May 22, 2013

March Madness – Women’s National Championship: UConn women top Louisville to win eighth national title

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(UConn capped a dominant tournament by beating Louisville 93-60 for their eighth national title. Chris Graythen/Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Geno Auriemma has been chasing Pat Summitt since he started coaching. Now with his eighth national championship, he has finally caught her. It might not be long before Auriemma stands alone with freshman Breanna [...]

March Madness – Men’s Final Game: Louisville beats Michigan 82-76 for NCAA title

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ATLANTA (AP) Rick Pitino capped the greatest week of his life with the prize he wanted most of all. Luke Hancock produced another huge game off the bench, scoring 22 points, and Pitino became the first coach to win national titles at two schools when relentless Louisville rallied from another 12-point deficit to beat Michigan [...]

March Madness – Men’s Final Four: Opposites Attract In Louisville-Michigan National Title Game

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(PhatzRadio / SI Feature) — ATLANTA — The national title game is an incredible contrast of styles, with the nation’s best offense ready to challenge its best defense, with turnover creation and prevention being the major key. Michigan comes in oozing with underclass talent and potency. Louisville counters with extreme defensive pressure and experience. It [...]

March Madness – The Final Four: How can Syracuse, Wichita State and Michigan beat Louisville

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(PhatzRadio / SI Feature) — ATLANTA — Throughout this wonderful college basketball season, the prevailing narrative has held that there is no dominant team. Could have fooled me. Anyone who has watched Louisville play the last six weeks knows that is not the case. The Cardinals encountered a little turbulence in January, when they lost [...]

March Madness: This season’s Final Four just as crazy as it is compelling

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(Wichita State doesn’t have a superstar-laden roster. They don’t play in a power conference. Still, thanks to its hard-nose mindset, neither its coach, nor the community it plays in, would trade them.) (PhatzRadio / SI Feature) — Now THIS is what a Final Four is supposed to look like. We have a clear favorite (Louisville), [...]

March Madness – Men’s Results: Louisville beats Duke 85-63 / Michigan rolls over Florida 79-59

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(Michigan jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, while Louisville fought through an emotionally draining first half to join Syracuse and Wichita State in Atlanta for the national semifinals.) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Crying and shaken by the sight of Kevin Ware writhing on the court, his right leg splintered, Rick Pitino and his [...]

College Basketball: Conference Championship Weekend / Men’s and Women’s Results

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(Conference tournaments heat up Saturday as eight teams contend for a spot in their league title games and a total of 14 champions are crowned. Follow all of the action on the eve of Selection Sunday here.) NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Triche scored the go-ahead basket early in overtime and No. 19 Syracuse advanced [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Sunday’s Men’s and Women’s Results

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(With Rick Pitino wearing his patented white suit, No. 12 Louisville rolled past No. 25 Marquette on Sunday by shooting 52-percent from the field. Russ Smith scored 18 for the Cardinals.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two weeks of struggle had begun to raise questions about Louisville’s ability to contend in the Big East. And while some [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Wednesday’s Men’s and Women’s Results

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(Glenn Robinson III has made an impact on Michigan’s players and coaches with an all-for-one attitude. On Wednesday, Robinson had 14 points and six rebounds in the second-ranked Wolverines’ win against Nebraska.) ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Glenn Robinson III had 14 points, including a pair of crucial dunks in the second half, and No. [...]

College Football / Sugar Bowl: Louisville upsets Florida 33-23 in Sugar Bowl

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisville safety Calvin Pryor predicted the Cardinals would “shock the world” against Florida in the Sugar Bowl. Brave words that he and his teammates backed up from start to finish. Terell Floyd returned an interception 38 yards for a touchdown on the first play, dual-threat quarterback Teddy Bridgewater directed a handful [...]