University of Louisville forward Montrezl Harrell will try to earn one of 12 spots on the USA Basketball 19-and-under team. No players from Kentucky or Indiana are on the 24-man roster.
Tom Jurich and Rick Pitino are up for national awards tonight in New York City, plus U of L says it will take a financial loss on its Sugar Bowl appearance.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:03 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:03:47 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- This has a familiar sound. Bobby Petrino takes over a program making a conference change and looks to lift it in stature.The new Western Kentucky University coach was at the ConferenceMore >>
In Eric Crawford's "Morning Line," Bobby Petrino says he's not patient and wants to get WKU "cranked up pretty good" in a hurry, plus John Calipari's storm donation and more.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 9:01 AM EDT2013-05-21 13:01:42 GMT
The post-season travel plans for the Louisville men's and women's basketball teams is being debated at the AAC league meetings, but as a one-year member the Cards are not represented.More >>
The post-season travel plans for the Louisville men's and women's basketball teams is being debated at the AAC league meetings, but as a one-year member the Cards are not represented.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 10:38 PM EDT2013-05-21 02:38:47 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Teddy Bridgewater doesn't ask for much. So when he told University of Louisville football coach Charlie Strong and offensive coordinator Shawn Watson that he wanted to ask somethingMore >>
Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is certainly going to be a Heisman Trophy candidate to start next season, but he has told coaches he doesn't want a Heisman publicity campaign.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 2:48 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:48:11 GMT
Louisville coach Rick Pitino has not settled on his presenter when he is inducted in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, but Dick Vitale has to be at the top of the list of candidates.More >>
Louisville coach Rick Pitino has not settled on his presenter when he is inducted in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, but Dick Vitale has to be at the top of the list of candidates.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 12:41 AM EDT2013-05-20 04:41:21 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The scene is always the same. After every University of Kentucky basketball home game, the coach walks across the Rupp Arena court, puts on his headset and starts talking withMore >>
Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari will do things a bit differently with his young but talented Wildcats team this season.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:46 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:46:31 GMT
Basketball analyst Will Perdue doesn't see a guy you can build a team around in the 2013 NBA Draft, but he believes that Indiana junior Victor Oladipo is the most NBA-ready player.More >>
Basketball analyst Will Perdue doesn't see a guy you can build a team around in the 2013 NBA Draft, but he believes that Indiana junior Victor Oladipo is the most NBA-ready player.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 11:35 AM EDT2013-05-19 15:35:29 GMT
Joel Rosario is one of the best jockeys in the country, but he did not deliver one of his best rides as Orb was beaten in the Preakness. Opening week college football point spreads are out.More >>
Joel Rosario is one of the best jockeys in the country, but he did not deliver one of his best rides as Orb was beaten in the Preakness. Opening week college football point spreads are out.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 11:37 PM EDT2013-05-19 03:37:54 GMT
Horse racing's wait for another Triple Crown winner, now at 35 years, continues. Oxbow won the Preakness. Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, finished fourth, nine lengths back.More >>
Horse racing's wait for another Triple Crown winner, now at 35 years, continues. Oxbow won the Preakness. Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, finished fourth, nine lengths back.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 1:18 PM EDT2013-05-18 17:18:37 GMT
There is confusing for the second pick in the Preakness Stakes Saturday in Baltimore, but Kentucky Derby winner Orb remains the overwhelming favorite at 4-to-5 in early wagering.More >>
There is confusing for the second pick in the Preakness Stakes Saturday in Baltimore, but Kentucky Derby winner Orb remains the overwhelming favorite at 4-to-5 in early wagering.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 11:27 AM EDT2013-05-18 15:27:20 GMT
Indiana coach Tom Crean said it was unlikely that IU and Louisville would play a basketball game next season. Plenty of numbers to digest from U of L, UK and IU guys at the NBA Draft combine.More >>
Indiana coach Tom Crean said it was unlikely that IU and Louisville would play a basketball game next season. Plenty of numbers to digest from U of L, UK and IU guys at the NBA Draft combine.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 7:54 AM EDT2013-05-18 11:54:38 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Longtime golf commentator and 1964 U.S. Open champion Ken Venturi died today, and there's nearly no need to add to the tributes that surely will come, because there's a greatMore >>
Ken Venturi left a lasting memory in Louisville when he opened Hunting Creek Country Club's championship course with a record that still stands, and with a simple gesture to a sportswriter 25 years later.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 4:14 PM EDT2013-05-17 20:14:39 GMT
Orb poses for pictures outside the stakes barn at Pimlico before Saturday's 138th Preakness Stakes.
