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For an unprecedented fourth season in a row, the UK softball team has been selected as an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. The 29-28 Cats will take on the Michigan Wolverines this Friday in Louisville. Coach Rachel Lawson joined Chip via skype on Wednesday to talk about the tournament.  Read more 

More than a thousand student athletes are in Louisville this week to compete in the 2012 NCAA Division II National Championships Festival. It’s the only place in the NCAA where six champions will be crowned in a single event – for softball, women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s golf and men’s and women’s tennis. Karl Schmitt from the Louisville Sports Commission joined Chip on the set to talk about the event, which is expected to bring close to 2-million in revenues... Read more 

In about six weeks, racing fans will flock to the Kentucky Speedway for the annual Quaker State 400. And on Tuesday, NASCAR driver and Daytona 500 champion Matt Kenseth unveiled the official Ford Pace vehicle at the Assembly Plant in Louisville. Here’s a little of what Kenseth has to say about this year’s big race.  Read more 

Get your butt off the couch with cn|2 Sports summer boot camp series. A little pain means lots of gain. And Danielle Sullivan from Hardcore Fitness is just the trainer who can shape you into a lean, mean fighting machine. Watch our first group of fitness wannabees sweating hard during our first boot camp of the summer at Tom Sawyer Park.  Read more 

DeJuan Wheat and Marques Maybin were two of the most prolific scorers in the history of the University of Louisville basketball program… Now the duo is about to add another accomplishment to their resumes.. college graduate. Wheat and Maybin will be among the graduates participating in UofL’s Spring 2012 commencement exercises on Saturday.  Read more 

The 22nd-ranked Louisville baseball team hosts Big East Conference leader and Number 20 St. John’s for a weekend showdown at Jim Patterson Stadium. The series-opener is scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m., while Saturday’s game is set for 11:30 a.m. Coach Dan McDonnell spoke to Chip about the importance of the games and the season, this far.  Read more 

The Louisville Magic will head to Bloomington for the Adidas Classic this weekend.  The Magic are coached by ex-UofL player Ellis Myles, who has managed to round up some of the state’s top young talent.   The Magic is so loaded that they were able to win the Run ‘n’ Slam tournament in Fort Wayne last weekend without one of its top players, former Louisville Central star DeAngelo Russell. Russell will return this weekend and team up with UK commit Derek... Read more 

Most of the pieces of 2012’s recruiting puzzle have fallen into place, but there are some holes that need to be filled. So Chip spoke with one of the best in the recruiting business, Evan Daniels of Scout.dot.com to get his take on the 2012-13 class.  Read more 

Daily life is still different in Henryville, two months after a tornado tore through the small Southern Indiana community. And a fundraiser being held this weekend will bring some relief to those affected by the storm. “A Night of Hoops and Hope for Southern Indiana” will take place at Silver Creek High School in Sellersburg, Indiana on Saturday, May 12th. The girls’ game will begin at 6 p-m, followed by the boys’ contest at about 8:30. Admission is $5 dollars... Read more 

If you follow horse racing then you know the name Alicia Wincze. The turf writer for the Lexington Herald-Leader began riding horses at age 8, and was a four-year member of the Pace University equestrian team. She joined Chip via skype on Monday.  Read more