HOUSTON — During the 1998 NCAA Tournament, Kentucky fan Claudia Blaylock got so discouraged when UK fell 17 points behind Duke during the second half of the Elite Eight, she quit watching and started doing her family laundry.
Which was the exact point when UK launched a historic comeback for victory. Ever since, Claudia hits the laundry room when Kentucky basketball teams need help.
For 13 long, barren years, the washer and dryer in Blaylock's Lexington home have sat silent on Final Four Saturday.
In Frankfort, Joyce Sturgill has had no reason to light a candle for the Wildcats, as she does for good luck during every UK game, in any national semifinal since Tubby Smith's first season as Kentucky coach.
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