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After a dramatic 18-inning win over nationally ranked UK on April 23rd, the Western Kentucky baseball team hit a bit of a rough patch. They lost their next five games. But they snapped out of that funk over the weekend with back-to-back wins over Louisiana-Monroe. And now they sit in a fourth place tie in the Sunbelt Conference. Chad Bishop from the Bowling Green Daily News talks to Ryan about their season and their chances in the Sun Belt Conference... Read more 

3-year-old Goldencents, which Pitino has a small stake in, has won two of three starts this year, including a victory in the Santa Anita Derby. Jockey Kevin Krigger, who will ride Goldencents on Saturday, says he could make Derby history as the first African American to win the Triple Crown. Pitino won’t go that far, but says he is encouraged by his jockey’s confidence  Read more 

Doing the Derby Festival mini/marathon, but don’t have the time to drive the whole course? No worries! We have a look of the entire course in just 2 minutes so you can know what to expect for race day.  Read more 

The University of Louisville kicked off their annual spring game on Saturday in front of a record high 33,000 fans and the reigning Sugar Bowl Champs gave Cardinal fans a lot to be excited about. Louisville has 19 starters returning including two Florida transfers, Gerald Christian and Robert Clark who sat out last season plus the return of Dominique Brown who was sidelined last season due to a knee injury. He had racked up two touchdowns and nine carries for... Read more 

News of an extension for Scotty Davenport, recruiting news from Madison High School and the UofL Spring Game…. all that and more in this cn|2 Sports Update.  Read more 

The Kentucky Derby Festival asked and the UofL basketball teams responded with an “L yes!” The Cards will serve as grand marshals of this year’s Republic Bank Pegasus Parade following a social media campaign launched by KDF earlier this week. As part of the festival’s invitation on Facebook and Twitter, fans were asked to support their effort by sharing or tweeting their request. KDF reports that more than 150,000 fans viewed their invitation and thousands more shared it. “Having both teams make... Read more 

Thousands gathered at KFC Yum! on Wednesday to celebrate an historical season of UofL basketball.  Read more 

The Kentucky Derby Festival has announced a social media campaign to invite the UofL men’s and women’s basketball teams to serve as grand marshals of this year’s Republic Bank Pegasus Parade. The festival says fans can support their effort by visiting www.facebook.com/DerbyFest or www.twitter.com/kyderbyfestival and “share” or “tweet” the invite. The theme of the 2013 Republic Bank Pegasus Parade is Now, That’s Entertainment! This year’s parade will take place on May 2 on Broadway in downtown Louisville. Read more 

cn|2 Sports hit the UofL campus today to talk with students about the excitement surrounding the UofL basketball teams this weekend.  Read more 

From the possibility of a UofL clean sweep to Pitino’s best coaching gig, Lachlan McLean and Ryan Alessi discuss — yay or nay?  Read more