LeBron’s Media Circus
By Paul Sykes Did you tune in to see the King James version of “The Bachelor” on ESPN? Or maybe I should ask if you sat numbly in front of…
What Marquis Teague Really Meant
Somewhat dated but too good to pass up … Following Marquis Teague’s decision a couple of months ago to play college basketball at Kentucky, a school he had never visited,…
Brand Awareness
Always a welcome sight upon returning home from day trips to Central Kentucky is this billboard on westbound I-64 near Frankfort, serving as a timely reminder to friend and foe…
Louisville Golfer Qualifies For PGA Event
Keith Ohr, a former University of Louisville golfer, has qualified to play in the PGA Championship Aug. 12-15 at the Whistling Straits golf course near Sheboygan, Wis. The 1997 U…
From Day Dreaming To Reality
Fan Recalls Fantasy Of Real Football Stadium By Tom Stosberg Have you seen the bumper sticker that says, “I wasn’t born in Louisville, but I got here as quick as…
Rodney, Pervis Back In The Picture, Big Maybe
Rodney McCray and Pervis Ellison. The names of two great University of Louisville basketball players from the past, major contributors on the school’s two national championship teams. Wouldn’t have been…
Rough River And Kentucky Fans
Out in the hinterlands, the hills of Kentucky, the country, going down to the lake, like everybody knows which lake. You know, the lake. Actually, the lake is a river.…
Mike Pratt Has His Role Model At Kentucky
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…
Free Pizza At Papa John’s
The observer has to admit things are slow when one has to focus on cleanup at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. But, hey, free pizza is free pizza, right? During a…
Nord May Be Headed To Kentucky
Statewide recruiting may have gotten a little tougher for Charlie Strong. Greg Nord, one of the casualties of Steve Kragthorpe’s disastrous three-year term at the University of Louisville, is going…
Video Scoreboard Update
Actually, the new video scoreboards are up at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. What takes so long is getting the accompanying metal advertising placards in place. They are being added at…
Football Ticket Deals
Apparently there’s still room left on the bandwagon. Two special three-game ticket packages for Louisville football are available in Section 5 of the new upper deck of Papa John’s Cardinal…