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...basketball tournament, which tips off on Thursday. Sure, a few fans are irked that their schools got snubbed from the Big Dance. But the tournament itself, with its brackets, buzzer beaters and wall-to-wall ball during the first two days, may be the most delightful sporting event on earth. Even the debate about which teams got shafted is part of the tournament's charm...
...people who were against it," says CBS analyst Greg Anthony, who was point guard for the 1990 UNLV team that won the national title. "But ultimately, it proved to be the right decision." College basketball moved from a 53-team tournament to a 64-team event in 1985. "I love the tournament now," says Anthony. "I loved it when there were 48 teams. I loved it when there were 32 teams. And I'm going to love it if and when it becomes 96." (See the top 10 NCAA tournament first-round upsets...
Freshman Michael Stanton went on to the three-meter finals after finishing in 12th place during the qualifying round. He then placed in the 11th spot overall to conclude with 582.95 points. Stanton achieved the same standing in the one-meter dive, and in that event he summed up 572.65 points...
...three divers couldn’t get past the stiff competition in the three-meter event, though, with Rea coming in 20th in the preliminary rounds. Powell stood at three places below Rea and Reese finished in 31st place...
...Washington will tip in his favor. U.S. public opinion remains far more favorable to Israel than to the Palestinians, and with the annual conference of the influential America Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) due to begin in Washington on Sunday, Netanyahu - who is expected to speak at the event, as is Clinton - appears to be hanging tough. AIPAC fired a warning shot earlier this week, blaming the Administration for the breakdown and urging it to "move away from public demands and unilateral deadlines directed at Israel...