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Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel knows his chances of keeping All-America forward Blake Griffin for another season are slim.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Not a good start for Oklahoma. The Sooners are behind 7-2 at the first media timeout, and guard Tony Crocker is already on the bench with two personal fouls. Crocker had a career-high 28 points in OU's victory over Syracuse in the...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- No. 1 seed North Carolina has a 32-23 lead over No. 2 seed Oklahoma at halftime of Sunday's South Regional final at FedExForum. Here's a few observations from the first 20 minutes: • Oklahoma's Blake Griffin is probably wi...

The ACC's all-time leading scorer, Tyler Hansbrough, didn't hit double figures versus Oklahoma on Sunday. That didn't even faze North Carolina, which is on its way to the Final Four.

Magic versus Bird in 1979? Not exactly. But Tyler Hansbrough and Blake Griffin facing off on the same court brightens up an NCAA tournament that has been lacking in shining moments.

MEMPHIS -- Oklahoma found a one-two punch to answer Syracuse's 2-3 zone. Sooners All-American forward Blake Griffin scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and junior guard Tony Crocker rediscovered his shooting touch in the first half, as No....

Here is Mark Schlabach's instant analysis of Syracuse-Oklahoma.

MEMPHIS -- When Gonzaga senior Josh Heytvelt played North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough the first time, it seemed that Heytvelt was the player on his way to earning multiple All-America honors. In the semifinals of the 2006 preseason NIT at Madison S...

Throw out the seedings. The 2009 NCAA tournament is down to 16 teams. And from where I stand, as many as eight schools have a legit shot at cutting down the nets in Detroit. Who's playing the best heading into the Sweet 16? Let's rank them 1 to 16...

A few observations from Saturday's late-afternoon games in the NCAA tournament: 1. If there is one player in the NCAA tournament capable of carrying his team to the Final Four in Detroit, it might be Oklahoma All-America forward Blake Griffin. Gr...

The Final Four is the ultimate high for many teams. But some big-name programs have been disappointments since their One Shining Moment, writes Mark Schlabach.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Seeing Jason Capel wearing a crimson Oklahoma shirt behind the Sooners' bench has to be a strange sight for North Carolina fans inside FedExForum. But that's where Capel, the former UNC starter, is sitting for today's South Region...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- After North Carolina threatened to blow Oklahoma off the floor with a 15-4 run to start the game, the Sooners are making a move to get back into it. All-America forward Blake Griffin is leading the way, grabbing seven of his team'...

MEMPHIS -- ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach provides instant analysis from Oklahoma's 84-71 win over Syracuse in Friday's South Regional Sweet 16: GAME ANALYSIS: The Sooners were worried about cracking Syracuse's vaunted 2-3 zone. But the Orange couldn't ...

MEMPHIS -- Oklahoma couldn't have asked for a better start against No. 3 seed Syracuse. Junior guard Tony Crocker, who has been mired in a month-long shooting slump, knocked down a 3-pointer on the Sooners' first possession. Crocker had made only th...