NCAA basketball Archives

Louisville stuffs N.C. State to get to Regional finale

University of Louisville basketball fans can come up for air now. Their team is back where UofL belongs, returning to another NCAA Regional championship game, just 40 minutes of heart-stopping action away from another possible Final Four appearance. Sometimes it seems as if UofL fans are

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Louisville Mayor makes UK fans see red

Charlie Springer 1 min read

Mayor Greg Fischer had the right answer for a media member Monday when asked about a hypothetical backlash from local University of Kentucky fans about this Friday being proclaimed Cardinal Red Day in Louisville Metro. A straight-forward, unvarnished answer that won instant admiration and respect

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Old friends Pitino and Donovan at odds

Charlie Springer 1 min read

Several relationships will be put aside for a couple of hours when the University of Louisville and Florida get together in the NCAA Elite Eight basketball showdown Saturday at 4:30 p.m. Coach and player, dating back to 1987 when Rick Pitino was coaching Providence and

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Louisville will host first and second rounds of NCAA in 2012

Charlie Springer 0 min read

The KFC Yum! Center was designed with attracting NCAA basketball tournament action to Louisville. Problem is the University of Louisville can’t play on its home floor. Cardinal Athletic Fund members have an opportunity to purchase up to eight all-session tickets before they go on sale

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Shake It Off, Louisville 74, Morehead 54

Charlie Springer 2 min read

No mas, por favor! Cast the nightmare spell, the disaster scenario on another top seed another year, the nightmare with the 64th seed toppling the No. 1 seed. Visions of the ice gathering, the ship sinking, bubbling, never to resurface. Those big second halves aren’t

Wally on Boston College nightmares about Malik Cunningham: “Thanks Ed, look forward to meeting with you soon. Just give me a call. Take care. Best regards, Wally”
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…”