Rick has been a member of the WFPL News team since 2001 and has covered numerous beats and events over the years. Most recently he’s been tracking the Indiana General Assembly and the region’s passion for sports, especially college basketball.
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.
The University of Louisville women’s basketball team has joined the men’s program in playing for a NCAA championship this week.
Antonita Slaughter led the fifth-seeded Cards with 18 points as U of L advanced to the title game with a 64-57 comeback victory tonight over number two seed California.
U of L will face Connecticut for the women’s championship Tuesday in New Orleans. The Huskies defeated Notre Dame in the other national semifinal.
The company that makes Louisville Slugger baseball bats is unveiling a new logo for the iconic brand.
Hillerich and Bradsby Company Vice-President of Marketing Kyle Schlegel says this is the first new look for the logo since 1980.
"What we’ve tried to do is hold true to those pieces of the mark that really speak to the legacy, so the oval is still there but we wanted to introduce a lot of new modern elements to it that allow the brand to really come into the present day," he said.
Russ Smith matched his career high with 31 points to lead three Cardinals in double figures, and top-seeded Louisville overcame its toughest test yet in a 77-69 victory over Oregon on Friday night in the men's NCAA tournament.
Kevin Ware added 11 and Gorgui Dieng had 10 points and nine rebounds for Louisville, which has now won 13 straight.
The Louisville Cardinals will try to keep their Final Four hopes alive tonight with a victory over Oregon in the men’s NCAA tournament.
Top-seeded U of L will take on the Ducks in a Midwest Region semifinal in Indianapolis.
Last year, coach Rick Pitino led the Cards to their first Final Four appearance in seven years, losing to Kentucky in the national semifinal. If U of L gets by Oregon, the Cards will face either Duke or Michigan State for a shot at their second straight Final Four berth.
The Indiana Hoosiers have been eliminated from the men’s NCAA basketball tournament.
IU, the number one seed in the East Region, fell to Syracuse 61-50 Thursday night in Washington, D.C.
The Hoosiers finish the season with a 29-7 record. Syracuse will face Marquette Saturday for a trip to the Final Four. Victor Oladipo led IU in scoring with 16 points; Christian Watford added 13.
Indiana, the Big Ten regular season champs this year, was vying for its first NCAA Elite Eight appearance since 2002.
Taking videos and photos at Indiana farms and factories without permission would be a crime under a proposal endorsed by a state House committee.
Bill sponsor Rep. Bill Friend says the Senate-passed measure is aimed at stopping overzealous activists from defaming farms and businesses with misleading covert videos or photos.
Opponents have raised concerns that it would prevent exposure of misconduct such as the mistreatment of workers or animal cruelty.
The Louisville Cardinals are in Indianapolis, preparing for tomorrow night’s men’s NCAA Tournament matchup with Oregon.
The Cards meet the Ducks in a Midwest Region semifinal. U of L coach Rick Pitino says 12th seeded Oregon may be the most underrated team in the tournament. They advanced with double digit victories over Oklahoma State and St. Louis.
Indiana lawmakers are dropping a proposal that would require clinics offering the abortion pill perform ultrasounds on women seeking the drug.
A House committee removed that provision Wednesday from a broader Senate bill that would force clinics that provide only drug-induced abortions to meet the same facility requirements as clinics that perform surgical abortions.
The committee voted 8-5 to advance the bill to the full House.
