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Kentucky treats crowd to crazy sneak previewWith Kentucky coach Tubby Smith dressed as Don King and his players costumed as professional wrestlers, the defending NCAA champion Wildcats tipped off their season at the stroke of midnight Saturday.FULL STORY | |||
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Midnight Madness has emerged as college hoops' traditional tip-off In the 28 years since its advent, Midnight Madness has evolved into an American tradition relished with the same wee-hour gusto as cow-tipping. As the midnight hour approached Friday night, nearly one-third of Division I schools nationwide celebrated in some capacity -- and to some capacity crowds -- the official arrival of college basketball season. FULL STORY | ||
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Five questions for the 1998-99 college season So you haven't been paying attention to college hoops since Kentucky cut down the nets in San Antonio? We have the answers to your questions. FULL STORY | ||
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Coach croons at KU's first practice Kenny Gregory just went with the flow. Where the coach was headed early Saturday during "Late Night with Roy Williams" was anybody's guess. FULL STORY | ||
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Francis steals show at Maryland's Midnight Madness The Terps were in a layup line shortly after midnight Saturday morning when Steve Francis heaved the ball off the backboard, caught the rebound and slammed it through the hoop. The 12,371 fans at Cole Field House to watch Midnight Madness went wild. FULL STORY | ||
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To Stewart's chagrin, Missouri's freshmen excel The freshmen set the example for Missouri's vets at Midnight Madness. Clarence Gilbert won the 3-point contest as about 5,000 fans looked on. Another newcomer, Keyon Dooling, won the slam-dunk contest. FULL STORY | ||
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Kansas ushers in new season in poor taste -- on purpose Bad acting, bad singing and bad dancing have become an annual rite of fall in Lawrence, Kansas, a way to usher in the college basketball season. It’s called "Late Night with Roy Williams," and it’s Kansas' version of Midnight Madness. FULL STORY | ||
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Young Arkansas team to start with midnight practice The season hasn't started and already seven freshmen are having a big impact on Arkansas' program. Coach Nolan Richardson said Wednesday that he had changed his preseason conditioning program because of the young players. FULL STORY | ||
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