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Dream Game may be a nightmare for Kentucky, Louisville

By Pat Forde
ESPN.com

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

There are two high holy days on the sporting calendar in the state of Kentucky. Two days when only live birth or sudden death are legitimate excuses for missing either event. One is the first Saturday in May, when the Kentucky Derby is run. The other is the winter Saturday when Kentucky plays Louisville in basketball. Not even bad weather can dampen the divinity of the Derby. But heretically bad basketball has profanely devalued the second high holy day, the annual culture clash ref ...

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