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Texas Beat Baylor – Fighting & Brawling to Save the Season
What most people will remember from Texas beating Baylor 61-59 will be the bench clearing brawl that resulted in seven ejections. But the most important thing was the Longhorns getting an important victory over a ranked rival as they try to put themselves in a position to be in the NCAA tournament.
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Match Highlights – Roma vs Juventus
The nine point gap at the top of the Serie A remains, which makes Juventus the happier side after a 1-1 draw against AS Roma in Rome, although the hosts won’t be too discouraged after playing with 10 men for the final 30 minutes and getting closer to securing the second spot.
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Borussia Dortmund – Marco Reus Makes All the Difference
The return of Marco Reus didn’t change things immediately, but after a two match run of working the kinks out and playing out of position, the best German attacking midfielder has propelled Dortmund away from the bottom of the Bundesliga and up to where the air is clean, the mind is clear and reaching the Champions League doesn’t seem too difficult.
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Wisconsin Badgers – Big Ten Champions, Not Something That Happens A Lot
With a 68-61 win over Michigan State, Wisconsin clinch the Big Ten regular season title or at least part of it, something that hasn’t happened in seven years with Frank Kaminsky leading the way, maybe in his best performance of the season.
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Match Highlights – Liverpool vs Manchester City
Two super goals from Jordan Henderson and yes, once again, Philippe Coutinho, led Liverpool to their biggest win of the season, 2-1 over Manchester City, playing second fiddle to their Anfield hosts, and maybe raising a white flag in the Premier League title race this season.
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Kentucky Beat Arkansas – Getting Better as Time Goes By
Playing Arkansas is probably the last time Kentucky face a ranked team before the NCAA tournament, and they passed a slightly tricky test in flying colors with an 84-67 win over the second best team in the SEC.
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Kentucky Beat Mississippi State – Another One Bites the Dust
The road to the undefeated season for Kentucky is almost over following a 74-56 win over Mississippi State, led by unlikely hero Trey Lyles, although there really isn’t anything surprising about any one of their players stepping up to the plate and delivering.
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Match Highlights – Arsenal vs Monaco, Leverkusen vs Atletico Madrid
The kings of disappointments kept up with tradition, as Arsenal blew it at home in the first leg of their Champions League knockout stage clash, losing 3-1 to Monaco, while Leverkusen gained a small advantage thanks to a 1-0 win over favorites Atletico Madrid.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Misses, Neymar Fights & Luis Suarez Doesn’t Bite
The first leg in the Champions League went more or less according to plan for Barcelona, despite Lionel Messi missing a penalty kick, Neymar getting into an argument with a Manchester City fan and Luis Suarez wrongfully accused of biting.
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Match Highlights – Manchester City vs Barcelona, Juventus vs Dortmund
Just put Luis Suarez on English soil and he’ll start scoring like crazy again. The Uruguayan striker scored twice as Barcelona beat Manchester City 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League knockout stage clash. Meanwhile, in Northern Italy, Juventus took the conservative approached which worked well for them, beating Dortmund 2-1 which leaves up all in suspense for the second leg.