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battled Big East Conference at least one more triumphant night in a major bowl -- and at the expense of a top team from the mighty SEC.
• Floyd returned an interception 38 yards for a touchdown on the first play, dual-threat quarterback Teddy Bridgewater directed a handful of scoring drives and No. 22 Louisville stunned the fourth-ranked Gators 33-23 in the Sugar Bowl on Wednesday night.
• "I can't speak for the whole Big East, but I can speak for Louisville and I think this means a lot for us," Floyd said. "We showed the world we can play with the best."
• The Big East is in a transitional phase and losing some of its top football programs in the process. Boise State has recently backed out of its Big East commitment and Louisville has plans to join the ACC.
• Even this year, the Big East wasn't getting much respect. Louisville, the league champion, was a two-touchdown underdog in the Sugar Bowl.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Thursday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2013. There are 362 days left in the year.
• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Jan. 3, 1938, the March of Dimes campaign to fight polio was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who himself had been afflicted with the crippling disease.
• On this date:
• In 1521, Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Leo X.
• In 1777, Gen. George Washington's army routed the British in the Battle of Princeton, N.J.
• In 1861, more than two weeks before Georgia seceded from the Union, the state militia seized Fort Pulaski at the order of Gov. Joseph E. Brown. The Delaware House and Senate voted to oppose secession from the Union.
• In 1868, the Meiji Restoration re-established the authority of Japan's emperor and heralded the fall of the military rulers known as shoguns.
• In 1911, the first postal savings banks were opened by the U.S. Post Office. (The banks were abolished in 1966.)
• In 1949, in a pair of rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court said that states had the right (Continued on page 31)
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