Month: July 2012

Here we go again with the NBA rumblings. Mayor Greg Fischer has reignited the debate about a possible National Basketball Association franchise in Louisville as a way to shore up…

[stextbox id=”custom”] Wednesday is the big day for the winners of tickets for the Maker’s Mark Charlie Strong bottle signing. The event will be at the Mellwood Arts & Event…

[stextbox id=”custom”] The Chick-fil-A controversy shouldn’t be an issue on the University of Louisville campus. Dan Cathy, the owner of the chain, expressed an opinion. Jim Ramsey and Shirley Willihnganz…

Good news on the Jeff Walz front. The University of Louisville women’s basketball coach’s contract has been extended for two more seasons, keeping him here through the 2018-19 season. Walz…

[stextbox id=”custom”] Staying hungry. We knew Angel McCoughtry was special when she played basketball at the University of  Louisville. One of those inidividuals who comes out of nowhere to leave…

[stextbox id=”custom”] Another piece of the puzzle added to the University of Louisville basketball schedule. U of L will meet up with Memphis Dec. 15th, according to the Associated Press.…

Time to update the rules of etiquette at University of Louisville football games. Everyone is familiar with the casual fans who somehow wind up at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium seemingly…

Russ Smith brushes up on an English homework assignment during quiet time at the Yum Practice Center. Wanting to be one of 700 fans in line for Charlie Strong’s Maker’s…

In less than 20 minutes. While the observer’s Internet was down, of course. 🙁  All is not lost, however. Fan day is Sunday, Aug. 12 from noon until 2:30 at…

Still another way to connect with University of Louisville athletics. The Flying Cardinal, a new Youtube series, has been launched by Nick Stover, who was recently named Director of Social…

Penn State partisans have rarely been on the wrong side of the NCAA. So the notion that players and fans would be punished for a school’s actions comes as a shock to…

The SBNation blog cartel has introduced a YouTube channel devoted to college football and one of the first segments focuses on Big East play. Like everybody else, the narrator, caught…

No surprise here. Terry Rozier, who signed a letter-of-intent with University of Louisville men’s basketball, will not join the Cardinals’ roster for the 2012-13 season. He will instead enroll at…

Student athletes at the University of Louisville balancing school work with athletic pursuits will soon have a new teammate on their side — an $8 million, state-of-the-art academic center. The…

With all the misleading statements and contradictions over the past two years, it has taken a few days for the full impact to sink in for some of us. The…

Ironic that Rick Pitino’s suggestion of hiring Jay Bilas as the next Big East Commissioner would come from Brett McMurphy. McMurphy has consistently the most reliable source of information about…

Not too many years ago one could take his time getting to the Cardinal Caravan at Captain’s Quarters, find a place to park close to the door, and casually find…

Only 700 tickets will be sold for the signing event for the Maker’s Mark Charlie Strong bottle set for Wednesday, Aug. 1 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the…

Chane Behanan shares center stage with his teammate Peyton Siva and Shelby Harper of the women’s basketball team during the Cardinal Caravan at Bowling Green. The photos were provided by…