Cards-Cats Final 4/Just 1 First March 31, 2012

There will only be one first-ever U of L-UK Basketball Final 4 Game. No matter what happens, you can say you saw history. There will be other cards-cats hoops games and likely, someday, another Final 4 game between the 2. But you can say you saw the first.  And that can happen only once Saturday [...]

How Sweet It Is! 3 In The Sweet 16! March 19, 2012

The Cards, Cats and Hoosiers are together in the Sweet 16 of The NCAA Basketball Tournament for the first time since 1993.  19 years.  Hard to believe considering they have combined for 14 national championships.  But none since UK in 1998.  And only 3 Final 4 trips this decade (IU 2002, U of L 2005, [...]

Let The Games Begin! March 12, 2012

68 teams start down the road to the final 4 in New Orleans. We crown a new national champion in 3 weeks. 5 teams made it with connections to this area. UK Basketball’s the 1 of 1 seeds. U of L and IU are 4 seeds. Murray’s a 6 and Western Kentucky’s the 68th and [...]

Latest NCAA Basketball Tournament Resumes March 9, 2012

As of Friday morning 3-9-12 UK: Ranking #1, RPI #2, Record (30-1), Projected Seed: 1 U of L: Ranking (not), RPI #25, Record (24-9), Projected Seed: 5 IU: Ranking #15, RPI #12, Record (25-7), Projected Seed: 4 Murray St.: Ranking #10, RPI #19, Record (30-1), Projected Seed: 6 Western Kentucky: Ranking (not) RPI #188, Record [...]

NCAA Basketball Resumes March 6, 2012

Selection Sunday for March Madness is this Sunday night at 6, with live coverage on WLKY. Here’s where the 4 teams connected to this area sit going into the remaining postseason tournaments. UK (30-1/16-0) #1 ranking, #2 rpi, #1 seed projection. U of L (22-9/10-8) no ranking, #29 rpi, #5 seed projection. IU (24-7/11-7) #15 [...]

“Union Rags” The One To Beat In KY Derby 138 February 28, 2012

1 word. Wow. That’s all you need to know about “Union Rags” in The Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park in South Florida Sunday.  In its first start of 2012, Union Rags looked in mid-season form rolling to an easy win in arguably the most high profile prep so far for Kentucky Derby 138. And [...]

2 Weeks Until Selection Sunday February 23, 2012

This could be one of the most exciting trips through March Madness that I’ve seen in 26 walks down this road in Louisville.  4 unique and exciting story lines.   Can UK go all the way and win its 8th national championship? The Elite 8 two years ago, The Final 4 last season, now The [...]

KY Derby 138 11 Weeks Away February 15, 2012

So close, but so far away.  The Run for the Roses is less than 3 months away and nobody has a real grip on where we stand.  The likely favorite “Union Rags” hasn’t run yet in 2012, the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile runner-up is expected to go in the Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream on the [...]

Racers Lose, But All Is Not Lost February 10, 2012

File this under “all good things must come to an end.”  Or must they?  When #7 Murray State Basketball lost Thursday it ended a historic Racers run.  The last major unbeaten (23-0/11-0) before falling to a home upset loss to a Tennessee State Tigers team that Murray had beaten in their last 8 meetings. But [...]

The Homestretch to the Season February 9, 2012

Believe it or not, ready or not, there are just 7 weeks left until college basketball’s Final 4 in New Orleans. As we hit the homestretch to the season we’ve already enjoyed a great winter of success following 4 teams, The Cards, Cats, Hoosiers and Racers. The Racers are the cinderellas. The last major unbeatens, [...]