In the next over some loose ones from an ineffective Chris Martin allowed him to get off the mark with three boundaries in an over, featuring some classical drives, but Vaughan too was soon beaten after leaving a chasm between blade and leg guard.

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Also, a Saudi national with a leg wound was under guard at a Boston hospital in connection with the bombings, but investigators cannot say he is involved at this time and he is not in custody, a law enforcement official said Monday evening.

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The Cardinals are not only the favorites to win the national championship, they've become sentimental favorites, as well, after rallying around Kevin Ware, the guard whose compound leg fracture in last week's regional final turned stomachs, while also warming hearts and setting the story line for this week in Atlanta.

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Louisville also played without Kevin Ware, a reserve guard who broke his right leg while defending a shot in the regional final last week.

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The latest is starting guard Eli Carter, who broke his leg late in the season.

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Guard Chris Babb got treatment on his left leg in the final minute of the half and went to the locker room early.

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Plus the Shockers were messing with the emotional narrative, which was the genuinely inspiring presence of Louisville guard Kevin Ware, who'd terribly injured his leg the previous weekend playing in a quarterfinal versus Duke.

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As well as leg-pads and gloves, a player these days will wear a helmet with face guard, thigh pad and protection for chest, arms and abdomen.

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