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.
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.
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.
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 4:47 PM EDT2013-05-09 20:47:58 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Welcome to the Life Aquatic of Rick Pitino. At a time when most of college basketball is fixated on who will land the biggest fish on the recruiting trail -- Andrew Wiggins --More >>
University of Louisville basketball coach is living it up post-NCAA championship. The latest: He landed an 80-pound white marlin and a Maker's Mark commemorative bottle.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 >>
Thursday, May 2 2013 11:28 AM EDT2013-05-02 15:28:13 GMT
Not only did Kentucky Derby favorite Orb avoid the rail for Saturday's race, he drew the 16th hole, the spot that has produced the most winners (4) in the last 20 years.More >>
Not only did Kentucky Derby favorite Orb avoid the rail for Saturday's race, he drew the 16th hole, the spot that has produced the most winners (4) in the last 20 years.More >>
Today's topics included University of Louisville basketball, what's next for Russ Smith, Rick Pitino's new tattoo, and of course the Kentucky Derby. Here's a replay in case you missed it.More >>
Wednesday, May 1 2013 1:44 PM EDT2013-05-01 17:44:01 GMT
A film that celebrated the life Ron Turcotte, Secretariat's jockey, will premier at Baxter Theater in Louisville Thursday night. Turcotte has been paralyzed since a fall at Belmont in 1978.More >>
A film that celebrated the life Ron Turcotte, Secretariat's jockey, will premier at Baxter Theater in Louisville Thursday night. Turcotte has been paralyzed since a fall at Belmont in 1978.More >>
Wednesday, May 1 2013 11:28 AM EDT2013-05-01 15:28:18 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Gorgui Dieng went out with a broken wrist, mighty Duke and Mason Plumlee were next up on the University of Louisville basketball schedule, and Stephan Van Treese was next in lineMore >>
In a series of profiles on players for the University of Louisville's national championship basketball team, Eric Crawford takes a look back at Stephan Van Treese's junior season.More >>
Tuesday, April 30 2013 3:56 AM EDT2013-04-30 07:56:25 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- In a long forgotten footnote to his University of Louisville basketball career, Wayne Blackshear's freshman season started late. The NCAA Clearinghouse had academic questionsMore >>
In a series of profiles on players for the University of Louisville's national championship basketball team, Eric Crawford takes a look back at Wayne Blackshear's sophomore season.More >>
Monday, April 29 2013 1:28 PM EDT2013-04-29 17:28:31 GMT
With most of the NBA early entry decisions made, Rick Bozich has finalized his college basketball pre-season Top 10 teams for the 2013-14 season. The list is highlighted by two local teams.More >>
With most of the NBA early entry decisions made, Rick Bozich has finalized his college basketball pre-season Top 10 teams for the 2013-14 season. The list is highlighted by two local teams.More >>
Sunday, April 28 2013 11:15 PM EDT2013-04-29 03:15:07 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Freeze the frame. Chane Behanan is under the basket, poised to go up with the ball. Three Michigan players surround him, arms up, banging, digging for the ball.In a game praisedMore >>
In a series of profiles on players for the University of Louisville's national championship basketball team, Eric Crawford takes a look back at Chane Behanan's sophomore season.More >>
Sunday, April 28 2013 10:57 PM EDT2013-04-29 02:57:46 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Everybody talks about how Kevin Ware's season ended. What should not be forgotten is how it truly began.Kevin Ware sat through the University of Louisville's two-point loss atMore >>
In a series of profiles on players for the University of Louisville's national championship basketball team, Eric Crawford takes a look back at Kevin Ware's sophomore season.More >>
Saturday, April 27 2013 2:24 AM EDT2013-04-27 06:24:54 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- University of Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino is sporting a brand new tattoo.Coach Pitino got the tattoo -- a red "L" for Louisville, along with the words "NCAAMore >>
University of Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino is sporting a brand new tattoo.More >>
Friday, April 26 2013 8:18 AM EDT2013-04-26 12:18:03 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- One minute, Gorgui Dieng is talking about any ordinary subject, the next you realize he's saying something you want stitched onto a sampler to hang in your hallway. How's thisMore >>
In a series of profiles on players for the University of Louisville's national championship basketball team, Eric Crawford takes a look back at Gorgui Dieng's junior season.More >>
