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27-year-old skier dies from fall at Death Canyon in Grand Teton National Park

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A 27-year-old skier fell to his death in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming this week.

Officials received a call on Sunday from a climber who saw someone fall in the Apocalypse Couloir in Death Canyon, according to a news release from Grand Teton National Park. Park rangers and search and rescue personnel responded and tried to resuscitate Radcliff Spencer of Jackson, Wyoming, who was skiing in the area.

The efforts “proved unsuccessful due to the nature of injuries sustained,” the park said in the news release. Four others with Spencer were flown out of the canyon in a helicopter.

A park spokesperson told the Jackson Hole News & Guide that the fall probably was not caused by an avalanche.

“While the snowpack remains generally stable, hazards still exist and may carry high consequence in technical terrain,” the park’s news release said.

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The lone No. 1 seed still alive heading into the Elite Eight, Kansas needs only a win against No. 10 Miami (Fla.) to book a spot in the Final Four.

No. 2 Duke and coach Mike Krzyzewski can make one last Final Four and chase one final national championship by beating No. 4 Arkansas.

No. 2 Villanova can reach the national semifinals for the third time in six tournaments by winning what should be a defense-dominated brawl against No. 5 Houston.

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So look for the Jayhawks to be shocked in the Elite Eight, as the Bill Self collection of tournament collapses adds another painful chapter. Based on how things have gone through three rounds, Arkansas is a lock to send Krzyzewski into retirement one game shy of the Final Four. Villanova may be a two-time champion under Jay Wright, but the Wildcats will be smothered by Houston.

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Saint Peter’s stands at the precipice of another outlandish achievement: being the first No. 15 seed — the first seed lower than No. 11, in fact — to reach the Final Four.

The Peacocks will be the underdog once again come Sunday, when they’ll match against a deeper and more talented opponent with decades of history to more than overshadow the Peacocks’ three-game run.

But beating another college basketball giant will simply take what we already know the Peacocks can bring to the table: Saint Peter’s reached the Elite Eight with energy, aggressiveness and composure, following the model set by unflappable coach Shaheen Holloway, and that same combination will give the Peacocks a chance at etching themselves into an even more permanent place in NCAA Tournament history.

“We’re happy but don’t mistake, we’re not satisfied, we’re not satisfied at all,” said guard Doug Edert. “The job is not finished. We feel like we belong and the more games we win the more confidence we build.”

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