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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
Saturday, April 27 2013 10:21 AM EDT2013-04-27 14:21:46 GMT
Louisville native Paul Hornung said he will show the world his tattoo if his horse, Titletown Five, wins Kentucky Derby 139, but trainers D. Wayne Lukas and Shug McGaughey aren't tattoo fans.More >>
Louisville native Paul Hornung said he will show the world his tattoo if his horse, Titletown Five, wins Kentucky Derby 139, but trainers D. Wayne Lukas and Shug McGaughey aren't tattoo fans.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 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 12:13 PM EDT2013-04-25 16:13:00 GMT
Rick Pitino is close to naming a new assistant coach to replace Kareem Richardson, and former Louisville center Gorgui Dieng has reportedly selected his agent.More >>
Rick Pitino is close to naming a new assistant coach to replace Kareem Richardson, and former Louisville center Gorgui Dieng has reportedly selected his agent.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 >>
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 9:00 PM EDT2013-04-07 01:00:15 GMT
With Tim Henderson and Luke Hancock scoring 26 points off the bench, Louisville rallied from a 12-point second half hole to defeat Wichita State, 72-68, and earn a spot in the NCAA championship game.More >>
With Tim Henderson and Luke Hancock scoring 26 points off the bench, Louisville rallied from a 12-point second half hole to defeat Wichita State, 72-68, and earn a spot in the NCAA championship game.More >>
Saturday, April 6 2013 8:59 PM EDT2013-04-07 00:59:16 GMT
Kevin Ware has been an invaluable contributor during Louisville's 14-game winning streak. Replacing him will be a group assignment during the NCAA Final Four.More >>
Kevin Ware has been an invaluable contributor during Louisville's 14-game winning streak. Replacing him will be a group assignment during the NCAA Final Four.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 9:33 AM EDT2013-04-05 13:33:59 GMT
Darrell Griffith has been receiving text messages from his former NBA teammates about the University of Louisville's Final Four guards Peyton Siva and Russ Smith.More >>
Darrell Griffith has been receiving text messages from his former NBA teammates about the University of Louisville's Final Four guards Peyton Siva and Russ Smith.More >>
Friday, April 5 2013 7:55 AM EDT2013-04-05 11:55:34 GMT
Churchill Downs is into the Final Four spirit, lighting its iconic Twin Spires red in honor of the University of Louisville men's and women's basketball teams.More >>
Churchill Downs is into the Final Four spirit, lighting its iconic Twin Spires red in honor of the University of Louisville men's and women's basketball teams.More >>
Monday, April 1 2013 2:38 PM EDT2013-04-01 18:38:04 GMT
Every team in the Final Four has won its four NCAA Tournament games by an average of at least 10 points, led by Louisville's average winning margin of 21.8 points per game.More >>
Every team in the Final Four has won its four NCAA Tournament games by an average of at least 10 points, led by Louisville's average winning margin of 21.8 points per game.More >>
Monday, April 1 2013 12:14 PM EDT2013-04-01 16:14:36 GMT
Inspired by a horrific leg injury suffered by Kevin Ware in the first half, Louisville dominated Duke in the second half and advanced to the Final Four with a 85-63 victory.More >>
Inspired by a horrific leg injury suffered by Kevin Ware in the first half, Louisville dominated Duke in the second half and advanced to the Final Four with a 85-63 victory.More >>
Monday, April 1 2013 12:13 PM EDT2013-04-01 16:13:49 GMT
Louisville guard Kevin Ware broke his right leg during the first half of U of L's Midwest Regional championship game against Duke Sunday in Indianapolis.More >>
Louisville guard Kevin Ware broke his right leg during the first half of U of L's Midwest Regional championship game against Duke Sunday in Indianapolis.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 >>
Saturday, March 30 2013 10:58 PM EDT2013-03-31 02:58:29 GMT
With the assistance of former Western Kentucky and South Carolina coach Darrin Horn, here are three reasons why Louisville should beat Duke -- and three more why Duke could win.More >>
With the assistance of former Western Kentucky and South Carolina coach Darrin Horn, here are three reasons why Louisville should beat Duke -- and three more why Duke could win.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 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 >>
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 12:38 AM EDT2013-03-24 04:38:42 GMT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WDRB) -- University of Louisville coach Rick Pitino repeatedly was asked if he would consider ranking his current team, now at 31-5 and heading into the NCAA Sweet 16, among the best he'sMore >>
Louisville coach Rick Pitino refused to compare his current U of L team to some of his great teams of the past, but one line within that analysis likely will get most of the attention.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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
The U of L football team began spring practices with a closed session Wednesday, and with a roster filled with veterans that know Charlie Strong's system, the Cards are already noticing a big difference.More >>
Tuesday, March 19 2013 4:20 PM EDT2013-03-19 20:20:04 GMT
Rick Pitino has shuffled the roster -- and the lineup -- several times while putting together the University of Louisville lineup that has earned the overall Number One seed in the NCAA Tournament.More >>
Rick Pitino has shuffled the roster -- and the lineup -- several times while putting together the University of Louisville lineup that has earned the overall Number One seed in the NCAA Tournament.More >>
Sunday, March 17 2013 8:08 PM EDT2013-03-18 00:08:24 GMT
Louisville and Indiana are the leading candidates to be placed in the Indianapolis Regional of the NCAA Tournament, which is played at Lucas Oil Stadium. Does it matter?More >>
Louisville and Indiana are the leading candidates to be placed in the Indianapolis Regional of the NCAA Tournament, which is played at Lucas Oil Stadium. Does it matter?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 3:51 PM EDT2013-03-16 19:51:07 GMT
CHICAGO (WDRB) – Some things are forever. Diamonds. Rising taxes. Traffic on Dan Ryan. And Wisconsin beating Indiana in basketball. In a year when the Hoosiers won the Big Ten regular-season title outright,More >>
CHICAGO (WDRB) – Some things are forever. Diamonds. Rising taxes. Traffic on Dan Ryan. And Wisconsin beating Indiana in basketball. In a year when the Hoosiers won the Big Ten regular-season title outright,More >>
Saturday, March 16 2013 3:27 PM EDT2013-03-16 19:27:51 GMT
Raw Video: Peyton Siva on his Syracuse slump - click here NEW YORK --- The defending Big East Tournament MVP is back in the Big East Championship, but Peyton Siva's nemesis awaits. Playing SyracuseMore >>
Louisville's senior point guard gets one last chance to erase the Orange blemish from his legacy. 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 9:01 AM EDT2013-03-15 13:01:05 GMT
Louisville and Indiana could both have the opportunity to deliver three payback wins on their paths to winning conference tournament titles this weekend.More >>
Louisville and Indiana could both have the opportunity to deliver three payback wins on their paths to winning conference tournament titles this weekend.More >>
Sunday, January 6 2013 12:33 AM EST2013-01-06 05:33:12 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino will be the first to tell you that rankings and standings are meaningless in January.But here in the first week of 2013,More >>
Goldencents, co-owned by Rick Pitino, moved to the top of the Kentucky Derby points standings with a win in the Sham at Santa Anita on Saturday.More >>
Monday, October 1 2012 10:36 PM EDT2012-10-02 02:36:30 GMT
(You can call this a blog-a-thon. With items piling up, I'm going to try to knock a few out one-by-one, in the kind of rapid succession that web publishing experts hate.)Forget about resting up or coolingMore >>
A look back at the U of L football team's wet and wild two weeks -- with a pair of home games in the midst of a combined 9 inches of rain.More >>
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