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Monster Jam: monster trucks with monster budgets return to Louisville for two nights of destruction [Family and Parenting]
Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam returns to Freedom Hall on January 27 and 28 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for kids (ages two to twelve) are just $5 while other seats begin at $22. The event will feature Maximum Destruction, Wolverine, Samson, Raminator, Rammunition, Full Boar, Mechanical Mischief and Heavy Hitter, although featured trucks may change without notice.
UofL needs wins to salvage its perception and Pitino's reputation [Sports]
How far has the Louisville Cardinal basketball “brand” fallen? Consider this headline from the Washington Post: ‘Louisville rebounds from blowout with close loss at Marquette.’ Yes, the national perception of UofL basketball is that losing is considered a “rebound.” However, the NCAA tournament committee won’t look at moral victories as a reason to hand out an at-large bid to the Cardinals.
NBA Stars in our eyes or the biggest ticket for Louisville sports fans [Sports]
Ever since the American Basketball Association merged with the NBA and selected the Kentucky Colonels rival, Indiana Pacers, as a new expansion team for the league despite the Colonels being overwhelming favorites due to their dominance in the league since its inception every so often we see a new possible pro basketball team story for the Derby City.
Kentucky travels to Louisville, brings along the Big Blue Nation [Sports]
Many Kentucky fans in Louisville look forward to the annual game in Freedom Hall, sponsored by the University of Kentucky Alumni Association in Louisville. The meeting between University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Kentucky brought fans out on a chilly evening in Louisville. Darius Miller was the star of the evening as he joins 57 other Kentucky players to reach 1000 points in their Wildcat careers.
Calipari baiting fans again with threats of breaking tradition [Sports]
UK basketball coach John Calipari’s checklist for the week: Beat Lamar into the ground but not be happy about it…check (after the 86-64 win on December 28th, Calipari said he “wasn’t in a great frame of mind”). Next on the list: beat rival Louisville for a third straight time…check. Item #3…let’s see…stir up Big Blue Nation again with some off-the-cuff comments about breaking tradition…check.
Ice Hockey and Louisville: A surprising combination [Sports]
When one thinks about the sport of hockey the mid-south region of the United States isn’t the first area that comes to mind. However, it’s a combination that’s been tried time and time again in the city of Louisville.
Much to the surprise for the football/basketball obsessed city, the town has had its share of pro-hockey teams.
Professional Lacrosse comes to Louisville [Sports]
In recent years the sport of Lacrosse has become more and more so a fixture in local athletics, at the high school and college levels there has been an outpouring of interest in recent seasons.
With that in mind, the upstart professional Lacrosse league, the North American Lacrosse League, has announced the team of the Kentucky Stickhorses, a new team based right here in the Derby City. In fact, according to the league the number of individuals playing Lacrosse has doubled since 2001.
Sports Legends of the Ville (landmark edition): FREEDOM [Sports]
What better place to start the landmark edition of Sports Legends of the Ville than Freedom Hall? Opened in 1956, Freedom Hall was a building that was beyond it’s time. Ironically though, the building itself didn’t open to house basketball games; as so many remember it today.
It was actually built to house the World’s Championship Horse Show during the Kentucky State Fair. A horse show still operates in that building annually, almost a tribute to the venue.
What those plaques at Freedom Hall are about[Sports]
For about thirty years the hall has been a way to support Kosair as well as the men and women that display sportsmanship in athletic endeavors.
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