BALTIMORE (WDRB) --- The morning before the Preakness I left the Stakes Barn at Pimlico with one conclusion, after listening to four different trainers that have all won Triple Crown races - despite beingMore >>
What you need to know before the 2nd leg of the Triple Crown...More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 1:47 PM EDT2013-05-17 17:47:14 GMT
Trainer Shug McGaughey believes that Orb, his Kentucky Derby winner, is primed to run another big race in the Preakness Saturday. The Derby winner has won eight of the last 16 times here.More >>
Trainer Shug McGaughey believes that Orb, his Kentucky Derby winner, is primed to run another big race in the Preakness Saturday. The Derby winner has won eight of the last 16 times here.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 4:57 PM EDT2013-05-16 20:57:43 GMT
Hall of Famer Paul Hornung has always dreamed of winning the Kentucky Derby, but if his colt, Titletown Five, could win the Preakness Saturday at Pimlico that would be nearly as enjoyable.More >>
Hall of Famer Paul Hornung has always dreamed of winning the Kentucky Derby, but if his colt, Titletown Five, could win the Preakness Saturday at Pimlico that would be nearly as enjoyable.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 3:39 PM EDT2013-05-15 19:39:45 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Dick Vitale has recruited the Kentuckiana area heavily to generate support for his annual gala that has raised more than $10 million in just eight years in Vitale's fight againstMore >>
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Dick Vitale has recruited the Kentuckiana area heavily to generate support for his annual gala that has raised more than $10 million in just eight years in Vitale's fight againstMore >>
It was a jam-packed half-hour of sports chat Wednesday with Rick Bozich and Eric Crawford. Today's topics included Andrew Wiggins, Drew Barker, U of L's new AAC conference, the upcoming Preakness and much more.More >>
It was a jam-packed half-hour of sports chat Wednesday with Rick Bozich and Eric Crawford. Today's topics included Andrew Wiggins, Drew Barker, U of L's new AAC conference, the upcoming Preakness and much more.More >>
Tuesday, May 14 2013 5:25 PM EDT2013-05-14 21:25:36 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- I like Andrew Wiggins. Here's a kid who didn't want to make a spectacle of his recruitment, despite being the top-ranked basketball recruit in the nation and being hailed as theMore >>
Eric Crawford surveys the carnage of the Andrew Wiggins circus, and ponders what it means for the future of civilization.More >>
Tuesday, May 14 2013 12:20 PM EDT2013-05-14 16:20:53 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- High school basketball player Andrew Wiggins has announced that he will attend Kansas. The announcement came at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, and ended rabid fan speculationMore >>
Even WDRB sports analyst Rick Bozich had trouble predicting his choice.More >>
Tuesday, May 14 2013 9:05 AM EDT2013-05-14 13:05:15 GMT
Andrew Wiggins, the top college basketball prospect in the 2013 class, will announce his choice at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday -- and Florida State is now the top guess ahead of Kentucky, Kansas and UNC.More >>
Andrew Wiggins, the top college basketball prospect in the 2013 class, will announce his choice at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday -- and Florida State is now the top guess ahead of Kentucky, Kansas and UNC.More >>
Monday, May 13 2013 5:43 PM EDT2013-05-13 21:43:41 GMT
Andrew Wiggins will announce his college basketball choice Tuesday afternoon -- and there are reasons for fans of Kentucky, Florida State, North Carolina and Kansas to be optimistic and fret.More >>
Andrew Wiggins will announce his college basketball choice Tuesday afternoon -- and there are reasons for fans of Kentucky, Florida State, North Carolina and Kansas to be optimistic and fret.More >>
Monday, May 13 2013 4:43 PM EDT2013-05-13 20:43:36 GMT
Kentucky Derby winner Orb puts an extremely impressive work Monday at Belmont Park, before going to Pimlico for Saturday's Preakness Stakes.
