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University of Kentucky Wildcats beat University of Kansas Jayhawks 67 to 59 to win eighth NCAA men's basketball championship, Obama congratulates coach, team

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By Kathy Wray Coleman, Editor, Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) and ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) NEW ORLEANS, LA-The University of Kentucky beat the University of Kansas Mon. night 67 to 59 to win its eighth NCAA men's basketball championship. The Kansas Jayhawks have won three NCAA championships and the Kentucky Wildcats had won seven before their anticipated victory in New Orleans this week . According to a White House press release to Cleveland Urban News.Com, President Barack Obama  congratulated  Uof K coach John Calipari, his team, and player Anthony Davis, who won the Final Four most outstanding player award. " The President told Coach Calipari that his team played with class and dignity, and that it was a great game to watch," the press release said. "Coach Calipari passed the phone to Anthony Davis, and the president congratulated the Chicago native on e

Louisville falls to Kentucky and Ohio State loses to Kansas in Final Four contest, Its Kentucky and Kansas for the NCAA Championship game

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By Kathy Wray Coleman, Editor, Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) and ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) NEW ORLEANS, LA-The University of Kentucky and the University of Kansas will square off Mon. night at 9:23 pm for the men's NCAA basketball c hampionship game after Louisville fell to Kentucky on Sat. 69 to 61 and Ohio State University lost to Kansas 64 to 62. The Kansas Jayhawks have won three NCAA championships and the Kentucky Wildcats have won seven. Ohio State's Buckeyes last win was in the 1960s and the Louisville Cardinals last won in 1986 with a team led by Darryl Griffith. Kentucky and Louisville have played each other 43 times but never in a Final Four contest like Sat. Reach Journalist Kathy Wray Coleman at editor@clevelandurbannews.com and phone number: 216-932-3114.