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Former Tulsa, Louisville football coach Steve Kragthorpe dies at 59
Former Louisville and Tulsa football coach Steve Kragthorpe has died at 59.,Both schools announced his death, which came Sunday night, on social media.,He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2011.,A Montana native, Kragthorpe played quarterback at Eastern New Mexico and Western Texas in the mi...
Gotham dumps Louisville to extend winning streak
NJ/NY Gotham FC made it four wins in a row at the expense of Racing Louisville FC, taking their NWSL contest 2-0 on Saturday in Louisville, Ky.,Gotham's hot streak has propelled them up to fourth in the current standings with 24 points (7-2-3), while Louisville (3-3-6, 15 points) saw its own two-gam...
Nassourdine Imavov scores Fight Night win over Jared Cannonier
Nassourdine Imavov finished Jared Cannonier in the fourth round in their middleweight bout on the main card of UFC Fight Night in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday night.,Imavov, of France, peppered Cannonier with punches along the fence, leading to the TKO. The Dallas native thought the stoppage came to...
Charges dropped against PGA Tour star Scottie Scheffler
All charges against Scottie Scheffler were dropped Wednesday in Louisville, Ky., where a prosecutor agreed with the World No. 1 golfer's assessment that his arrest was a "big misunderstanding.",Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell said his office would not pursue the case stemming from an incide...
Reports: Scottie Scheffler's charges to be dropped
Charges against World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler are being dropped on Wednesday, per multiple reports.,An agreement between Scheffler and the Louisville (Ky.) Metro Police Department stipulates that both sides agree not to pursue any legal actions related to his May 17 arrest, according to NewsR...
Mayor: Louisville police to review Scottie Scheffler arrest
Police in Louisville, Ky., will investigate if procedures were followed in the arrest of golfer Scottie Scheffler at the gates of the PGA Championship on Friday, the city's mayor said Tuesday.,In his weekly news conference, Craig Greenberg said Louisville Metro Police Department is reviewing Scheffl...
Louisville police: No body cam footage in Scottie Scheffler case
Louisville police confirmed Saturday night that the body camera of a police officer who was allegedly "dragged to the ground" by a vehicle driven by golfer Scottie Scheffler was not in operation during a Friday morning incident.,A spokesman for the Louisville Metro Police Department confirmed what t...
Louisville mayor: No body cam footage in Scottie Scheffler case
The body camera of a Louisville police officer who was allegedly "dragged to the ground" by a vehicle driven by golfer Scottie Scheffler was not in operation during a Friday morning incident, the city's mayor said, according to multiple reports.,Louisville mayor Craig Greenberg said that officer Bry...
Police: Officer dragged trying to stop Scottie Scheffler
The police officer who attempted to prevent Scottie Scheffler from entering Valhalla Golf Club for the second round of the PGA Championship on Friday morning was dragged to the ground and suffered "pain, swelling and abrasions" to his left wrist and knee, according to an incident report filed by the...
Former Louisville K John Wallace dies at 31
Former Louisville kicker John Wallace died on Wednesday, the school announced. He was 31.,The university didn't divulge a cause of death.,Wallace played for the Cardinals from 2012-15 and kicked a school-record 66 career field goals. He booted two field goals to help Louisville beat Florida 33-23 in...
Everyone on Houston’s men’s team had COVID, 90% of Louisville’s had it, too
Texas is now at over 1.54 million COVID cases, with the pandemic affecting communities of color at an alarming rate. The state’s figures apparently include all 15 members of the Houston Cougars sixth-ranked men’s basketball team. According to head coach Kelvin Sampson in a media call on Thursday, ev...
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Here's what Charles Barkley got wrong and should have talked about last night [UPDATED]
While the Lakers took a commanding lead in the Western Conference final last night, thanks to the fact that they bothered to pay attention to rebounding again, that probably won’t be what everyone will be talking about in the days to come. Which is fine, even good, because the NBA has used these bub...
#SayHerName: The Kentucky Derby Is Going To Stand For More Than It Wants To This Year
It’s not the Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs would have imagined. It’s on Labor Day weekend instead of the first Saturday in May. It will take place without fans in the stands. It’ll be the second race of the Triple Crown instead of the first, as the Belmont has already been run. And whereas, for som...
Brian Bowen Is A Bargain At $100,000<em></em>
Rick Pitino couldn’t believe his good fortune. For months, high school basketball star Brian Bowen had been pursued by the sorts of programs that would ordinarily pursue such a talent—Texas, Arizona, Michigan State. Then, in early June, the lanky, 6-foot-7 small forward suddenly and unexpectedly com...
Suspect Leads Dozens Of Cops On Hour-Long Chase Through Countryside, Is Rewarded With Beatdown
A suspect who led cops on a chase from Louisville to the southeast Indiana backwoods treated a few dozen police cruisers like Barry Sanders treated NFL defenses as he juked, reversed, and eventually ran around in laps before being corralled and eventually–it appears—kicked and punched by the presuma...
March Madness Broadcast Menaced By Man With Popcorn Bag
Get a load of this jabroni, wavin' his damn popcorn bag in front of the camera, thinkin' he's some kind of merry prankster. ...
What Is This Bizarre Vine That Seems To Feature A Nude Anthony Davis
This is just fucking weird. The Vine below was uploaded by a Louisville fan calling Davis gay, so take that for all it's worth, but it appears to involved a nude Anthony Davis getting his bare ass slapped. ...
Rick Pitino Radio Interview Comes To A Hilarious, Premature End
Louisville head coach Rick Pitino has a new book to promote, so he's been doing a handful of radio interviews. Given his past failure as the head coach of the Boston Celtics, he probably should have crossed the Toucher and Rich show in Boston off his list....
After An Absolute Rock Fight In The Georgia Dome, Louisville Knocks Off Wichita State With The Help Of A Phantom Jump Ball
Down 12 with 13:15 remaining, Louisville clawed back with defense that changed the game's atmosphere from "celebratory" to "panic attack," and hit just enough shots to surpass a Wichita State team whose game plan gradually fell apart in the final minutes. Of course, the comeback might not be the sto...
Your Final Four Open Thread
Woo-ooooh, Final Four. Talk here if you're sticking around, tell us where and why you've placed your bets, console each other if there's a horrific injury. No idea why these teams made it as far as they did? See here, it's good. ...