ALBANY, N.Y. -- Teams chasing a college basketball title are contending with an unexpected wrinkle that's making last-minute travel plans difficult -- a fierce storm bearing down on the Northeast that's expected to dump up to 2 feet of snow in some places and create blizzard-like conditions.
Villanova, the top overall seed in the men's NCAA Tournament, left Philadelphia Monday afternoon for Buffalo, New York, to get ahead of a storm that's projected to last three days. The defending champion Wildcats, who play on Thursday, had an abbreviated press availability with coach Jay Wright, but no player interviews were granted as the team rushed to its flight.