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...seat some 70,000 fans. Fan-festivals and free concerts throughout the weekend will also draw visitors downtown. The NCAA anticipates that the Final Four will generate anywhere between $30 million and $50 million in new direct spending for the ailing area. (Hear Dick Vitale's Top 10 NCAA Tournament Moments...
...main event, due to be held in various cities across South Asia in 2011. It would also crown an astonishing rise. Seven years ago, in a country defined by conflict, and which does not have a proper grass pitch even today, there was no national team. But three tournament wins in the past year, comprising 15 victories in 17 matches, have brought Afghanistan to the brink of an appearance among the world's best. At home, they are national heroes. (See pictures of the deadly attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Pakistan...
...draw on seemingly limitless reserves of drive and ambition to reach their present position. "We will crush all the teams," says Abid's brother Karim Saddiq, a 25-year-old opening batsman, with the unshakeable belief that typifies the squad. "It's my mission to be player of the tournament." The players have already shown their mettle in South Africa, winning their first two games against Denmark and Bermuda with poised batting and destructive bowling. If they finish in the top four of their group - which also includes, the Netherlands, UAE and Kenya - they go to a knock-out stage...
Most Valuable Player was almost an understatement. She struck out seven hitters as part of a 3-2 victory to take the championship against Radford, which had been undefeated in the tournament...
That was after she helped the Crimson reach the tournament final by allowing one run on two hits in 3.1 innings of relief in a semifinal win against Eastern Michigan, resulting in her first career save...