Metro Louisville Athlete of the Week | Butler basketball"s Teri Goodlett

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Butler basketball player Teri Goodlett scored 19 points in a KHSAA Girls Sweet 16 quarterfinals loss to Murray, earning herself the Courier-Journal Metro Louisville Athlete of the Week Award presented by Norton Sports Health.

Butlers Teri Goodlett shoots late in the second half. March 10, 2017

Last weeks other nominees were Collins basketballs Charlie Cochran, Fern Creek basketballs Ahmad Price and Ballard basketballs Dorian Tisby.

The Metro Louisville and Southern Indiana Athlete of the Week Awards are part of The Courier-Journal Sports Awards program presented by Norton Sports Health. Each weeks winners will be invited, along with a guest, to this summers Courier-Journal Sports Awards Ceremony featuring guest speakerMia Hamm. For more information on the event, to RSVP and purchase additional tickets,visit sportsawards.courier-journal.com.

Click herefor a list of all previous Metro Louisville Athlete of the Week Award winners from the 2016-17 school year.

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Mark Wahlberg to produce Caron Butler basketball biopic

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By: PTI | Los Angeles | Published:March 9, 2016 1:12 pm (Caron is) a perfect example to all the young kids growing up in tough neighborhoods to never give up on your dreams, Wahlberg said. (Source: AP)

Actor Mark Wahlberg is teaming with US basketball player Caron Butler to develop a movie about his life.

The 44-year-old Ted star will produce a film based on Carons memoir Tuff Juice: My Journey From The Streets to The NBA, reported USA Today.

(Caron is) a perfect example to all the young kids growing up in tough neighborhoods to never give up on your dreams, Wahlberg said.

When someone like Mark Wahlberg tells you that your life could be a movie, you listen, Butler added.

Im excited to take the next step towards sharing my story with an even larger audience and its a blessing to have someone as well-known and respected as Mark Wahlberg by my side.

A timeline for the project is yet to be revealed, but Caron said they have already started to draw up a list of their top picks for writers and actors,it would be a dream if Creed star Michael B Jordan portrayed him onscreen.

I think he would do a great job sharing my story, he said.

Caron suffered through a tough childhood in Racine, Wisconsin, where he became a drug dealer at 11-years-old. He eventually turned his life around and started playing professional basketball in 2002, going on to play for the Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Clippers, among otherteams.

He currently plays for the Sacramento Kings.

Source: http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/mark-wahlberg-to-produce-caron-butler-basketball-biopic/

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