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 >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 7:11 PM EDT2013-05-18 23:11:28 GMT
(AP Wires/WDRB) -- Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown. Oxbow led from start to finish. It was the sixth Preakness victory for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne LukasMore >>
Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown.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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 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 >>
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 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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 10:40 AM EDT2013-04-27 14:40:39 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- When it came to Luke Hancock, nobody knew.Nobody knew that at the beginning of the University of Louisville basketball season, the junior transfer couldn't raise his shootingMore >>
In a series of profiles on players for the University of Louisville's national championship basketball team, Eric Crawford takes a look back at Luke Hancock's junior season.More >>
Friday, April 26 2013 1:10 PM EDT2013-04-26 17:10:29 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- You never know where covering college basketball will take you. One minute, you're minding your own business, the next you get a text to come to a place called Tattoo SalvationMore >>
A trip inside the tattoo studio as Louisville coach Rick Pitino follows through on his national championship pledge. 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 >>
Thursday, April 25 2013 8:59 AM EDT2013-04-25 12:59:03 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A point guard's currency is assists. The best ones deal them out with interest -- over time, they not only yield big returns, they make the people around them more valuable.PeytonMore >>
In a series of profiles on players for the University of Louisville's national championship basketball team, Eric Crawford takes a look back at Peyton Siva.More >>
Friday, April 19 2013 7:05 PM EDT2013-04-19 23:05:29 GMT
Todd Pletcher's Violence, one of the early Kentucky Derby favorites, is off the trail with an injury, and a longshot sits atop the points standings.More >>
Todd Pletcher's Violence, one of the early Kentucky Derby favorites, is off the trail with an injury, and a longshot sits atop the points standings.More >>
Sunday, April 7 2013 12:39 PM EDT2013-04-07 16:39:44 GMT
ATLANTA (WDRB) -- Destiny is fine. Depth is even better. The University of Louisville men's basketball team will face Michigan in Monday's NCAA championship game because of a guy who almost left, a guyMore >>
The University of Louisville bench outscored Wichita State's 34-9 as the Cardinals came from 12 points down to win 72-68 to advance to the NCAA championship game.More >>
Saturday, April 6 2013 11:48 AM EDT2013-04-06 15:48:27 GMT
ATLANTA (WDRB) -- According to some close to him, when he got a call informing him that he'd been voted into the Basketball Hall of Fame this past Wednesday, Rick Pitino kept it quiet, at least aroundMore >>
With news breaking that he's been elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame, Rick Pitino has put that discussion on hold as he chases more history at the Final Four.More >>
Friday, April 5 2013 4:37 PM EDT2013-04-05 20:37:38 GMT
ATLANTA (WDRB) -- Selected thoughts from the University of Louisville basketball players one day before they meet Wichita State in a national semifinal at the Georgia Dome:PEYTON SIVA, ON LOUISVILLE MAKINGMore >>
Louisville's players comment on Saturday's Final Four matchup against Wichita State, and other topics from Atlanta, site of the Final Four.More >>
Friday, April 5 2013 5:56 AM EDT2013-04-05 09:56:31 GMT
ATLANTA (WDRB) -- Kevin Ware's post-injury fame continues to grow. His latest moment in the national spotlight: A stint reading the nightly Top Ten List on 'The Late Show' with David Letterman.UniversityMore >>
Kevin Ware continues to make the national media rounds -- Thursday night the injured University of Louisville sophomore delivered the Top Ten on The Late Show with David Letterman.More >>
Thursday, April 4 2013 3:26 PM EDT2013-04-04 19:26:32 GMT
ATLANTA (WDRB) -- University of Louisville coach Rick Pitino and Wichita State's Gregg Marshall, in their first meeting with media at the Final Four in the Georgia Dome, discussed Saturday's national semifinalMore >>
U of L coach Rick Pitino and Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall spoke briefly about their matchup on Saturday in the Final Four.More >>
Sunday, March 31 2013 11:29 AM EDT2013-03-31 15:29:45 GMT
INDIANAPOLIS (WDRB) -- What has been often speculated has come to pass -- point guard Ryan Harrow is leaving the University of Kentucky.Harrow will transfer to Georgia State, according to a report in thisMore >>
Sophomore point guard Ryan Harrow has announced that he is transferring from Kentucky to Georgia State.More >>
Sunday, March 31 2013 10:59 AM EDT2013-03-31 14:59:15 GMT
INDIANAPOLIS (WDRB) -- Talk to University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino for any length of time about any weighty matter -- basketball or otherwise -- and you're likely to hear two names: JohnMore >>
Rick Pitino and Mike Krzyzewski are linked by their classic 1992 coaching matchup, and each could add to his historic career with a victory in today's Midwest Regional final.More >>
Sunday, March 31 2013 10:50 AM EDT2013-03-31 14:50:20 GMT
INDIANAPOLIS (WDRB) -- The night the University of Louisville basketball team beat Oregon to advance to the Elite Eight, the Cardinals got back to the hotel at about midnight, but even though they wereMore >>
Russ Smith and Gorgui Dieng weren't highly heralded, but they are leading what could be an historic run for Louisville, and doing it with personality.More >>
Sunday, March 31 2013 10:01 AM EDT2013-03-31 14:01:59 GMT
INDIANAPOLIS (WDRB) -- Some short videos of the University of Louisville starters talking about various things, from the matchup with Duke, to the health of the team.RUSS SMITH INTERVIEW (Begins with aMore >>
