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Elite Eight Teams: Louisville, Michigan Among Teams In 2013 NCAA Tournament Regional Finals

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By The Huffington Post News Editors

The field of 68 teams in the 2013 NCAA Tournament has been winnowed down to the Elite Eight. Sixty of the best college basketball teams in the nation, including the team that entered the tournament atop the AP poll, have been sent home. The eight teams remaining will play in four regional finals on Saturday and Sunday, with the winners advancing to the Final Four in Atlanta.

With wins on Thursday night, Marquette and Syracuse ensured that at least one Big East team would reach the Georgia Dome. Buzz Williams’ Golden Eagles will attempt to solve the 2-3 zone defense of the Orange in the opening Elite Eight game on Saturday. The conference rivals tip off at 4:30 p.m. EST in Washington, DC in the East Region.

Another Big East team (for now), Louisville, is the only No. 1 seed to reach the regional finals. Rick Pitino’s Cardinals held off the No. 12 Oregon Ducks on Friday night in the Sweet 16. The Cards will face Duke in Indianapolis on Sunday.

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Mitch McConnell Targeted In March Madness-Themed DSCC Ad

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By The Huffington Post News Editors

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee started its 2014 campaign season with an attack on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) this week, launching a March Madness-themed ad campaign pinning him as a Washington insider, Roll Call reported Thursday.

The ad, which simulates a tightly contested basketball game, accuses McConnell of “playing for the Washington special interests” against Kentucky, which is “trying to move up” but is “blocked by McConnell.”

The 60-second radio ad, which will air locally from March 28 to April 3, is the DSCC‘s first ad campaign of the 2014 cycle. The DSCC has not disclosed the exact size of the ad buy, but told Roll Call that it cost “five figures or more.” The ad’s theme takes advantage of the basketball tournament’s timing, as Louisville faces off against the Oregon Ducks on Friday night.

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Oregon Upsets Oklahoma State, 68-55: No. 12 Ducks Outperform Seed, Dispatch Cowboys

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By The Huffington Post News Editors

SAN JOSE, Calif. — With their outside shots falling and their defense harassing Oklahoma State all afternoon, the Oregon Ducks played well above their disappointing seeding and into the next round of the NCAA tournament.

Damyean Dotson scored 17 points and Arsalan Kazemi added 11 points and 17 rebounds to help 12th-seeded Oregon extend a run that began in the Pac-12 tournament by beating the fifth-seeded Cowboys 68-55 in the second round on Thursday.

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