McCarty wins at Kentucky...Watson weighs in

SATURDAY at the COUPLE:

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-UofL women's track in Lexington

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David Watson discusses UConn game

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BE SURE TO CHECK BACK LATER TODAY FOR A FULL REPORT ON THE UofL vs. CONNECTICUT WOMENS GAME RECAP AND RESULTS.

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The University of Louisville had success yesterday at the Kentucky Invitational in Lexington at the Nutter Field House. D'Ana McCarty won the weight throw competition , beating the competition by more than a meter with a toss of 21.11m. Patrice Gates grabbed fifth in the event with a hurl of 17.95m. McCarty, the two-time defending weight throw champion, has now won nine straight weight throw competitions.

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Charachesicia Lockhart used a leap of 12.39m to finish third in the triple jump. The events continue today.

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CARDINAL COUPLE received this from special correspondent DAVID WATSON about the UofL vs. Connecticut game that will tip at noon Saturday.

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Call it improbable, unlikely, out of the question or remote. Not the scenario that my teenage daughter will clean her room. I'm referring to this hope that Louisville can pull out the win at Connecticut today. Never say never or impossible, though. Stranger and wilder things have happen in the history of NCAA Womens Basketball.

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Geno Auriemma is probably enjoying coaching as much or more than he ever has since his time at UConn. His Huskies aren't the 30+ favorite in every game this year, which means he actually has to do a little coaching during timeouts. The Huskies have actually lost once this year, escaped by the skin on Maya Moore's knee in South Bend and are #2 in the nation.

Aliens who receive these radio broadcasts decades from now will probably riot in the streets when they get the news that UConn lost. That and the whole Lindsay Lohan scenario probably is their main source of entertainment galaxies away.

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I don't wager money on professional sporting events except for the occasional trip to the horse race track. If today's game were a horse race, UConn would have 1/9 odds and Louisville would be higher than 99-1 on the tote board. I have no idea what the sports palaces in Lost Wages, Nevada are offering for a lone on this game. I would be very surprised, though, if UConn was anything less than a 25 point favorite. I'll put up this $2 off coupon I have for pizza right now squarely on the Cards, though.

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Call it premonition, too much coffee, call it "Bob" if you wish, but I think Louisville will play the Huskies very close today. We'll know in a few hours whether I'm a prophet or need to switch to decaf. Happy Saturday, all!

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David Watson is a special correspondent for CARDINAL COUPLE. He sends us thoughts and observations from time to time when he takes a break from sorting and arranging his 8-track tape collection by artist and issue date.