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James Quick has already racked up multiple accolades for his speed and talent in basketball, track and football. But he chose to pursue football at the University of Louisville and stay in his home town. CN|2 Sports spoke with Quick about being inducted as one of three high school athletes into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame and his anticipation of hitting the field at Papa John’s.  Read more 

Owensboro Catholic basketball star Becca Greenwell was one of a handful of high schoolers inducted in last week’s Hall of Fame. Greenwell, who set a national record earlier this year with seventeen three-pointers in one game will be playing at Duke in the fall and even though she’s leaving Kentucky, she wants fans to still cheer for her.  Read more 

Montrezl Harrell is one of 16 finalists for USA Basketball’s 19 and under team that will play in the World Championship in Prague later this month. The UofL forward has previous USA Basketball experience, having played on the U18 team last year. He averaged 6-points, 4-rebounds and had 27 blocks as a freshman for the Cards last season. The U19 team will be coached by Florida’s Billy Donovan. And Coach Donovan is expected to trim the roster to a final... Read more 

On Monday, the goal of the UofL baseball team was to try and bounce back from their tough 2-0 loss to Indiana on Saturday at the college world series. Today’s opponent in this double-elimination round was Oregon State, which was one of the top five programs for much of this season. Oregon State, like Louisville, fell in a close game on Saturday, losing to Mississippi State. UofL’s hitters, though, were trying to bounce back from from a rough... Read more 

On Saturday night, the UofL baseball team makes their second appearance at the college world series when they take on Indiana at 8pm. ESPN analyst and host of The V Show, Bob Valvano joined Leslie Neeley via phone to preview the game.  Read more 

Former UofL basketball star Kyle Kuric has been keeping busy since he left Rick Pitino and the Louisville Cardinals. Leslie Neeley caught up with Kuric, who’s in town for his wedding, to ask him about playing in Spain and his attempts to make it into the NBA.  Read more 

Former UofL basketball star Pervis “Never Nervous” Ellison was one of seven inductees Thursday night in the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame. Ellison, who was named the Most Valuable Player in the 1986 Final Four when UofL beat Duke for the championship, says he was thrilled with the honor, especially in a year when the Cards clinched the school’s third crown.  Read more 

Kevin Ware recently paid a hospital visit to Brianna Boel, a 14-year-old who was one of two teenage girls struck by a car. Boel is the daughter of TV reporter John Boel. According to John, Brianna had just had two rods implanted in her broken right leg, and had been sobbing before Ware showed up for an unexpected visit. John says Ware signed Brianna’s cast with the words – Pinky Promise – You will be fine. Read more 

The Cards will take on the Hoosiers Saturday night at 8pm in a nationally televised game on ESPN. Junior outfielder and team captain Jeff Gardner, who leads the team in home runs this season, says he was thrilled when they took down rival Vanderbilt, and is looking forward to taking down another rival on Saturday – the Indiana Hoosiers.  Read more 

The Cards will take on the Hoosiers Saturday night at 8pm in a nationally televised game on ESPN. Senior first baseman and team captain Zak Wasserman has experienced plenty in his four years on the UofL baseball team. Wasserman, who drove in the first run on Sunday in their 2-1 win against Vanderbilt, says their season is far from finished.  Read more