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Kentuckian telling stories. Reporting on Louisville men’s basketball for the hometown @courierjournal . @CentreC , @Mizzou alum.
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The Cameron Crazies posterized Kamari Land’s Tinder profile and a conversation he had with a match in Durham on Sunday. The Louisville players and coaching staff can’t help but smile and laugh.
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Manual grad Yared Nuguse wins bronze in the men’s 1500m with this surge down the stretch.
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Good morning. There’s a replica
@LouisvilleMBB
2013 NCAA championship banner hanging outside Metro Hall ahead of the team’s 10-year anniversary celebration Saturday.
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Patrick Antonelli, the son of basketball analyst Debbi Antonelli, has committed to Louisville as a walk-on.
Antonelli joins the Cards from Emory & Henry College, a DII program in Virginia.
He and walk-on Aidan McCool are graduates of Bishop England High School in Charleston.
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Louisville men’s basketball confirms freshman PG Ty-Laur Johnson, a consensus four-star signee out of New York, is eligible for the 2023-24 season.
Good news for the Cards heading into next week’s Red and White scrimmage:
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BREAKING:
@courierjournal
obtained a copy of former Louisville basketball coach Kenny Payne's separation agreement via an open records request.
He's getting a total of $7,250,000 paid out in monthly installments of $201,388.88 through March 31, 2027.
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.
@BallardFball
’s Jaden Minkins (
@_jadenm_
) gives an emotional speech before signing with
@LouisvilleFB
as a preferred walk-on. His brother, Josh Jr., is entering his third season with U of L, and his dad, Josh Sr., played there from 2000-03.
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So that just happened.
Louisville 83, Clemson 73
Cards improve to 4-24 (2-14 ACC) and 8-0 against the Tigers at home with the biggest win of the Kenny Payne era. The 2012-13 reunion ends on the highest note possible.
Story:
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.
@LouisvilleMBB
junior-college transfer commit
@KoronDavis
tells me he's signing his NLI today. The 6-7 guard averaged 23.8 points on 48.1% shooting (33% from 3) with 6.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game this season with Los Angeles Southwest.
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Could I interest you in some Louisville basketball practice footage?
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Starr Roberts was 8 years old when she made this sign for Denny Crum’s last game at Freedom Hall.
She brought it to the Yum! Center tonight for a celebration of the Hall of Fame coach’s life.
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Have a Friday personal news dump I’ve been waiting to share: I moved back to Louisville a couple months ago and on Monday start writing for the
@courierjournal
as
@sports_cj
’s new recruiting/trending sports reporter.
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Kenny Payne on 2023 signee
@FlowersTrentyn
: "Trentyn is one of the most talented young players — regardless of class — in the country. He's a 6-8 guard who can score, rebound, pass and defend, and he's an elite athlete with a very good basketball IQ."
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Some news: I’m moving to Nashville tomorrow and will start with
@Tennessean
and
@USATODAY
as a Digital Producer next week. Thankful for the opportunity and excited to get started.
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Jeff Brohm and Jeff Walz are courtside here at Capital One Arena for the ACC Tournament.
No. 15 Louisville vs. No. 10 N.C. State coming up at approximately 4:30 p.m.
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NEW | Pat Kelsey has a “secret weapon.”
It’s Eli Foy, Louisville basketball’s strength and conditioning coach and Kelsey’s chief of staff.
Kelsey likes to say, “He is the program.”
Meet the man leading the Cards through summer workouts.
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Hello from the KFC Yum! Center, where I’ve got some professional news to share.
When
@BDawsonWrites
leaves the
@courierjournal
next week, I’m getting promoted to the Louisville men’s basketball beat.
A few things:
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0:21, 4Q | You won’t believe this.
Bad snap on Ballard’s first play from scrimmage at the goal line. Male recovers the loose ball, which somehow bounced out of the scrum and into the open field, and runs it in for a TD. PANDEMONIUM.
