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9
Apr
2013
1:08am, EDT
Louisville fights back to win NCAA Championship, tops Michigan 82-76

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Louisville forward Chane Behanan (21) celebrates after defeating Michigan 82-76 in the NCAA Final Four championship game, April 8, in Atlanta, Ga.
By Rob Dauster, CollegeBasketballTalk on NBCSports.com
It started out as a sideshow, the kind of performance that you should always expect to see in a national title game simply because it’s so unexpected.
Michigan’s Spike Albrecht, the 5-foot-11 back-up point guard who looks more like a manager than a baller and scored 24 points during the Big Ten season, lit up the Cardinals with 17 points in the first half. Michigan took a 33-21 lead despite having to play with National Player of the Year Trey Burke glued to the bench with two fouls. Luke Hancock answered with four three-pointers in the span of two minutes and erased the Louisville deficit in the amount of time it takes microwave a bag of popcorn.
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Michigan guard Trey Burke walks off the court after the Louisville Cardinals won the NCAA men's basketball championship game.
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Michigan guard Trey Burke shoots over Louisville center Gorgui Dieng during Monday's NCAA title game.
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Injured Louisville Cardinals guard Kevin Ware cuts down the net after the Cardinals defeated the Michigan Wolverines at Monday's NCAA title game in Atlanta.

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1
Apr
2013
6:36am, EDT
Louisville player after horrific injury: 'Don't worry about me. I'll be OK. You guys go win this thing'
Jeff Haynes / Reuters
Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino calls to the referees to stop the game as Cardinals guard Kevin Ware lays on the court with a broken leg in the first half against the Duke Blue Devils during their Midwest Regional NCAA men's basketball game in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 31, 2013.
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Louisville players talk to guard Kevin Ware after Ware's injury during the first half of the Midwest Regional Final against Duke in the NCAA basketball tournament March 31 in Indianapolis, Ind.
By Rob Dauster, CollegeBasketballTalk on NBCSports.com
Kevin Ware was taken off the court on a stretcher in the first half of Louisville’s regional final against Duke on Sunday afternoon after suffering the worst injury I’ve ever seen in a sporting event.
After challenging a three that Tyler Thornton took from the wing, he landed wrong on his right leg and suffered a compound fracture. His shin bone was protruding through his skin.
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Wayne Blackshear #20 and Chane Behanan #21 of the Louisville Cardinals react after Kevin Ware #5 suffered a compound fracture to his leg in the first half against the Duke Blue Devils during the Midwest Regional Final round of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 31, 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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This story was originally published on Sun Mar 31, 2013 7:11 PM EDT
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4
May
2012
2:58pm, EDT
Racing fans prepare for the running of The Kentucky Oaks
Photos by Charlie Riedel / AP
Chuck Kenney, from Goodells, Mich., places a bet before the 138th running of the Kentucky Oaks horse race at Churchill Downs, May 4, 2012, in Louisville, Ky.
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Mallory McCallen, from Houston, Tx., reads through a race program before the running of the first race.
The Kentucky Oaks, sometimes called the little sister of the Kentucky Derby, is held at Churchill Downs on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Ky. It features 3-year-old Thoroughbred fillies, and the race is 1 1/8 miles long. The Oaks and the Derby are the oldest continuously contested sporting events in history and are the only horse races that continue to be held in their original venue.
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kittygirl23, thanks for your comment. I double-checked the information and you are correct. I blame my failing eyes. The type on the website is tiny. :( To you point, that's not a good reason. I regret the error.
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4
Nov
2011
8:16pm, EDT
Fillies and mares kick off Breeders Cup at Churchill Downs
By Rich Shulman
Tomorrow, the boys get their chance for the $5 million top purse. Full coverage.
Matt Sullivan / Reuters
Horses come around the bend in the Juvenile Fillies Turf race during the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championship horse races at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, November 4. Jockey John Velazquez aboard Stephanie's Kitten rides took first place in the race.
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Juan Leyva rides Musical Romance to victory during the Filly & Mare Sprint race at the Breeders' Cup horse races at Churchill Downs Friday, Nov. 4, in Louisville, Ky.
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6
Nov
2010
7:35pm, EDT
John Gress / Reuters
Jockey Garrett Gomez rides Blame, right, to edge out Zenyatta, left, with jockey Mike Smith aboard in the Breeders' Cup Classic under the lights during the 2010 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Nov. 6.
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By Katie Cannon, Senior Multimedia Editor
I've watched the replay of the stretch run several times now, and no matter how hard I cheer or how many times I watch it, Zenyatta just doesn't get to the wire first. She retires with a nearly perfect 19 wins and one loss. Her trainer, John Shirreffs, had a great attitude about her appearance in a tough race against the boys that many thought had the potential to blemish her record: "It's not the end of the world (if she loses)," he said. "Giving her the opportunity to achieve something that seems almost unattainable is more important." Read the full story here.
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Here's The YouTube of The Race: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Et15M6wsPo Incredible run, and attitude by The Trainer. Zenyatta Rocks.
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5
Nov
2010
7:27pm, EDT
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Jockey Jeffrey Sanchez rides Awesome Feather, center, to victory in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies race during the 2010 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, Nov. 5, 2010.
Awesome Feather runs
By Robert Hood
I like the light in this picture.
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This picture captured the "ultimum " athlete beautifully! The awesome power absolutely hypnotizes you.
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Awesome Feather runs