1.   In the first half, the Trojans looked just like the team that beat Stanford in the tournament opener and upset conference champ Oregon in the second game.

2.   Purdue outlasted Rhode Island in their NCAA basketball tournament opener, joining other afternoon winners Villanova, Boston College and Iowa State in the second round.

3.   Trying to deflect away a Portugal attempt in the tournament opener, Agoos ended up knocking the ball into his own goal.

4.   University of Washington men preparing for their NCAA tournament opener.

5.   Players from Australia, Pakistan and England have feared for their safety since the tournament opener in Edgbaston two weeks ago.

6.   Australia beat South Africa by three wickets in the tournament opener in Wellington on Wednesday.

7.   Australia failed in its attempt to win back-to-back titles and suffered its second loss in four games after being beaten in the tournament opener by South Africa.

8.   England manager Jack Rowell was not happy when South Africa beat the Wallabies in the tournament opener.

9.   He had defeated Swede Stefan Edberg in his tournament opener on Wednesday.

10.   Instead, he suffered his first loss in a tournament opener in nearly a year and a half.