Schnellenberger left mark on Louisville football
He’s 77 years old and has been coaching football for 52 years. Howard Schnellenberger will hang it up Saturday following his Florida Atlantic team’s final regular season game against Louisiana…
U of L soccer may be peaking at right time in NCAA tourney
By Andrew Melnykovych A few thoughts while awaiting the University of Louisville men’s soccer NCAA quarterfinal match up with UCLA at Cardinal Park on Saturday – a rematch of the…
Charlie Strong’s unguarded moment
One of those moments when you wish you weren’t there. The way Charlie Strong reacted to the question from WAVE-TV’s Kent Taylor Monday about whether the coach felt his Louisville…
Chris Smith embraces leading role
The transfer of Chris Smith from Manhattan three seasons ago was barely noticed by most University of Louisville basketball fans. Rick Pitino has even admitted he didn’t recognize him when…
Charlie Strong will have his football team ready to go, BCS bowl or not
Nothing Charlie Strong can do now but wait and see how other Big East teams do this week to see which bowl awaits his University of Louisville football team. “We’ve…
Still more UCLA-Louisville classic soccer
Among Tom Jurich’s favorite memories of University of Louisville athletics was the snow storm that preceded the UofL-UCLA soccer game in the NCAA quarterfinals last season. It was a magical,…
Bush calls home
[stextbox id=”custom”] Michael Bush sends the L sign to University of Louisville fans back home after scoring the decisive touchdown, a three-yard run at 3:47 in the fourth quarter, giving…
Michael Bush in really prime time
[stextbox id=”custom”] The jersey to watch is No. 29. For the first time since he left four seasons ago, most University of Louisville football fans will have an opportunity to…
Charlie Strong brings it home
The Big East Conference football title is back where it belongs, a share of it anyway. Charlie Strong’s troops were warmly welcomed back to Louisville at the KFC Yum! Center…
Van Treese out again, indefinitely
Right on schedule. Stephan Van Treese has been sidelined indefinitely after reinjuring his left knee in practice Saturday. He returned to the basketball court at Butler and played in each…
Louisville claims win at South Florida
Had to believe the South Florida jinx was still in effect as a 69-yard drive stalls on the USF 11-yard line, capped by Chris Philpott bonking the football off a…
South Florida hex needs to end
By Paul Sykes Time to let bygones be bygones. Charlie Strong has the chance to do what no Louisville head football coach has yet accomplished. Beat South Florida at South…
Happy Thanksgiving
Thankful to be with family on another Thanksgiving Day, and for all the good University of Louisville fans who visit Card Game. Also thinking ahead to what could be a…
A sleepwalker for Louisville basketball
The good thing about playing down to the competition’s level is that there won’t be that many Arkansas States on the schedule. People checking the basketball line scores, noting the…
When U of L football and basketball converge
What’s with the early start for college basketball? A high percentage University of Louisville fans are still emotionally invested in football but here’s the basketball team preparing for a fourth…
Lenny Lyles gets called up too early
One of my boyhood heroes was Lenny Lyles, the most productive running back in University of Louisville football history. He died Sunday at the age of 75, leaving an indelible…
Voting begins in Biggest Fan of the Big East contest
[stextbox id=”custom”] Voting has begun in the latest edition of Volvo’s Biggest Fan of the Big East Contest. Representing the University of Louisville in the competition is Timothy Johnstone, who…
Soccer Cards renew quest for College Cup
[stextbox id=”custom”] By Andrew Melnykovych The University of Louisville men’s soccer team takes up where if left off last season, pursuing another NCAA College Cup attempt Sunday evening when it…
Andrell Smith contributes big in Louisville win
Andrell Smith going deep, getting bumped, bumped again, reaching out, juggling, snaring the football with the tips of his finger nails. An unlikely catch by a receiver almost forgotten during…