***Steve Andress and Rick Bozich will be at the Preakness, with coverage starting Thursday on WDRB News at 10*** ELMONT, NY --- Kentucky Derby winner Orb put in his final workout before the PreaknessMore >>
The Derby winning trainer used words like impressive, spectacular, and cold chills to describe Orb Monday. More >>
Sunday, May 12 2013 11:30 PM EDT2013-05-13 03:30:46 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Alabama football coach Nick Saban simply said out loud what people have been talking about for some time last week during a stop on his offseason "Crimson Caravan."RespondingMore >>
Alabama coach Nick Saban's idea for power conference football team to play only teams from other elite conferences sounds good -- but most programs would never accept it.More >>
Sunday, May 12 2013 8:19 AM EDT2013-05-12 12:19:34 GMT
Who has the better 2014 football recruiting class -- Kentucky or Louisville? How did Nazr Mohammed feel the day after shoving LeBron James? Peyton Siva earns his degree at Louisville.More >>
Who has the better 2014 football recruiting class -- Kentucky or Louisville? How did Nazr Mohammed feel the day after shoving LeBron James? Peyton Siva earns his degree at Louisville.More >>
Saturday, May 11 2013 10:26 AM EDT2013-05-11 14:26:43 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The NCAA basketball rules committee has wrapped up its most recent round of talks with more tweaks.It didn't reduce the shot clock, but it did try to streamline the video reviewMore >>
Ten suggestions to get the game of college basketball moving again. More >>
Thursday, May 9 2013 11:47 PM EDT2013-05-10 03:47:42 GMT
If Nerlens Noel is taken first in the 2013 NBA Draft, Kentucky will be the first school to produce the top pick three times in a four-year period. Noel would follow Anthony Davis and John Wall.More >>
If Nerlens Noel is taken first in the 2013 NBA Draft, Kentucky will be the first school to produce the top pick three times in a four-year period. Noel would follow Anthony Davis and John Wall.More >>
Thursday, May 9 2013 2:14 PM EDT2013-05-09 18:14:01 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- By this point, the University of Louisville's 2013 football schedule has been the butt of more jokes than airplane food. But over the past couple of weeks, the program has alsoMore >>
Positive press in the offseason could mean a lot for a University of Louisville football program hoping to receive respect in 2013 season polls. More >>
Thursday, May 9 2013 9:06 AM EDT2013-05-09 13:06:06 GMT
The Louisville baseball team rallied to defeat Indiana 4-3 Wednesday night at Patterson Stadium, scoring the game winner in the bottom of the ninth. The Cards have now won nine consecutive games.
The Louisville baseball team rallied to defeat Indiana 4-3 Wednesday night at Patterson Stadium, scoring the game winner in the bottom of the ninth. The Cards have now won nine consecutive games.
Wednesday, May 8 2013 8:43 PM EDT2013-05-09 00:43:18 GMT
NOTE: I write this with the knowledge that the only people who may find interest are a few fellow journalists. It's a personal reflection, meant more to share a perspective than to influence action. Thanks.LOUISVILLE,More >>
Eric Crawford offers a personal reflection on the change of venue for writers and other media covering the Kentucky Derby.More >>
Wednesday, May 8 2013 4:30 PM EDT2013-05-08 20:30:22 GMT
Few thought Alex Kupper was could play football at the University of Louisville. He started the final 26 games of his career. Now Kupper will try to silence the skeptics in the NFL in Houston.More >>
Few thought Alex Kupper was could play football at the University of Louisville. He started the final 26 games of his career. Now Kupper will try to silence the skeptics in the NFL in Houston.More >>
If you missed the live chat on May 8, here's a replay. Topics included: Kentucky Derby 139, which conference U of L will be in next year, John Calipari's recruiting class, and a prediction on whether or not Louisville will land an NBA team in the near future.More >>
Wednesday, May 8 2013 7:34 AM EDT2013-05-08 11:34:38 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Not-so humble brag: The last column I wrote about the NBA and Louisville was longer than the just-released Executive Summary of a Greater Louisville Inc. commissioned PriceWaterhouseCoopersMore >>
Today's GLI-commisioned study on Louisville's suitability for the NBA shed little new light on the issue, but some reaction to it did.More >>
Tuesday, May 7 2013 3:43 PM EDT2013-05-07 19:43:20 GMT