Short videos of the Louisville starters talking about Sunday's Elite Eight matchup with Duke. More >>
Sunday, March 31 2013 12:55 AM EDT2013-03-31 04:55:04 GMT
INDIANAPOLIS (WDRB) -- It may be the most-watched medical drama in the city of Louisville since ER. Or Gray's Anatomy. The University of Louisville basketball team is under the weather, and not the kindMore >>
The U of L basketball hasn't shaken a round of strep throat running through its ranks, but players say they're feeling better and are ready for their Midwest Regional final against Duke on Sunday.More >>
Saturday, March 30 2013 9:31 AM EDT2013-03-30 13:31:15 GMT
Many of the University of Louisville basketball players are fighting an illness, but they got on top of Oregon early and held on for a 77-69 victory in the NCAA Midwest Region semifinals. More >>
Many of the University of Louisville basketball players are fighting an illness, but they got on top of Oregon early and held on for a 77-69 victory in the NCAA Midwest Region semifinals. More >>
Saturday, March 30 2013 9:26 AM EDT2013-03-30 13:26:34 GMT
INDIANAPOLIS (WDRB) -- Twenty-one years and three days after Christian Laettner's iconic shot that beat Kentucky in the 1992 NCAA East Region championship in Philadelphia, Mike Krzyzewski and Rick PitinoMore >>
Initial thoughts on facing the University of Louisville from Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski.More >>
Friday, March 29 2013 10:01 PM EDT2013-03-30 02:01:49 GMT
The NCAA handed out photos of William "Worldwide Wes" Wesley to security in Lucas Oil Stadium Saturday night, saying he should be banned from restricted areas, but offering no further explanation.More >>
The NCAA handed out photos of William "Worldwide Wes" Wesley to security in Lucas Oil Stadium Saturday night, saying he should be banned from restricted areas, but offering no further explanation.More >>
Friday, March 29 2013 9:55 AM EDT2013-03-29 13:55:38 GMT
INDIANAPOLIS (WDRB) -- When the University of Louisville basketball team rolled into Lucas Oil Stadium for its day-before shootaround in preparation for Friday's Midwest Regional semifinal against Oregon,More >>
Indiana is gone, and in the middle of Hoosier Nation, Louisville will try to seize its opportunity.More >>
Thursday, March 28 2013 3:08 PM EDT2013-03-28 19:08:22 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- There has been no dominant team in college basketball this season. But for the last several weeks, no one has come close to the University of Louisville.A five-point win overMore >>
U of L has seven straight double-digit victories, and 12 of their past 13. But the Cards say they're bracing for close ones.More >>
Wednesday, March 27 2013 11:58 PM EDT2013-03-28 03:58:06 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Russ Smith is the Las Vegas favorite to win the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player award.Smith's odds are at 6-1, according to RJ Bell of Pregame.com. Next are Victor OladipoMore >>
Russ Smith is the 6-1 favorite to win the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player award, according to Vegas odds from Pregame.com.More >>
Wednesday, March 27 2013 12:05 PM EDT2013-03-27 16:05:22 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Sara Hammond had 21 points and 10 rebounds to help fifth-seeded Louisville beat Purdue 76-63 Tuesday night and advance to its second NCAA tournament regional semifinalMore >>
After his team advanced to the Sweet 16, U of L women's coach Jeff Walz said, ""I'm as proud of this basketball team as I was of our team that played for a national championship in 2009."More >>
Tuesday, March 26 2013 10:29 PM EDT2013-03-27 02:29:38 GMT
NEW YORK (AP) -- Louisville Central High School product A'dia Mathies followed up the worst game of her career with one of her best.Mathies matched her career high with 34 points and lead second-seededMore >>
A'dia Mathies matched her career high -- 34 points -- to lead the University of Kentucky women past Dayton and into the NCAA Round of 16 for the third time in four years.More >>
Tuesday, March 26 2013 2:42 PM EDT2013-03-26 18:42:38 GMT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WDRB) -- Rachel Alexandra returned home to Stonestreet Farm today as part of the next step in a long recovery process from complications of giving birth to a foal in February.The PreaknessMore >>
Rachel Alexandra was well enough to return home her Stonestreet Stall farm for the first time since suffering complications from giving birth in early February.More >>
Monday, March 25 2013 4:46 PM EDT2013-03-25 20:46:41 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The University of Louisville remains the favorite in Vegas to win the NCAA championship, with Indiana and Florida close behind, according to RJ Bell of Pregame.com.Odds for theMore >>
Odds and ends from the Vegas view of the NCAA Tournament.More >>
Monday, March 25 2013 10:37 AM EDT2013-03-25 14:37:43 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Shoni Schimmel scored 20 points, and the fifth-seeded Louisville Cardinals beat Middle Tennessee 74-49 on Sunday for their fifth straightMore >>
The University of Louisville women's basketball team used 20 points from Shoni Schimmel to advance in the NCAA Tournament at the KFC Yum! Center.More >>
Sunday, March 24 2013 12:18 AM EDT2013-03-24 04:18:47 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Everybody's talking about the University of Louisville defense, and they should be. It's tenacious, relentless, whatever adjectives you want to use.It's also been that way mostMore >>
While the U of L defense continues to grab well-deserved headlines, it's offense is starting to click in postseason play.More >>
Saturday, March 23 2013 8:52 PM EDT2013-03-24 00:52:07 GMT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WDRB) -- Two days before facing the University of Louisville in the NCAA Tournament, Colorado State coach Larry Eustachy said he couldn't name a single Cardinals' player.That didn't sitMore >>
Colorado State coach Larry Eustachy says U of L is his pick to win the national championship after the Cards beat the Rams 82-56 in Lexington on Saturday.More >>
