Mar 24 Local News UK Beats Indiana; U of L Faces Florida for Final Four Berth The Kentucky Wildcats have advanced to the Elite Eight of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament with a 102-90 victory over Indiana. UK will take on Baylor Sunday in the final of the South Region for a chance to reach its second straight Final Four. Baylor defeated Xavier in the other regional semifinal Friday in Atlanta […] By Rick Howlett Mar 24 Local News UK Beats Indiana; U of L Faces Florida for Final Four Berth Rick Howlett
Mar 23 Local News NCAA: U of L Wins; UK and IU Meet Friday; Bellarmine Eliminated The Louisville Cardinals are one victory away from their first NCAA Final Four appearance since 2005. U of L upset Michigan State 57-44 last night to advance to the Elite Eight round of the men’s basketball tournament and will face Florida Saturday in Phoenix. Tipoff is 4:30pm Eastern time. The game will pit Cards coach […] By Rick Howlett Mar 23 Local News NCAA: U of L Wins; UK and IU Meet Friday; Bellarmine Eliminated Rick Howlett
Mar 22 Local News NCAA: Cards Face Michigan State Tonight; Bellarmine In Final Four; UK-IU Friday The Louisville Cardinals return to the court tonight in the men’s NCAA tournament. The fourth seeded Cards take on number one seed Michigan State in a West Region semifinal in Phoenix. Tipoff is set for 7:47pm. The Kentucky Wildcats and Indiana Hoosiers square off tomorrow night in the South Region. Indiana won the teams’ regular […] By Rick Howlett Mar 22 Local News NCAA: Cards Face Michigan State Tonight; Bellarmine In Final Four; UK-IU Friday Rick Howlett
Mar 19 Local News More NCAA Basketball Tournament Action On Tap This Week NCAA basketball resumes this week across the country. The Louisville Cards, Kentucky Wildcats and Indiana Hoosiers have reached the Sweet Sixteen round of the men’s Division I tournament. Kentucky gets a rematch Friday with Indiana, the team that handed the Wildcats the first of their two losses with a buzzer-beater back in December. UK Coach […] By Rick Howlett Mar 19 Local News More NCAA Basketball Tournament Action On Tap This Week Rick Howlett
Mar 18 Local News NCAA: Cards, Cats and Hoosiers Headed to Sweet Sixteen The Louisville Cards are headed to the Sweet Sixteen of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament. U of L held off New Mexico 59-56 last night to advance to next week’s West Region semifinals in Phoenix. The Cards will face the winner of today’s Michigan State/St. Louis game. The Kentucky Wildcats will face the Indiana Hoosiers […] By Rick Howlett Mar 18 Local News NCAA: Cards, Cats and Hoosiers Headed to Sweet Sixteen Rick Howlett
Mar 17 Local News NCAA: Kentucky, Indiana Advance To Sweet Sixteen; Will Meet in Atlanta The Kentucky Wildcats defeated Iowa State 87-71 tonight to advance to the Sweet Sixteen round of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament. UK will meet Indiana next week at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta in the South Region semifinals. The Hoosiers defeated Virginia Commonwealth 63-61 tonight. The victories set up a rematch between IU and UK. […] By Rick Howlett Mar 17 Local News NCAA: Kentucky, Indiana Advance To Sweet Sixteen; Will Meet in Atlanta Rick Howlett
Mar 16 Local News U of L, UK, Murray State and IU Victorious in NCAA Tournament The Louisville Cards have advanced in the men’s NCAA basketball tournament with a 69-62 victory over Davidson yesterday in a West Region game in Portland, Oregon. The Cards will face New Mexico Saturday. U of L guard Peyton Siva says his team wasn’t haunted by memories of the past two tournaments, when the Cards lost […] By Rick Howlett Mar 16 Local News U of L, UK, Murray State and IU Victorious in NCAA Tournament Rick Howlett
Mar 14 Local News Area Teams Open Play Thursday in NCAA Tournament The men’s NCAA basketball tournament gets into full swing tomorrow, with four Kentucky teams and the Indiana Hoosiers taking the court. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers hope to extend their surprising post-season run with a victory against top-seeded Kentucky at the KFC Yum Center in Louisville. Tipoff is 6:50pm. Western freshman forward George Fant says he’ll […] By Rick Howlett Mar 14 Local News Area Teams Open Play Thursday in NCAA Tournament Rick Howlett
Mar 11 Local News Pairings Set For Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament The Kentucky Wildcats are the overall number one seed in the men’s NCAA basketball tournament and will open play this week at the KFC Yum Center in Louisville. UK ‘s first-round game is Thursday against the winner of Tuesday’s Western Kentucky/Mississippi Valley State play-in game. The Louisville Cards are a number four seed in the […] By Rick Howlett Mar 11 Local News Pairings Set For Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament Rick Howlett
Mar 9 Local News College Basketball: UK Wins, IU Loses, U of L Back In Action Tonight In college basketball, the Kentucky Wildcats held off Louisiana State 60-51 today in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist led UK with 19 points. Kentucky will play either Alabama or Florida at noon tomorrow in the semifinals. In the Big Ten Tournament, Indiana was eliminated by Wisconsin today, 79-71. Louisville returns […] By Rick Howlett Mar 9 Local News College Basketball: UK Wins, IU Loses, U of L Back In Action Tonight Rick Howlett
Mar 8 Local News U of L Advances To Big East Semifinals With Win Over Marquette The Louisville Cards have advanced to the semifinal round of the men’s Big East basketball tournament with an 84-71 victory over Marquette tonight. Kyle Kuric led U of L with 20 points; Peyton Siva added 18. The seventh-seeded Cards will take on Notre Dame at 9:00pm tomorrow at Madison Square Garden. In other action, Indiana […] By Rick Howlett Mar 8 Local News U of L Advances To Big East Semifinals With Win Over Marquette Rick Howlett
Feb 24 Local News Cards Return To Action Sunday; Crum To Be Honored With Mural In college basketball this weekend, the Louisville Cardinals return Sunday to the KFC Yum Center, where they’ll take on Pittsburgh. Tipoff is at 2:00pm. Prior to the game, former Cardinals’ coach Denny Crum will be honored with a mural on the west wall of the Downtown Courtyard by Marriott Hotel across from the arena. Crum […] By Rick Howlett Feb 24 Local News Cards Return To Action Sunday; Crum To Be Honored With Mural Rick Howlett
Feb 3 Local News College Basketball: U of L Hosts Rutgers, UK visits South Carolina In college basketball this weekend, the Louisville Cardinals are looking for their fourth straight victory tomorrow, when they’ll host Rutgers. U of L has improved to 5-4 in Big East Conference play after a 2-4 start. Tipoff at the KFC Yum Center is at 4:00pm. The top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats visit South Carolina tomorrow for a […] By Rick Howlett Feb 3 Local News College Basketball: U of L Hosts Rutgers, UK visits South Carolina Rick Howlett
Mar 11 Local News Cards To Face Friars In Big East Tournament The University of Louisville men’s basketball team opens play in the Big East Conference Tournament Thursday in New York City. The top-seeded Cardinals will take on Providence at noon. U of L coach Rick Pitino says his players enter the tournament knowing they’ve already met the more difficult challenge of capturing the regular season conference title. […] By Rick Howlett Mar 11 Local News Cards To Face Friars In Big East Tournament Rick Howlett