, cheers as the crowd waits to watch the VCU men's basketball team depart from the campus in Richmond on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, en route to Houston for the school's first appearance in an NCAA Final Four tournament. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Virginia Commonwealth University Rams guard Darius Theus makes his way to the team bus as the VCU men's basketball team departs the campus in Richmond on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, en route to Houston for the school's first appearance in the NCAA Final Four. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Virginia Commonwealth University guard Brandon Rozzell makes his way to the team bus as the VCU men's basketball team departs the campus in Richmond on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, en route to the school's first appearance in the NCAA Final Four tournament, which begins Saturday in Houston. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Virginia Commonwealth University Rams guard Ed Nixon makes his way to the team bus as the VCU men's basketball team departs the campus in Richmond on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, en route to its first appearance in the NCAA Final Four. VCU plays Butler University on Saturday evening in Houston. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Virginia Commonwealth University cheerleader Maureen Ogando, 20, leads a cheer as the VCU men's basketball team departs the campus in Richmond on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, en route to its first appearance in the NCAA Final Four, which kicks off on Saturday in Houston. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Virginia Commonwealth University Rams forward David Hinton makes his way to the team bus as the VCU men's basketball team departs the campus in Richmond on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, en route to its first appearance in the NCAA Final Four, which will take place in Houston. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Souvenir T-shirts celebrate the Virginia Commonwealth University men's basketball team's appearance in the NCAA Final Four on the VCU campus in Richmond on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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San Francisco Giants second baseman Freddy Sanchez (21) tags out Oakland Athletics' Hideki Matsui as Matsui tried to steal second base during the second inning of a spring training baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, March 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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FILE - In this March 11, 2011 file photo, recording artist Jay-Z watches the New Jersey Nets and the Los Angeles Clippers play an NBA basketball game in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)

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Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw hugs guard Skylar Diggins (4) in the closing minute of Notre Dame's 73-59 win over Tennessee in an NCAA women's college basketball tournament regional final, Monday, March 28, 2011, in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

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Virginia Commonwealth head coach Shaka Smart arrives at the team hotel in Houston, Texas. The Rams will participate in the school's first-ever Final Four on Saturday, April 2. (AP Photo/VCU, Scott K. Brown)

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Kentucky's Darius Miller gives the three-pointer sign to fans as his team prepares to depart for the Final Four in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, March 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)

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Connecticut's Tiffany Hayes waves as she leaves Gampel Pavilion to boards a bus for the airport in Storrs, Conn., en route to Indianapolis, Thursday, March 31, 2011. Connecticut will face Notre Dame in NCAA Final Four Game in Indianapolis Sunday. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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Washington Wizards point guard John Wall, second from right, scuffles with Miami Heat center Zydrunas Ilgauskas, center, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in Washington. Both players were ejected from the game. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Miami Heat point guard Mike Bibby (0) dribbles against Washington Wizards point guard John Wall (2) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (3) goes to the basket against Washington Wizards guard Jordan Crawford (15) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)