The University of Kentucky Wildcats are the new men’s basketball NCAA national champions, after defeating the University of Kansas Jayhawks 67-59 Monday night. Their local front pages honor their season, win or lose.
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- The Kentucky Kernel, a student publication, is selling Tuesday’s commemorative front page.
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- Tuesday’s Courier-Journal featured a front-page column by columnist Eric Crawford, who saw the victory as “a championship answer” to questions about John Calipari’s coaching career.
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- New Orleans was the host city for this year’s men’s Final Four and National Championship.
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- In Kansas, the Lawrence Journal-World honored the Jayhawks despite their defeat.
Related: NCAA Junior Journalism Workshop gives middle schoolers a chance to cover the tournament (NCAA.com)
