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Junior Bridgeman dies after suffering medical emergency

By Derek DeBurger Former Louisville basketball player and local businessman Ulysses “Junior” Bridgman died suddenly Tuesday after a medical emergency at a luncheon in the Galt House Hotel in Louisville. Bridgeman, 71, was speaking for the Lincoln Heritage Council for the Boy Scouts of America when he collapsed. “I have gotten to know Junior during

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Pat Kelsey named ACC Coach of the Year, other players honored

By Derek DeBurger In just his first year, Pat Kelsey has been named ACC Coach of the Year. Receiving  47 of 81 votes, Kelsey lead Louisville to a 25-6 season record and an 18-2 ACC record. The Cardinals finished second in the conference after being picked to finish ninth in preseason polls. This is a

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Louisville basketball cruises past Stanford on senior night

By Harry Barsan No. 14 Louisville takes care of business at home against the Stanford Cardinal on senior night. Saturday’s victory was the Cards’ first win on senior night since the 2019-20 season. One final run (or two) Louisville won the tip-off, and after a couple of sloppy possessions Chucky Hepburn found James Scott for

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Louisville women’s basketball exits ACC tourney after loss to Duke

By Josie Simpson Louisville exited the ACC tournament in the quarterfinals after a lopsided loss to the No. 11 Duke Blue Devils. For the second game in a row, the Cards would be without seniors Jayda Curry and Merissah Russell. Something doesn’t taste right Louisville started the game strong, winning the opening tip-off and getting

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Louisville women’s basketball sneaks past Clemson in overtime

By Josie Simpson Louisville withstood a hungry Clemson Tigers team with nothing to lose, and came away victorious. The Cardinals were without key players Merissah Russell and Jayda Curry, with their injuries being announced right before tip-off. Easy come, easy go Louisville came into the game determined to continue their hot performance against Clemson on

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PREVIEW: Louisville women’s basketball begins ACC tourney

By Josie Simpson For the second time in a week, Louisville will clash with the Clemson Tigers. This time, though, with something more at stake, the ACC Tournament. Louisville dominated their last meeting, cruising to a 78-52 victory, but Clemson will be desperate to flip the script in this win-or-go-home battle. What’s changed? Clemson has

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Louisville basketball overcomes injuries and fouls to wax Cal 85-68

By Harry Barsan Louisville basketball eases their way to a late-night victory over the California Golden Bears in front a packed home crowd. Chippy and then some J’Vonne Hadley got the game off on the right note, drawing a foul on the opening tip. The next possession Terrence Edwards Jr. would get the scoring going

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PREVIEW: Louisville basketball looks for 17th ACC win of season

By Harry Barsan No. 14 Louisville will face off against the California Golden Bears in the penultimate game of the season. This will be their first game against one another since 2010, where Cal bested Louisville in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Throwing up some prayers On paper, Cal looks like one of

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The beat of Cardinals basketball: Inside the U of L pep band

by Sydney Ball   During U of L athletic events, there is a great amount of energy that emerges from the crowd and student section. This energy is undoubtedly enhanced by the presence of the U of L Cardinal Pep Band The pep band performs at all home basketball and volleyball games, but may also

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Louisville women’s basketball falls to No. 3 Notre Dame 59-72

By Josie Simpson No. 25 Louisville fell to the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a tough regular season finale.   A spicy start Louisville came out strong against Notre Dame, winning the jump ball and immediately capitalizing with a three-pointer from Tajianna Roberts. Back-and-forth action followed, with Louisville maintaining the momentum. Notre Dame

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Louisville basketball dodges loss to Pitt with late run

By Josie Simpson The No. 19 Louisville Cardinals yet again escaped with a tight win against the Pitt Panthers. Chuckling to the bank After Louisville won the tip-off, Chucky Hepburn drew first blood with a drawn foul and two free throws. However, the game would get and remain fairly sloppy for both sides. The two

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PREVIEW: Louisville women’s b-ball ends season at Notre Dame

By Derek DeBurger and Elizabeth Scanland On Sunday, Louisville will travel up to South Bend to play the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish for their last game of the regular season. ESPN’s College GameDay will be in town for the matchup which will contribute to a challenging environment for the Cards. The bigger they

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PREVIEW: Louisville basketball begins home stretch with Pitt

By Harry Barsan No. 19 Louisville will host the Pittsburgh Panthers for their second match of the season. Is it contagious? Despite a strong start to the year, and being a fringe top 25 team at the time of their Jan. 11 game, the Panthers have gone 4-8 since playing Louisville. Specifically, Pitt has spiraled

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Louisville women’s basketball runs away from Tigers in second half

By Josie Simpson  No. 25 Louisville overcame a slow start against the Clemson Tigers as the Cardinals came away victorious on senior night. Not-so-paper Tigers Offense for both squads was a little skittish to start. Loyal McQueen scored the first bucket of the game, but only after bout 90 seconds of play. Merissah Russell finally

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PREVIEW: No. 25 Louisville women’s basketball hosts senior night

By Josie Simpson  The No. 25 Louisville Cardinals look to bounce back after a loss when the Clemson Tigers come to town. Thursday’s game against Clemson will be senior night for the Cards. Striking thrice The Tigers offense is not an impressive one, only netting 66.1 point a game. They get there on 42.9% shooting

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