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Kentucky’s tourney run ends in a heartbreaker

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When it’s win or go home, nobody’s better than Kemba and the kids.  Kemba Walker scored 18 points Saturday night to lift Connecticut to its 10th straight victory since finishing off a .500 regular season, a 56-55 win over cold-shooting Kentucky that moved the Huskies a victory away from their third, and most improbable, NCAA title.  Walker, a quick-handed junior from the Bronx, added seven assists and six rebounds to help UConn (31-9) extend a winning streak…

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Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

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On June 9, 1969, Tom Payne, a seven-foot All-American from Louisville, becomes the first black player to sign with the University of Kentucky.

 

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