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Analysis: Groves brothers, Eastern Washington put scare into Kansas, but Eagles falter late at NCAA Tournament

UPDATED: Sat., March 20, 2021

The slow-starting Jayhawks climbed out of a 10-point second-half deficit and turned it on late, downing the Big Sky Conference power 94-83 in front of a sparse, pandemic-limited crowd.

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John Blanchette: Eastern Washington’s Tanner Groves has a lot of doppelgangers, but he was one of a kind against Kansas

UPDATED: Sat., March 20, 2021

Even before being discovered by Twitter and TBS on Saturday, Tanner Groves had a whole file on his various doppelgangers.

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Recap and highlights: Kansas slips past Eastern Washington, Groves Bros. in first round of NCAA Tournament

UPDATED: Sat., March 20, 2021

David McCormack piled up 22 points and nine rebounds, helping slow-starting Kansas rally from a 10-point second-half deficit and beat No. 14 seed Eastern Washington 93-84 on Saturday to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

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Eastern Washington-Kansas key matchup: Jayhawks’ David McCormack will test Tanner Groves inside

UPDATED: Fri., March 19, 2021

Kansas junior David McCormack's size and presence can alter games, especially on the defensive end of the floor.

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Eastern Washington hopes experience, cohesiveness pays off against bigger, more dynamic Kansas

UPDATED: Sat., March 20, 2021

The stage is rare, but the task isn't completely foreign for Eastern Washington.

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Kansas’ David McCormack arrives in Indy ahead of Eastern Washington game, coach Bill Self says

UPDATED: Fri., March 19, 2021

Kansas junior basketball forward David McCormack, who had been in COVID-19 quarantine in Lawrence, Kansas, for more than a week, joined his teammates in Indianapolis on Friday morning, KU coach Bill Self confirmed to The Kansas City Star.

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Eastern Washington coach Shantay Legans’ successful journey shaped by several figures

UPDATED: Thu., March 18, 2021

If there's a line between meticulous preparation and obsession, EWU coach Shantay Legans leapt it.

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Bucknell and Northern Iowa upset Kansas in March. Here’s their advice for Eastern Washington

UPDATED: Thu., March 18, 2021

Ali Farokhmanesh wasn't intimidated by Kansas.

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Kansas coach Bill Self thinks Eastern Washington will be ‘a tough team to guard’

UPDATED: Wed., March 17, 2021

The good news for Eastern Washington? Kansas coach Bill Self thinks quite highly of the Eagles.

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John Blanchette: Role change hasn’t deterred Eastern Washington’s Jacob Davison from making a big impact for the Eagles

UPDATED: Wed., March 17, 2021

The "preseason MVP" is a curio of college sports that can be lumped in with your other amusing impossibilities: jumbo shrimp, boxing ring and political correctness.

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How does this Eastern Washington NCAA Tournament team compare to the previous two? Former stars weigh in

UPDATED: Wed., March 17, 2021

Before lively Eastern Washington coach Shantay Legans' band of  deep-shooting commodities enjoyed the distinction of NCAA Tournament team, just two previous Eagles squads saw their logo flash across the screen on Selection Sunday.

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‘Hoop Area USA.’ With four teams bound for NCAA Tournament, Inland Northwest finding unprecedented success on court

UPDATED: Tue., March 16, 2021

If you're a college basketball fan in the Inland Northwest, it's more than likely you'll have a dog in the fight when the NCAA Tournament begins later this week.