Saturday, March 23 2013 12:58 PM EDT2013-03-23 16:58:19 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- University of Louisville football coach Charlie Strong said today that assistant Clint Hurtt has been placed on administrative leave to deal with a response and hearing beforeMore >>
U of L football coach Charlie Strong says that assistant Clint Hurtt has gone on administrative leave while he fights NCAA charges from his time at Miami.More >>
Saturday, March 23 2013 12:51 PM EDT2013-03-23 16:51:39 GMT
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jeff Withey scored 17 points and top-seeded Kansas struggled to put away scrappy Western Kentucky in a 64-57 victory Friday night that avoided what would have been the biggestMore >>
Western Kentucky made a bid to become the first No. 16 seed to topple a No. 1, but couldn't make enough second half shots to shock Kansas.More >>
Friday, March 22 2013 3:33 PM EDT2013-03-22 19:33:21 GMT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WDRB) -- Coach Larry Eustachy's initial comments on the University of Louisville basketball team, after his Colorado State team beat Missouri 84-72 to advance to Saturday's 5:15 p.m. NCAAMore >>
Colorado State coach Larry Eustachy's initial thoughts on the University of Louisville basketball team after his Rams advanced to face the Cardinals in Saturday's NCAA Tournament third round.More >>
Friday, March 22 2013 10:07 AM EDT2013-03-22 14:07:28 GMT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WDRB) -- Rick Pitino stood outside the University of Louisville locker room after his team had stolen everything but No. 16-seed North Carolina A&T's jerseys in a 79-48 first-round rompMore >>
Rick Pitino was pleased with his team's aggressive defense, but cautioned "it's only one game" after the Cardinals beat North Carolina A&T to open NCAA Tournament play.More >>
Friday, March 22 2013 8:07 AM EDT2013-03-22 12:07:57 GMT
Click here to see the teams the WDRB Sports Staff has picked to go to the Final Four and Championship game. Use our printable bracket to make your own selections. Good luck and may the best team win!More >>
Click here to see the teams the WDRB Sports Staff has picked to go to the Final Four and Championship game. Use our printable bracket to make your own selections. Good luck and may the best team win!More >>
Thursday, March 21 2013 6:22 PM EDT2013-03-21 22:22:54 GMT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WDRB) -- The University of Louisville basketball bench has been a weapon all season -- but over the past two weeks, and especially in the Big East Tournament -- it has bludgeoned people.UMore >>
Rick Pitino has been known for teams with great depth, and U of L's depth played big dividends in the Big East Tournament, something the team hopes to continue in NCAA play.More >>
Thursday, March 21 2013 8:34 AM EDT2013-03-21 12:34:09 GMT
Though they aren't playing, UK and U of L still are being pitted against each other as the NCAA Tournament begins for the Cardinals in Lexington.More >>
Though they aren't playing, UK and U of L still are being pitted against each other as the NCAA Tournament begins for the Cardinals in Lexington.More >>
Wednesday, March 20 2013 7:11 PM EDT2013-03-20 23:11:49 GMT
1 -- The University of Louisville is a No. 1 seed for only the third time (1983, 2009). Their record as a No. 1 seed is 6-2. It's also the number of programs over the past six years to reach the men'sMore >>
Stats, facts and figures on the University of Louisville's latest trip to the NCAA Tournament.More >>
Sunday, March 17 2013 10:29 AM EDT2013-03-17 14:29:22 GMT
NEW YORK (WDRB) -- Syracuse looked as if it had a date with Big East destiny in Saturday night's league championship game in Madison Square Garden.Then the University of Louisville showed up in the secondMore >>
Louisville wins the Big East tournament championship.More >>
Saturday, March 16 2013 11:08 AM EDT2013-03-16 15:08:29 GMT
University of Louisville basketball fans, you can address thank you cards and letters for this Big East Tournament appearance -- the Cards' third straight and fourth in five years -- to Peyton Siva and Russ Smith.More >>
Peyton Siva tied a Big East Tournament record for steals and Russ Smith provided a game-high 20 points to lead Louisville into its third straight Big East title game.More >>
Friday, March 15 2013 12:25 PM EDT2013-03-15 16:25:08 GMT
Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said he hopes U of L and Notre Dame continue their overtime trend when they meet in the Big East Tourney semifinals tonight.More >>
Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said he hopes U of L and Notre Dame continue their overtime trend when they meet in the Big East Tourney semifinals tonight.More >>
Thursday, February 7 2013 3:00 AM EST2013-02-07 08:00:57 GMT
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LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- It's not about the rankings. And it's not about the hype. Frankly, we've seen both heralded by the University of Kentucky football program and its attendant supporters before.TheMore >>
Mark Stoops turned up talent in all the right places for his first national signing day as Kentucky football coach.More >>
Wednesday, January 9 2013 12:34 AM EST2013-01-09 05:34:48 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. on WDRB.com, Rick Bozich and I spend a half hour talking live with readers and viewers on our Sports Page live webcast. I usually, the night before,More >>
Notes, stats and observations leading up to Wednesday's SportsPage Live webcast at 10:30 a.m. on WDRB.com.More >>
Tuesday, January 8 2013 11:10 AM EST2013-01-08 16:10:26 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- A high ankle sprain has sidelined University of Louisville sophomore forward Chane Behanan and he will be out for a week to 10 days, according to Cardinals' coach Rick Pitino.PitinoMore >>
U of L coach Rick Pitino said Chane Behanan has suffered a moderate high ankle sprain and will be out for a week to 10 days.More >>
