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Thursday Hoops Report: Cards, Cats, Boeheim Blisters, Rams Rock & Mo’
While you are busy perusing every inch of Kate Upton’s bodypainted “swimsuit” in the the throne-room-only slobberfest known as Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, allow me to fill you in with the...
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Louisville Card File: South Florida
I’m a believer in numbers. While statistics never tell the entire tale, they help illuminate a team’s strengths and weaknesses. On occasion, they also lie. Which happened yesterday. I also believe in...
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Sports World Sound Off: Thursday Edition
Because TWill always craved attention first and foremost, I’ll allow him to grab the spotlight this morning. In his first regular season appearance of the year — he’s got a 10 day contract with the...
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Louisville Card File: DePaul
Love this quote from Louisville’s coach after last night’s win: “If you want to be a good basketball team, you have to go inside out.” The gotcha is that the coach is Jeff Walz, mentor of the U of L...
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Sunday Sports Shorts: Hoops, Pucks, Prodigal Sons & Daughters +
Just when I’ve gotten past my Hansbrough enmity — Thanks BirdMan Anderson — just when I’m ready to embrace a team with a Not Ready For Prime Time enfant terrible nicknamed “Born Ready,” just when I’m...
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Sunday’s Sports Shorts: Lefty Up, C-J Left Behind & More
Updated 6/16 at 2:44 pm. From some initial comments I have received regarding this column, some people, perhaps even most who take delivery of the C-J, received a sports section Sunday morning with...
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Hernandez & Other Hump Day Harrumphs
I had lunch today with my usual Wednesday noon compadres, this week at recently opened Sidebar, where the burgers as advertised are pretty damn good. There’s the usual array of casual food at a place...
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Sunday Morning Snap Shots: Bucs, Bikes, Brooklyn Basketball & More
Well, we now know for sure which school is going to be the dark horse come autumn in the World’s Greatest Football League. Vanderbilt Commodores, come on down. A loyal reader, a former Louisvillian who...
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A Dozen Reasons Why I Love the Tour de France
1. It’s on in the morning when I get up. Which means I can watch a world class sports event while drinking my morning coffee and reading the paper. 2. The level of endurance and athleticism of the...
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Weekend Sports Favorites, Midday Sunday Edition
Favorite Quote of the Weekend. During the U of L Red/White Scrimmage II yesterday, they announced yet another of the plethora of Rick Pitino book signings during one of the timeouts. Sitting next to...
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