One CJ reporter assumes the worst about UofL basketball
One of the first rules of journalism, at least when I was in the profession, was to never assume anything. The constant refrain was that assuming anything, rather than verifying…
University of Louisville News & Perspectives
One of the first rules of journalism, at least when I was in the profession, was to never assume anything. The constant refrain was that assuming anything, rather than verifying…
ESPN producers have again poked their noses into the escort scandal plaguing the University of Louisville basketball program. And once again the network is stained by the stench, employing amateurish…
Something changed this week in the course of the investigation into the University of Louisville basketball program, making it seem to be much more than a case of a former…
When I was a child, we played a silly game called fruit basket turnover. These last few weeks, I have felt as if I have been in a fruit basket,…
The accusations aimed the University of Louisville basketball program couldn’t be much worse. Five former players or recruits have told ESPN they attended stripper parties at Minardi Hall, with one…
Nothing like a sleazy sex scandal to tarnish a good name, create gossip, generate headlines across America and expose ignorance on every radio talk show in Louisville and throughout the…
Shocking, the allegations that Andre McGee was compensating escorts/prostitutes to have sex with basketball recruits being pursued by the University of Louisville. Dumb, if true. Unbelievably stupid. Hard to fathom.…
Andre McGee’s career just took another step forward, being named director of basketball operations at the University of Louisville. “Rick Pitino is a tough coach, and demanded that we play…
No one knew what to expect from Russ Smith this season. Few expected him to return to the University of Louisville basketball team. His freshman season was a blur, a…
Difficult to get excited about playing a school with the initials IUPUI, a team always having to go the extra mile to earn any respect. We have a feeling the…
Not many college basketball players are remembered for their defense. Andre McGee is a major exception, making life miserable for opponents, especially during his junior and senior years with the…
Don’t let this slip up on you: The University of Louisville football team’s 2010 Kickoff Luncheon will be Tuesday, Aug. 17 at Noon in the Grand Ballroom of the Marriott…
Something magical happened with Samardo Samuels a few games back. A flash of light. An awakening. A whole new outlook. Different approach to the game. Going from being clumsy and…
Here goes an exercise in futility. For the University of Louisville basketball team to get to the NCAA tournament, some unlikely things will have to occur, including some unbelievable breaks…
Just when one has filed a University of Louisville basketball player in the marginal to wasted category, Rick Pitino does his thing, getting inside the player’s head, pointing out the…
By Tom Stosberg Anybody got some extra flak jackets Samardo Samuels and Terrence Jennings could borrow for a couple of hours? They promise to give them right back after Saturday.…
Can anyone come up with any reason to believe this University of Louisville basketball team is going to get better anytime soon? Probably peaked somewhere between the unbelievable ups and…
Increasingly one gets the feeling that this season is one of preparation for seasons to come. Going chin to chin with the looks-deprived, muscle-bound, blue collars at Pittsburgh was a…
No letdown following the rivalry encounter in Lexington, a conflict which will be remembered more as a maelstrom than a basketball game. Whatever it was, the University of Louisville players…
Somewhere within Samardo Samuels is the five-star player who was regarded as one of the top players in the country, the jewel of the University of Louisville’s 2008 basketball recruiting…