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NEWS ABOUT: Louisville

Louisville stories: 9 news summaries

Louisville Coach Admits Sex
With Accused Blackmailer

Woman charged with $10M extortion attempt

Aug 12, 09 1:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - University of Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino told police that he had consensual sex with a woman who later accused him of rape and tried to blackmail him for $10 million, according to records obtained by the Courier-Journal. Karen Sypher, the estranged wife of the team's equipment manager, has... More »

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abortion • basketball • Louisville • rape • blackmail • extortion • Rick Pitino • Karen Sypher

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 UConn Women Take Title 


Apr 7, 09 9:53 PM CDT
(AP) - The Connecticut Huskies are the unbeaten champions of women's college basketball. Tina Charles scored 25 points and grabbed 19 rebounds tonight as UConn routed Louisville, 76-54, in the national title game. The victory for the Huskies capped the most dominant season in women's basketball history—Connecticut won every one of... More »

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women's college basketball • Louisville • UConn Huskies • 2009 Women's NCAA Tournament

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 Top Seed 
 Louisville 
 Holds Off 
 Siena 


Mar 22, 09 7:24 PM CDT
(AP) - Terrence Williams had 24 points and 15 rebounds, rallying top-seeded Louisville in the final minutes for a 79-72 win over Siena in the second round of the NCAA tournament today. Siena (27-8) overcame a 12-point deficit in the second half and led by four before Williams took over, hitting 3s,... More »

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NCAA basketball • Louisville • March Madness • college basketball

Drugs Found in US Water Supply

Water drunk by 41M people contaminated

Mar 10, 08 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Small amounts of a wide range of prescription and over-the-counter drugs have been found in drinking water used daily by 41 million Americans in 24 major cities. A major AP investigation found pain killers, anti-seizure drugs, angina and cholesterol medications, mood-altering drugs, and other pharmaceuticals in tap water, the water... More »

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bottled water • drugs • Washington DC • Detroit • Southern California • Louisville • Environmental Protection Agency • Philadelphia • contamination • pharmaceutical • drinking water • US Geological Survey • medication • lakes • reservoirs • aquifers • water table

America's 10 Underrated Cities

Smaller US locales are undiscovered and packed with ambience

Mar 5, 08 11:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Already done the all-star US cities like New York and LA? Try one of these underappreciated destinations from MSNBC:
  1. Baltimore: Bag some blue crab in the Inner Harbor and check out 300 years of history.
  2. Fort Lauderdale: Take advantage of great shopping and awesome upscale beaches.
  3. Houston:
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Minneapolis • Kansas City • Sacramento • Louisville • Houston • Baltimore • Pittsburgh • Portland • Providence • Fort Lauderdale

No. 6 West Virginia Bests Louisville

Pat White tosses two TDs and runs
for one more in 38-31 victory

Nov 9, 07 8:10 AM CST
(Newser) - No. 6 West Virginia defeated Louisville 38-31 Thursday night, keeping West Virginia at Connecticut's heals for a BCS berth while eliminating Louisville from the conference championship chase, the AP reports. West Virginia QB Pat White was sensational, throwing for 181 yards and two touchdowns and sprinting for 147 yards and... More »

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NCAA football • Louisville • West Virginia

Heat Wave Bakes Southeast 

Region reaches for
the iced tea as temps shatter records

Aug 10, 07 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - A heat wave brought record high temperatures to much of the Southeast yesterday, with highs of over 100 degrees recorded in Georgia, the Carolinas, and Kentucky. Excessive heat warnings ruled the day, prompting the National Weather Service to urge people to stay inside in air-conditioning and drink plenty of fluids,... More »

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weather • Atlanta • South Carolina • Kentucky • Georgia • Louisville • North Carolina • temperature • heat • heat wave • summer

High Court Limits Use of Race in School Assignments

Choice plans found unconstitutional

Jun 28, 07 12:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Taking race into consideration in school assignments is unconstitutional because it violates students' rights under the equal protection clause, the Supreme Court ruled today in a landmark decision that could cause upheaval in K-12 education. The decision, by an increasingly familiar 5-4 vote, invalidates diversity plans in Louisville and Seattle... More »

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John Roberts • race • equality • discrimination • Louisville • school • Seattle • student • US Supreme Court

NCAA Ejects
Louisville Blogger

Reporter violated policy against live coverage at college semifinals

Jun 12, 07 4:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The NCAA ejected a reporter for Louisville's Courier-Journal for blogging during the fifth inning of Louisville's semifinal romp over Oklahoma State, 20-2. The association forbids live Internet updates of games from those in attendance. The newspaper, citing First Amendment rights, is considering legal action. More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • blogging • Louisville • First Amendment

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