WARE INSPIRES U OF L TEAMMATES BY BREAKING OTHER LEG

Hoping to again buoy his teammates who rallied around him after he suffered a devastating injury in the regional final game, Louisville guard Kevin Ware broke his other leg during the national championship game. The sophomore stood by the Cardinal bench, pushed himself off his crutches and landed on his left leg in the same awkward manner that resulted in a compound fracture to his right leg last week. “Guys! Look! It's my tibia!” he shouted to teammates. “Now go out and win the game!” The Cardinals reacted strongly. Peyton Siva expressed his admiration, Luke Hancock expressed his shock and Gorgui Dieng expressed his dinner. “That's one tough kid,” said Louisville coach Rick Pitino. “Not entirely right in the head, but tough.”