Dust off the clubs, and play with two University of Louisville basketball greats.

Wiley Brown and Scooter McCray invite U of L fans to join them for golf in a fundraising effort for Indiana University-Southeast athletics. Wiley and Scooter are coach and assistant coach, respectively, of the IUS basketball team.

You can challenge them in two events: Monday, Aug. 31st at the Jefferson Elks Lodge and/or Monday, Sept. 14th at the Glen Oaks Country Club. A $125 entry fee includes includes golf, lunch,range balls, door prizes and a hole-in-one prize of a new car from Sam Swope. Registration is at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch, with golf starting at 1 p.m.

Go ahead. Call Wiley at (812) 941-2515 or e-mail him at brown434@ius.edu.

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Angel At Work — The Atlanta Dream has evened its record in the WNBA at 10-10 with three wins in a row, with a lot of help from Angel McCoughtry. After averaging 8.8 points through her first 17 games, Angel has managed 17.7 points on 54.2 percent shooting in her past three appearances.

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Last Fab Melo Item — Fab Melo’s coach discusses the recruitment of his star pupil in this audio link. Did his visit during Vice President Joe Biden’s appearance at the Carrier Dome play a role? A reminder of the impressionability and unpredictability of teenagers in making decisions. Biden is a Syracuse grad.

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By Charlie Springer

Charlie Springer is a former Louisville editor and sportswriter, a public affairs consultant, a UofL grad and longtime fan.