The cruelest thing about March is not that it ends your season. It's that it ends your team.
That’s the uncomfortable thing about progress. Once a program climbs back into the room, it doesn’t get to spend much time taking selfies in the lobby.
There are two Louisville basketball teams. One when Mikel Brown Jr. is the really good freshman he has been all season. And one when he’s the version he was Monday night.
Louisville men's basketball announced Saturday morning that it would be activating point guard London Johnson for its game against Boston College in the KFC Yum! Center.
Louisville brought hard hats to Tennessee. The Volunteers brought a sledgehammer.
Twenty wins against Louisville, and counting. A new home, same old result.
There are letdowns, and then there are Louisville basketball games where Isaac McKneely hits a three before most fans have found their seats.
The crowd was gone. The music was off. The lights still hummed. And on the floor, with a few managers rebounding for him, was Mikel Brown Jr.
The youngest player on the Louisville men’s basketball roster just might be its most emphatic voice.
Fans can quibble on the baseball and football parts, but both have a case.