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New Orleans Hornets
10:52 pm
Fri April 12, 2013

Hornets Battle To End But Fall To Clippers, 96-93

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The New Orleans Hornets lost to the Los Angeles Clippers Friday night at the New Orleans Arena, 96-93. The Hornets led by 10 points with 8:31 left in the game, but lost control of the game.

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New Orleans Hornets
7:35 pm
Fri April 12, 2013

Injured Anthony Davis Will Miss Remainder Of Season

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New Orleans Hornets rookie forward Anthony Davis will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury suffered during the April 10 game against the Sacramento Kings, the team reported yesterday.

Davis suffered a sprained Medial Collateral Ligament and bone bruise in his left knee after colliding with Sacramento guard Marcus Thornton with 5:45 to play in the game. He underwent an MRI yesterday, which revealed no additional structural damage.

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College Basketball
1:44 pm
Tue April 9, 2013

Giant-Killing Louisville Women Look To Keep Charmed Run Alive

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Head coach Jeff Walz of the Louisville Cardinals talks to his team during a timeout in the game against the Maryland Terrapins in the second round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament.
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Walz's attire during Sunday's win over California caught the eye — and ire — of UConn coach Geno Auriemma.
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Originally published on Tue April 9, 2013 6:34 pm

Tonight, there's a chance for a rare double in NCAA Division I college basketball.

As we reported earlier, if the University of Louisville scores a victory in the women's championship game, it will be only the second school to capture both the men's and women's titles in the same year.

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Baseball
12:52 pm
Tue April 9, 2013

Redbirds Peck Zephyrs Apart, 18-2

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Jamie Romak pounded three home runs as the Memphis Redbirds defeated the Zephyrs 18-3 on Monday night at Autozone Park in Memphis.

The Redbirds offense racked up 18 hits and five home runs. Romak tied a Memphis franchise record with three home runs in the game, including a solo shot in the third inning, a two run shot in the fifth and a three run blast in the seventh. He went three for five with six runs batted in.

Memphis added two more home runs, a solo shot by Rob Johnson and a three run home run by Chad Huffman.

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College Basketball
1:04 pm
Mon April 8, 2013

Louisville Basketball Has A Rare Chance At A Double

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In New Orleans on Sunday, the women from Louisville (in red) defeated California to reach the championship game against Connecticut on Tuesday.
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Around midnight ET Monday, we should know whether something that's only happened once might happen again.

If the University of Louisville's men win the Division I basketball championship — they play Michigan in a game set to start at 9:23 p.m. ET on CBS TV — then there's a chance that this year both the men's and women's trophies will go to the same school.

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Sports
11:13 am
Mon April 8, 2013

Leading Ladies: Connecticut, Louisville Set For Championship

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California forward Gennifer Brandon (No. 25) and Louisville forward Cortnee Walton (No. 13) go after a rebound in the second half of a national semifinal game Sunday.
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Breanna Stewart of the Connecticut Huskies reacts to a 3-point shot against Notre Dame during the NCAA semifinal game Sunday. UConn won 83-65.
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By Dana Farrington

Originally published on Sun April 7, 2013 10:52 pm

Connecticut has been to the women's NCAA championship round twice in the last five years. In 2009, they were up against Louisville.

And here we are again. (Or, we will be on Tuesday.)

Connecticut beat Notre Dame 83-65 in the Final Four round Sunday night, clinching its ride to the title game. Earlier, Louisville rallied a comeback against California, ending at 64-57.

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