Bulldogs 24, Bruins 21
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Peyton Siva will always be part of the Louisville basketball story.
In this next chapter, the Cardinals legend will help Pat Kelsey wake “a sleeping giant” and take his first steps toward becoming a head coach.
“He was born for this,” Russ Smith said.
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From the looks of Aly Khalifa’s Instagram story, knee surgery was a success for the Louisville basketball transfer.
ICYMI, I spoke with Khalifa in May about his goals for his redshirt season:
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NEW: Spoke with
@PierceClarkson_
ahead of the
@AABonNBC
. After repping
@LouisvilleFB
against some of the country’s best, he’s heading straight to the 502 to begin learning under Jeff Brohm.
“I'm gonna take whatever he teaches me and run with it.”
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The
@LouCoopers
unveil an “ARREST HOLLY” banner at the start of the second half between
@loucityfc
and
@DetroitCityFC
.
Below it: “J.O.C. OUT” and “YOU KNEW.”
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FINAL |
@MaleBulldogs
24,
@BallardFball
20
Unbelievable. Bulldogs are headed to a fifth straight Class 6A state championship.
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.
@skyyclark
has signed with
@LouisvilleMBB
.
Kenny Payne on the incoming transfer guard from Illinois: “His ability to score, distribute and run a basketball team as a leader is what we need.”
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Dennis Evans has signed with
@LouisvilleMBB
.
Kenny Payne on the 7-footer: "There’s no limit on the potential of how good he can be. He's a tremendous human being that has the character and the discipline that we sorely need in this program."
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Shelton Henderson with Pat Kelsey on his official visit to Louisville.
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Here are Peyton Siva and Luke Hancock’s introductions during the on-court celebration.
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.
@FlowersTrentyn
said committing to
@LouisvilleMBB
and reclassifying was a “no-brainer.”
“I have 1,000% confidence in myself. I feel that I'm a program changer.”
Here’s how he spoke an offer “into existence” — and how Nolan Smith helped seal the deal.
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Pat Kelsey's inaugural Louisville basketball transfer class is up to No. 2 in the country on 247Sports after Terrence Edwards Jr.'s commitment.
Keep up with all the moves with
@courierjournal
's portal tracker:
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Will Levis signing autographs after the victory with a sling on his left arm.
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NEW | Three years ago, Pat Kelsey took a chance on a promising young coach from Australia named Michael Cassidy.
They’ve been lighting up scoreboards ever since.
“He’s a basketball savant,” Kelsey said.
Meet Louisville’s new offensive coordinator.
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UPDATE: Trey Jones, the father of
@IowaWBB
commit Ava Jones, died Thursday from injuries sustained when he and his family were hit by a car being driven by an allegedly impaired driver in downtown Louisville.
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Louisville basketball's starters for Game 1 of its Bahamas exhibition tour, per StatBroadcast:
Chucky Hepburn
Terrence Edwards Jr.
Aboubacar Traore
Kasean Pryor
James Scott
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Here’s Scott Drew’s full response to a question about the Louisville vacancy during his appearance on
@1660ESPN
today.
BREAKING: Baylor’s Scott Drew will remain at Baylor, sources told
@TheFieldOf68
.
Drew obviously had been a top target of Louisville and other schools.
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NEW | The Pat Kelsey effect is real.
Louisville basketball has experienced a boom in season-ticket sales (more than 670 new orders as of April 12) and NIL donations during the coach’s first weeks on the job.
“The energy, it's infectious.”
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Zeek Washburn calls game.
Manual wins, 37-36. Pass interference on St. X moved the ball back down to the Tigers’ 7 with 5.1 seconds to play.
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Hot off the press, here’s Pat Kelsey’s term sheet with Louisville basketball.
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Louisville football coach/former Trinity quarterback Jeff Brohm is here watching his alma mater.
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"Nothing's given; everything's earned. That's part of the DNA of our program."
Here's a snippet of my one-on-one interview with Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey this morning.
