TAMPA — Mitt Romney has turned his attention to November’s presidential election, and the Republican establishment is beginning to fall in line behind him. Endorsements for him have grown from a stream to a flood this week, including from big names such as House Speaker John A. Boehner (Ohio), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels . Read full article > >

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Who is Mitt Romney and what does he believe?

Of all the crackups by coaches this week, one was more disappointing than all the others, and it wasn’t Bobby Petrino going “Easy Rider” into a ditch after losing control of his gearshift . We’ve seen things like that before. For some reason, the more disheartening crash was that of Baylor women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey, embarrassed by NCAA sanctions fresh off her national championship. Read full article > >

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Baylor’s Kim Mulkey dropped the ball on protecting game’s integrity

Ten years is enough time for playing careers to start and end, for apparently ageless coaches to conclude what could have seemed infinite careers, for college kids to get married and have kids of their own. Still, can it really be a decade? Read full article > >

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Maryland 2002 national championship resonates 10 years later

RALEIGH, N.C. — For all its size and sturdiness in the front court, the Maryland women’s basketball team still leans heavily on guard play, which at this time of the year expands in importance as the NCAA tournament field compresses. Read full article > >

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NCAA tournament 2012: Maryland needs to limit turnovers vs. Texas A&M

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Regardless of what’s ahead for Georgetown in the coming days and weeks, seniors Jason Clark and Henry Sims are assured of leaving the Hilltop knowing what it’s like to win an NCAA tournament game. Read full article > >

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NCAA basketball tournament: Georgetown silences Belmont threat, 74-59

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Georgetown Coach John Thompson III isn’t hiding from the fact his Hoyas were bounced in the opening round of the NCAA tournament the last two years. Nor is he turning it into a crusade, haranguing his players with rants about the peril of failing to guard hot-shooting underdogs from upstart mid-majors such as Ohio and Virginia Commonwealth . Read full article > >

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NCAA tournament 2012: Georgetown aims to accelerate past early exits

Choosing a bar to watch the NCAA Tournament based entirely on drink specials is like filling out your bracket based on which mascot you like more: It doesn’t tell the whole story. March Madness specials are pretty much the same wherever you go. During tournament games, your beer will likely cost anywhere from $3 to $5 a pint and $10 a pitcher. And in most places, a deep fried bucket of something will be available for $5 or less. Read full article > >

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Choosing a bar to watch the NCAA Tournament based entirely on drink specials is like filling out your bracket based on which mascot you like more: It doesn’t tell the whole story. March Madness specials are pretty much the same wherever you go. During tournament games, your beer will likely cost anywhere from $3 to $5 a pint and $10 a pitcher. And in most places, a deep fried bucket of something will be available for $5 or less. Read full article > >

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Finally, a conservative who likes President Obama. And he’s not just any conservative, mind you. He’s a capital-C Conservative, British Prime Minister David Cameron. On his official visit to Washington, the Briton could not say enough good things about his American host. Read full article > >

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David Cameron’s special relationship with President Obama

The last time John Thompson stepped away from a prominent Washington job, he did so during a surprise announcement in a Georgetown University gymnasium filled with national media members and NBA all-stars. It sparked headlines and news reports across the country. Read full article > >

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NEWARK, N.J. — Jordan Theodore scored a career-high 29 points to lead Seton Hall to the signature win it needed for its NCAA tournament resume, a 73-55 victory over No. 9 Georgetown on Tuesday night. The Pirates ( 19-9 , 8-8 Big East ) put on quite a shooting performance against one of the conference’s best defensive teams. They shot 61.0 percent (25 for 41), the best against the Hoyas this season and only the third time any team shot 50 percent or better. Georgetown ( 20-6 , 10-5) came in allowing 38.4 percent shooting this season. Read full article > >

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Georgetown vs. Seton Hall: Hoyas trampled by hot-shooting Pirates, 73-55

CHARLOTTESVILLE — Up and down the Eastern Seaboard, and even in some growing hotbeds near the Mississippi and beyond, this weekend is the beginning of spring, because the college lacrosse season truly gets underway. Most teams ranked in the top 20 of the preseason coaches’ polls, men and women, will have played their season openers by the end of the weekend. The march to the NCAA semifinals and final, the sport’s biggest celebration — a convention and party wrapped into one, held on Memorial Day weekend — has begun. Read full article > >

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George Huguely trial hangs over start of a new college lacrosse season

Alex Len , Maryland’s 7-foot-1 freshman center, needed just 54 seconds to register the first dunk of his college career once cleared to compete Dec. 28, having served a 10-game suspension for violating NCAA amateurism rules . Read full article > >

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Maryland basketball vs. Temple: Alex Len looks to shake off slump

Alex Len , Maryland’s 7-foot-1 freshman center, needed just 54 seconds to register the first dunk of his college career once cleared to compete Dec. 28, having served a 10-game suspension for violating NCAA amateurism rules . Read full article > >

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Maryland basketball vs. Temple: Alex Len looks to shake off slump

With the start of conference play looming, most college basketball teams are fine-tuning their starting lineups. But 11 days before Maryland opens ACC play, the Terrapins are in the throes of overhauling theirs. On Wednesday against Albany , Maryland (7-3) will add its second prospective starter in as many games, with 7-foot-1 freshman center Alex Len making his debut after serving a 10-game suspension for running afoul of NCAA eligibility rules while competing in his native Ukraine . Read full article > >

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With addition of Alex Len, Maryland basketball continues to tinker with lineup