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Kansas acting head coach Norm Roberts directs his team in the first half of a first-round college basketball game against Howard in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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March Madness without Self: Roberts has KU running smoothly
By ERIC OLSON - AP Sports Writer
Fri,03/17/23-3:33PM , 89 Reads
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Norm Roberts appears to have transitioned smoothly into his acting head coach role for top-seeded Kansas despite all the day-to-day uncertainty and chatter about Bill Self's status in the NCAA Tournament.
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Arkansas's Anthony Black is fouled by Illinois's RJ Melendez during the second half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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Arkansas holds off Illinois 73-63 with big defensive effort
By ERIC OLSON - AP Sports Writer
Thu,03/16/23-6:08PM , 81 Reads
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ricky Council IV scored 18 points and Arkansas survived some anxious moments in the second half against an Illinois team that wouldn't go away, holding on to beat the Illini 73-63 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.
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TCU baseball coach Kirk Saarloos meets on the mound with pitcher Austin Krob (39) and the TCU infield during an NCAA college baseball tournament regional game against Texas A&M, Sunday, June 5, 2022, in College Station, Texas. TCU had the best weekend as college baseball season opened with wins over top-10 opponents Vanderbilt and Arkansas. (Meredith Seaver/College Station Eagle via AP, File)

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College Baseball Notebook: No break in sight for rising TCU
By ERIC OLSON - AP Sports Writer
Mon,02/20/23-1:35PM , 130 Reads
Big 12 preseason favorite TCU had the best opening weekend in college baseball, knocking off two top-10 opponents in a multi-team event at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

There's no relief in sight for a Horned Frogs team playing one of the most ambitious nonconference schedules in the country.
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Mississippi baseball players celebrate its College World Series national championship in a parade in Oxford, Miss. on June 29, 2022. Mississippi is the defending national champion and returns star shortstop Jacob Gonzalez and many of the pitchers who appeared in the College World Series. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman, File)

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COLLEGE BASEBALL '23: 10 teams to watch
By ERIC OLSON - AP Sports Writer
Tue,02/14/23-4:30PM , 89 Reads
Ten teams to watch in college baseball this season, listed in alphabetical order with 2022 records:

ARKANSAS (46-21)
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