(Video by
@JFauGFX
)
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Didn’t get a chance to say this last night, but thank you to those who followed my first full season of Louisville basketball coverage.
I hope my stories convey just how much it means to me to cover this team for my hometown’s paper of record. Because it’s truly an honor.
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BREAKING: Dennis Evans is no longer medically cleared to play for Louisville basketball moving forward, per a team statement.
"We are disappointed by the news and will not be releasing any additional information out of respect for Dennis' privacy."
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NEW |
@LouisvilleFB
signee
@AaronnnnW
won a state title while playing on a torn ACL last fall.
The chip on his shoulder isn’t going anywhere as he prepares to join the Cardinals.
"I'm trying to show everybody I'm the best corner in the country.”
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Louisville basketball had 20 assists during the first half against Bahamas Select.
The most it had in a single game over the past two seasons under Kenny Payne was 17.
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FINAL |
@StXTigersFB
24,
@MaleBulldogs
10
Tigers’ winning streak stretches to 15 in a row. Bulldogs drop a second straight game.
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Louisville basketball transfer portal target Great Osobor (F, Utah State) stopped by Churchill Downs during his visit.
Was an All-American honorable mention as a junior with the Aggies.
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Thursday news dump: Today was my last with
@USATODAY
in Nashville. I’m moving to Louisville to start as a Digital Editor
@WDRBNews
next week. Extremely grateful to everyone on my network team and
@Tennessean
for an awesome year and excited to head back home and get to work.
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NEW | Dennis Evans' tall tale: How the
@LouisvilleMBB
big man became a marquee 2023 recruit — and a look at his preparations for joining the Cardinals with lofty goals.
“There’s not many limits to what a person can learn and grow to become.”
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Kentucky head coach Craig Skinner’s challenge is unsuccessful, and Louisville pulls off its first sweep over the Wildcats since Sept. 7, 2005.
The No. 2 Cards improve to 9-0 with No. 5 Stanford coming into town Sunday.
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Kenny Payne believes
@LouisvilleMBB
's record shouldn't deter recruits from choosing U of L. So, how are he and his staff selling the rebuild? I spoke with
@Curtis5Williams
and others who have heard the pitch.
"You come here to change what's been broken."
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.
@MaddenSanker
, one of the top OL prospects in the 2023 class, has committed to
@LouisvilleFB
. The 6-foot-4, 305-pound Georgia native offers the Cards imposing size in the trenches and a knack for pancaking second-level defenders.
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Something you don’t see often: These
@DetroitCityFC
supporters, who made the drive from Michigan, are standing in solidarity with the
@loucityfc
and
@RacingLouFC
fans holding a silent protest in Estopinal End.
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Proud to say I brought home my first
@SPJlouisville
awards last night.
Grateful for the opportunity to tell impactful stories in my hometown and to work alongside a ton of fantastic journalists at
@courierjournal
and throughout the city.
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Thursday (personal) news dump: I’m moving to Philadelphia tomorrow and will start writing for
@thephillyvoice
on Monday.
Thankful for everyone at
@WDRBNews
who helped me grow as a journalist and for the readers who followed along over the past two years.
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FINAL | Manual 40, Central 12
Manual alum Donnie Stoner soaks in his first victory as the Crimsons’ head coach.
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Kenny Payne on
@KoronDavis
: "Koron is a multidimensional talent that can be effective in positions 1-3. He has a knack for scoring at all three levels while also being able to rebound and make plays for teammates at a high level."
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Louisville has sold 750 new men’s basketball season tickets for Year 1 of the Pat Kelsey era, Josh Heird said at this morning’s ULAA board meeting.
NEW | The Pat Kelsey effect is real.
Louisville basketball has experienced a boom in season-ticket sales (more than 670 new orders as of April 12) and NIL donations during the coach’s first weeks on the job.
“The energy, it's infectious.”
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“Joker and the Thief” makes its TBT debut at the start of the fourth quarter.
