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You never want to see a player go down, and you definitely don't want to see a player go down and stay motionless for a while after hitting his head.  That was the scary moment the Celtics went through when Mickael Pietrus took a hard fall on Friday night.

It's the first loss by the New York Knicks under Mike Woodson, which was going to happen eventually.  The Raptors deal the first blow with a 96-79 win.

Top seeds Kentucky and North Carolina joined Kansas and Baylor in advancing to the regional finals of the 2012 NCAA tournament on Friday. Here’s a recap of Friday’s NCAA tournament games:

Ohio State and Florida joined Big East powers Syracuse and Louisville in advancing to the regional finals of the 2012 NCAA tournament on Thursday. Here’s a recap of Thursday’s NCAA tournament games:

The New York Knicks are on a hot streak as they have now won five games in a row with Wednesday nights 82-79 road win against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Though the men's NCAA tournament is going on right now, let us not forget that the ladies are also taking part in the madness, and Baylor's Brittney Griner decided to throw down on Florida.

Last week things were looking pretty dim for the New York Knicks, but after four games under interim coach Mike Woodson they have won four in a row and are back in the playoff picture.

The Hoosic Valley girls basketball team continues to enjoy a magical season.  Cassidy Chapko scored 17 points to lead Hoosic Valley past Randolph (Section VI), 43-42, in a thrilling New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class C championship game at Hudson Valley Community College on Sunday.

Number one seed North Carolina was able to beat Crieghton on Sunday 87-73 and head to the sweet 16, but they lost a valuable part of their team in the process.

Ohio, Cincinnati and Xavier all won on Sunday to join Ohio State in the NCAA basketball tournament round of 16. Top-seeded North Carolina and Michigan State also won to advance to the regional semi-finals. Here’s a full recap of the day’s action in the NCAA tournament:

The higher-seeded team won every NCAA tournament game played in men’s Division I basketball on Saturday. Top seeds Kentucky and Syracuse were among the teams which advanced to the regional semifinal round next week. Here’s a recap of all of the NCAA tournament action from Saturday:

For the first time in the history of the NCAA basketball tournament, two No. 2 seeds — Duke and Missouri — were upset by No. 15 seeds on Friday. Several other lower seeds also won to advance to the third round of play on Sunday. Here’s a full recap of the day’s action in the NCAA basketball tournament: