Two other issues arise with independence: scheduling and no automatic BCS berth.

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Djokovic continued to struggle in the second set, falling behind 3-1 as Gulbis showed his first Grand Slam quarterfinal berth was no fluke.

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So far, the Eagles have alley-ooped their way to the first Sweet 16 berth ever for a No. 15 seed, and on Friday they face in-state behemoth Florida.

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He had no intention of getting anywhere near her berth, or anywhere else that he might run into Kinney, the last person he wanted to see.

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After a Vermont turnover, Iati nailed another long shot that provided the Great Danes enough cushion to deny No. 2 seed Vermont its sixth NCAA berth in 11 years.

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The top three nations in the six-team group represent North and Central America and the Caribbean at next year's tournament in Brazil, and the No. 4 country advances to a playoff for another berth, likely against New Zealand.

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Dravid looked the most assured in making 41 before flicking a catch to Tendulkar at mid-wicket and Sanjay Bangar did his chances of an opener's berth in the fothcoming series against New Zealand no harm by batting for almost two and a half hours for 29.

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That's because Syracuse will face a familiar foe Saturday with a Final Four berth at stake: Big East rival Marquette, the East's No. 3 seed.

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For the 2013 season, Notre Dame has no bowl tie-ins, meaning that if the Irish don't earn a BCS berth and are bowl eligible they will have to wait to see what bowls have unused spots to see where they will play.

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