Ncaa final four

• NEW ORLEANS — Rick Pitino understands what it's like to bring an underdog to the Final Four. It was 25 years ago, after all, that he led one of the biggest underdogs, Providence, to reach this level.
(NJ.com)
• Among the other Final Four schools, Louisville ranks 11th in both sports combined, Kansas 17th and Kentucky 28th.
(Cleveland Plain Dealer)
• Gov. Steve Beshear and his family will travel to New Orleans for the NCAA Final Four, which begins with an historic matchup between the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville.
(msnbc.com)
• As the Final Four begins in New Orleans, Atlanta basketball fans might wonder how to get tickets to next year's event at the Georgia Dome.
(Atlanta Journal Constitution)
• NEW ORLEANS — All week long in the run-up to the Final Four, the focal point for most people not from Ohio or Kansas has been Pitino-Calipari. Or Calipari-Pitino.
(Washington Post)
• This years Final Four brings together an ensemble of big-name schools, all saddled with their typically big-time issues - a reminder that everything in college sports is not as pure as the NCAA and its student-athletes would like us to believe.
(msnbc.com)
• For college basketball fans, the next few days are the best of the year. The Final Four and the NCAA Championship game are arguably best enjoyed with tasty food and drinks, plus a winning bet of course.
(Las Vegas Sun)
• NEW ORLEANS — Folks on Bourbon Street and other rues are saying this might be the best Final Two in NCAA history. All four teams here are great, Ohio State guard Aaron Craft said Friday.
(Los Angeles Times)
• Kentucky (36-2) is 109-46 in 53 appearances, with 15 Final Fours and championships in 1948, 49, 51, 58, 78, 96 and 98. Coach John Calipari is 36-13 in 14 NCAA tournaments with four Final Fours.
(MySanAntonio)