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Even after a loss to UCONN, the odds were still in Louisville’s favor, but they didn’t produce, losing 9-1 to Rutgers and eliminating themselves from the Big East Tournament altogether. Head Coach Dan McDonnell said-quote- “Sometimes in baseball you get your butt kicked…tonight was our turn.” This is the first time since joining the conference in 2006 that the Cards have been two and out. The NCAA tournament field will be announced on Sunday, and even though Louisville flopped in... Read more 

The Kentucky boys and girls state high school track meet takes place this weekend on the campus of UofL. And one of the top runners at the meet who’s already turning heads is also one of the youngest.  cn|2 sports’ Gary Fogle has her story.  Read more 

KSTV’s “Radio” Ron Chilton and about a dozen others enjoyed Wednesday’s sunny, warm weather by taking part in Metro Parks’ “50 and Over” games. This is the 8th year for the event, which encourages people 50 and older to get up off the couch and get active. Wednesday was track and field, and was held outside DuPont Manual High School. Take a look at some highlights. And as you’ll hear below, we barely had a chance to catch up with... Read more 

Former North Central guard and Arizona State transfer Evan Gordon committed to Indiana Wednesday morning. Gordon will be eligible to play right away at Indiana. He averaged 10-points for the Sun Devils as a junior after transferring from Liberty. Gordon’s older brother, Eric, played at IU in 2007-08 and is now in the NBA with New Orleans. Read more 

Charlie Strong is hoping one of his new commitments can convince his teammate to sign on with the Cards. Trevon Lee is currently considered a Top 50 Wide Receiver in the country. The 3-star recruit out of Fort Lauderdale picked up an offer from the Cards March 7th. Lee is high school teammates with George Rushing, who committed to Louisville last Friday. In 2012, Lee recorded 35 catches for 704 yards and 11 touchdowns. The... Read more 

Rick Pitino says he will not be traveling to Baltimore this weekend to watch Goldencents run in the Preakness, but his brother Richard may be making the trip. Goldencents is coming off a very disappointing 17th-place finish at the Derby, finishing nearly 50 lengths behind winner Orb. Trainer Doug O’Neill says he’s been trying to acclimate Goldencents to the track. Kevin Krigger will once again mount Goldencents, making him the first African-American to ride in the Preakness since Wayne Barnett in... Read more 

George Rushing is a 6’, 180lb three star wide receiver out of Fort Lauderdale. Rushing chose Louisville over Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Northern Illinois. Isaiah Ford is also a three star wide receiver who hails from Jacksonville. The 6’2”, 170lb player chose Louisville over a number of elite level programs, including Arkansas, South Carolina, and Mississippi State. Ford is also a high school teammate of offensive lineman Kavaris Harkless, who committed to UofL last month.  Read more 

Many of us are a stickler about neatness and cleanliness. We all know someone who is. CN|2 Sports’ Gary Fogle says there’s a well known thoroughbred trainer who may outrank us all.  Read more 

American workers get among the fewest vacation days among employees in industrialized nations. And, in sports, there’s at least one group of people who really help bring down that average: the people who train horses for a living. As cn|2 sports’ Gary Fogle found out, many of those horse trainers think nothing of their seven-day work week.  Read more 

On Saturday, thousands of runners filled the streets of downtown Louisville for the 40th annual Kentucky Derby Festival Mini-Marathon and Marathon. Security was tightened, a few safety precautions were enforced, but, by in large, everything went off as planned. cn|2 Sports’ veteran runner and coach Kirby Adams took part in the race and shared some of the highlights.  Read more