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NEW | No one toes the line in the Louisville-Kentucky football recruiting rivalry quite like Chris Vaughn of
@Aspirationsgym
.
Here’s why he said
@woospencer1
signing with the Cardinals could create a "trickle-down" effect on the next wave of talent.
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Aboubacar Traore has announced his commitment to Louisville basketball on his IG page.
The 6-5 forward is a two-time recipient of the Big West Conference’s Best Hustle Player award. He averaged 12 points and 8.4 rebounds as a senior at Long Beach State.
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Official statement from the St. X student section:
“Just like last time.”
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NEW | On
@elellis3
’s journey from “ball hog” to
@LouisvilleMBB
’s floor general.
“The crucible of a man is not made in the good times. It's made in the fire of when it's hard, when it's ugly and it doesn't look good. That's when you find out who you are.”
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Noah Waterman announces his commitment to Louisville basketball on IG.
The ex-BYU forward averaged 9.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game last season.
He takes the 12th of 13 scholarships at Pat Kelsey’s disposal.
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NEW | Pat Kelsey’s energy sold Terrence Edwards Jr. on Louisville basketball.
The reigning Sun Belt Player of the Year has lofty goals for his first, and only, season with the Cards.
“We want to get this thing going now.”
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RIP to The Back Door, a Louisville institution. Was an honor to grace the wall by the foosball table for four years.
Will savor the remnants of last Friday’s buffalo garlic wings for as long as I can.
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Honored to finally receive the fantasy football league trophy I worked so hard to win last fall.
@CoachAndyFrye
Ball reloaded for 2017.
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Last night at the
@CoMoSports
desk is in the books. Couldn’t have asked for a better experience these past two years. Worked a lot, learned a lot, and made some amazing friends along the way.
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Louisville falls to 3-21, the most losses in a single season in the program's 109-year history, with a 91-57 beatdown at Pitt. The Panthers made more 3-pointers (17) than the Cardinals did field goals (16).
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Members of the
@LavenderLegion
are outside Lynn Family Stadium protesting
@RacingLouFC
’s handling of sexual assault allegations against ex-coach Christy Holly.
All three supporters agreed that there was “no accountability” in club President James O’Connor’s statement today.
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Aly Khalifa won't suit up for Louisville basketball during Year 1 of the Pat Kelsey era but isn't letting knee surgery dampen his enthusiasm about joining the Cards.
The BYU transfer explains his redshirt season goals and why the 502 feels like "home."
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Madness here. Officials rule Cobler down before crossing the goal line after a Ballard offsides penalty on fourth and goal from the 2 moved the ball half the distance to the goal. The Bruins are getting possession.
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Ballard's Jaden Minkins (
@_jadenm_
) is ready to continue his family's
@LouisvilleFB
legacy — and write his own.
"Everybody knows my last name, but they don't know my first name. I need to go out there and prove myself — not just what my last name holds."
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It was an honor to tell Felton Spencer’s story.
Thanks to
@tammytpollock
,
@coachboobrewer
,
@CraigHawley12
,
@CoachESully
,
@KKcards
, and
@Bellarminehoops
for sharing their memories of a “kind-hearted” teammate, friend, brother, and
@LouisvilleMBB
legend.
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NEW | El Ellis on testing the NBA draft waters, possibly returning to
@LouisvilleMBB
for a final season:
"If I'm going to come back and go to college again, I'm going to come back to Louisville, because I didn't finish the way I wanted to."
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Scanned ticket attendance for Louisville basketball's regular-season finale vs. Boston College: 5,972.
The Cards finished the 2023-24 season averaging 6,178 tickets scanned per game at the 22,090-seat KFC Yum! Center.
Average announced attendance was 11,504.
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Game’s been over for at least 15 minutes … Central didn’t lose the party, at least.
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.
@Savannah_DeMelo
's first professional goal was the difference-maker in
@RacingLouFC
's first win of the season — and cracked
@SportsCenter
's Top 10 plays. Not a bad welcome to the
#NWSL
.