Saturday, January 5 2013 4:25 PM EST2013-01-05 21:25:38 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Trinity High School wideout James Quick made official what University of Louisville fans had been hoping for years -- that he would commit to the Cardinals.Quick did it in a maximum-exposureMore >>
What the commitment of Trinity High School star James Quick means for U of L.More >>
NEW ORLEANS (WDRB) -- You can't lay out a game plan much more clearly than University of Louisville coach Charlie Strong did it one day before his Cardinals will face Florida in the AllState Sugar Bowl."OurMore >>
Charlie Strong said U of L's offensive game plan will be "all about Teddy." Florida's defensive scheme will be the same.More >>
Friday, December 28 2012 12:36 AM EST2012-12-28 05:36:58 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- On a piece of paper taped above the University of Louisville football museum inside the Howard Schnellenberger Complex is a quote from Mike Ditka:"Before you can win, you haveMore >>
Charlie Strong's message to his U of L players this week in preparing for the Allstate Sugar Bowl against Florida: play like you belong.More >>
Friday, December 21 2012 7:50 PM EST2012-12-22 00:50:23 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- They asked Rick Pitino today what he thought of the shootings last week in Connecticut. I guess this is what we in the media do now. John Calipari was talking about the end ofMore >>
U of L coach Rick Pitino took on a wide range of subjects, including a reaction to the recent Connecticut school shootings, in a news conference on Friday.More >>
Wednesday, December 19 2012 11:10 PM EST2012-12-20 04:10:28 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Russ Smith drives into the lane. You think there's nowhere for him to go, and yet, a moment later, he's at the rim, scoring.I'm not talking about in the game. I'm talking aboutMore >>
U of L remains the top-ranked defensive team in Ken Pomeroy's defensive stats, but the Cards are creeping up toward Top 20 status in offense.More >>
Thursday, December 13 2012 9:30 PM EST2012-12-14 02:30:52 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- It appears seven Catholic non-football schools are poised to go in peace from the Big East Conference.The New York Post and CBS Sports are reporting that the non-football playingMore >>
Catholic non-football schools appear poised to announce they are leaving the Big East Conference.More >>
Tuesday, December 11 2012 12:45 PM EST2012-12-11 17:45:11 GMT
BOWLING GREEN, KY. (WDRB) -- I had the strangest dream last night. I hate writing about these kinds of things, but this one was different.They had hired Bobby Petrino at Western Kentucky.Yeah, I know.I'mMore >>
Western Kentucky's hire of Petrino might be crazy, but it also might make the Hilltoppers crazy-good.More >>
Monday, December 3 2012 10:38 AM EST2012-12-03 15:38:31 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Charlie Strong said it seems like just yesterday that he was Florida's defensive coordinator getting ready to play a Big East Conference upstart in Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl.TheMore >>
Charlie Strong has been on the Florida sideline against a Big East opponent in the Sugar Bowl. He knows his team has a long way to go, but also knows the opportunity.More >>
Friday, November 30 2012 2:36 PM EST2012-11-30 19:36:53 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Charlie Strong shot back forcefully and, at times, angrily at reports he had interviewed with Auburn University earlier this week. After his team's 20-17 victory over RutgersMore >>
Charlie Strong vehemently denied reports he interviewed at Auburn, but didn't want to discuss a return to U of L.More >>
Friday, November 30 2012 10:06 AM EST2012-11-30 15:06:27 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Teddy Bridgewater is beyond his years. He's as mature a young player who has ever come through the University of Louisville. But he has no idea what he did Thursday night. HeMore >>
Teddy Bridgewater added to his U of L legacy by leading the Cardinals to a BCS-clinching win while playing with a broken wrist.More >>
Wednesday, November 28 2012 7:24 AM EST2012-11-28 12:24:07 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- After a day of increasing activity, the University of Louisville could be poised to be the subject of an historic Atlantic Coast Conference vote this morning.The ACC Sports JournalMore >>
ESPN is citing an industry source as saying that U of L is expected to be voted into the league during a 7 a.m. conference call of ACC presidents. More >>
Tuesday, November 27 2012 7:28 PM EST2012-11-28 00:28:00 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Florida State defensive coordinator Mark Stoops is the new coach at the University of Kentucky. A look at the hire:1). Stoops, unlike most recent UK hires, has a defensive background.More >>
Eric Crawford takes a look at UK's hiring of Mark Stoops as head football coach.More >>
Friday, November 16 2012 12:45 AM EST2012-11-16 05:45:17 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- With Wayne Blackshear, first there was the wait. After suffering a shoulder injury early last season, whispers began about when he might return to the University of LouisvilleMore >>
It's been a long wait after shoulder surgery, but little by little University of Louisville sophomore Wayne Blackshear says he's coming back around.More >>
Thursday, November 15 2012 9:46 PM EST2012-11-16 02:46:49 GMT
A quick look at the University of Louisville's 80-54 victory over Samford.PLAYER OF THE GAME: Gorgui Dieng keeps becoming more versatile. The 6-11 junior did a little of everything -- 10 points, 13 rebounds,More >>
Quick notes on U of L's 80-54 win over Samford.More >>
Thursday, November 15 2012 10:12 AM EST2012-11-15 15:12:07 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Here's how this works. Every time I read a study commissioned by , well, anybody, I dock myself 10 IQ points. It is mind-numbing stuff. With any luck, you won't have to dock yourselfMore >>
