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Every year I do tons of research, listen to all the experts and fill out multiple brackets just to lose to Sharon in Human Resources because "Duke wears a prettier blue than Kentucky does!" Not this year! This year I will pick the tournament champs based simply on one fact...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kentucky doubled up West Virginia 78-39 in a one-sided Midwest Regional semifinal last night that sends the 37-0 Wildcats into the Elite Eight. Trey Lyles scored 14 point and Andrew Harrison added 13 for the 37-0 Wildcats, who face Notre Dame in Saturday's Midwest final...

Former Xavier standout point guard and Schenectady, NY native Mark Lyons has decided he will play for the Arizona Wildcats next season. Last month Lyons announced he would transfer from the Xavier program that went to the Sweet 16 last season before losing to a #3 seeded Baylor team...

The ending of Saturday's Xavier-Cincinnati game was marred by the type of thuggish buffoonery that, while not rare, never gets easier to see.  Much of the aftermath of the brawl, however, was equally disgusting - except for Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin.

The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament gets underway on Thursday (well, really on Tuesday - but I'm not counting the "play-in" games) and the Capital Region will be well represented.