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Louisville basketball survives Miami without Chucky Hepburn

By Derek DeBurger In spite of being the most shorthanded as they’ve been all season, Louisville came away victorious against the Miami Hurricanes. The day started off strange, with Chucky Hepburn being ruled out with a groin injury suffered Wednesday against Boston College, leaving the Cards with no available point guards. On Miami’s side, interim

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PREVIEW: Louisville women’s basketball hosts blue-blood Stanford

By Josie Simpson Louisville prepares to face the Stanford Cardinal in what will be an important matchup for both teams. This is the second consecutive matchup against new conference members, and the first time the two have played since the 2021 Elite Eight. But it should come as no surprise that this is not the

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PREVIEW: Louisville basketball hosts an aimless Miami team

By Harry Barsan Louisville returns back home as they challenge the woeful Miami Hurricanes. HurriCAN It’s been no secret this season that Miami has been the bottom feeder of the ACC this year. With a 5-17 overall record and an ACC worst 1-10 in conference play, Miami is quite clearly not a team foes are

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Louisville women’s basketball gets big win over No. 21 Cal

By Elizabeth Scanland Louisville pulled off their second ranked win of the season, this time over the No. 21 California Golden Bears. This was also a reunion of sorts for Jayda Curry, who transferred to Louisville from Cal. Jet lagged Things got off to a rough start for Louisville as Cal went on a 7-0

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Louisville basketball beats Boston College, Hepburn leaves injured

By Harry Barsan Louisville stormed out of Boston’s Conte Forum with a seismic 84-58 victory, their largest since against Indiana. Battle of the birds In front of a modest home crowd, the scoring started with a Chucky Hepburn assist to James Scott for an alley-oop lay-in. A put-back slam and a goaltend gave Aboubacar Traore

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PREVIEW: Louisville women’s basketball tries to get right with Cal

By Elizabeth Scanland Louisville will host the No. 21 California Golden Bears on Thursday. This is Cal’s first year in the ACC, and the two teams have not faced each other since 2015. This is also a reunion for Jayda Curry, as she spent two years with the Golden Bears before transferring to the Derby

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PREVIEW: Louisville basketball looks to bounce back at BC

By Harry Barsan After losing their 10-game win streak, Louisville will look to avoid a late-season skid when they travel to play the Boston College Eagles. BC ranks 217th in the NET rankings, making the game against the Eagles a must-win. The loss would be devastating for Louisville’s tournament resume, but the Eagles have hit

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OPINION: It wouldn’t kill you to stay the whole game

By Vinny Porco I get it. Traffic after football and basketball games is a nightmare. The street layouts around L&N Stadium and the YUM! Center are not conducive to getting home in a reasonable amount of time following games. I hate it too, but I think there’s something to be said for staying until the

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Louisville women’s basketball falls to No. 3 Notre Dame 71-89

By Josie Simpson Louisville suffered a tough loss against the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a game that slipped away in the second half. Competitive The game began with both teams battling for control, trading baskets in the early minutes. Notre Dame stayed on top, but Olivia Cochran and Nyla Harris were determined

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Louisville basketball takes tough 70-77 loss to end winning streak

By Harry Barsan Louisville fell to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in gut-wrenching fashion, blowing an 11-point halftime lead. This game snapped Louisville’s 10-game winning streak, which spanned all the way back to December. Almost poetically, the last time the Cards had a win streak of 10, they also lost at Georgia Tech. The bigger

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PREVIEW: Louisville women’s basketball hosts No. 3 Notre Dame

By Josie Simpson The Cardinals are set to face the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the KFC Yum! Center. The offensive Irish Offensively, Notre Dame is a powerhouse, shooting 49.7% from the field and 41.3% from beyond the arc. Led by Hannah Hidalgo, Olivia Miles and Liatu King, the Irish average a staggering

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PREVIEW: Louisville basketball takes winning streak to Atlanta

By Harry Barsan The rolling Cardinals will head to Atlanta to take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Louisville enters the game as heavy favorites with the Yellow Jackets having lost five of their last six contests. Little buzz While Tech may have a losing record, they are a very average team by and large.

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Louisville women’s basketball escapes an upset loss yet again

By Elizabeth Scanland Louisville once again avoided a loss to an inferior SMU Mustangs team after giving up a big lead. Good start… Louisville got off to a quick start as Jayda Curry drilled a three-pointer on the opening possession, kicking off a 12-2 run after the opening tip. The Cards controlled the first few

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PREVIEW: Louisville women’s basketball travels to SMU

By Elizabeth Scanland The Louisville Cardinals are back on the road to take on ACC newcomer in the SMU Mustangs. This will be the first meeting of the teams since 2014 when they were both members of the American conference. One-trick pony The SMU offense is just horrendous on paper. They shoot 37.5% from the

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Louisville basketball throttles Wake Forest for 10th straight win

By Harry Barsan No. 21 Louisville soared to yet another comfortable win as they defeated the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in front of a packed home crowd. Donning their grey Dirt Bowl jerseys, Louisville would see nothing but blue skies for 40 minutes. Big game birds The Cards got out to an early lead thanks

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