March Madness is typically dominated by powerhouse programs, highly funded teams, and blue-blood universities that start the season as favorites to go all the way.

On a campus where hundreds have lined up daily to buy Final Four T-shirts at $21.98 each, VCU film students Caroline Miller and Tommy Bell were selling glazed doughnuts at $1 a pop while pausing to reflect on their school's improbable run. ''I've never ...

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No. 6 seed North Carolina led 70-56 and appeared to be cruising to victory against No. 11 VCU on Thursday. VCU had other ideas. The Rams, who trailed at one point by 19 points, reeled off 12 straight and stormed back in the final 7:11 of regulation to force overtime and stun the Tar Heels,