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This Louisville team has taken turns driving both its fans and Coach Rick Pitino crazy. Its late-game execution has left a lot to be desired. Its shot selection, at times, can be labeled sketchy at best. This certainly hasn’t been a group that has captured the hearts and imagination of the fan base, at least not yet anyway. But there’s a reason why no one has given up, despite the season-long rollercoaster. If you know these Cards, you know if they’ve proven... Read more 

It’s just about mid-February, and in college basketball that means that most of your fine tuning should be done by now. Roles should be defined. Rotations should be settled. Chemistry should be formed. For the most part, you are what you are. Next month’s NCAA Tournament figures to be a hodgepodge of good teams, but no great, dominant ones. With the talent so evenly spread out, intangibles mean more than ever. Both the University of Louisville and University of Kentucky have the talent... Read more 

This year more than ever, the rankings don’t mean jack. This figures to be one of the most wide-open NCAA Tournaments ever, so much so that the seedings might not mean jack either once the bracket is announced on Selection Sunday. There’s still over a month of regular-season basketball left to be played, which is enough time for the landscape to change another five or six times before the Big Dance. But as I sit here on Feb. 8, I’ve started to... Read more 

They’re both former defensive coordinators whose last names contain six letters and starts with an ‘S.’ But that’s where the similarities between Charlie Strong and Mark Stoops end. They wear different colors and have different agendas, and usually when those things clash, there are casualties. Think about it. How many times in the UK-UofL rivalry has one coach gaining the upper hand cost the other coach his job? Ron Cooper picked up a lot of juice by beating Kentucky in his first two... Read more 

The Louisville basketball team, who many pegged as the national title favorite just three weeks ago, has lost three games in a row. And naturally, the finger-pointing and blame game is in full effect. Everybody from your mother to the message board mavens has a say in it, and no one is being spared. Coach Rick Pitino is under fire for the team’s late-game execution, or lack thereof. Pick a player, and he’s likely been targeted. Chane can’t catch the... Read more 

The holiday season is upon us, and cn|2 Sports has come up with the perfect stocking stuffers for the top sports figures in Kentucky. So grab a hot cup of cocoa and enjoy the list of gifts we would like to give to our favorite coaches across the state.  Read more 

Basketball may be king in the Bluegrass, but college football in Kentucky is starting to catch up in popularity. Chip Cosby takes a look at the major changes that have taken place over the past few weeks concerning college football in Kentucky.  Read more 

The University of Louisville’s move to the Atlantic Coast Conference will have major ramifications in the ever-changing landscape of conference realignment. But since I don’t really care how it will fatten the pockets of the administrators and TV people, let’s take a look at how the move affects you, the casual fan, and me, a member of the media: 1. Much, much better road trips. Not counting the Garden, Big East road trips for UofL fans could be summarized as follows:... Read more 

A tough weekend for Louisville fans after both Teddy Bridgewater and Gorgui Dieng go down with wrist injuries and a pair of losses. Chip Cosby explains why it’s too early for fans to give up hope in this cn|2 sports commentary.  Read more 

As UK football coach Joker Phillips prepares to coach his last game at Kentucky, Mitch Barnhart is preparing a list of possible replacements. Chip Cosby takes a look at a few names who won’t be on that list in a special cn|2 sports commentary.  Read more