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Kentucky fends off Kansas for 8th NCAA title

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No matter where Anthony Davis and his buddies go to make their millions, their ol home will long remember this championship season.The Wildcats hit the jackpot with their lottery picks Monday night, ignoring Davis bad shooting night and parlaying a roster full of NBA talent into a 67-59 victory over for the teams eighth national title – and its first since 1998.The one-and-doners did it in a wire-to-wire victory – a little dicey at the end…

 

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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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