Zone Read AM: Louisville pays tribute to Kevin Ware, Florida Gulf Coast flies back to Dunk City

Originally Posted on Emerald Media via UWIRE

In Louisville’s Elite Eight win over Duke, guard Kevin Ware suffered arguably the most gruesome injury in the history of televised sports. We won’t link to it, and if you insist on seeing it, google it at your own risk. What we will share is this photo of Ware holding the team’s Regional championship trophy after his teammates visited him in the hospital. His teammates also paid tribute to him by sitting on the floor and leaving an empty chair on the bench for him and wearing his jersey postgame.

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Their Cinderella-to-the-extreme run may be over, but Florida Gulf Coast University (which we have confirmed is indeed a real school) will not soon be forgotten. Here are all 25 of their dunks from the NCAA tournament.

In honor of baseball’s Opening Day, here are two classic speeches about America’s pastime from Field of Dreams and Bull Durham.

 

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