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Louisville basketball lands five-star recruit Mikel Brown Jr.

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By Derek DeBurger Louisville basketball has the first recruit of their 2025 freshman class in five-star point guard Mikel Brown Jr. Brown is the seventh-rated recruit and the second highest point guard recruit in the class of 2025. He signed an endorsement deal with Adidas in 2024, so the commitment felt like an inevitability. Brown

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Louisville football staves off comeback to win Sun Bowl

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By Derek DeBurger Louisville puts the finishing touches on their 2024 season with a victory over the Washington Huskies in the Sun Bowl. Louisville is now 2-0 all-time in their Sun Bowl appearances, and 2-0 against the Big Ten in bowl games. The biggest story going into the game was the opt-out of star quarterback

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PREVIEW: Louisville gets ready for Washington in the Sun Bowl

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By Derek DeBurger Louisville will face off against the Washington Huskies in the Sun Bowl. Tuesday’s game marks Louisville’s return to El Paso 67 years after making their first ever bowl appearance in the Sun Bowl. All finesse Bowl games have become very difficult to predict in recent years, with it becoming routine for players to

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PREVIEW: Louisville basketball looks to rebound with Bellarmine

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By Derek DeBurger and Elizabeth Scanland The Louisville Cardinals will host the Bellarmine Knights in a cross-town showdown. Bellarmine is having a tough start to their season, starting off 0-4 and falling to 10th in the ASUN conference. Ugly offense The Knights are one of the worst teams in the country in a number of

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Louisville rugby ends season with MAC Championship loss

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By Harry Barsan Louisville rugby loses yet another close match to the Bowling Green State Falcons, this time in the MAC Championship. This is the Cardinals are 0-2 against the Falcons this season, losing both matches at Bowling Green. After an early penalty granted the Falcons an 0-3 advantage, Louisville tried to respond with a

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Louisville women’s basketball loses to Kentucky

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By Harry Barsan No. 18 Louisville lost an overtime heartbreaker to their rival the No. 20 Kentucky Wildcats. It was a neck-and-neck contest all throughout regulation up until overtime, where the Cats expanded their lead. Hard fought to the end Ja’Leah Williams opened the scoring with an early layup, but Kentucky went on a 10-2

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PREVIEW: Louisville women’s basketball faces rival Kentucky

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By Harry Barsan and Derek DeBurger The No. 18 Louisville Cardinals take on the No. 20 Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington in what should be a thriller of a game. Tall task of a new era Louisville will look to extend their winning streak over Kentucky to eight games, but new head coach Kenny Brooks has

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Louisville women’s basketball overpowers UT Martin in win

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By Derek DeBurger Louisville basketball downs the UT Martin Skyhawks in their first road game of the season. The game was the manifestation between the two teams that Louisville would play the Skyhawks as they played two games in the KFC Yum! Center during the Covid-19 season. Easy come, easy go Tuesday’s game was one

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Louisville rowing prepares for successful upcoming season

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By Danielle Bednar As the University of Louisville prepares to transition from the cold winter months to the promising warmth of spring, one group of student-athletes is eager for what lies ahead: the UofL rowing team. During these months of intense training, team building and preparation, the Cardinals are ready to hit the water and

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Louisville rugby advances to MAC championship match

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By Harry Barsan Louisville rugby dominated the Western Michigan Broncos on Saturday in a statement  victory in the MAC conference semifinals. After finishing the regular season with back-to-back road wins against Dayton and Cincinnati, the Cardinals made it to the conference postseason as the No. 2 seed to face off at home against the No.

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Louisville basketball outmatched against No. 12 Tennessee

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By Derek DeBurger and Charles Hall The Louisville Cardinals had a tough time against the No. 12 Tennessee Volunteers Saturday as they lost by 22. Both teams got off to a slow start as it looked like it could be a defensive matchup. However, Tennessee overcame the struggles while Louisville lagged behind for the first

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PREVIEW: Louisville Basketball plays Vols in huge home opener

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By Derek DeBurger and Charles Hall The Louisville Cardinals look to keep the good times rolling when the No. 12 Tennessee Volunteers come to the KFC Yum! Center. This is the first ranked matchup of the Pat Kelsey-era. Strength on strength The biggest draw of a Kelsey tenure was the fast paced, NBA-style offense. As

