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Michigan Misses All The Free Throws, Wins Ugly Against Syracuse Anyway
A wire-to-wire (foul-fest, timeout-filled, commercial-break heavy) battle ended in Jim Boeheim making a number of very Jim Boeheim faces and a relatively easy call for the refs: Jordan Morgan taking a charge from Brandon Triche with 20 seconds left, which, in hindsight, finished off Syracuse. Michigan rode Mitch…
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Down 12 with 13:15 remaining, Louisville clawed back with defense that changed the game's atmosphere from "celebratory" to "panic attack," and hit just enough shots to surpass a Wichita State team whose game plan gradually fell apart in the final minutes. Of course, the comeback might not be the story of one the best Final Four games in recent memory. The story is what you see above, a lightning quick jump-ball call on a possession in which Wichita State could have tied the game. It more or less wrapped things up for Louisville, and probably should have been a no-call. Having advanced this far, the Shockers and their fans are rightfully pissed that the season ended on a ref's hasty intervention.
BREAKING: Clark Kellogg has said "value-tility" twice. Like versatility, but for value. We will keep you updated.
Your Final Four Open Thread
Woo-ooooh, Final Four. Talk here if you're sticking around, tell us where and why you've placed your bets, console each other if there's a horrific injury. No idea why these teams made it as far as they did? See here,
The full video interview from Stephen Jackson's Forbes smackdown
Man Catches Home Run In His Left Hand While Holding Baby With His Right
Our resident videographer is off today, so we'll have to make do with this until more replays pop up, ideally in slow motion and looped for all eternity: Nats. Reds. Bases empty, Werth at bat. Sam LeCure on the mound. Werth swings at the first pitch he sees. Deep right-center. Man. Baby. Ball. No glove, no hesitation.
Did you know Wichita State Shockers eighth or ninth man Nick Wiggins is the older brother of LeBron-in-waiting Andrew Wiggins?
