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  • 9
    Apr
    2013
    1:08am, EDT

    Louisville fights back to win NCAA Championship, tops Michigan 82-76

     

    David J. Phillip / AP

    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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    Charlie Neibergall / AP

    Michigan guard Trey Burke walks off the court after the Louisville Cardinals won the NCAA men's basketball championship game.

    Charlie Neibergall / AP

    Michigan guard Trey Burke shoots over Louisville center Gorgui Dieng during Monday's NCAA title game.

    Chris Keane / Reuters

    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.

    Darron Cummings / AP

    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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    Andy Lyons / Getty Images

    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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  • 28
    Mar
    2013
    8:26pm, EDT

    Marquette, Miami battle in Sweet Sixteen

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    Durand Scott #1 of the Miami Hurricanes goes to the hoop against Jamil Wilson #0 of the Marquette Golden Eagles during the East Regional Round of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Verizon Center on March 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. 

    Read the full story here.

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  • 1
    Jan
    2013
    10:44pm, EST

    Stanford celebrates Rose Bowl victory

    Lucy Nicholson / Reuters

    Stanford Cardinal head coach David Shaw holds up the Rose Bowl trophy with his children after defeating the Wisconsin Badgers to win the 99th Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. on Jan. 1.

    Jae C. Hong / AP

    Stanford fans celebrate their 20-14 win over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, in Pasadena, Calif.

    Danny Moloshok / Reuters

    Stanford Cardinal head coach David Shaw is hugged by linebacker Shayne Skov as they celebrate defeating the Wisconsin Badgers to win the 99th Rose Bowl.

    Harry How / Getty Images

    Stanford's Kevin Danser celebrates after winning this year's Rose Bowl Game on Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Calif.

    Robert Laberge / Getty Images

    Jamal-Rashad Patterson of the Stanford Cardinal celebrates after the Cardinal defeat the Wisconsin Badgers.

    Stanford won its first Rose Bowl since 1972, beating the Wisconsin Badgers 20-14 on Tuesday night.

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  • 5
    Dec
    2012
    8:35pm, EST

    Phil Sears / AP

    Florida teams tip-off in Tallahassee

    Florida center Patric Young, #4, and Florida State forward Okaro White compete for the ball during tip-off in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Tallahassee, Fla., Dec. 5, 2012.

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  • 6
    Oct
    2012
    10:49pm, EDT

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    Dante Fowler Jr. of the Florida Gators celebrates with fans following the 14-6 win over the LSU Tigers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Oct. 6 in Gainesville, Fla.

    Florida Gator takes celebration into stands after victory over LSU

    Dante Fowler Jr. of the Florida Gators celebrates with fans following the 14-6 win over the LSU Tigers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Oct. 6 in Gainesville, Fla.

    • Gators' dumping of LSU shakes up SEC, BcS races
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  • 23
    Jul
    2012
    4:17pm, EDT

    Penn State students react to crippling NCAA sanctions

    Gene J. Puskar / AP

    Laura Lovins, center, a Penn State University sophomore from State College, Pa., reacts while watching a television on the main campus as the NCAA sanctions against the school's football program were announced July 23.

    Penn State fans, students, faculty and alumni reacted Monday to crippling NCAA sanctions levied against the school’s football team.

    Ed Ray and Mark Emmert of the National Collegiate Athletic Association hold a press conference to discuss measures against for Penn State University's football program in the wake the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal.

    NBC News reports: The fines and loss in revenue totaling roughly $73 million — a $60 million fine from the NCAA and the loss of $13 million in Big Ten bowl revenue, all of which will go to charities to benefit victims of child sex abuse — as well as the four-year bowl ban drew a majority of the headlines, but it was two other provisions in the sanctions that have the potential to damage the Nittany Lions for the long haul.

    First and foremost, the Nittany Lions were stripped of dozens of scholarships, beginning next year, over the next four years, as well as a cap on the number of scholarship players on its roster beginning in 2014.

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    The NCAA had to discipline Penn State Football because the program and the university failed to discipline themselves.

