These are bittersweet times for UNO men's basketball coach Mark Slessinger and his wife, Toni, whose hearts and souls are being twisted in knots by two very special foster children.
It seemed fitting that the Delgado Community College baseball squad would be airborne Wednesday morning when news hit of its historic NJCAA Division 1 poll top ranking.
Delgado freshman catcher Chris Eades is living one dream and chasing another, praying one day the baseball gods will allow him to play pitch and catch in the pros with the older brother he worships.
After two nomadic seasons playing against a patchwork independent schedule, third-year Coach Mark Slessinger finally has a place to call home for his University of New Orleans men's basketball team.
In the words of one New Orleanian within earshot of the deadly explosions Monday at the 118th Boston Marathon, it was a beautiful run spoiled by what authorities are calling a terrorist attack.
With a victory in Tuesday night's national championship game against UConn in New Orleans, upset-crazed Louisville will leave its mark on women's college basketball, not to mention the backside of coach Jeff Walz.