Kentucky, Louisville and Indiana signed top college basketball classes. Here is where four recruiting services rate the local prospects signed by John Calipari, Rick Pitino and Tom Crean.More >>
Kentucky, Louisville and Indiana signed top college basketball classes. Here is where four recruiting services rate the local prospects signed by John Calipari, Rick Pitino and Tom Crean.More >>
Monday, May 6 2013 7:57 PM EDT2013-05-06 23:57:14 GMT
"The Run," an eBook compilation of Eric Crawford's coverage from the University of Louisville's NCAA championship now is available, free of charge.More >>
"The Run," an eBook compilation of Eric Crawford's coverage from the University of Louisville's NCAA championship now is available, free of charge.More >>
Monday, May 6 2013 4:09 PM EDT2013-05-06 20:09:54 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Some of the best Olympic swimmers in the world were in Louisville Monday morning, teaching students from eight local middle schools. They even brought their gold, silver, andMore >>
Some of the best Olympic swimmers in the world were in Louisville Monday morning, teaching students from eight local middle schools.More >>
Monday, May 6 2013 11:19 AM EDT2013-05-06 15:19:45 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Next stop is Belmont Park for Derby winner Orb: he is said to be ready for the second leg of the Triple Crown!Orb left Churchill Downs Sunday morning for training at New York'sMore >>
He is said to be ready for the second leg of the Triple Crown!More >>
Sunday, May 5 2013 1:28 PM EDT2013-05-05 17:28:53 GMT
Trainer Shug McGaughey sent his Kentucky Derby winner Orb back to Belmont Park in New York Sunday. That's where the colt will begin preparations for the May 18 Preakness at Pimlico.More >>
Trainer Shug McGaughey sent his Kentucky Derby winner Orb back to Belmont Park in New York Sunday. That's where the colt will begin preparations for the May 18 Preakness at Pimlico.More >>
Saturday, May 4 2013 9:34 PM EDT2013-05-05 01:34:00 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- These have been the best of times for Rick Pitino. Three weeks after his University of Louisville basketball team won a national championship, the table in his office was stillMore >>
In the last installment of a series of profiles on for the University of Louisville's national championship basketball team, Eric Crawford takes a look at coach Rick Pitino. More >>
Saturday, May 4 2013 9:22 PM EDT2013-05-05 01:22:34 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Short name, long quest. Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey has a resume as long as the legendary Churchill Downs home stretch, but in 37 years the Kentucky native had not foundMore >>
Trainer Shug McGaughey and owner/breeder Dinny Phipps have been involved in horse racing for decades, but had not been to the Kentucky Derby Winner's Circle until Orb's victory Saturday.More >>
Friday, May 3 2013 9:23 PM EDT2013-05-04 01:23:05 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Updated odds for Kentucky Derby 139, with horse number, name, and updated odds after on-track betting on Kentucky Oaks Day Friday.1. Black Onyx - scratched2. Oxbow 25-13. RevolutionaryMore >>
Updated Kentucky Derby odds after Kentucky Oaks on-track betting at Churchill Downs on Friday.More >>
Thursday, May 2 2013 11:02 PM EDT2013-05-03 03:02:45 GMT
LOUISVILLE,Ky. (WDRB) -- You don't need whole a profile to wrap up Montrezl Harrell's freshman season. You only need one picture.Harrell will, regardless of whatever else he accomplishes the rest ofMore >>
In a series of profiles on players for the University of Louisville's national championship basketball team, Eric Crawford takes a look back at Montrezl Harrell's freshman season.More >>
Thursday, May 2 2013 10:45 PM EDT2013-05-03 02:45:38 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- They used to call the Kentucky Oaks "Louisville's Day at the Races." But with that race having grown to a spectacle nearly on par with the Kentucky Derby (100,000-plus in attendance),More >>
Eric Crawford takes a look at Kentucky Derby 139's top storylines.More >>
Thursday, May 2 2013 4:18 PM EDT2013-05-02 20:18:07 GMT
A victory in the Kentucky Derby would close the final gap in the Hall of Fame resume of trainer Shug McGaughey. Saturday, McGaughey, 62, will saddle Orb, the favorite, in Derby 139 at Churchill Downs.More >>
A victory in the Kentucky Derby would close the final gap in the Hall of Fame resume of trainer Shug McGaughey. Saturday, McGaughey, 62, will saddle Orb, the favorite, in Derby 139 at Churchill Downs.More >>
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