A new study questioning whether the NBA would bring significant financial benefit to Louisville figures to ratchet up the NBA-to-Louisville debate once again.More >>
Tuesday, September 18 2012 7:16 PM EDT2012-09-18 23:16:51 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- An eventful weekend of football is in the books, and the Monday Morning Meeting reassesses what went down, and what's coming up. Also remember to catch us on our SportsPage LiveMore >>
In their weekly Monday Meeting, Bozich and Crawford discuss where Joker Phillips goes from here, how WKU got where it is and why the ACC doesn't feel the heat after bad weekends like the one it just had.More >>
Sunday, September 16 2012 1:38 PM EDT2012-09-16 17:38:31 GMT
We're three-deep into football season, but basketball is always big in the Bluegrass. The University of Kentucky basketball program gave better than $350,000 to charity in events this weekend, or as TheMore >>
This week's college basketball notebook gets U of L player reaction to their new Final Four rings and looks at the latest UK hoops windfall for charity.More >>
Sunday, September 16 2012 1:05 AM EDT2012-09-16 05:05:23 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- On the Papa John's Cardinal Stadium sidelines in the first half of Saturday's 39-34 win over North Carolina, it felt like 2006. For those of you who don't remember, that was theMore >>
U of L was putting on a show until somebody pulled the plug in the second half of its 39-34 victory over North Carolina.More >>
Friday, September 7 2012 2:02 AM EDT2012-09-07 06:02:50 GMT
Scrape off the tailgate grills and hose out the coolers, WDRB's College Football Notebook is moving to in-season mode, and that means there's too much football to watch on Saturday to be messing aroundMore >>
WDRB's College Football Notebook has a new day but still dials up press coverage on news and nonsense from around college football.More >>
Friday, August 24 2012 7:49 AM EDT2012-08-24 11:49:48 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Home, they say, is where the heart is. Or where you hang your hat. Or something like that.But home has not been sweet for the University of Louisville football team the pastMore >>
With seven home games this season, the University of Louisville football team is going to have to be better at home, where its record is just 6-7 in two seasons under Charlie Strong.More >>
Wednesday, August 22 2012 12:23 PM EDT2012-08-22 16:23:47 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- March Madness will return to Freedom Hall this season after an announcement by the NCAA Today that the historic arena and Bellarmine University will play host to the men's NCAAMore >>
Freedom Hall and Bellarmine University will play host to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight men's national quarterfinals and semifinals this coming March.More >>
Wednesday, August 22 2012 12:53 AM EDT2012-08-22 04:53:34 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Men's clubs, in my estimation, are a good thing. And women's clubs. And book clubs. And chess clubs.Country Clubs aren't my thing, but I have a ton of friends who love them. SameMore >>
Augusta National adding women members wasn't a step forward for women, it was a step forward for the club. More >>
Monday, August 13 2012 10:07 AM EDT2012-08-13 14:07:02 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Tiger Woods, SEC football and the UK quarterback situation are all on the agenda for the weekly Morning Meeting with Eric Crawford and Rick Bozich.1. Tiger Woods finishes anotherMore >>
Tiger Woods, SEC football and the UK quarterback situation are all on the agenda for the weekly Morning Meeting with Eric Crawford and Rick Bozich.More >>
Sunday, August 12 2012 11:30 PM EDT2012-08-13 03:30:18 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- It wasn't until I noticed what happens around Angel McCoughtry when she returns to Louisville that I fully appreciated her place in the sports history of this city.Watch her forMore >>
Angel McCoughtry's dream blossomed into All-American reality in this city, and her gold-medal achievement ought to be celebrated here, too. More >>
Sunday, August 12 2012 4:46 PM EDT2012-08-12 20:46:20 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- In one of the biggest upsets of the year, they announced the results of the Powerball Jackpot Saturday night and former University of Kentucky star Anthony Davis didn't win.HardMore >>
An Olympic gold medal is the only fitting end to the past year for Anthony Davis, who has won every major basketball award in his path since arriving at UK about this time last year.More >>
Wednesday, August 8 2012 9:41 AM EDT2012-08-08 13:41:23 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Morgan Newton wasn't wrong. He just wasn't completely right.The University of Kentucky quarterback told CatsIllustrated.com earlier this week that, essentially, the rivalry gameMore >>
Morgan Newton's statement that the rivalry game with U of L is bigger for the Cardinals because of their schedule ignores that it should be bigger for UK -- because of its schedule.More >>
Tuesday, August 7 2012 11:41 AM EDT2012-08-07 15:41:20 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- The University of Kentucky-University of Louisville football rivalry has various annual traditions.The Governor's Cup Luncheon.The hanging of the billboards.The annual ticketMore >>
U of L put on sale 2,060 tickets for its Sept. 2 game against rival Kentucky after it says UK returned them from its allotment of 5,500 tickets for the game.More >>
Tuesday, August 7 2012 1:00 AM EDT2012-08-07 05:00:09 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- For years, the University of Louisville built its football identity around offense. Its poster boys have been guys like Chris Redman, Dave Ragone, Brian Brohm and Michael Bush.CheckMore >>
Louisville defensive coordinator Vance Bedford says he wants U of L's identity to be tied up in its defense.More >>
Saturday, August 4 2012 10:45 AM EDT2012-08-04 14:45:45 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The College Football Notebook just keeps getting bigger, but how can it not? Media Days, the start of fall camp, pointspreads being published. We've got it covered like a softMore >>
