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Louisville player proposes at graduation

Louisville basketball player Kyle Kuric made graduation day that much more special when he proposed to his girlfriend of two-and-a-half years on the stage.

Via Larry Brown Sports  |  14 days ago

Greg McClinton Still Likes Louisville

Louisville assistant coach Kevin Keatts has been a very busy man over the past couple of weeks. Keatts has been on the recruiting trail checking in on a number of players in the 2013 class. One player that has been on Keatts’ radar since he was hired last year is Greg McClinton, a 4-star small forward from Winston-Salem, NC. Scout.com ranks McClinton as the 10th best small...
Via The Cardinal Connect  |  25 days ago

Richardson joins Louisville's coaching staff

Kareem Richardson is one of three new additions to Louisville coach Rick Pitino's staff after Pitino's son, Richard, left to take over Florida International and took two Cardinals' staffers with him. Richardson spent last season at Xavier after working three years at Drake. Andre McGee will become Louisville's director of basketball operations replacing Mark Lieberman...
Via AP on Fox  |  27 days ago

Andre McGee moves up

Andre McGee’s career just took another step forward, being named director of basketball operations at the University of Louisville.“Rick Pitino is a tough coach, and demanded that we play defense,” McGee once told Card Game. “I didn’t have a choice. If I wanted to play basketball, playing tough defense was my guarantee of playing time.“It was very personal for me...
Via Louisville Card Game  |  27 days ago
MAN OF HIS WORD

Jones gives flowers to cheerleader

Kentucky forward Terrence Jones kept his promise and delivered flowers to the Louisville cheerleader he accidentally injured during the Final Four when he ran into her.

Via Lost Lettermen  |  April 24, 2012

Pitino Names Horses After Siva & Dieng

University of Louisville head basketball coach Rick Pitino has always professed his admiration for Peyton Siva and Gorgui Deing who are his star point guard and center respectively.  Now he finally found a way to prove it. Rick Pitino has had a passion for arguable the state of Kentucky’s second favorite sport behind the beloved college basketball.  Horse Racing.  Not only has...
Via The Cardinal Connect  |  April 22, 2012
FAMILY BUSINESS

Report: Pitino's son to coach FIU

Rick Pitino's son, Richard Pitino, is reportedly leaving his position as a Louisville assistant coach to replace Isiah Thomas as the head coach at FIU.

Via IMAGE CPR  |  April 15, 2012

Pitino: Son will be next FIU coach

Rick Pitino says his son Richard Pitino is leaving his staff at Louisville to become the next coach at Florida International. At FIU, Richard Pitino would replace Basketball Hall of Fame player Isiah Thomas, who was fired April 6 after going 26-65 in three seasons. FIU refused to confirm that Pitino and the Panthers had agreed on a deal, and players had not yet been told of the...
Via AP on Fox  |  April 15, 2012

Kentucky Fan Tells Nerlens Noel He Can Take His Wife Home With Him

The Kentucky fan from North Carolina who offered up his wife on Craigslist in return for Final Four tickets in New Orleans isn’t the only guy willing to make that type of sacrifice for his beloved Wildcats. According to Nerlens Noel, the #1 rated recruit in the 2012 class, a Kentucky fan on Bourbon Street last week asked Noel if he’d like to take home his wife. Louisville...
Via The Cardinal Connect  |  April 04, 2012
FANDEMONIUM

UK, UL fans fight at dialysis clinic

The animosity between Kentucky and Louisville fans reached a boiling point on Tuesday, when a fan of the former was punched by a fan of the latter while hooked up to a dialysis machine. 

Via The Last Angry Fan  |  March 27, 2012
IN-STATE SMACK TALK

Pitino jokes about UK-Louisville game

Louisville head coach Rick Pitino said that there "will be people in Kentucky who will have a nervous breakdown" if Kentucky does indeed fall to Louisville in the teams' Final Four matchup.

Via Lost Lettermen  |  March 26, 2012

Siva points Louisville to Big East title

A freshly cut net draped around his neck, Louisville junior guard Peyton Siva clutched the Big East tournament MVP trophy. Not bad for a player who nearly was forced to grab something else a few weeks back by Louisville coach Rick Pitino: A spot on the bench. It's not clear what a healthy, confident and composed Siva will mean to the Cardinals come NCAA tournament time, but...
Via Fox Sports  |  March 11, 2012
CARDINAL FAIL

Kentucky t-shirt has egregious spelling error

In what is now going to be known as, reveal the all the shirts day, here is another one. While this shirt has little to do with football and more to do with basketball, I don’t care. Kentucky fans, seriously? Pityful? What is that? We can make up words now?
Via College Football Section  |  January 15, 2012
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