Josh Heird said the early November date is the result of a combination of factors and that he and coach Pat Kelsey are working on "a few other" non-league games with juice.

It's too early for my Preakness picks, so let's pivot to a topic that is always in the starting gate — college basketball.

The record shows that all four teams gathering in San Antonio for the men’s NCAA Final Four this weekend are one-seeds.

The analytics say that Louisville landed a player who appeared to improve every month with Kennesaw.

The Wildcats dispatched the Vols by 5 points in Knoxville on Jan. 28 and again by 11 two weeks later at Rupp Arena.

Most bracketologists projected Louisville as a 6-seed.

There is a reasonable chance the University of Louisville and Kentucky men's basketball discussion will be revisited on the court during the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Unless something outrageous happens, I believe that three of the four No. 1 seeds for the men's NCAA Basketball Tournament have been decided.

By defeating Notre Dame on Sunday night in South Bend, Louisville improved to 13-2 in the league, tied with Clemson for second place, a game behind Cooper Flagg and Duke.