The College Football Notebook just keeps getting bigger, but how can it not? Media Days, the start of fall camp, pointspreads being published. We've got it covered like a soft zone.More >>
Wednesday, August 1 2012 11:17 PM EDT2012-08-02 03:17:36 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- It's not every day that your coach calls you, at least for that day, the best player on the best team in the world.So Wednesday was special for Angel McCoughtry, the former UniversityMore >>
Angel McCoughtry scored a team-best 18 points and was called "the dominant player in the game" by coach Geno Auriemma after the US beat Turkey in the Olympics.More >>
Wednesday, August 1 2012 3:18 PM EDT2012-08-01 19:18:16 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Let me give you a spoiler alert for this Olympic story. At the end, you are going to want to cheer.Wesley Korir, winner of the 2012 Boston Marathon, is not running in the LondonMore >>
Wesley Korir was passed over for the Olympics by his native Kenya despite winning the Boston Marathon. But he calls it a "blessing."More >>
Tuesday, July 31 2012 9:15 AM EDT2012-07-31 13:15:12 GMT
The University of Louisville has been picked to win the Big East Conference in the league's official preseason poll, voted on in a poll of media.The Cardinals received 24 first-place votes and 219 points.More >>
U of L received 24 of 28 first-place votes in the Big East preseason poll.More >>
Monday, July 30 2012 9:41 AM EDT2012-07-30 13:41:55 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Rick Bozich is traveling to Big East Football Media Days in Rhode Island this morning, which makes the two-man morning meeting with me difficult. So I'm nominating a proxy --More >>
The Monday Morning meeting takes on the subject of NBC's Olympics broadcasting through the first weekend of the 2012 London Games.More >>
Saturday, July 28 2012 11:15 PM EDT2012-07-29 03:15:13 GMT
Coaches are hitting the road, and football is heating up, but the College Basketball Notebook dribbles on . . . LOUISVILLEU of L men's team wins Big East honorFor the second straight year, the UniversityMore >>
The WDRB College Basketball Notebook looks at U of L's grades, high-impact transfers and catches up with an Indiana assistant.More >>
Saturday, July 28 2012 10:47 PM EDT2012-07-29 02:47:43 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Last week, somebody asked University of Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich who he'd suggest for Big East Commissioner. It's one of those questions a guy would never answerMore >>
WDRB's Eric Crawford plays Big East commissioner for a day and advances some ideas for the conference going forward.More >>
Saturday, July 28 2012 1:07 PM EDT2012-07-28 17:07:48 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The College Football Notebook can almost smell the popcorn. Governor's Cup news conference last week. Big Ten Media Days are in the book. Big East Media clambake on deck thisMore >>
Louisville is getting (dark horse) national championship love, UK is looking for a little more love from fans and IU coach Kevin Wilson just wants more offense. It's all here, and more.More >>
Friday, July 27 2012 11:12 PM EDT2012-07-28 03:12:36 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Let's not make Trinity senior Jason Hatcher's commitment to the University of Southern California something it isn't.Hatcher, the No. 3-rated defensive end in the nation by Scout.com,More >>
Trinity star Jason Hatcher's decision to play football at USC and not U of L had more to do with geography than conference, but perception of the Big East is a problem for the Cardinals. More >>
Friday, July 27 2012 4:10 PM EDT2012-07-27 20:10:59 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- If there's a more excited American athlete than Angel McCoughtry to be taking part in the 2012 London Olympic Games, I haven't seen her (or him).During her last visit to LouisvilleMore >>
Angel McCoughtry is living it up at the Olympics, a Freeh Report investigator criticizes the NCAA and Time Warner could be dumping the NFL Network in Louisville.More >>
Friday, July 27 2012 9:45 AM EDT2012-07-27 13:45:43 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- The Opening Ceremonies are still hours away, but the 2012 London Olympic Games already have their first record.Greek triple-jumper Voula Papachristou set a new mark for fastestMore >>
The Opening Ceremonies are still hours away, but the 2012 London Olympic Games already have their first record. Greek triple-jumper Voula Papachristou set a new mark for fastest Olympic disqualification via Twitter post. More >>
Thursday, July 26 2012 4:21 PM EDT2012-07-26 20:21:31 GMT
SIMPSONVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- The Governor's Cup Luncheon is the most anticipated, most welcome non-news event in the state of Kentucky. Its purpose, of course, is to get the football staffs from the UniversityMore >>
The Governor's Cup Luncheon doesn't provide much red meat, but that's all right for a college football-starved population after a long, hot offseason.More >>
Thursday, July 26 2012 8:01 AM EDT2012-07-26 12:01:56 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- NCAA president Mark Emmert called for a change in college sports culture.Apparently, a bunch of coaches thought he said, "vulture."They're circling over the Penn State campus,More >>
NCAA president Mark Emmert hoped strong action against Penn State might spark a change in college sports culture, but the scramble to recruit Penn State's players has been business as usual.More >>
Monday, July 16 2012 11:43 AM EDT2012-07-16 15:43:02 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Every Monday Morning, WDRB columnists Rick Bozich and Eric Crawford go back and forth on a few issues from the week. Here's this Monday's installment . . . 1. Despite the JerryMore >>
Rick Bozich and Eric Crawford debate the Joe Paterno statue, expectations for U of L football and whether Division I college basketball should contract.More >>
