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Long overdue, the UofL Volleyball team beating the Wildcats for the first time since 2012.

Louisville volleyball rips defending national champs

Need some great news about University of Louisville athletics? How about the UofL Volleyball team taking down the defending national champion University of Kentucky. Claire Chaussee had 18 kills to lead fifth-ranked Cardinals past No. 8 UK 3-2 in the Battle of the Bluegrass on

Football

Kentucky favored by three points over UofL in unfriendly rivalry game

Ed Peak 2 min read

Photo by Mike DeZarn By Ed Peak No love lost between these two schools, and the outcome is always unpredictable. I’ve been fortunate to cover the Kentucky-Louisville rivalry since it was renewed in 1994. Thank goodness for former coaches, Louisville’s Howard Schnellenberger and Kentucky’s Bill

Football

Louisville football poised for attendance records in 2019

Charlie Springer 2 min read

A no-brainer really. A bold prediction here as the schedule is announced for the 2019 University of Louisville football season, based on the combination of a new coach and one of the sport’s most hallowed programs. The opening game against the University of Notre

Football

Basketball just can’t wait for college football season

Charlie Springer 2 min read

The unveiling of a new University of Louisville basketball schedule inevitably brings mixed feelings for this observer. The schedule release always occurs early in September, diverting attention away from the college football season only three weeks into the schedule. When Rick Pitino was here, the

Baseball

Louisville makes it look almost too easy in win over Kentucky

Charlie Springer 1 min read

Minimum suspense, almost too easy. Rivalry games between the universities of Louisville and Kentucky are almost always go down to the wire. Not on Tuesday, not with UofL coasting to an easy 8-2 decision over the visiting Wildcats in front of 3,806 at Jim Patterson

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Louisville vs. Kentucky – The great rivalry

Terry McMillan 2 min read

Sports rivalries are nothing new and they’re certainly not unique to Kentucky universities. In fact, for some people, sports rivalries are part of the fun of the world of athletics in the first place. However, for the sports fans mired in the Kentucky and Louisville

Football

Crum’s Revenge: Louisville schooling UK

Charlie Springer 0 min read

Lots of things to savor in Mike Lindsay’s latest video recapturing the University of Louisville football team’s 38-24 win over Kentucky … The slow mo’s, the stop action, the repetition, so many big UofL plays. Total domination after those initial interceptions. Lamar Jackson toying with

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Charlie Springer on Louisville’s Claire Chaussee best in the nation: “Thanks Jerry, looking forward to connecting with you at a future UofL football game. Just look up four rows over…”
Jerry Brumleve on Louisville’s Claire Chaussee best in the nation: “Charlie: Excellent article about a stellar student-athlete. Makes me proud to be a Cardinal Fan. She represents Card-Nation well and…”
Charlie Springer on Make that two straight for Louisville volleyball over UK: “Jim Ramsey and Tom Jurich would already have the artist renderings but these are different times with many new challenges.”
Paulie on Make that two straight for Louisville volleyball over UK: “The UK folks were quite nice to us last night, fed us a nice pre game meal from Panera and…”
JWWuska on Louisville football off to doom and gloom start: “One game does not a season make. If the Cards have class, and I think they do, this is the…”
Bcs on Louisville football off to doom and gloom start: “Thank goodness for the women Cards in volleyball and basketball. Otherwise, it’s here we go again. Hype turning to frustration…”
Tom Stosberg on Louisville football off to doom and gloom start: “Can’t understand why he brought in new Offensive and Defensive Coordinators and a Weight Training Coach and we look a…”