Article: As it turns out, big boys do cry: When Gonzaga's Adam Morrison wept, was he a sore loser or a valiant competitor?

Byline: Melissa Isaacson

Mar. 25--How tempting it was for the headline writers. "There's no crying in basketball," they shouted in Friday's sports sections, mocking Adam Morrison, the Gonzaga All-American. Not simply because Morrison broke down in tears after his team succumbed to UCLA's furious comeback in Thursday night's NCAA Oakland regional semifinal, but because Morrison wept openly before the game ended. For those who missed the telecast from Oakland, UCLA trailed by 17 in the first half but rallied in the second half, scoring the final 11 points of the game to overcome the nine-point lead Gonzaga owned with 3 minutes 27 seconds left. The ...

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