64°F9:10 AM March Madness in pictures [Sports]
You can enjoy the madness that is March from the comfort of your home, but by doing so you forgo the true spectacles that can really only be appreciated from the spirited arenas themselves. So far this week in Louisville's KFC Yum! Center, we've enjoyed some great moments. We've got mascots, cheerleaders, candid shots and fan posters. Enjoy these photos from the Wednesday and Thursday festivities.
2nd round coverage of March Madness in Louisville [Sports]
If you’re visiting Louisville and attending NCAA 2nd and 3rd round games, welcome. Your excitement helped fill the KFC Yum! Center on the opening day of the NCAA Tournament. Fans were sporting their spectrum of colors as they waited anxiously for the front doors of the arena to open to the public at 10:45 this a.m.
PREVIEW: Louisville welcomes "Kentucky Basketball" [Sports]
As you’ve pretended to be a college basketball expert and filled out your tournament bracket this year, you may have noticed four Kentucky basketball programs amidst the field of 68. Generally speaking, when one says “Kentucky Basketball,” one is referring to only one team. This year, “Kentucky Basketball” means something completely different.
Weekly Sports Mailbag [Sports]
Welcome, to the First edition of "Weekly Sports Mailbag,". Every Monday of every week, I will answer a few questions that you have submitted to me, via email and twitter. This week, we are just going to answer two. Shall we begin?
Jacob Murphy (Highlands): Have you been to Knights Hall for a BU game? Can we talk about those passionate BU fans?
Kendrick Haskins: Just a kid at heart [Local profiles]
He thinks U of L versus UK is the hottest rivalry in college sports, that Louisville desperately needs an NBA team, and he’s a proud alum of Murray State University – whose basketball team has been surprisingly ranked as high as 9th in the country, this season. Kendrick Haskins has strong beliefs about sports. Not surprising to learn that WAVE-3’s sports’ reporter and weekend anchor can still admit to being a “kid at heart.” And kids love games, right?
Three Kentucky NCAA basketball teams remain perfect [Sports]
The Indiana Hoosiers knocked Kentucky from the undefeated ranks in December. Georgetown followed suit a few weeks later by handing Louisville it’s first loss of the season. Still, the basketball mad Bluegrass State can boast THREE undefeated NCAA teams.
Memphis v. No. 4 Louisville men's basketball preview [Sports]
Scouting Memphis
Memphis, No. 11 in the AP’s preseason poll, dropped out of the top 25 this week with its 76-72 home loss to unbeaten Murray State. The Tigers (5-3) return all five starters from last year’s 25-10 team and was the preseason pick to win Conference USA
Sophomore guard Will Barton leads Memphis with 20.4 points and 7.6 rebounds a game. The fast-paced Memphis attack is 16th in the nation at 81.1 points a contest.
Testy rivalry
Louisville news: How much money did WKU-UK playing in Tennessee cost our state? edition [News]
- "Will Stein threw for two touchdowns and 226 yards as Louisville beat Murray State 21-9 in the season opener for both teams on Thursday night." [ESPN]
- "Josh Clemons scored on a 14-yard touchdown run, and Morgan Newton shook off three interceptions in throwing a 31-yard TD pass to La'Rod King in helping the Wildcats beat Western Kentucky 14-3 on Thursday night." [ESPN]
Photo: Courtesy University of Kentucky<
NCAA Tournament pairings analysis
By Josh Cook
The men's NCAA Tournament pairings were announced this evening, here is a quick glance at the field of 65 along with some analysis and a few predictions.
UK top seed in East; UofL No. 9 in South
By Josh Cook
The University of Kentucky, fresh off its thrilling victory in today's Southeastern Conference Tournament title game, is the No. 1 seed in
the NCAA Tournament's East Region.
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