Russ Smith joins the Louisville greats
It was a Russ Smith kind of day in the first half Saturday with the University of Louisville and Notre Dame basketball teams connecting on 16 of 22 three-point shots…
Rainy night at the KFC Yum! Center
Just when University of Louisville men’s basketball fans think they have seen everything, the KFC Yum! Center springs a leak. Literally. A steady stream of water was cascading from the…
Curry may be punch Louisville basketball needs
Is Sydney Curry part of the answer? Stay tuned. Waiting, waiting for a spark, any signs of life in the University of Louisville men’s basketball program. Frustrated fans looking for…
Technical fouls galore, but Louisville survives Pittsburgh
Four technical fouls in the first two minutes — three on Pittsburgh, one on the University of Louisville — setting the tone was what would be an otherwise unforgettable basketball…
Louisville basketball better than Wake Forest
Been a while since Wake Forest University has been respectable in college basketball. Even so the Demon Deacons had to be taken seriously when they arrived at the KFC Yum!…
Mercifully Louisville survives Detroit Mercy
Not much to write home about on Saturday. The University of Louisville basketball team with another nail biter against a lower level basketball unknown. Hanging on to defeat Detroit Mercy…
Louisville basketball lifts sails, sinks Navy
No way the University of Louisville basketball team wasn’t going to be prepared for Navy. Not after the Midshipmen had upset Virginia by eight points on Virginia’s home court on…
Louisville basketball winces, but subdues Southern
Beating Southern University took a while for the University of Louisville basketball team, and it’s obviously going to take a while for the Cardinals to reach their full potential. Maybe…
1986 National Champs honored at Cardinal Stadium
Cardinal Stadium was the scene of an historic reunion on Friday, with the University of Louisville hosting members of the 1985-86 NCAA tournament team. A time to pause and salute…
Chris Mack will pay dearly for Louisville basketball missteps
A friend of mine in the media told me about a year ago “all college coaches are on a huge ego trip.” It appears that University of Louisville basketball coach…
Outside looking in for Louisville men
By Ed Peak Random, oft non-connected thoughts: Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan, Ohio State, Illinois, Houston, Alabama. Who will win the NCAA Tournament? Louisville (13-7) is not in the Big Dance. Only…
Louisville betting update: Syracuse looms large
The University of Louisville basketball team continues to flirt with the top 25 standings, according to recent Associated Press polls. In one week, out the next. Same with the Colorado…
Grunt work ahead for Louisville basketball
A team with a lot of promise two games ago bearing little resemblance on Monday to the one that was tied for first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference a…
Maybe UofL should grant Butch Beard’s wishes
One has to shudder at the audacity of Butch Beard in attempting to embarrass the University of Louisville on racial issues. The former UofL player claiming there is a lack…
UofL puts future in hands of IARP, so whose hands are they?
The University of Louisville has decided to put the imminent future of the men’s basketball program into the Independent Accountability Resolution Process, or IARP, to decide upon the what, if…
Uncertainty prevails as college basketball tip off approaches
Far too many unknowns as the University of Louisville begins practice for the 2020-21 basketball season. Action is supposed to tip off November 25th but hardly anyone knows who will…
Rupp faces challenging opponents 50 years later
Not surprising that a Black faculty group would want to remove the name of Adolph Rupp from the building where the University of Kentucky plays college basketball. He’s an easy…
Louisville basketball adds 6-11 Gabe Wiznitzer
Too many times over the years one has marveled at how some players wound up playing center at the University of Louisville. Not naming names but far too often big…
Wes Unseld and his winning ways
Big Wesley Unseld was the total package. Some actually believe he was the greatest to ever play basketball at the University of Louisville. The 74-year-old local legend died Tuesday of…
Louisville must get in NCAA’s face in the next go-round
Just when one was growing optimistic that some common sense had permeated the NCAA, along comes the organization dredging up old allegations against the University of Louisville. Launching an attack…