Month: October 2009

By Paul Sykes You could sense the gleam in the eyes of the Arkansas State players.  Driving the ball late against a beleaguered Louisville defense. First and goal with a minute…

[stextbox id=”warning”] Obscure opponent. Third-string quarterback. Cold weather, threat of rain. Embattled coach. Losing record. Halloween conflict. Any number over 30,000 fans at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium will be impressive, considering all…

[stextbox id=”custom”]By Sonja Sykes One thing Jeff Walz will confirm about the University of Louisville Women’s basketball team is that this isn’t last year’s national runners-up. Gone are Angel McCoughtry…

By Paul Sykes Another football game for Louisville, another major challenge for coach Steve Krathorpe. Arkansas State is the next opponent Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. The…

By Paul Sykes Maybe it is time to call in one of the many so-called TV investigators or get out the bloodhounds. Someone get access to the milk cartons and get his…

By Paul Sykes The days of run-away exhibition games are a thing of the past. This season’s first exhibition was a whistle fest for the University of Louisville basketball team, with 60 fouls…

By Paul Sykes Offering a brief respite from the trials and tribulations of a football season gone awry, Rick Pitino’s University of Louisville basketball team begins the 2009-10 season with…

Another Steve Kragthorpe news conference has come and gone without any hint of a resignation, despite assurances again from “trusted sources” beforehand that he might show his hand to University…

[stextbox id=”warning”]Dear Tom Jurich, I have been a University of Louisville football fan since 1979. One of my first dates with my husband was attending a Louisville football game. Over…

By Tom Stosberg Lots of University of Louisville fans have watched Brian Kelly this season a time or two on ESPN and, wow, is this guy bringing fun to Cincinnati…

By Paul Sykes All eight Big East football teams were in action, including three conference match-ups and two playing elsewhere. The good thing about the Big East standings for Louisville…

[stextbox id=”alert”]Indiana State is no longer the worst program in Division 1 football. The Sycamores won for the first time in more than three years on Saturday, ending the nation’s…

The valley is bottomless. One would think playing the nation’s fifth ranked team would get the adrenaline going, but the University of Louisville football team was listless. Steve Kragthorpe’s team…

GAME STATS No telephone calls or door bells answered during games. Do so at your own risk. Weddings? Don’t even think about it.

[stextbox id=”custom”] Shawnta’ Dyer, a dynamic 6-foot-2 forward from Marion, Ohio, has made a verbal commitment to Jeff Walz and the University of Louisville women’s basketball team for the 2010…

Embarrassing that the University of Louisville football team enters the upcoming game against Cincinnati with the status of a punching bag. Quite a turnaround from the 70-7  drubbing U of…

By Paul Sykes One could hardly blame the Louisville football team if it dipped into the Keg of Nails for Saturday’s game at Cincinnati to mend a porous defense and…

[stextbox id=”custom”] Jump on the bandwagon time for University of Louisville soccer, which Wednesday notched its 10th shutout of the season with a 4-0 win over 25th-ranked Indiana University at…

[stextbox id=”alert”]Wow. The Southeastern Conference actually suspends an officiating crew for questionable stuff during the Arkansas-Florida football game. Finally, some accountability, and in the SEC of all places.[/stextbox]

Fans in a big rush to get to basketball season might want to bide their time. Watch for some furrowed eyebrows after the Louisville-Bellarmine basketball game Nov. 4. The game…