Monday, July 16 2012 12:57 AM EDT2012-07-16 04:57:39 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- The latest bombshell from horse racing is no bombshell at all.The New York Times reported last week that Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner I'll Have Another was being treatedMore >>
Just because I'll Have Another was given medication in the weeks prior to the Belmont doesn't mean there was abuse -- especially since he wasn't sent to the starting gate.More >>
Sunday, July 15 2012 9:07 AM EDT2012-07-15 13:07:27 GMT
Slow news week? It's never a slow news week in college basketball in these parts, as WDRB's longest College Basketball Notebook ever will attest . . . LOUISVILLEMedia change hits U of L sitesThe mediaMore >>
It's the longest-ever edition of WDRB.com's College Basketball Notebook, with items from U of L, UK, IU, Bellarmine and more.More >>
Saturday, July 14 2012 8:49 AM EDT2012-07-14 12:49:30 GMT
Listen up peasants! Peasants? It's time for another WDRB College Football Notebook . . . Are Cards, Wildcats and Hoosiers College Football "Peasants?" Sports Illustrated college sports writer Stewart MandelMore >>
The new installment of WDRB.com's weekly College Football Notebook, with items from Louisville, Kentucky, Western Kentucky and around the nation.More >>
Friday, July 13 2012 12:41 PM EDT2012-07-13 16:41:21 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- One of the toughest teams in Louisville last weekend didn't just play through the some of the state's hottest weather since the Great Depression, it lived through it.It would'veMore >>
The Fairdale 16U girls' softball team didn't just play in record heat to win a Babe Ruth state title, they lived in it.More >>
Monday, July 9 2012 7:18 AM EDT2012-07-09 11:18:05 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Rick Bozich and Eric Crawford are back with their regular Monday morning debate, taking a look at the MLB All-Star game, which airs Tuesday night on WDRB-41.1. Home field advantageMore >>
Rick Bozich and Eric Crawford take a look at Tuesday's MLB All-Star game, plus local golf phenom Justin Thomas in their regular Monday morning debate.More >>
Thursday, July 5 2012 6:12 PM EDT2012-07-05 22:12:20 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Former University of Kentucky star Anthony Davis has headed for Las Vegas and will join the U.S. Men's National Basketball team for workouts, though it's not yet known whetherMore >>
Crawford on Anthony Davis and the Olympics, Joe Paterno and the death of a longtime Louisville sportswriter. More >>
Saturday, June 30 2012 12:38 AM EDT2012-06-30 04:38:46 GMT
With all due respect to everyone else, the biggest college football story in the nation this weekend may be in the media. We kick off another week of WDRB's College Football Notebook with news out of ESPNMore >>
Another installment of WDRB.com's College Football Notebook, leading with Erin Andrews reportedly leaving ESPN for FOX.More >>
Friday, June 29 2012 11:10 AM EDT2012-06-29 15:10:01 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- On the night he won his first NCAA championship this past April in New Orleans, University of Kentucky coach John Calipari was subdued, understated, and almost seemed deflated,More >>
Nowhere is University of Kentucky coach John Calipari more in his element than celebrating success in the NBA Draft. More >>
Wednesday, June 27 2012 12:57 PM EDT2012-06-27 16:57:57 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Reports of the BCS' death are greatly exaggerated.Yes, let's celebrate that two years from now the top division of college football will, for the first time, crown its championMore >>
Reports of the BCS' death are greatly exaggerated. A four-team college football playoff got the green light. But it's run by the same cartel that ran the old system. More >>
Wednesday, June 27 2012 12:34 PM EDT2012-06-27 16:34:32 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- With the ratification of a new four-team playoff format for college football on Tuesday comes change, not all of it fully clear.For the University of Louisville, given that itMore >>
Five ways the newly ratified college football playoff system will affect the University of Louisville's athletic program.More >>
I knew it. Well, I suspected it. Shoot, I even wrote it. Regardless, it's true: John Calipari sits around at the University of Kentucky and just thinks up stuff to mess with people. He said so TuesdayMore >>
I knew it. Well, I suspected it. Shoot, I even wrote it. Regardless, it's true: John Calipari sits around at the University of Kentucky and just thinks up stuff to mess with people.More >>
By Eric Crawford WDRB Sports (LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) --The University of Louisville Athletic Association voted today to approve a $71.5 million budget, the largest in school history, while also voting toMore >>
Click on story for details of other decisions made.More >>
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- We will not have another. Not another Triple Crown winner this year, anyway. Doug O'Neill, trainer of Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner I'll Have Another, will announce atMore >>
The scratch of I'll Have Another gives a new twist to an old Belmont payoff -- disappointment. More >>
Tuesday, June 26 2012 1:50 PM EDT2012-06-26 17:50:09 GMT
WDRB's Eric Crawford looks at what I'll Have Another's exit from the Belmont could mean for horse racing. Click on the video above to view his segment.More >>
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- The University of Louisville football coaching staff spent the past couple of days tearing each other apart.No, it wasn't some kind of mixed martial arts team-builder. CardinalsMore >>
There's been very little staff turnover in U of L coach Charlie Strong's time in Louisville. Some of his assistants, and U of L athletic director Tom Jurich, explain why. More >>
Father's Day is Sunday, and these might be a bit late for last-minute gift ideas, but in the world of express shipping and E-books, maybe not. Regardless, if you're looking for summer sports reading material,More >>
