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Louisville soccer not chopped liver
Ken Lolla aims high, setting his sights on an NCAA soccer championship at the University of Louisville.
With his team ranked 20th in the pre-season NSCAA poll and 24th by College Soccer News, Lolla and company have been enduring the 90-degree-plus temperatures preparing for the 2010 campaign.
Coming off a 14-3-3 season that saw the Cards advance to the NCAA tournament, U of L returns one of the top attacking offenses in college soccer with forwards Mark Knight and All-America Colin Rolfe. Louisville went 8-2-3 against Big East opponents and 6-1 against non-conference opponents, including wins over Indiana and Kentucky.
The season starts Saturday, Aug. 21st with a 5 p.m. exhibition game against Lipscomb at Cardinal Park. Regular season action begins in the prestigious Duke tournament Friday, Sept. 3rd where the Cards will vie with the Blue Devils and North Carolina State. The annual game against UK will be Wednesday Sept. 29th at 7 p.m. in Lexington.
Paul Sykes
Karen Sypher goes with hot pink and cross as trial begins
If this were Salem, the case would be history already.
Fox41 Blog: “She also has what appears to be a heavy crucifix around her neck — it must be about 2-3 inches in length, and appeared to be made of crystal or diamonds.”
Fulbright Scholars Abound At Louisville
A tranquil setting on a hot summer day outside Grawemeyer Hall at the University of Louisville. Inside the building, however, the administration is exuberant that 14 students have been named Fulbright scholars as part of a flagship international educational exchange program.
The number of awards places U of L in the same company as top Fulbright-producing research institutions like Duke, Cornell, Ohio State, Rutgers and Georgetown, based on 2009-10 numbers.
“That’s who we want to be in the league with,” said U of L President James Ramsey, noting the university’s push to increase undergraduate research and international study experiences. “We look at these awards as affirmation that we are getting the best students and giving them an outstanding experience.” Source.
Most of U of L’s 2010 Fulbright winners will teach or conduct research. They will travel overseas this summer and stay for about a year. Destinations include Thailand, Germany, Peru, Argentina, Sri Lanka and Ecuador.
Continued progress in academics could possibly have a profound effect on U of L’s athletic future, as became obvious during recent conference expansion discussions.
Schimmel Speaks
Shoni Schimmel on her decision to play basketball at the University of Louisville:
“The decision was more than basketball. It was about an opportunity to get a great education, follow my hoop dreams, and represent my Native American heritage. Playing at Louisville in the Big East Conference offers the best opportunity for me to compete at a national championship level under great administrative and coaching leadership.”
Source: Oregon Live
WKRD Management Loses Focus
By Tom Stosberg
Radio station WKRD started out as University of Louisville outlet. Now WKRD appears to be turning Blue. Could be destined to stay that way.
First, a quick history lesson: A few years ago the WAKY call letters were changed to WKRD, and the station was re-branded as “The U of L Cardinals Radio Station” by Clear Channel Radio. The action was taken in order to placate Louisville fans when Clear Channel decided to give Kentucky preference over U of L on Clear Channel’s WHAS Radio when there were game conflicts between U of L and UK.
What was once a good idea that would benefit the U of L athletic program is now a broken promise.
In these cases, WHAS would broadcast the Kentucky game and the Louisville game would move to WKRD. In addition, regular daytime broadcasts on WKRD would carry programs promoting and discussing U of L sports programs, including interviews with Louisville coaches and staff.
In recent months, however, WKRD management has allowed many of the call-in shows to be hijacked by UK fans who consistently badmouth U of L coaches, players and fans. Guest announcers who are both self-avowed and closet Blue fans, are taking over the talk shows. So, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to expect the call letters to be changed soon to WCAT. I’d say it’s a pretty sure bet by summer’s end. Not sure Mr. Jurich is going to be too happy about it either.
What was once a good idea that would benefit the U of L athletic program is a broken promise. Perhaps another local radio station with a decent signal will seize the opportunity to create a format for U of L fans — a huge market segment that is vastly under served.
(Note: The programming director at WKRD is Jim Fenn, telephone number 479-2222. His e-mail address is jimfenn@clearchannel.com)
Louisville Card Gear Alert
Now’s the time to stock up on University of Louisville gear.
Everything in the Neutral Zone store on Blankenbaker Parkway will be priced at 50% off, starting Wednesday and ending Sunday.
Everything, including the stuff on the clearance racks. Get there early.
Still another University of Louisville team in NCAA competition.
Sandy Pearsall’s team is included in the 64-team NCAA softball tournament, starting Friday at 16 regional sites.
Louisville is headed to Knoxville to face Virginia in the opening game. Tennessee and Ball State round out the field in the double elimination regional.
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