Louisville delivers the pain in Morgantown
One knows going into Morgantown the game will be a cliffhanger, hoping the outcome won’t be decided on another controversial call. Of course, any call going against West Virginia will…
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One knows going into Morgantown the game will be a cliffhanger, hoping the outcome won’t be decided on another controversial call. Of course, any call going against West Virginia will…
An interested spectator at the Louisville-UConn women’s basketball game Tuesday was Gorgui Dieng, the 6-foot-11 center for the men’s basketball team. Dieng was wearing an ankle-high boot on his right…
UConn is Louisville three weeks ago, a team losing four out of its last five games, loaded with talent but missing essential elements, lacking confidence and chemistry, getting hammered, down…
The official scorer credited Gorgui Dieng with his fifth double-double in as many games for his 11 points and 14 rebounds. What’s more noteworthy, however, was the number of blocks…
Two programs with proud histories, mere shadows of themselves, depleted by injuries, attrition forcing them to their knees. Louisville and Pittsburgh, each needing something good, anything positive, to cast off…
Twenty-five seconds into the game, Gorgui Dieng picks up his first foul. A costly one. Dieng’s time in this game will be limited, no way he’s around at the end.…
Gorgui Dieng night. The big guy waiting, anticipating, daring, all but begging St. John’s players to go near the basket, turning in a career best seven blocks. That’s 13 blocks…
Western Kentucky owns a 39-36 advantage in the basketball series with the University of Louisville. The Friday game was a probably a good example of how UofL lost a half…
A nice little break from football and the conference realignment drama, this exhibition basketball game against Pikeville. The defending champs of the NAIA play pretty sound basketball. A few seasons…
They were all there for basketball media day at the University of Louisville it seemed. Forty people, including sportswriters, broadcasters and bloggers, many of them with tape recorders, smart phones,…
“What’s going on here, Bob?” Surprising silence from the all-knowing TV color announcer, obviously not quite believing what he was seeing. Another Kyle Kuric dunk, another roof-rattling roar from the…
Remember all the hype a couple of summers ago surrounding the recruitment of Fab Melo, the 7-foot, 235-pound center from Brazil. He was expected to sign with Louisville, until he…
Who’s next? The bad news is that Gorgui Dieng will not be on the airplane for the trip to UConn on Saturday. The good news is that he is expected…
Forever since the University of Louisville enjoyed a blowout over another Big East team. This win super satisfying, especially with all the injuries. Extra sweet because the opponent was St.…
What Rick Pitino says now, during pre-conference pressers, is what he hopes University of Louisville basketball fans will remember later, in the thick of the Big East race. And Gorgui…
Too easy. Louisville’s 114-82 win over Western Kentucky at Bowling Green. Western not providing much opposition, not living up its rivalry role, getting rolled, and folding. Peyton Siva getting comfortable…
Admit it. Being a Cards fan would be boring if every game were this easy Gorgui Dieng making it worthwhile to stick around until the end in Louisville’s 92-55 mauling…
So Rick Pitino is experimenting with his starting lineup entering Thursday’s exhibition basketball game with Kentucky Wesleyan. The starting lineup for Louisville will feature Stephan Van Treese at center, and…
Gorgui Dieng was made available to the media Thursday, a first time opportunity to describe his feelings about being cleared by the NCAA to play basketball for the University of…
The word is not good on Jared Swopshire, the only returning starter from last season’s University of Louisville basketball team. “My guess is he’s not coming back anytime soon,” said…