UofL fans glued to tube for football, basketball and volleyball
By Ed Peak When I woke up Saturday morning the first thing I said to my wife. “‘This is one of the greatest days in Cardinal Athletics history.’ “ It’s…
Louisville shocks Western Kentucky for first win
The suspense is over, the University of Louisville basketball team will not go winless during the 2022-23 season. The Cardinals emerging Wednesday with an unexpected victory, 94-83 over Western Kentucky.…
Abdullah makes life miserable for opposing quarterbacks
By Ed Peak The first person an opposing quarterback looks for when lines up over center is Yasir Abdullah on defense. The 6-foot-1, 240-pound linebacker is the heart of the…
De javu all over again, third one-point loss in a row
By Ed Peak For a tenth of a second, the University of Louisville basketball team appeared to have finally won a game. El Ellis’ layup with no time on the…
Defeat from jaws of victory, the Ville to Wright State
By Ed Peak The University of Louisville basketball team had no one to blame but the people in the mirror after a last second loss to Wright State on Saturday.…
NCAA decision on Louisville basketball still looms
Let’s just call it Positive Wednesday. The NCAA has released the Independent Accountability Resolution Report (IARP) on the case against the University of Memphs and basketball coach Penny Hardaway. The…
Donnie Russell on hiring Kenny Klein at Louisville
By Donnie Russell Editor’s Note: Donnie Russell is a former assistant and fundraiser in the Athletic Department at UofL. He is a former play-by-play announcer for basketball, and still calls…
Never gets old, Louisville Women back to Sweet 16
Too good to be true that 14-0 jump start by the University of Louisville women’s basketball team but the Cardinals will need every one of those points in a 68-59…
Kenny Payne returns to his Louisville home
Moments before the UofL-Albany tipoff in the first round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, a huge roar goes up in the crowd of 8,407 at the KFC Yum! Center.…
No suspense, Louisville women flatten Albany in first round
When Kianna Smith is hitting her shots, the University of Louisville wonen’s basketball team is hard to beat. The feat becomes almost impossible when Hailey Van Lith and Emily Engstler…
Payne begins Louisville basketball’s return to greatness
The decibel level in the conference room on the top floor of the KFC Yum! Center kept getting louder as the moment approached for the announcement of a new head…
Payne favorite for UofL job but without Nike support
The top three possibilities for the next UofL coach are individuals with strong Louisville ties, according to Sportsline.com, a Las Vegas betting site. Their top choice is Kenny Payne, a…
End of regular season finally arrives for Louisville basketball
The less said about the University of Louisville basketball team’s final home game the better … It was a loss, of course, a 71-61 decision to Virginia, the Cardinals’ 10th…
Pegues not wavering despite 7th straight loss
Another University of Louisville basketball game. Another loss. Seven in a row now, this one a 70-63 decision to Miami. The Hurricanes’ first win ever over Louisville in the…
Louisville women puts clamps on Notre Dame
No substitute for a good defense. Just ask Notre Dame. The University of Louisville women’s basketball team put its defense to good use Sunday, the third-ranked Cardinals rolling to a…
Louisville basketball threatens, but falls short again
Tis a sad state of affairs when one feels that the University of Louisville basketball team doesn’t have a chance in hell against Notre Dame on its home court in…
North Carolina survives battle of the brutish
The current version of college basketball does not in any way resemble the way game was envisioned by James Naismith. The game quite often resembles the World Wrestling Federation, especially…
Coach K gets memorable farewell from Louisville fans
The question going into the game was how the University of Louisville basketball team would react to competition the first game following the resignation of former Coach Chris Mack. Fans…
Russ Smith joins the Louisville greats
It was a Russ Smith kind of day in the first half Saturday with the University of Louisville and Notre Dame basketball teams connecting on 16 of 22 three-point shots…
Rainy night at the KFC Yum! Center
Just when University of Louisville men’s basketball fans think they have seen everything, the KFC Yum! Center springs a leak. Literally. A steady stream of water was cascading from the…