Newly appointed and reappointed directors are responsible for familiarizing themselves with local economic conditions.

Matt Norlander's notebook also has details on a power struggle for the NCAA Tournament, plus teams with the longest AP Top 25 droughts

Despite having two losing seasons, Ron Cooper made history as Louisville football's first Black head coach 30 years ago. Here's a look at his journey.

St. Louis girls basketball power Incarnate Word, which had its 141-game winning streak snapped Monday, will face Manual and Sacred Heart this weekend.

Their Tuesday night showdown with Wake Forest was a perfect example of their heightened play over the last month. In a matchup pitting two of the top four teams in the ACC against each other, the Cardinals made the Demon Deacons look like a team that was dwelling in the league's basement.

Louisville continues to climb in the Associated Press rankings, while Kentucky is moving down again.The latest rankings released on Monday have Kentucky ranked 12th, down three spots, and Louisville at 21st,

John Calipari won more than 400 games during his 15 seasons leading Kentucky basketball. Many of those wins came in Lexington. These five stand out.

Louisville Cardinals head coach Jeff Walz calls out to his players during their game against the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky. / Clare Grant/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Looking for their 13th straight win and a 9-0 start to ACC play, the No. 3-ranked Irish took on the Virginia Tech Hokies (14-6, 5-4 ACC) on the road. They emerged with a 77-61 victory but were made to work for it.

THE LOUISVILLE BATS WILL HONOR DENNY CRUM THIS SEASON. THE HALL OF FAME BASKETBALL COACH WILL BE THE TEAM’S FIRST BOBBLEHEAD GIVEAWAY THIS SUMMER, BUT NO DATE HAS BEEN RELEASED. COACH CRUM WON TWO NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT U OF L.

It's Louisville vs SMU women's basketball today in an ACC game. Follow along for live score updates of UofL basketball's road game in Dallas.

A championship in 2025 would guarantee the Cardinals a spot in the College Football Playoff for the first time. The Cardinals' highest finish in the CFP era was No. 13 in 2016, the same year quarterback Lamar Jackson won the Heisman Trophy. The Cardinals will kick off their season by facing Eastern Kentucky on Saturday, August 30.