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PREVIEW: Louisville women’s basketball plays first home game

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By Elizabeth Scanland The No. 17 Louisville Cardinals will host the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles in their first home game of the season. The Cards are looking to have a quick turnaround after losing 59-66 against No. 5 UCLA in the season opener. Despite the loss, the Cards looked strong with the lead changing 13

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Louisville basketball throttles Morehead State for 93-45 victory

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By Harry Barsan and Derek DeBurger The Cardinals lead wire-to-wire en route to a 93-45 dominating victory over the Morehead State Eagles. The 48 point margin of victory is Louisville mens’ biggest on opening day since they trounced South Alabama 92-38 over two decades ago. It was also the first time they played Morehead State

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Louisville women’s basketball falls to No. 5 UCLA in opener

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By Derek DeBurger and Jo Simpson The No. 17 Louisville Cardinals fall to the No. 5 UCLA Bruins in Paris to tipoff the basketball season. The game was the second of the Aflac Oui-Play event. An old-school brawl Louisville took an early lead, propelled by a free throw from freshman Tajianna Roberts, a three-pointer from

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Louisville women’s basketball opens year with No. 5 UCLA in Paris

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By Derek DeBurger and Jo Simpson For the first time in program history, the Louisville Women’s Basketball team is preparing to face the No. 5 UCLA Bruins in Paris as a part of the Aflac Oui-Play event. Both teams are eager to rebound from disappointing finishes last season. Heavyweight fight UCLA brings a fast-paced, physical

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Louisville basketball season tips off against Morehead State

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By Harry Barsan The men’s basketball season tips off tomorrow evening at the Yum! Center as the Cards will host the Morehead State Eagles. Morehead State has just come from their second March Madness appearance in four years. While they placed third in the OVC regular season standings, they ran the table to the tune

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Louisville basketball beats Spalding 99-54 in exhibition

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By Harry Barsan The Louisville Cardinals defeated the Spalding Golden Eagles Monday in their second and final exhibition game of the year. In terms of D3 competition, Spalding is among the best you can get. They are ranked second in the SLIAC preseason poll, and just came off of a 12-6 conference record. Still, the

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Louisville field hockey drops game to Cal as struggles continue

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By Dan Greer Louisville team took a difficult loss to the California Golden Bears in their eighth conference game of the year. Three minutes into the game California was able to score their first off a penalty corner. Four minutes later, they saw their second goal of the game to push the score to 0-2.

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Louisville swimming & diving gets out to hot start on season

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By Nic Terrell One of the sports that have been showing up and proving that the University of Louisville’s athletic department means business is the Swimming and Diving Team. The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams put on a show against Xavier in the season opener at Ralph Wright Natatorium. The men’s team won

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PREVIEW: Louisville football plays weekday game against Eagles

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By Derek DeBurger Louisville will head to Chestnut Hill to face the Boston College Eagles. Both teams are at a breaking point in their seasons’ after getting out to great starts. One-man show BC’s offense comes and goes with the performance of Thomas Castellanos. The dynamic quarterback possesses all the physical tools to wow audiences

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Ashton Gillotte named finalist for Walter V. Campbell Trophy

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By Charles Hall Ashton Gillotte was named one of 16 finalists for the 2024 Walter V. Campbell Trophy. The award, Formerly known as the Vincent DePaul Draddy award, is given by the national football foundation to a collegiate athlete who shows not only great on-field performance but also great academic performance and leadership off the

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Louisville basketball cruises to 106-59 exhibition win

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By Derek DeBurger Louisville cruises to a win in their first home-exhibition against the Young Harris Mountain Lions. No doubt The Cards started the game on a 10-0 run, and scored 30 points before Young Harris could reach double-digits. Terrence Edwards scored 22 points in the first half, including going 6-of-8 from the three-point arc

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Louisville Rugby loses top-five match for second consecutive loss

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By Harry Barsan Louisville rugby lost a close one on Saturday to the No. 4 Bowling Green State Falcons. Having lost last week at Notre Dame 29-5 in their lone non-conference game Louisville was now ranked third, making it a top-five match-up. A JB Meier penalty kick and tries from Rocco Balistreri, Ryan Cammarate, Liam

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