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Ohio Beats Georgetown, Villanova Needs OT to Avoid NCAA First-Round Upset Ohio University upset third- seeded Georgetown University, and No. 2 Villanova needed overtime to avoid a first-round loss, on the opening day of the men’s college basketball national tournament.

Murray State Wins, Villanova Avoids Upset at NCAA Tournament Begins Murray State scored the day’s biggest upset and Villanova University needed overtime to avoid becoming the first No. 2 seed in nine years to lose in the opening round as the men’s college basketball national tournament started with close games across the country.

Mets, Marlins to Play 3-Game June Series in Puerto Rico's Bithorn Stadium The New York Mets and Florida Marlins will play a three-game Major League Baseball series in June at Puerto Rico’s Hiram Bithorn Stadium.

Norway's CEOs Race Inmates in `Dead Hard' Annual Cross Country Ski Event The Birkebeiner, Norway’s annual cross-country ski race, is attracting a record turnout, with chief executives officers and prison inmates lining up among tomorrow’s 16,150 participants.

Tiger Woods Masters Windfall Nets AT&T, IBM 43% Gain in Advertising Punch Tiger Woods’s return to golf at the Masters Tournament will give sponsors like AT&T Inc. an unexpected boost from their ad dollars, lifting the value of their TV spots by 43 percent, according to a media analyst’s estimate.

Today's NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Results, Schedule The scoreboard and schedule for today’s first round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s basketball tournament. All start times are New York time.

Merrill Intern Skips Brackets to Take NCAA Basketball Court for Vanderbilt Joe Duffy is a budding financial adviser with no intention of participating in any college basketball tournament pools. He’s playing instead.

Janitor Jock Proud to Mop Floors He Once Ruled: Scott Soshnick Commentary Syracuse University boasts an impressive collection of distinguished alumni. Politicians, authors, journalists and, yes, athletes.