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Dante Taylor dunks against Villanova in the first half Sunday at Petersen Events Center.
Dante Taylor's career has not turned out the way he envisioned, and his detractors can argue when he finally bottomed out. It seems a good bet, though, that his two-game stretch in January against Rutgers and Marquette are certainly in the discussion. Taylor did not score in those games three days apart in mid-January. (Today)
Gorgui Dieng returned from a sprained right ankle to score 15 points and freshman Chane Behanan added 12 rebounds as No. 24 Louisville (19-5, 7-4) beat Connecticut (15-8, 5-6), 80-59, for its fifth win in a row. Louisville looked like the team ranked fourth in the nation at 12-0 and nothing like the one that dropped five out of seven three weeks ago. (Today)
While sports events across Europe fall victim to the deep freeze, the Dutch are welcoming the drop in temperatures, hoping that the revered "Eleven Cities" speed skating race can be staged later this month for the first time in 15 years. (Today)
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Pitt's Tray Woodall celebrates his team's win against Villanova Sunday afternoon at Petersen Events Center.
Tray Woodall keeps getting better, and Pitt keeps on winning. There are more intricate details involved in Pitt's four-game winning streak for sure, but Woodall's stellar play is just about all one needs to know as the Panthers continue their late push for an NCAA tournament berth. (Yesterday)
Pitt running backs coach Eddie Faulkner has resigned and will become the tight ends coach at Wisconsin. (Yesterday)