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Inside the city liberated from IS after week-long battle
Tikrit: Located 160km north of Baghdad , it was recaptured in April by Iraqi troops, police and Shi’ite-dominated paramilitaries. Reports of Iraqi forces backed by coalition forces making gains in Ramadi had been making the rounds since last week.
On a day when Kentucky’s prized freshmen contributed sparingly, the Wildcats’ veterans led the team to a victory over its most hated rival.
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Abdel Ghani Al Assadi says that his men made sacrifices and many gave up their lives in the bitter battle against Islamic State. The Iraqi armed forces and the Shiite militia receive significant training and battlefield support from the Iranians.
Poythress led the run with seven points, including six straight early in the second half.
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In the 10th minute, Sterling broke, cutting the ball back to Kevin De Bruyne, whose shot was saved by Kasper Schmeichel. The Denmark global , however, stopped short of suggesting the Foxes could mount a title challenge at this stage.
Louisville coach Rick Pitino explained on his website Monday – under the headline “Passing on the Press Conference” – why he sent assistant Ralph Willard to the postgame press conference Saturday after the Cardinals’ hard-fought 75-73 loss to Kentucky at Rupp Arena. Lee was the best player on the floor, scoring 27 points, hitting 9-of-10 free throws and playing 40 minutes. Now, Ulis is a baller he’s a great basketball player and always comes to play in big games. That came on the road against Michigan State, 71-67, back on December 2. The difference between this United Kingdom team and previous versions is that this one is going to lose a plethora of games this season, though.
The Wildcats then committed a shot-clock violation to give Louisville one more chance.
“We know how bad our campus wants this, how bad our fans want this game”, said Lewis, who’s averaging 14.7 points per game. Dominique Hawkins added 13 and Jamal Murray had 12.
“He’s a fighter”, Calipari said of Briscoe. Six of 10 from the field, including two of three from behind the 3-point line, for his 15 points.
For more Nuff Said, check out SB Nation’s Nuff Said playlist on YouTube, which includes Matt Ufford’s takes on the Sportsman of the Year and the NFL’s awful catch rules. “I was just really confident”. The No. 12 ranked Wildcats nearly let a 16-point second half lead slip away, but they fought past the No. 16 Cardinals in a mistake-riddled end to the match.
The Wildcats made a season-high 11 3s.
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Easy enough. Instead, he did a short interview with Bob Valvano on WHAS Radio, then was quickly out the door. Pitino has skipped postgame news conferences on occasion this season.I think guys did a great job of coming back competing in the second half, Willard said. They made them and youve got to give them credit.A fan posted a fuzzy video after the game of Pitino making a gesture toward the crowd as he headed toward the locker room. Against UCLA and Ohio State, Kentucky couldn’t overcome their poor shooting. This game makes me nervous each year and knowing Briscoe would be out heightened my sense of anxiety for this game. Only Clair Bee, who earned 200 wins in his first 231 games at Long Island University from 1931-41, did it faster. In the major sports, coaches hired by the U of L athletics director are now 25-26 against Kentucky – 5-12 men’s basketball, 8-8 women’s basketball, 12-6 football. For John Calipari and his Kentucky Wildcats, Saturday’s win over Louisville was just that. Louisville mounted its rally with minimal contributions from senior guard Trey Lewis, who picked up his fourth foul with 9:44 left.
