Before he decided to take the men’s basketball job at Louisville in 2000, he had accepted the Michigan job, which also was vacant at the time. Pitino revisited the path that led him back to Kentucky during a press conference at the Georgia Dome Sunday. The Cardinals will take on Michigan for the NCAA title …
Tag Archive: Louisville Cardinals
Apr 01
Pitino: Louisville survived ‘death bracket’ to reach Final Four
Louisville is the only No. 1 seed to advance to this week’s Final Four. The Cardinals defeated N.C A&T and Colorado State, followed by wins over Oregon and Duke to make a return trip to the national semifinals in the NCAA Tournament. Louisville coach Rick Pitino, whose team lost to eventual national champion Kentucky in …
Jan 31
SEC Basketball: Two teams unbeaten at home
Just finished scanning the Southeastern Conference standings and discovered that two teams — Florida and Missouri — have yet to lose a game at home this season. Winning games at home are pivotal to a successful season. Florida is 9-0, while the Tigers are 12-0 when playing at home. Ole Miss (11-1), Kentucky (10-2), Arkansas …
Jan 13
Sportsman of the Year Ballot: Anthony Davis gets (my) nod
(1) Anthony Davis: “His arrival completed a much-needed piece of the puzzle Kentucky needed to win a national championship. Davis had a block party that lasted from the opening tip until the final buzzer, a celebration that ended with Kentucky’s eighth national championship.” (2) Darius Miller: “I covered Darius Miller when he played in the …
Oct 26
Kentucky, Indiana, Louisville in AP preseason Top 5
LOUISVILLE (AP) — Louisville and Kentucky are ranked second and third respectively in the Top 25 preseason poll released on Friday. The Cardinals, who lost to in-state rival and the eventual national champion Wildcats during last year’s Final Four in New Orleans, received 20 first-place votes and 1,568 points overall. Louisville returns much of last …
Aug 23
Verizon keeps me connected, up to date
Sometimes you have to do what it takes to get the job done. Such was the case a week ago. I traveled to Corbin and covered a high school game between George Rogers Clark High School and the Redhounds. I used the mobile hot spot on my Commando and it was a charm. I was …
Mar 31
NCAA Tournament: UK-Louisville the aftermath
Louisville coach Rick Pitino will be rooting for his former team in the NCAA finals Monday night and praised the Wildcats, especially Anthony Davis following a 69-61 loss in the national semifinals Saturday night. “Anthony Davis is as fine a basketball player as there is. They have a great basketball team, one that I know …
Mar 31
Final Four: Sound bites, UK vs. Louisville
To help get you ready for today’s national semifinal game between Kentucky and Louisville. Here are some quotes from Friday’s press conferences in New Orleans. John Calipari on separating his team from the “craziness.” We’re staying above the fray, the drama. If you want to buy into the drama, then you buy into it. If …
Mar 31
Verizon Wireless helps keep fans informed at Final Four
Verizon Wireless will keep fans in the game during the Final Four in New Orleans. Just look at work Verizon will have to offer: Verizon Wireless fans attending the 2012 NCAA Final Four in New Orleans this weekend will experience blazing fast speeds on their mobile devices thanks to the installation of a $7.6 million …
Mar 29
Pitino: UK-Louisville rivalry ‘pure hatred’
Louisville coach Rick Pitino offered his thoughts on the Kentucky-Louisville rivalry Thursday in New Orleans. Pitino, who led the Wildcats to their sixth national title in 1996 and a runner-up finish one year later in 1997, offered these thoughts. “People always ask me what the best rivalry is. Purists will say it’s North Carolina-Duke because …
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