Last year we rooted against Pat Verbeek as he earned a Stanley Cup ring; this year we're pulling for him to repeat. The Dallas transplant helped the Red Wings get a red-letter 5-3 win over the Stars ... Was that a Y2K-leap-day-hangover glitch or was Bob Knight actually gracious in defeat after a controversial finish? Knight said Wisconsin "deserved" their 56-53 upset of the Hoosiers, even after replays showed the ball going out of bounds off a Badger with one second left ... Calvin sharpshooter Mindi Andringa hadn't hit anything until a three-pointer with five seconds left gave the Knights a stunning win over national power Capital. Their prize? A sectional with three of the top four teams left in the bracket. The Calvin men will host a sectional after a harrowing win of their own.

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The Coin Toss By Kelly Feasel After Saturday's debacle in East Lansing there is no doubt which Michigan university has the superior basketball team. But what happened to Tom Izzo?  As Michigan State destroyed Michigan Izzo supporters would have expected to see fewer three point shots, more use of the shot clock, and less of the Big Three: Cleaves, Mo Pete, and Charlie Bell. If, as Cleaves said, "we weren't out to embarrass anybody, it was just one of those days when everything was falling," why not put up less shots and save some of those for another day?  You're going to the Big Dance and your seed isn't going to be decided by how badly you pounded your wounded, out-gunned, out-manned, and out-hustled in-state rival. After all, this isn't college football, where margin of victory counts more in some computer index or catches the eyes of an inane BCS Selection Committee. • Respond at our Forum • Throw your own Toss • Previous Tosses

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