The No. 5 seed Louisville women’s basketball team fell short in an attempt to match the Louisville men’s basketball team with a national title April 9 as they were blown away by No. 1 seed University of Connecticut 93-60 in New Orleans, La. Connecticut (35-4) ran away with a comfortable lead in the first half […]
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Wall Continues Stellar Play, Wizards Continue Winning Ways
Washington Wizards point guard John Wall has been flat-out unstoppable over the past few weeks, using his speed, athleticism and a newfound jump shot to post averages in March of 22 points, eight assists and nearly two steals per game. So far in April, Wall has kept up that level of play and the Wizards […]
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Nats Sweep Marlins, Split Weekend with Reds
Nats Sweep Miami Marlins (April 1-April 4) The Washington Nationals swept the once-pesky Miami Marlins in three straight games at Nationals Park during the opening week of the 2013 season. During the three-game series, the Nats outscored the Marlins 11-1 and had three solid starts from the top of the pitching rotation in Stephen Strasburg […]
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Final 4: Michigan to Face Louisville in NCAA Championship Game
Michigan will face off against Louisville in the NCAA men’s basketball championship game after both teams survived tough Final Four opponents on April 6 in Atlanta, Ga. No. 1 Louisville squeezed by No. 9 Wichita State, 72-68, before No. 4 Michigan barely escaped with an ugly 61-56 win over No. 4 Syracuse. No one scored […]
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Howard University Lady Bison Coach Leaves for Towson University
After five years as the head coach of the Howard University women’s basketball team, Niki Reid Geckeler has departed for the head coaching position at Towson University. Over the course of five years, Geckeler, known by her players as “Coach G,” has taken a team with a 4-26 overall record in 2007-08 to multiple 20-plus-win […]
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Rutgers Fires Basketball Coach over Abuse, Taunts
Once the video went viral, Mike Rice’s coaching days at Rutgers were over. Now the question is whether anyone else will lose their jobs — including the athletic director who in December suspended and fined Rice for the abusive behavior, and the university president who signed off on it. Rice was fired April 3, one […]
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Louisville’s Ware Leaves Indianapolis Hospital
Louisville’s Kevin Ware has taken what he said would be the hardest step in his recovery — the first one. The sophomore guard was back on the Cardinals’ campus April 2 after he had been released from an Indianapolis hospital, two days after millions watched him break his right leg on a horrifying play trying […]
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Nats Start Season as Favorites to Win World Series
“The truth is you don’t know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.” This could be the mantra for this year’s Washington Nationals. What a difference a year makes. Going into last season, we all knew they were going to shut down pitching sensation Stephen Strasburg in […]
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Jack Johnson’s Family Wants Obama Pardon
HOUSTON (AP) — Relatives and hometown supporters of the nation’s first Black heavyweight boxing champion are turning to YouTube to convince President Barack Obama to posthumously pardon him of a 1913 conviction for accompanying a White woman across state lines. Jack Johnson, nicknamed the “Galveston Giant” after his Texas hometown, was at the center of […]
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Elite-8: Michigan Returns to Final Four after 20 Years, Louisville Stomps Duke
No. 4 seed Michigan reached the Final Four for the first time since 1992 after crushing No. 3 seed Florida, 79-59, in the Elite Eight on March 31 in Arlington, Texas. It was the first Final Four appearance since the famous “Fab Five” era, when Michigan’s roster included five of the best basketball players in […]
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Wizards Dig Deep but Come Up Short in Western Swing
Down to nearly 65 percent of the roster, the Washington Wizards still had to go out and compete against some of the best teams in the West this past week. And while they were able to protect home court with a limited rotation, their shortage really showed up once they hit the road. Despite the […]
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Sweet-16: Louisville Becomes Lone No. 1 Seed to Advance, FGCU Loses to Fla. Gators
And as the dust settled from the battle of the Sweet 16, only one No. 1 seed remained standing as Louisville won a hard-fought victory on March 29. Junior guard Russ Smith scored a career-high 31 points, as the Cardinals (32-5) knocked off No. 12 seed Oregon, 77-69. Fellow No. 1 seed Kansas (31-6), however, […]
