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Louisville’s football players piled off the plane Friday in their white sweatsuits. But they weren’t arriving to play a game. They were entering a branding ecosystem. Read moreCRAWFORD | Louisville arrives in Boca Raton for a postseason side dish: a Bowl of Beans

Lamar Wilkerson scored 21 points and dished six assists as Indiana defeated Chicago State 78-58 on Saturday. Read moreWilkerson scores 21 as Indiana rolls Chicago State 78-58

Kentucky didn’t run away from St. John’s. They walked them down. One rebound, one stop, one low-post body blow at a time. Read moreRAPID REACTION | Missing pieces were back, and so was Kentucky in 78-66 win over St. John's

The Grizzlies played No. 16 Louisville tough for a dozen minutes or so, before the Cards got down to business, and went down to Sananda Fru. Read moreRAPID REACTION | Fru-nomenal: Big man leads Louisville to 94-54 romp over Montana

The Louisville women have been walking toward the next level for weeks now, heel-toe, heel-toe, one cautious step after another. Saturday morning, they kicked off thei… Read moreRAPID REACTION | Takeaways from Louisville women's 89-65 Brooklyn beatdown of Tennessee

Louisville freshman point guard Mikel Brown Jr. is expected to miss his second straight game with a back issue when the Cardinals face Montana on Saturday, according t… Read moreLouisville's Mikel Brown Jr. expected to miss second straight game vs. Montana

It will be Indiana against Alabama in the Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential, on New Year’s Day at 4 p.m. in Pasadena, California. Read moreCRAWFORD | Resilient Alabama rallies past Oklahoma, sets Rose Bowl date with Indiana

As 2025 winds down, it’s time to look back. Sports offer no shortage of big moments, but it’s the people behind them who make the memories stick. Read moreCRAWFORD | The people who moved us: WDRB’s 2025 sports people of the year

Once the ball goes up Saturday afternoon at 12:30 inside State Farm Arena in Atlanta in the CBS Sports Classic, it’s less about reunion and more about redemption. Read moreCRAWFORD | Bloodlines and Battle Lines: Pope, Pitino reunite when Kentucky faces St. John's

The Wildcats, who have won 27 straight matches and haven’t lost since Sept. 10 at Pittsburgh, are now one win from a second NCAA championship. Read moreCRAWFORD | Collapse, then Classic: Kentucky storms past Wisconsin into NCAA championship

Today, I want to briefly catch up with three familiar voices, who happen to be old friends. Read moreCoffee with Crawford | Bozich's Senate tribute, Valvano and the NBA Cup, Davenport's book