Mine That Bird goes from oddball to champ

Seeded on Wed May 13, 2009 8:36 PM EDT (NBC Sports)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -They weren't supposed to be here among the big shots and the sheik, the Hall of Famers and the million dollar sure-things.

Discuss this post

You're in Easy Mode. If you prefer, you can use XHTML Mode instead.

Post to my Facebook Wall

As a new user, you may notice a few temporary content restrictions. Click here for more info.

Get Updates

Daily Email:

NBCSports on Newsvine

This is a gathering of links, stories and votes that the editors at NBCSports.com like. Hopefully, Newsvine also like 'em.

NBCSports.com