The Daily Roundup: Thursday

The BEST ACC Basketball Coverage!!!

PHOTO: Start the Madness...again!

Getting your mind right:

Davidson College - Underdogs with honor

Cinderella? No. Davidson hasn't just materialized: "Maybe somewhere within spitting distance of ice floes on the Detroit River, a little girl stares at the stars and dreams of Cinderella.That's fine with the Davidson Wildcats, those well-prepared students from six countries who have become America's overnight basketball sensations. Call them unselfish. Call them undaunted. Call them unreal.Just don't call them Cinderella."

Policies ensure futures: "Three Tar Heels starters carry a special insurance policy that protects them in the case of a career-ending injury."

Louisville on target with its shooting: "Cards over slump as Vols await tonight."

Huggins, Mountaineers have adapted together: "Coach, in his first year at West Virginia, has changed expectations."

UCLA will try for more balance: "Howland says stars need help against Western Kentucky."

From the Washington Post: Rogers, King of the Hill: "Western Kentucky's Ty Rogers doesn't have NBA aspirations, but his buzzer-beater against Drake will forever live on in Hilltopper lore."

Caulton Tudor of the Raleigh News and Observer: Coaching could be crucial : "It's been said that the third round of the NCAA Tournament is the coaches' round. All 16 teams have been able to rest, mend and devise the best possible game plans. None of the coaches has any excuse for not being ready."

The conference headlines:
Future ACC stars on display: "The East defeated the West 107-102 in the annual McDonald's All American high school basketball game Wednesday night in Milwaukee."

ACC no longer March juggernaut

North Carolina

UNC in familiar footsteps?: "Heels resemble '05 NCAA title team. Before the NCAA tournament began, former North Carolina guard Melvin Scott was arguing a point with Tar Heels sophomore Ty Lawson." Not quite as athleticaly explosive across the board, but very close.

NCAA tournament: UNC's up-tempo offense speeds into Sweet 16 vs. Washington St.

Cougars' defense should test Heels : "Some may call Washington State's style of basketball boring, but the Cougars' defense should give North Carolina's powerful offense all it can handle tonight in the round of 16."

A clash in styles on tap: "Up-tempo North Carolina will take on deliberate Washington State tonight."

Defense-first: Washington State will try to take high-octane Tar Heels out of gear: "Senior Derrick Low says postgame interviews at Washington State are "simple gatherings.""A few cameras, a few guys on their computers," Low said Wednesday, recalling the average media contingent after games at Friel Court in Pullman, Wash.Perhaps that's why Kyle Weaver called the parade of media swarming Washington State's locker room a "circus.""

For UNC's Thompson, rest isn't part of plan

Junior Ginyard 'natural'for UNC: "There isn't a soul on North Carolina who questions the premise. The difference of opinion comes when the words "What makes" replace the "Is.""

Williams, Low cross paths again

Virginia Tech

Mississippi storms past Virginia Tech

Clemson

Korn healthy, happy out of the limelight: "With his shoulder injury explained and a year of eligibility restored, Clemson’s quarterback of the future is trying to shake off the rust."

Wake Forest

Football - Trial Runs: Some Deacons trying new positions

Georgia Tech

Sounds of change for Jackets: "Practice appears to be noticeably different during workouts under new coach Johnson."

Significant changes expected for Tech's defense

Tech practice noticeably different under Johnson

Injuries force OL Lonowski to leave Jackets

Miami
Police: UM sports information director had child porn on computer

UM coach Randy Shannon more at ease this year