Third-team All-American Brandon Knight had 17 points while directing third-seed Pittsburgh past Central Connecticut State 71-54 in an NCAA South Regional game Friday.
Oklahoma, remembering a first-round upset loss in the NCAA tournament a year ago, fought past Illinois-Chicago 71-63 Friday in the opening round of the West Regional.
For a dozen years, Bruce Benedict called pitches in the big leagues. This week, the former All-Star catcher and current New York Mets scout called something else -- his first game as an NCAA tournament official.
Three Navy crew members killed in a helicopter crash off the coast of Greece were remembered as ``three shining stars'' in a memorial service Friday at their home base in Florida.