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Louisville is eager to make a strong second impression. The 18th-ranked Cardinals, after a tumultuous offseason in which coach Rick Pitino was fired after news broke of a federal investigation into corruption and bribery in college basketball, struggled for much of their opener against George Mason on Sunday.
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LOUISVILLE -- Quarterback Lamar Jackson passed for 237 yards and three touchdowns, also running for 100 yards, in one half of work as No. 17 Louisville crushed in-state FCS foe Murray State 55-10 Saturday at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. Jackson, the 2016 Heisman Trophy winner, rushed for a touchdown among his seven carries. His exit from…
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University of Louisville guard Donovan Mitchell is staying in the NBA Draft, opting to sign with an agent and forgo his final two years of college eligibility. Mitchell announced his decision Friday in a post on his Instagram account. "I want to thank Card Nation for a great two years," Mitchell wrote while thanking Louisville's coaching…
INDIANAPOLIS — They did it again. Unbelievable. Derrick Walton Jr. cut through the lane, in the biggest moment of this game for the Michigan Wolverines, a guy who had struggled early, but he put the ball up high off the glass and it fell through. Pure sweetness. Then, D.J. Wilson hit a free throw. High fives…
INDIANAPOLIS -- Moritz Wagner scored a career-high 26 points on Sunday, and No. 7 seed Michigan rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit to stun No. 2 seed Louisville 73-69 in Midwest Regional second-round action in Bankers Life Fieldhouse. D.J. Wilson, who scored 17 points, sank four consecutive free throws during the final 17.3 seconds to send…
INDIANAPOLIS -- For Louisville coach Rick Pitino, it's always a pleasure and a challenge preparing for a John Beilein-coached team, whether it's Michigan in the 2013 NCAA Tournament championship game or Sunday's Midwest Regional second-round game in Bankers Life Fieldhouse. No. 2 seed Louisville (25-8) advanced Friday with a 78-63 first-round victory against Jacksonville State, while…
