University of Louisville News & Perspectives
Editor’s Note: Paul Sykes, guest columnist, moderator of Cardinal Couple and an old friend, weighs in on UofL’s upcoming first football season in the ACC. Remember that gift Tom Jurich delivered just before Christmas a couple of years ago? Almost time to open it. A
Read moreBy Paul Sykes Michael Stewart drew interest from several colleges as a high school player, including Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Centre and others but he wanted to play football at the University of Louisville, taking a chance as a walk on. Stewart, a 6-foot-5, 270-pound standout
Read moreBy Paul Sykes No fun betting favorites in the Kentucky Derby. They disappoint more often than not. Animal Kingdom, last year’s winner, went off at 20-1 odds. Though this was his first race on dirt, the winner had an easy trip, paying $43.80, $19.60 and
Read more[stextbox id=”custom”] Gong to have to make a choice at 5 o’clock Sunday, U of L or NFL. An ESPN-2 game for Jeff Walz and his 15-4 University of Louisville women’s basketball team. The opponent is also 15-4, Georgetown in the McDonough Arena on the
Read moreby Paul Sykes Shelby Harper is always ready on the bench, never knowing if her name will be called. Lately, it hasn’t been often. Two minutes in the last two games. But when Jeff Walz called her number with 11 minutes left against South Florida on Wednesday,
Read more[stextbox id=”custom”] by Paul Sykes Maybe it’s the age factor. Maybe it’s standing in 30 m.p.h. winds and 40 degrees temperatures. Maybe it’s the fact that the Belk Bowl was essentially a home game for North Carolina State and backed up by the droves of
Read more[stextbox id=”custom”] An on-the-scene report from our correspondent in Charlotte, following the Louisville football scene: The music was rocking and the fans were hopping at the UofL Fan Appreciation Party Monday night in Charlotte for the Belk Bowl. Thousands of Cardinal fans flocked to the
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