Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. has signed a deal to air the men’s NCAA basketball tournament through 2007.
Sirius will broadcast every game of the tournament for the next three years, the network said Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Sirius and its competitor, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., recently started signing personalities and sports leagues in an effort to attract new subscribers. Last month, XM announced a $650 million, 11-year deal to air major league baseball games live.
Former Hoosier dies at 48
Mark Haymore, who played on Indiana’s unbeaten 1976 NCAA championship team before transferring to Massachusetts, has died. He was 48.
Haymore, who had a history of heart problems, was found dead in his Amherst, Mass., apartment on Sunday, police said. Haymore was part of a freshman class at Indiana that included Larry Bird. Bird left soon after enrolling. Haymore played on the team that beat Michigan 86-68 in the 1976 national championship game. A reserve, he scored two points and had a rebound in the title game.
He transferred to UMass where he played for two seasons.
Washington loses Roy
Washington guard Brandon Roy will miss four to six weeks after arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right knee.
Roy was injured Friday in a semifinal game of the Great Alaska Shootout. He scored 25 points in No. 14 Washington’s tournament-opening victory over Utah, then was injured in the first half of the win over Oklahoma.
Reserve quits Flames
Illinois-Chicago coach Jimmy Collins announced that redshirt sophomore guard Mike Smith has left the team. Smith played in 10 games during his Flames career, averaging 0.9 points and 0.6 rebounds.
MONDAY’S GAMES
RESULTS, SYNOPSIS
#2 Kansas 85 vs. Nevada 52
Wayne Simien 3rd double-double in 3 games as Jayhawks (3-0) avenged last year’s upset loss to Wolf Pack (3-1). Simien finished with 14 pts, 10 rebs. J.R. Giddens, Russell Robinson 13 pts each.
#6 Okla. St. 76 at SMU 57
John Lucas scored 11 of his 24 pts in 17-4 1st-half run as Oklahoma St. coach Eddie Sutton won 759th, tying Ed Diddle for 8th on Div. I career list. Joey Graham added 14 pts for Cowboys (4-0).
#18 Texas 86 vs. Coppin St. 50
Freshman Daniel Gibson led way with 17 pts and Longhorns (4-1) made 9 three-pointers in 1st half and 16 total, two shy of the school record. Darryl Proctor led Coppin State with 11 pts.
AP TOP 25
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NO., TEAM REC PTS LW
1. Wake Forest (40) 5-0 1,737 1
2. Kansas (18) 2-0 1,678 2
3. Syracuse (4) 5-0 1,582 4
4. Georgia Tech (7) 3-0 1,580 3
5. Illinois (1) 4-0 1,540 5
6. Oklahoma St. (2) 3-0 1,420 6
7. Connecticut 1-0 1,329 7
8. Kentucky 3-0 1,284 8
9. North Carolina 4-1 1,134 11
10. Duke 3-0 1,129 9
11. Michigan St. 3-0 1,073 10
12. Maryland 3-0 1,018 13
13. Pittsburgh 3-0 782 16
14. Washington 4-0 770 22
15. Mississippi St. 5-1 743 14
16. N.C. State 4-0 722 17
17. Louisville 3-1 584 12
18. Texas 3-1 507 15
19. Florida 3-0 447 23
20. Notre Dame 3-0 442 21
21. Arizona 3-2 413 18
22. Alabama 4-1 381 19
23. Iowa 3-1 367 —
24. Virginia 4-0 235 —
25. Wisconsin 2-1 114 20
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Others: Gonzaga 65, Cincinnati 51, S. Illinois 46, Memphis 34, Creighton 26, Boston College 24, Vermont 18, Charlotte 16, Stanford 15, Oklahoma 14, Pepperdine 14, Marquette 13, Michigan 9, Utah 8, UAB 7, New Mexico 4, George Washington 3, Iowa St. 3, Nevada 3, Ohio St. 3, West Virginia 3, Indiana 2, Oregon 2, Rutgers 2, Holy Cross 1, LSU 1, Miami (Ohio) 1, Texas-El Paso 1.
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ESPN/USA TODAY TOP 25
NO., TEAM REC PTS LW
1. Wake Forest (22) 5-0 755 1
2. Kansas (5) 2-0 732 2
3. Illinois (1) 4-0 664 4
4. Georgia Tech (1) 3-0 653 3
5. Syracuse 5-0 629 5
6. Connecticut 1-0 594 6
7. Oklahoma St. (1) 3-0 580 7
8. Kentucky (1) 3-0 566 8
9. Michigan State 3-0 528 9
10. Duke 3-0 486 10
11. North Carolina 4-1 467 12
12. Maryland 3-0 434 14
13. N.C. State 4-0 339 16
14. Pittsburgh 3-0 337 15
15. Texas 3-1 308 13
16. Washington 4-0 291 23
17. Louisville 3-1 263 11
18. Florida 3-0 235 22
19. Notre Dame 3-0 195 21
20. Arizona 3-2 193 t17
21. Mississippi State 5-1 181 20
22. Alabama 4-1 160 19
23. Wisconsin 2-1 90 t17
24. Cincinnati 3-0 83 NR
25. Virginia 4-0 77 NR
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Others: Iowa 39; Oklahoma 38; Memphis 24; Southern Illinois 18; Michigan 17; Providence 16; Gonzaga 15; Marquette 14; Creighton 11; Dayton 8; Charlotte 6; Alabama-Birmingham 5; West Virginia 5; Old Dominion 4; Pacific 4; Pepperdine 3; Stanford 3; Utah 2; Boston College 1; Miami (Ohio) 1; Santa Clara 1.