With Father's Day approaching, three recent books sure to score with sports fans.More >>
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Churchill Downs today released plans for a dramatically different qualifying process for the Kentucky Derby, taking a page from NASCAR and the PGA to create a points system forMore >>
Kentucky Derby organizers have created a new points system for race qualifying. Whether it's simpler than the old process is debatable, but it definitely shakes up the pre-Derby season.More >>
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- There's nothing wrong with wanting to lead. But it's hard to do if nobody follows.Wednesday, the Kentucky Racing Commission drew a line in the sand (or dirt, or polytrack). OutMore >>
The Kentucky Racing Commission hopes a limited race-day ban of the commonly used race-day medication Lasix will prompt other states to do the same. But if they don't, the state's racing industry could be at risk.More >>
Tuesday, June 26 2012 1:50 PM EDT2012-06-26 17:50:08 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- WDRB's Eric Crawford spoke with transferring basketball player Rakeem Buckles about he decision to leave U of L and enroll at FIU. Buckles suffered a torn ACL in his left kneeMore >>
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Opposing teams never knew what the Bellarmine University basketball team was up to during the starting lineup introductions in its national championship season of 2010-11.TheMore >>
A look at the life and legacy of Jim Spalding, who devoted his life to building Bellarmine athletics. He died last week at 79.More >>
There was a time, back when a live broadcast usually meant radio and newspapers were the dominant sports medium, when horse racing and boxing occupied the front row of American sports.A day with a prizefightMore >>
Results in the Belmont and boxing left more questions than answers this weekend.More >>
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- In basketball terms, it's the equivalent of the, "It's not you, it's me," speech. Or, in this case, maybe it's the, "It's not me, it's you."Whatever the case, it is a breakup,More >>
Stephan Van Treese's meter ran out when talented freshman Montrezl Harrell signed with the Cardinals.More >>
By Eric Crawford WDRB Sports LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) I wanted one job when I was growing up. The job I just walked away from. I loved being in the newspaper. The first byline story I ever wrote forMore >>
"...the shrinking of a newspaper I grew up with and loved was not something I cared to watch from the inside any longer."More >>
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Last season, when quarterback Will Stein was injured in the second quarter of the University of Louisville's game at Kentucky, Cardinals coaches turned to freshman Teddy Bridgewater.More >>
A look at the kinds of things U of L quarterbacks Teddy Bridgewater and Will Stein are studying this offseason.More >>
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Say the words "Dirt Bowl" to people of a certain age from West Louisville and you get the same faraway smile and shake of the head. They don't just miss the event; they miss theMore >>
There's more than basketball behind the latest attempt to revive the Dirt Bowl basketball tournament. With violence escalating in West Louisville, city leaders are looking to restore some community spirit.More >>
Tuesday, June 26 2012 10:41 AM EDT2012-06-26 14:41:56 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- WDRB is happy to announce that sports journalists Rick Bozich and Eric Crawford are joining WDRB Sports. Bozich and Crawford have a combined 50 years experience covering sportsMore >>
Friday, June 22 2012 8:03 AM EDT2012-06-22 12:03:38 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Last night, The Decision finally gave way to the ascension for LeBron James.The world's best player, after inflaming a legion of loathers with an arrogant display in leaving ClevelandMore >>
LeBron James will still have his "haters." But he gave them no ammunition on the night when he ascended to the ranks of NBA champions.More >>
Wednesday, June 20 2012 1:40 PM EDT2012-06-20 17:40:42 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- University of Louisville women's basketball player Shoni Schimmel is among a select group of guests -- and the only current NCAA player -- speaking at a special event markingMore >>
U of L women's basketball player is the only current NCAA athlete participating in a White House panel discussion of Title IX marking the 40th anniversary of the legislation today.More >>
Tuesday, June 19 2012 11:59 PM EDT2012-06-20 03:59:17 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Two of the most interesting interviews I did all of last year were on a subject that might make your eyes glaze over -- athletic department finances at the University of Kentucky.MostMore >>
In one of college sports' big-spender conferences, UK athletic director Mitch Barnhart is balancing financial responsibility with competitive equity. More >>
Tuesday, June 19 2012 1:54 AM EDT2012-06-19 05:54:41 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- There might be another ban in the works for the University of Louisville football program.You get the feeling listening to Cardinals' coach Charlie Strong that if he could banMore >>
After trying to drum up coverage and interest in the spring, U of L football coach Charlie Strong finds himself playing down expectations heading into the summer.More >>
Monday, June 18 2012 12:07 PM EDT2012-06-18 16:07:07 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- A little more than a year ago today I was standing outside Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s hauler at Michigan International Speedway, listening to him patiently field what had to seem likeMore >>
Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s first Sprint Cup victory since 2008 could do more to spark NASCAR interest than any marketing plan, and Kentucky Speedway, which hosts a Cup race on June 30, could benefit.More >>
