Jun 3 Sports U of L promotes Josh Heird to permanent athletic director U of L Athletics promoted interim athletic director Josh Heird to permanent status Friday after a six-month search. By Michael J. Collins Jun 3 Sports Josh Heird promoted to U of L athletic director Michael J. Collins
Oct 16 Sports U of L Has Officially Fired Rick Pitino The board that oversees athletics at the University of Louisville has unanimously voted to fire men's basketball coach Rick Pitino. By Rick Howlett Oct 16 Sports U of L Has Officially Fired Rick Pitino Rick Howlett
Oct 6 Sports Two U of L Assistant Basketball Coaches Placed On Leave Acting athletic director Vince Tyra announced the action Friday involving associate head coach Kenny Johnson and assistant coach Jordan Fair. By Rick Howlett Oct 6 Sports Two U of L Assistant Basketball Coaches Placed On Leave Rick Howlett
Sep 18 Curious Louisville Curious Louisville: Was The High-Five Really Invented In Louisville? The answer involves basketball, baseball, the Castro District, and an elaborate hoax. By Ashlie Stevens Sep 18 Curious Louisville Curious Louisville: Was The High-Five Really Invented In Louisville? Ashlie Stevens
Jul 4 Economy Basketball Tournaments This Month Bring Fervent Fans—And Money—To Louisville The girls' basketball tournaments will have an estimated economic impact of $38.5 million in Louisville over the next five years. By Roxanne Scott Jul 4 Economy July Basketball Tournaments Bring Fervent Fans—And Money—To Louisville Roxanne Scott
Jun 19 Community Retired NBA Players To Mentor And Tutor Louisville Youth The day-long Full Court Press: Prep for Success program will come to Louisville's Portland Christian School August 12. By Kyeland Jackson Jun 19 Community Retired NBA Players To Mentor And Tutor Louisville Youth Kyeland Jackson
Jun 6 Community Improvements — And Concerns — In Shawnee Park Ahead Of Dirt Bowl "I don't have any answers to what we can do other than try to come down here to get to know each other -- to be involved with one another." By Laura Ellis Jun 6 Community Improvements -- And Concerns -- In Shawnee Park Ahead Of Dirt Bowl Laura Ellis
Apr 21 Sports CBS Sports’ Seth Davis Predicts No Major NCAA Sanctions For U of L Davis was in Louisville Friday to speak at the Kentucky Derby Festival’s “They’re Off” luncheon. By Rick Howlett and Associated Press Apr 21 Sports CBS Sports' Seth Davis Predicts No Major NCAA Sanctions For U of L Rick Howlett and Associated Press
Feb 18 Community U of L Hall Of Famer Von Macklin On Basketball And Breaking The Color Barrier Macklin is the first female African-American basketball player to get a scholarship at U of L. She'll be honored this weekend by the Yearling Club. By Bill Burton Feb 18 Community U of L Hall Of Famer Von Macklin On Basketball And Breaking The Color Barrier Bill Burton
Jan 12 Arts and Culture LISTEN: A Conversation With Harlem Globetrotter Orlando ‘El Gato’ Meléndez The globetrotters are currently on their 2017 world tour and will play at the KFC Yum Center on Friday, Jan. 13. By Roxanne Scott Jan 12 Arts and Culture A Conversation With Harlem Globetrotter Orlando 'El Gato' Meléndez Roxanne Scott
Oct 4 Education University Of Louisville Sues To Prevent Release Of Basketball Scandal Records U of L has asked a judge to overrule an Attorney General’s opinion that it wrongly refused to release records related to its basketball scandal. By Kate Howard Oct 4 Education U of L Sues To Prevent Release Of Basketball Scandal Records Kate Howard
Mar 17 Community Mascot Madness: The NCAA Tourney In Hand-To-Hand Combat Instead of the painstaking NCAA tournament analysis that so often comes up short, we consulted experts to help decide whose mascots are likeliest to survive. By Laura Ellis Mar 17 Community Welcome To NCAA Mascot Madness Laura Ellis
May 4 Local News University of Kentucky, Indiana University Basketball Rivalry Ends Indiana University is ending a decades-long basketball rivalry with the University of Kentucky after a disagreement about where future games should be played. IU athletic director Fred Glass sent a statement Thursday saying the Hoosiers would no longer play the Wildcats during the regular season after it was suggested the two teams meet at neutral […] By Devin Katayama May 4 Local News University of Kentucky, Indiana University Basketball Rivalry Ends Devin Katayama
Mar 31 State of the News Sports Writers Predict Outcome of Dream Game and Its Effect on City Tonight, men’s basketball teams from the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky will meet in a Final Four game. On Friday’s State of the News, we were joined by sports journalists Bill Doolittle and Eric Crawford (the latter joining us from UofL’s warm-up session in New Orleans), who talked about how the rest […] By Laura Ellis Mar 31 State of the News Sports Writers Predict Outcome of Dream Game and Its Effect on City Laura Ellis
Jan 25 Here and Now Kentucky Colonels Basketball, 1967-1976 From 1967 to 1976, Louisville was the home of the Kentucky Colonels professional basketball team. The team’s trainer for most of those years was Lloyd “Pink” Gardner, and Gardner, along with Gary P. West, has co-written a book about his experiences. It’s called “Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association.” He spoke recently with WFPL’s […] By Brad Yost Jan 25 Here and Now Kentucky Colonels Basketball, 1967-1976 Brad Yost