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Cats-Cards not life or death; it’s much more than that

Cats-Cards not life or death; it’s much more than that

LEXINGTON, Ky. The old-timers showed up right when Wheeler Pharmacy opened and made a beeline for the back of the store.

They took their usual seats at the lunch counter and had their usual conversation about Kentucky basketball.

“Coming down here looking for a little bit of knowledge is like trying to get a sip of water from a fire hydrant,” explained Jim McGary, one of the regulars.

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No pressure? Rick Pitino has plenty to lose against Kentucky

No pressure? Rick Pitino has plenty to lose against Kentucky

Rick Pitino sounded just this side of giddy on a Monday teleconference for Final Four coaches.

“When you love a team as much as I’ve loved this one, really these last two, it’s nice to see them get a reward,” the Louisville basketball coach said.

U of L’s reward for making a surprise run to the 2012 NCAA Tournament semifinals is an intrastate Armageddon with No. 1 overall seed Kentucky (36-2). On New Year’s Eve, the Cats escaped the plucky Cards 69-62 in Rupp Arena.

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Coaches As Characters In The Godfather

Coaches As Characters In The Godfather

Vito Corleone – Rick Pitino, Louisville

Pitino has been to the top of the mountain and felt the warm glow of a championship wash over him like the Tuscan sun. Yet, he didn’t stick around too long in Act I as the game began to pass him by. He disappeared for a while but returned to play a prominent role in Act II

athlonsports.com
3/26/11

Florida Gators’ Donovan is one of the all-time best

Florida Gators’ Donovan is one of the all-time best

NEW ORLEANS — Billy Donovan has a memory of Larry Bird that sticks in his head as an incentive.

During his season as a Knicks backup guard, Donovan arrived at Madison Square Garden one afternoon as workers were preparing the arena for a basketball game that night immediately following a hockey game.

“They were piecing the floor together and Bird is in there at 4:45 and there’s nobody around and he’s standing on a piece of wood shooting shots,” Donovan said. “He was going to go down as a Hall of Fame player but he still had that drive to get better.”

miamiaherald.com
3/26/11