UK recruits snub Derby Classic
By Paul Sykes For the first time in recent memory, no University of Kentucky signees will be participating in the Derby Classic, this year scheduled April 22 at the KFC…
University of Louisville News & Perspectives
By Paul Sykes For the first time in recent memory, no University of Kentucky signees will be participating in the Derby Classic, this year scheduled April 22 at the KFC…
University of Louisville basketball fans had talked themselves into believing they would be competitive with Kentucky this game. Even Las Vegas had fallen for it, making U of L a…
Ten Thirteen reasons the observer wants the University of Louisville basketball team to beat Kentucky this New Year’s Eve. The UK basketball team is the symbol of pride for many…
Looks like things are going to get really interesting in the Bluegrass, with TMZ reporting that the NCAA is aggressively investigating two recent draft picks and two current players on…
Must be transfer week at the University of Louisville. The best thing is the new arrivals are ready to play right away in football and basketball. The latest is Roburt…
Many of our good friends in Lexington are putting on their public defender hats, and we’re betting that John Calipari knows nothing. Involves that nice young man Eric Bledsoe and…
By Paul Sykes WhetherĂ‚ Marquis Teague attends Louisville, Kentucky, Bellarmine or Ivy Tech is a decision that is mandated by the absurd rule that basketball players must be removed one…
The Marquis Teague winds appeared to suddenly switch direction late Wednesday, taking an easterly course from Louisville to Lexington. Teague is expected to finally announce his decision Thursday. Most reports…
By Paul Sykes A long-term extension for Rick Pitino is a good thing. We’ve seen what the lack of stability can produce in nearby programs. Three coaches in a University…
By Tom Stosberg At this point in time it might be appropriate to re-run my previous post in which it was suggested that the NIT may be in the near…
Mention the name “World Wide Wes” to a Kentucky basketball fan, and the reaction is a wide grin or a snicker, followed by “whatever it takes” or words to that…
One has to give the officials credit for trying to keep the ugly stuff in check during the Louisville-Kentucky basketball game. Problem was there was just too much of it.…
A new football season is less than a couple of weeks away now. While expectations for University of Louisville football are tempered, there is some sense of anticipation. But just…
The NCAA has scheduled a news conference at 3 p.m. today in Indianapolis to release findings of its investigation into violations committed by the University of Memphis. The school has…
Yes, And Fans Will Like ‘Willie Ball’ By Tom Stosberg It’s not that I don’t believe Tom Jurich when he says he’s one million percent behind his coach …it’s that…
By Paul Sykes Wear the gear and people will comment. We recently went on a “mini-vacation” to Nashville and Gatlinburg…a chance to relax, get away from it all and enjoy…
It happened later rather than sooner … at least for Memphis. As for that much ballyhooed honeymoon in the Bluegrass, well, a wakeup call was way overdue. The NCAA is…
Impossible to ignore when a nearby state school wants to return to relevance so badly that its athletic director gives in to the pressure from the ugly element of its…