Connecticut women call it a perfect season

Connecticut blew out Louisville in the NCAA finals to complete a perfect 39-0 season.

Per Yahoo! Sports, Tina Charles led the Huskies to a blowout 76-54 win with 25 points and 19 rebounds as Connecticut picked its sixth national title.

Not only did UConn complete the perfect season, the Huskies were the first team in college basketball history to defeat every opponent by double digits.

@pepinalex snapped a photo of the arena as the crowd was filtering in.



The Twitterverse responded to the win with tweets of congratulations, but not much shock.

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   jasonlyoung (St. Louis, Mo.) 4:17 into second half, UConn 46-25. Yeah, this game has ceased to hold any suspense. Well, accept whether Huskies can win by 30 or more. 08 Apr 2009 from web
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   denniskennedy (St. Louis, Mo.) Enjoyed seeing UConn women close out a perfect basketball season. What a dominant team! 08 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck
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   CedreaMiller (St. Louis, Mo.) St. Louis, Mo. dowtown finna be suppa fun wish I was down thurre right now but i have get up at 6:00am Congrats,Women's Uconn Huskies. 08 Apr 2009 from web
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   BrendaVanLengen Congrats to UConn on a perfect season. Louisville played hard and made it a game early, but UConn just too tough. 08 Apr 2009 from web
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   LADawes Wish I was in St. Louis partying up with my UCONN family. Goodnight twitterverse! Congrats again Lady Huskies! 08 Apr 2009 from TwitterFon
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   HeatherBts (Maryland) I would like to see the Uconn women play the unc men.... 08 Apr 2009 from twhirl
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   Ciccone09 (Connecticut) 2009 NCAA Women's Basketball Champion Uconn Huskies...my first and last national titleeee 08 Apr 2009 from web

Connecticut women call it a perfect season

Sen. Kennedy throws out first pitch at Fenway

After rain and cold weather postponed Monday's home opener for the Red Sox, the 2009 season got off to a captivating start in Boston as Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy threw the ceremonial first pitch to newly inducted Hall of Famer Jim Rice.

Per MLB.com, Kennedy made two attempts at the throw. The first pitch fell short of the open mitt of Rice, and he happily asked for another chance that did not make it much farther.

Kennedy was diagnosed with brain cancer in May 2008 and has suffered several setbacks since his return to office, most notably his collapse at President Obama's inauguration luncheon in January, as reported by ABC News.

@soxanddawgs, a Boston sports blogger based in Connecticut, posted a video of the pre-game festivities that can be seen here.

Not only were the Boston faithful eager to cheer on Kennedy's tosses, but Twitterers across the nation were also impressed and encouraged by his efforts:

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   levydr (Washington, D.C.): Just heard Caroline Kennedy is sitting in a luxury box with Ted K. Of all days to miss being at Fenway for Sweet Caroline... 07 Apr 2009 from web
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   vulgarjazzwords (West Virginia):Ted Kennedy throwing the first pitch at Fenway and, God Bless him; if I get to that age, that health, that I throw that way, put me down. 07 Apr 2009 from DestroyTwitter
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   wind4me (Denver, Co.): Watching Sen Ted Kennedy make the first pitch was priceless 07 Apr 2009 from web
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   only1thatcan (Jacksonville, FL): On NBC news they showed Ted Kennedy throwing out the 1st... awww He's too cute! His GranthFather Honey Fitz threw out the 1st pitch in 1918! 07 Apr 2009 from web
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   heatherjeanhd even though I hate the Red Sox, Ted Kennedy throwing out the first pitch at Fenway is very moving 07 Apr 2009 from web

Sen. Kennedy throws out first pitch at Fenway

Cubs start season in victory

Per My Fox Chicago, "Carlos Zambrano pitched into the seventh inning to get his first opening-day win in five chances, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night."

Cub Fans express optimism for this year's team:

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   markminelli The Cubs are undefeated 07 Apr 2009 from web
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   Wordherder likes what he sees from the Cubs so far. 07 Apr 2009 from Twigd
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   sean_nufer Sean this is the year of years. Go Cubs! 07 Apr 2009 from twitterfeed
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   tom_cotter Cubs off to a good start... 07 Apr 2009 from web
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   rangelie Do all my fellow #Cubs fans feel that "This is the year"? Or, do I have as Han Solo put it, "delusions of grandeur." I could go either way. 07 Apr 2009 from TwitterGadget
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   JennyR1026 Cubs 1-0, Cardinals 0-1. Great start!! Goooo cubs gooo! 07 Apr 2009 from web

Cubs start season in victory

Nick D'arcy cut from Australian swim team for the 2009 FINA Championships

Per The Age, Australian Swimmer Nick D'arcy has been cut from the national swim team after being convicted of recklessly causing grievous bodily harm to a fellow swimmer last year. D'arcy was selected for the team on the 22nd of March this year, only to be removed from the team today following a meeting by Swimming Australia to decide whether or not he had breached one of the organisation's by-laws. The suspension comes after the Australian Olympic Committee last year stopped D'arcy from competing at the 2008 Olympics in Bei jing for a breach of the Australian Olympic Team's code of conduct due to the same incident. D'arcy has not spoken publicly yet about the decision handed down today by Swimming Australia, but his coach, Brian Stehr, said D'arcy was considering leaving the sport altogether.

There were mixed reactions from twitterers. Some were full of support for D'arcy, while others were quite happy with the decision made by Swimming Australia.

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   lucethoughts Nick D'Arcy OUT of the Aust team again.. 07 Apr 2009 from web
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   TGsFM Nick D'Arcy sacked from Australian swim team - Good riddance to bad rubbish 07 Apr 2009 from web
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   Taezar Awesome news on Nick D'arcy! http://bit.ly/G6m6J 07 Apr 2009 from iTweet
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   ryan_mitchell which country will take Nick D'Arcy? His career is over in Aus. 07 Apr 2009 from web
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   seancallander Just heard Nick D'Arcy has been kicked off the Australian swim team – what a disgrace. Tried, convicted, let him move on. No winners here. 07 Apr 2009 from web
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   tassb Can't believe Nick D'Arcy decision. Way to ruin someone's career over one punch thrown in self-defence, what is a man supposed to do? 07 Apr 2009 from web
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   johnkung SMH calls Nick D'Arcy "controversial". The guy is a convicted thug, and all he gets is "controversial"? http://bit.ly/wTUJw 07 Apr 2009 from web
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   subfuze Time for Nick D'arcy to try his hand at another sport...how about water polo...or professional bar brawling same thing minus the water 07 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck
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   Michael_Sheil Can't believe Nick D'Arcy has been kicked off the National team again! What is the world coming to? 07 Apr 2009 from Tumblr

Other twitterers looked at the affect this move would have on the Australian swimming team:

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   BehindTheBlocks The Aussie WC team been further weakened by SAL's expulsion of Australia's fastest ever 200m flyer, Nick D'Arcy 07 Apr 2009 from web
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   aparajuli if nick d'arcy can't swim for australia he should change to another smaller country, race for them and show Swimming Aust. who they let go. 07 Apr 2009 from TwitterFon

Nick D'arcy cut from Australian swim team for the 2009 FINA Championships