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Eagles freefall in mile-high city

DENVER -- Winthrop played the first half like they might steal a win.

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Rocky Mountain low

DENVER -- As he walked onto the Pepsi Center court for Thursday night's East Regional first round game against Washington State, Winthrop coach Randy Peele slapped the press table and said "gotta make shots."
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Adams not far from thoughts

DENVER -- The questions were inevitable and understandable for Winthrop's players and coach Randy Peele.
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Team in the mirror

DENVER &emdash; Last March, Winthrop's basketball team went into the NCAA tournament with a feeling it was time to win.
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Crossing the country, crunching the numbers

I-70 WEST, KANSAS -- You don't realize how long a state is until you drive it, especially with Andrew Dys behind the wheel.
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Confident and ready

It's all just routine now.
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The road to Denver is full of omens

THE ROAD IN MISSOURI -- Omens can come with thunder claps that mean greatness lies in wait. Destiny is you in a superhero suit. Or lightning bolts that mean you just got struck down the back with enough voltage to light up Paducah, Ky., which you just passed while being pelted with the grass growing...
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13's lucky after all

More than a thousand people gave up part of a Sunday afternoon to go to a basketball arena without a game in it. They came to be a part of the celebration that would tell Winthrop University basketball fans where this year's team would go in the NCAA Tournament.
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German engineered

If you're a Winthrop fan looking for a reason why Andy Buechert, the 6-foot-9, 230-pound junior college transfer, is suddenly playing like he knows what he's doing, don't ask coach Randy Peele or Buechert's teammates.
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As bandwagon fills up, Peele prepares for NCAA tourney

A few more folks jumped on, or back on, the Winthrop basketball bandwagon on Monday.
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It's party time

At 10:30 on Saturday morning a group of friends and fans got together to watch Winthrop play UNC Asheville on national television in the championship game of the Big South Tournament.