Memphis finally knocks down its free throws, but they're all but meaningless. The Tigers jump out to a 30-point halftime lead on Michigan State on the way to a 92-74 win, making their 73 percent free throw shooting just a happy footnote.

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Cinderella is ripped this year, even if Butler's A.J. Graves isn't.

After an uninspired first-round last year, Cinderella is back and bad enough that she might need to be screened for performance-enhancing drugs. Check out AOL's breakdown.

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The Dark Ages on the sports calendar are over and March Madness is arriving just in time to save our sanity. AOL's Jim Armstrong says the NCAA Tournament is the perfect cure for the sports blues and he serves up some of the best reasons.

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When the best of college basketball on the court blends with the star power of, say, Ashley Judd in the seats, how could you not find something to cheer?