Q: An article about the election in Venezuela states that voters chose Sunday between Nicolas Maduro and Henrique Capriles, but it is unclear which candidate won. Are the votes still being counted? When is the outcome expected?
—Michael Poynor, Atlanta
A: Maduro defeated Capriles by about 300,000 votes in Sunday's election to replace former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. Maduro, the interim president who calls himself the "Son of Chavez," won a six-year term with 50.6 percent of the vote. Capriles had about 49 percent and wants a recount. The election was held less than six weeks after Chavez died from cancer, and Maduro has pledged to "complete the socialist transformation" of Venezuela, the Post reported. The government controlled media reminded Venezuelans that Chavez had said Maduro should be his heir.
Q: What happened to the basketball court used for the Final Four?
—Martin Baker, Forest Park
A: Louisville, which won the NCAA men's basketball national championship, likely will buy the court, Kenny Klein, the school's assistant athletic director for media relations, told Q&A on the News in an email. He wrote that the court would either be installed on campus or that the school would work with a vendor to sell portions as "mementos." The NCAA allows the winning school the option of buying the court. Louisville defeated Michigan 82-76 at the Georgia Dome on April 8.
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