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  • 22
    Jul
    2012
    11:11am, EDT

    Penn State removes statue of Joe Paterno

    John Beale / AP

    Workers handle the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno before removing the statue Sunday, July 22, in State College, Pa. The famed statue of Paterno was taken down from outside the Penn State football stadium Sunday, eliminating a key piece of the iconography surrounding the once-sainted football coach accused of burying child sex abuse allegations against a retired assistant.

    Meanwhile, the NCAA said that that it would levy "corrective and punitive measures" against Penn State in the wake of the child sex-abuse scandal involving former football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. The organization announced Sunday that it would spell out the sanctions on Monday but disclosed no details.

    NCAA President Mark Emmert hasn't ruled out the possibility of shutting down the Penn State football program in the wake of the scandal, adding that he had "never seen anything as egregious."

    -- Reported by the Associated Press

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    A sign rests at the site in which the statue of former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno stood sits empty after it was removed by workers outside Beaver Stadium on July 22, in State College, Pa. Penn State's president Rodney Erickson made the decision Sunday to remove the statue in the wake of the child sex scandal of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

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    Joe knew ! Joe knew! The only question to be asked of Joe is did he participate with Sandusky. Oh yes Spanier knew also. So long you miserable piece of feces!

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  • 3
    Apr
    2012
    12:05am, EDT

    Kentucky beats Kansas 67-59 to win national title

    David J. Phillip / AP

    Kentucky players celebrate at the end of the NCAA Final Four tournament on Monday night.

    Jeff Gross / Getty Images

    Travis Releford #24 and Elijah Johnson #15 of the Kansas Jayhawks react after losing to the Kentucky Wildcats 67-59 on Monday night.

    AP reports: NEW ORLEANS - No matter where Anthony Davis and his buddies go to make their millions, their ol' Kentucky home will long remember this championship season. The Wildcats hit the jackpot with their lottery picks Monday night, ignoring Davis' bad shooting night and parlaying a roster full of NBA talent into a 67-59 victory over Kansas for the team's eighth national title - and its first since 1998.

     

     

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  • 2
    Apr
    2012
    10:49pm, EDT

    Kentucky vs. Kansas in national title game

    Jeff Haynes / Reuters

    Kentucky Wildcats forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist falls while driving to the net on Kansas Jayhawks center Jeff Whitey and guard Elijah Johnson during the first half of their men's NCAA Final Four championship college basketball game in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2, 2012.

    Chris Steppig / AP

    Kentucky forward Anthony Davis (23) leaps for a rebound over forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (14) and Kansas center Jeff Withey (5) during the first half of the game.

    Ronald Martinez / Getty Images

    Thomas Robinson #0 of the Kansas Jayhawks with the ball as Michael Kidd-Gilchrist #14 of the Kentucky Wildcats goes after it in the first half in the game on Monday night.

    Get live updates on NCAA final as Kentucky, Kansas vie for national title.

     

     

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  • 1
    Apr
    2012
    12:36am, EDT

    David J. Phillip / AP

    Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor (10) celebrates with Kansas guard Christian Garrett at the end of an NCAA Final Four semifinal college basketball tournament game against Ohio State Saturday, March 31, in New Orleans, La. Kansas won 64-62.

    Kansas rallies past Ohio State, 64-62, to play Kentucky for NCAA title

    “Well, it’s kind of a tale of two halves, two games,” said Kansas head coach Bill Self. “The light came on and then we were much more aggressive the second half.

    “They missed some shots, we controlled the glass, were able to play through our bigs, get out and run. The biggest thing is we got stops and rebounded.”

    -- Reported by Raphielle Johnson of CollegeBasketballTalk

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  • 31
    Mar
    2012
    8:52pm, EDT

    Chris Steppig / Getty Images

    Peyton Siva #3 of the Louisville Cardinals looks to pass the ball around Michael Kidd-Gilchrist #14 and Anthony Davis #23 of the Kentucky Wildcats in the first half of the National Semifinal game of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on March 31, in New Orleans, La.

    Kentucky holds off Louisville, 69-61, to move on to national title game

    One of the most-anticipated games in the history of the Kentucky/Louisville series provided the expected result in the end.

    Behind 18 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots from Anthony Davis, No. 1 seed Kentucky (37-2) advanced to Monday’s national title game with a 69-61 win over No. 4 seed Louisville.

    -- Reported by Raphielle Johnson of CollegeBasketballTalk

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