March Madness brings 'our own little Idaho' to Oklahoma for Vandals basketball teams

NORMAN — Once the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament brackets were revealed, Marie Duncan and her husband looked at each other with the same thought. “We’ve got to go.” For Idaho fans, the opportunity was too perfect to pass up. The Vandals men’s and women’s basketball teams had both been invited to the Big Dance, and they were scheduled to play 24 hours — and about 24 miles — apart. The men in Oklahoma City on Thursday night. The women in Norman on Friday night. “Unbelievable,” Idaho athletic director Terry...