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NCAA TOURNAMENT REWIND

All my game stories from the University of Louisville run through the NCAA Tournament. (Ad above for the University of Louisville women’s team in the Final Four).

MEN:

— Depth, not destiny, carries Cards to NCAA title game. [Click to read]

— Final Fourtitude: Reconstructing U of L’s win over Duke [Click to read]
 (Duke sidebar: Cards heed Ware’s Wish: Just win the game [Click to read])

— Duck, Duck, Cough. Sick Cards roll into Elite Eight [Click to read]

— Uh oh. Defensive-minded Cards clicking on offense, beat Colorado State [Click to read]

— The Art of the Steal: Louisville rolls North Carolina A&T to open NCAA play [Click to read]

WOMEN

— U of L women crash the Final Four party [Click to read]

— U of L women own this season’s One Shining Moment [Click to read]

The University of Louisville basketball team has been snubbed by the Sports Illustrated’s regional NCAA Tournament covers for two years, but the inspiring story of how Kevin Ware reacted to his devastating injury takes this week’s regional cover all to itself, and deserves it.