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Personal news: I have been immortalized in portrait form on the wall of The Back Door, near
@JaredRondinelli
no less, and it’s the best thing to happen to me in 2020 thus far.
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A couple of cool life updates:
1. Today is my first day back with
@USATODAY
as a digital producer, and I’m really excited to tell important stories with a great team of old friends and new colleagues.
2. My
@OhioValleyEmmy
made it to Philly!
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Louisville's Koron Davis did not join the team on its trip to New York for the Empire Classic.
Kenny Payne made the decision to keep Davis away from the Yum! Center for Wednesday's game against Coppin State.
He said after Davis isn't "in any trouble."
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We'll learn Louisville basketball's complete schedule for Year 1 of the Pat Kelsey era next Tuesday (Sept. 24), when the ACC unveils its 2024-25 men's and women's slate beginning at 7 p.m. on the ACC Network.
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Three takeaways from the Red and White scrimmage:
1. A preseason atmosphere of 5,719 at the KFC Yum! Center
2. Tre White is as good as advertised
3. Dennis Evans is a difference maker with plenty of room for growth
For more:
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A Class of 2025 point guard, Magwood started his high school career at
@WarriorsAllIn
before earning a spot at Oak Hill Academy.
He told me last summer, "I really want to come back home when I'm done with high school."
2025 G Kaden Magwood just finished an unofficial visit to Louisville, a source tells
@RivalsHoops
.
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.
@coachlieberman
is helping bring a version of
@LouisvilleMBB
to Freedom Hall this summer with
@TBT_Louisville
.
He's relishing the chance to plant some roots in the city — and to reconnect with players who were there for him at his lowest 10 years ago.
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Fresh off a minor knee procedure, reigning consensus national player of the year
@Oscartshiebwe34
hobbles to the Big Blue Madness stage. He was given a mic and introduced
@UKCoachCalipari
.
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The "O" key on my MacBook Pro keyboard is on the fritz. I've copied a lowercase "o" so I can paste it whenever I need one. Going to see how long I can keep this up befre I get annyed and just start typing withut it fr the cl scial media aesthetic.
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.
@LouisvilleMBB
gets its first 2024 commitment in TJ Robinson (
@tjthepointgod
), a top-30 PG who plays for
@IC_Hoops
and
@new_scholars
:
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@DeSalesColtsFB
@football_jtown
A first for me: seeing a football player stay on the field to perform with the marching band at halftime. That’s J’town sophomore Collin Bartlett on the saxophone.
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Getting an early start on
@KHSAA
hoops by breaking down 25 of the top boys basketball prospects taking the court around the commonwealth. Bookmark this page for updates on their recruitments as the season unfolds:
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.
@haileyvanlith
plans to use her latest NIL deal, with
@adidas
, to "get more resources for nonprofits and schools in Louisville." As we saw last weekend with
@familyscholars
and
@jcpenney
, the
@UofLWBB
star is already using her platform to make an impact.
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Describing Louisville basketball’s summer workouts, strength coach Eli Foy told me, “We kind of break you down a little bit before we build you back up.”
A former Charleston player said, “It’s definitely the hardest lifting I’ve ever done.”
For more:
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Thrilled to report some good news in Wesley Cox’s health battle: The former
@LouisvilleMBB
/
@MaleBulldogs
star is getting prosthetic legs Friday.
"The doctors gave me until Christmas to start learning how to walk. I told them I will prove them wrong."
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Oakland basketball coach Greg Kampe said the school sold $8,000 worth of apparel to people whose credit cards had Louisville zip codes after the Golden Grizzles shocked Kentucky last night in
#MarchMadness
.
Story from
@ByCraigMeyer
:
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Carlos Moguel Jr. sends
@loucityfc
to its eighth consecutive Eastern Conference final with this PK after the boys in purple trailed 2-0 with less than eight minutes to play in regulation. Bonkers night.
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