Louisville Cardinals

Rick Pitino Gets a Louisville Cardinals Tattoo, as Promised

Joseph Lord — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:27:12 +0000

Louisville Cardinals men's basketball coach Rick Pitino promised that he'd get a celebratory tattoo if his team won 2013 national championship.

They did.

And so Pitino has carried through with the promise. He got his body art Friday morning at Tattoo Salvation, 1421 Bardstown Road, by artist Adam Potts, University of Louisville athletics says.

Louisville Cardinals Basketball Teams to be Pegasus Parade Grand Marshals

Joseph Lord — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:46:09 +0000

The Louisville Cardinals men's and women's basketball teams will be grand marshals for the 2013 Republic Bank Pegasus Parade.

The Kentucky Derby Festival began a social media campaign earlier this week to attract the teams—as the men's team won the NCAA national championship and the women's team played in the title game.

Celebration of Louisville Cardinals Basketball Teams Today

Joseph Lord — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:58:45 +0000

The University of Louisville will celebrate the men's basketball national championship and the women's team's surprising appearance in the national title game at 5 this afternoon at the KFC Yum! Center.

Here's ticket information:

U of L Falls to UConn in Women's NCAA Title Game

Rick Howlett — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:47:56 +0000

A community celebration for both U of L teams will be held today (Wed) at the KFC Yum Center. The University of Louisville women’s basketball team’s run toward an NCAA championship has ended with their defeat in the title game.

The fifth-seeded Cardinals fell to top seed Connecticut 93-60 tonight in New Orleans.

U of L got off to an early lead but couldn’t hold off the Huskies for long, trailing by 19 points at halftime.

UConn won its eighth national title, tying Tennessee for the most women’s championships.

How Louisville Went From 'Little Brother' To Powerhouse

Rick Howlett — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:50:02 +0000

University of Louisville fans have had a lot to cheer about lately — and not just basketball.

Monday's big victory by Louisville's men's basketball team over Michigan is just the latest success for the school and for an athletic department that is quickly becoming one of the country's most admired.

In January, the football team upset fourth-ranked Florida to win the Sugar Bowl, and coach Charlie Strong turned down a lucrative offer from the University of Tennessee to continue rebuilding the Louisville program.

Louisville also fields some of the nation's best teams in other sports, like s

What The Louisville Cardinals' Championship Celebration Looked and Sounded Like

Joseph Lord — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:23:44 +0000

Photos | Louisville Cardinals Fans Celebrate National Championship, But...

Joseph Lord — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:46:17 +0000

Thousands of fans flooded Cardinal Boulevard after the Louisville Cardinals won the 2013 men's national championship. They screamed, hugged, cheered and screamed some more. Early on, a few minor incidents happened—fireworks were set off in the crowd, a guy climbed a tree, bottles shattered on the ground.

But, later, there was an incident in the crowd. Bottles were reportedly tossed at police and officers were reportedly knocked to the ground; officers responded by firing pepper pellets to disperse the crowd, a university spokesman said.

Cards Win!

Rick Howlett and Associated Press — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 03:46:22 +0000

The Louisville Cardinals have won the school's third NCAA men's basketball title and their first in 27 years, defeating Michigan 82-76 tonight at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Luke Hancock made four straight three-pointers in the first half, and Peyton Siva and Chane Behanan had monster second halves to lead the top-seeded Cardinals (35-5) to their first national title since 1986.

Louisville Metro Police: Don't Shoot Guns if the Louisville Cardinals Win Championship

Joseph Lord — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:27:18 +0000

Louisville Metro Police are urging people to refrain from shooting guns in the air if the Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team wins tonight's NCAA national championship game.

It's Official: Pitino to be Inducted Into Basketball Hall of Fame

Associated Press and Rick Howlett — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:26:26 +0000