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Louisville won its third men's basketball national title in the Georgia Dome on Monday, beating Michigan 82-76, and back home fans took to the streets to celebrate.

Based on early reports from the Louisville media, it appears Cardinals fans weren't following in the footsteps of Kentucky fans who burned couches and overturned cars a year ago when the Wildcats beat Louisville in the Final Four to advance to the 2012 national title game.

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That might change as the party continues into the night.

Louisville fans might want to save a little energy. They could have another celebration Tuesday night when the Louisville women take on Connecticut in the women's national championship game.

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Few athletes or coaches have enjoyed the kind of day Louisville coach Rick Pitino experienced Saturday when he coached his Cardinals to a victory in the final four, advancing to the national title game, while a horse he co-owns named Goldencents won the Santa Anita Derby, earning a spot in next month's Kentucky Derby.

Louisville is the favorite to win it all as the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament, but Goldencents went off at Santa Anita at 6-1 odds.

Michigan might have been voted least likely to succeed from the Big Ten Conference when the NCAA tournament began two weeks ago.

The Wolverines struggled down the stretch of the regular season and lost in ugly fashion to Wisconsin in the Big Ten tournament. But they regrouped and found the offensive mojo that led them to a No. 1 ranking earlier in the year and blew away Florida 79-59 Sunday in the Elite Eight.

The Wolverines advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 1993 and the days of the Fab Five.

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It's up to you Michigan.

The overall strength of the Big Ten Conference has been one of the major story lines of this college basketball season, but after Ohio State lost in the West Region final Saturday night to upstart Wichita State, the Big Ten is in danger of being shut out of the Final Four.

So much for all the hubbub earlier this week about a possible All-Big Ten Final Four.

Michigan is the last Big Ten team remaining from seven that played in the Round of 64 and four that advanced to the Sweet 16. The Wolverines, a team many believed was ripe to be upset early entering the tournament, must beat Florida on Sunday to capture the South Region and advance to their first Final Four since those Fab Five guys made history in the early 1990s.

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo's 13-year-old son, Steven, couldn't bring himself to pick his dad's team to beat Duke when filling out his NCAA tournament bracket.

Smart kid.

In a game billed not only as a battle of coaching legends but of Duke's adept perimeter shooting versus Michigan State's toughness and interior play, the Blue Devil way won Friday night 71-61 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Duke guard Seth Curry made six of his first seven 3-point attempts and had 23 points with 17 minutes left in the game when Izzo called timeout to work out a better plan for guarding the senior sharpshooter. Curry's marksmanship kept the Spartans at bay each time they pulled close through the first 30 minutes.

(USA Today Sports Images)Indiana has been one of the favorites to win the national title all season long, but that doesn't mean the Hoosiers can't use a good pep talk. And coach Tom Crean just happened to have an ace in the hole Thursday night before the Sweet 16 game against Syracuse.

Crean called on his brother-in-law, Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh, who won the Super Bowl last month beating his brother, Jim, and the San Francisco 49ers.

Flamboyant and controversial Ole Miss guard Marshall Henderson was on the court but he wasn't playing when La Salle knocked the Rebels out of the NCAA tournament Sunday night.

In the final moments of a tight game, the Ole Miss star was kneeling in front of his bench when La Salle guard Tyrone Garland drove through three Rebels to score on what he called a 'Southwest Philly Floater' with just 2.5 seconds remaining. The bucket gave the Explorers a 76-74 win.

Henderson watched helplessly as a teammate heaved a shot from beyond half court in an attempt to tie, and when that shot missed, his forearms and forehead sunk to the floor in front of his knees before he stood to shake hands.

The senior from San Diego helped his team rally from a nine-point halftime deficit with 16 points and 16 rebounds to overwhelm North Carolina in a 70-58 victory, sending the Jayhawks to the Sweet 16 once again.

Withey's 17-point performance in the Jayhawks' second-round win over Western Kentucky might have saved them from an embarrassing defeat. He was even better against the Tar Heels.