What Kind of Job Did Pitino Do?
Well, at least the 2009-'10 University of Louisville Cardinals didn't screw up the final game at Freedom Hall. That's their epitaph. Of all the 54 U of L teams that played at the Kentucky State Fairgrounds arena, this one has to be the most maddening. Assistant coach Ralph Willard described
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Cats Roll Against ETSU, Look to Exorcise Demons
Damn. I mean, I saw it all happen, but it wasn't supposed to be that bad. In a day that saw seven upsets upsets and two almost upsets that were decided in OT(two in Florida's case), everyone was at risk. Favorite's had already fallen when this game tipped off(Notre Dame,
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MARCH (and April) MADNESS
Here are my final picks and predictions for the 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. I've valued the Big 12 ahead of the Big East; like a few upsets in the first two rounds (go Racers! and go Saints!); and think that Butler has a legitimate shot to be playing in
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Mar 18, 10
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Norton Audubon Hospital presents: Throo the Zoo 5K Run/Walk
May 8 - Norton Audubon Hospital presents: Throo the Zoo 5K Run/Walk Norton Audubon Hospital presents the seventeenth annual Throo the Zoo 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 8, 2010. This is Louisville's most unique road event because the course does not go around the Zoo; it goes “throo” it! Delight
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Mar 18, 10
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Steve's New Derby Top 15 3.18.10
Rank/Horse/Odds/Trainer/Comment 1 -- Tempted To Tapit -- 20/1 -- Klesaris -- Next race is a breakthrough monster; look out 2 -- Radiohead -- 12/1 -- Dutrow -- Can win Florida Derby over Eskendereya; nice bet 3 -- Eskendereya - 4/1 -- Pletcher -- Probably overbet in FLA Derby; beast at
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Mar 18, 10
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Crystal Ballin: The Tournament Edition for the Bluegrass Fan
Tournament season is now here, the brackets are set, and now the real fun can begin. The mind numbing, soul-crushing fun of watching a team you picked to be in the Final Four losing out in the second round, resulting in bracket conversations grinding to an awkward halt whenever you
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Mar 17, 10
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B.O. Knows Hoops
As presidents go, Barack Obama is probably our best-informed chief executive when it comes to sports. And especially basketball. Let's just say he's the first national leader to fill out his own NCAA tournament bracket. Of course, the anti-Barack faction of Kentucky voters still blame him for the Ca
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Mar 17, 10
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Butler Can Join UK, Kansas, Duke in Indy
If you liked the movie “Hoosiers,” you're going to love the NCAA basketball tournament. The little team from Indianapolis, Butler, has an excellent chance of coming home for the Final Four. I hesitate to call Butler a “Cinderella” because the Bulldogs have been a consistent Top 25 team for years.
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Mar 16, 10
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Wall-to-Wall Balls on WLKY-TV
When it comes to college basketball around here, WLKY-TV is out to prove that too much is not enough. It's also showcasing new technology that allows it to send multiple feeds into the market, and it will be pre-empting a bunch of regular programming to air four specials. And that's
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Mar 16, 10
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Tiger's Coming Back, But What's It Mean for The Masters?
As Rick Redding reported here...Tiger's coming back. Is anyone shocked? Anyone? I didn't think so. It was "when" not "if." If there's one thing Tiger cares about as much as his sexual exploits, it's the game of golf. I have a few thoughts about the return. But first, here's a
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Mar 16, 10
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No NCAA Joy for My Students
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- At both the campuses where I teach, Indiana University in Bloomington and IUPUI in Indianapolis, there's no building excitement about the NCAA tournament because neither school's name will be called when the 65-team field is announced Sunday evening.
This assumes, of course,
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Mar 11, 10
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SEC Tournament: Road to the Northern Border
With the SEC regular season wrapping up and minor conference NCAA tournament tickets being punched left and right, we begin to examine the tournaments before the tournament. Members of the selection committee have stated that performance in conference tournaments don't matter,once a team loses it be
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Mar 8, 10
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Did Louisville Invent the 'High Five'?
Nowadays, when someone exclaims "High Five!", there's a very good chance they're making a reference to Borat's famous catchphrase. But it wasn't always so. According to louisville.com: "It will forever be recorded in etymology books that the late University of Louisville basketball player Derek Smit
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Mar 6, 10
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Last Dance in Freedom Hall
Now that it is upon us, a lot of people seem surprised by how emotional they feel. After tomorrow afternoon's game against Syracuse, the University of Louisville never again will play a home game in Freedom Hall. Next season the men's and women's teams both will begin playing in the new downtown are
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Mar 5, 10
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Security to be Ramped Up for Last Game at Freedom Hall
Officials are beefing up security ahead of Saturday's final regular season U of L basketball game at Freedom Hall, anticipating that some fans might try to steal parts of the iconic arena as souvenirs. It's happened at Yankee and Shea Stadiums recently—fans were arrested for trying to steal pieces o
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Mar 4, 10
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C-J Owes Cox An Apology
Shame, shame on The Courier-Journal for not including Earl Cox in its otherwise outstanding special Sunday section about the end of the University of Louisville's reign in Freedom Hall.
For those who have asked, it doesn't bother me that my former employer, which I served as sports editor from 19
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Mar 3, 10
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Memo to WKU: Call Derrick Ramsey
As its new athletics director, Western Kentucky University needs a football man who can help new coach Willie Taggert build a program that's competitive in Division I-A or the Bowl Subdivision or whatever pseudo-title the NCAA uses for big-time college football.
It needs somebody who knows the st
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Feb 28, 10
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Cigar-chomping medalists cause scandal?
When Scotty Lago left the Olympics in "shame" over a photo of rather inappropriate celebration with his snowboarding medal, I asked the question: Would it be seen differently if he had been a female athlete?" The latest Olympic celebration scandal may shed light on the answer to that question. The
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Feb 26, 10
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Bellarmine's Goal Still Reachable
My most enjoyable basketball experiences of the current season have not come in Freedom Hall, Rupp Arena, or Assembly Hall. They have come in Knights Hall on the campus of Bellarmine University, where everything about Coach Scott Davenport's program reflects college basketball as it was meant to be.
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Feb 26, 10
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UPDATED: Desperately Searching for Boner...Star committed Suicide
UPDATE: It's now been confirmed that the body of Andrew Koenig has been found and his father said in a press conference that his son had committed suicide. Choking back tears Walter Koenig said his son had been depressed. Koenig and his wife walked off the set of Larry King
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Feb 25, 10
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