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Louisville Tops Syracuse Again Despite Late Orange Rally

Kyle Kuric continued his spirited play and No. 16 Louisville (19-6, 8-4 in the Big East) kept its dominance over No. 12 Syracuse (20-6, 7-6) intact with a 73-69 win Saturday. The Cards have now won seven straight over Jim Boeheim and the Orange, a streak dating back to the 2006-07 season. Louisville jumped out to a...

Louisville Elite But Flawed

Well, that was authoritative.Not surprising, though, that the top-seeded Big East regular-season and tournament champion would have no problem whatsoever with a 12-seed from the Pac-10. This was pretty close to a bye into the Elite Eight for Louisville. For the Wildcats to have had a chance, everything would have had to go...

Sweet 16 Live Blogging

Last night's action had one tight game, a blowout that tightened near the end, a walloping, and a game that never became a blowout though the outcome was never in doubt. Tonight, Louisville takes on that, uh, Cinderella team from the desert in Arizona. Syracuse and Oklahoma should be a lot of fun in the early games. Later...

Cards Stake Claim to No. 1 Seed

It would be easy to just chalk this up to Syracuse running out of energy in the second half. That's not to say it didn't play a role, but at the same time, it would be a disservice to Louisville. Comparatively well rested and with a much deeper bench, the Cardinals came in waves at the Orange, and the results were almost...

Big East Tournament Preview: Everyone Playing, Except Bubble Teams

The Big East tournament gets underway Tuesday, and this year the BET matches the construction of the conference -- oversized, a bit confusing and very clearly divided. The Big East at this point has seven teams that are definitely going to the NCAA tournament and one team that lies way out on the fringe of the bubble. This...