—A total of five Cardinals were selected on the second day of the MLB Draft.
—Pat Kelsey will meet with the media to provide a summer update Wednesday morning at 10.
—Four-star running back Evan Hampton, the No. 1 player in the state of Kentucky according to Rivals, has flipped his college commitment from Louisville to ... Vanderbilt?
I guess his dad can officiate U of L men’s basketball games again now.
—The Athletic ranks the 25 best men’s college basketball players of the last 25 years and has Russ
Smith at No. 17.
17. Russ Smith, Louisville, 2010-14
Career stats: 133 games, 14.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.8 apg, 41.3% FG, 34.5% 3FG
If you’re an analytics junkie, you’re probably arguing for Smith to be higher. The former Cardinals guard is one of two players in the KenPom era to be a back-to-back player of the year based on his individual KenPom player rating. After Kevin Ware’s gruesome broken leg in the 2013 regional final, Smith stepped up to score 23 points and win regional most outstanding player honors. He led Louisville to the national championship that year, the Cardinals’ first since 1986.
Carmelo Anthony, surprisingly, tops the list.
—Louisville native Sammy T. Hughes played in the Negro Leagues from 1930 to 1946. He was a star who was buried without pomp or a headstone. That’s about to change.
—Nolan Smith is reportedly set to leave Memphis State and take the head coaching position at Tennessee State. Good luck with that.
—It appears Montrezl Harrell is back in for this weekend’s TBT opener.
Saturday can’t get here soon enough! @TBT_Louisville pic.twitter.com/OoexRmoQUj
— َ (@monstatrezz) July 15, 2025
—The Basket Under Review podcast has a great conversation about Mikel Brown Jr. Listen here.
—The schedule for the 2025-26 U of L men’s golf season is now set.
—It’s “Super Kid Night” on Saturday at Lynn Family Stadium, where Lou City will be hosting FC Tulsa at 8 p.m. Card Chronicle readers can get discounted tickets to the match here.
—LMPD arrested this guy.
"I love being able to play this game for a living. It's one of the greatest joys of my life, but does it fill the deepest wants and desires of my heart? Absolutely not."
— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterNS) July 15, 2025
All-time five minutes here from Scottie.
Must watch stuff. pic.twitter.com/ut3sB76z56
—“Athlon U: The College Football Podcast” debates the best quarterbacks in each conference for the upcoming season. The ACC convo begins around the 35-minute mark.
—Class of 2026 point guard Deron Rippey has Louisville on his list of 12 finalists.
—The Athletic dives into how NIL has changed the way that college basketball coaches lead.
—Nice breakdown here of Mikel Brown’s performance at the FIBA U19.
—Racing Louisville has re-signed star midfielder Taylor Flint through the 2028 season
—Eric Crawford writes about the ridiculousness of the Teddy Bridgewater “controversy.”
—Here’s another take on the matter:
Teddy Bridgewater was just suspended from Miami Northwestern high school for giving players Impermissible benefits… and it’s complete garbage
— Ev Hand (@Evan_Hand) July 14, 2025
The dude allegedly spent over $200,000 of his own money to help out his players. And now he’s being punished for being a good guy. pic.twitter.com/hnYh5u8MY4
—NBADraft.net’s latest update for the 2026 draft now has Mikel Brown Jr. going third overall.
—Pro Football Sports Network ranks all 136 FBS coaches and has Jeff Brohm at No. 15.
15) Jeff Brohm, Louisville Cardinals
Put Jeff Brohm in the “if he can win there, then he can probably win anywhere” category. Not many coaches can do what he did at Purdue, but Brohm found ways to win there. I still can see Rondale Moore torturing Ohio State, and that is one of the many moments Brohm produced.
It felt like only a matter of time before Brohm returned to Louisville, and that reunion has been great. He is now 19-8 with the Cardinals, and appears as dialed in to winning as ever. It just will come easier now when talent wants to come to his program without a ton of effort.
Georgia’s Kirby Smart tops the list.
—Brooks Holton’s latest player-by-player preview focuses on Isaac McKneely.
—A year after buying out of two games against Louisville, the Indiana football program has bought out of a home-and-home series against Virginia.
—The Tay Kinney to Louisville hype train continues to gain traction.
5⭐️ Tay Kinney spoke with @slancehoops recently about Pat Kelsey & #Louisville:
— Jeff Lightsy Jr. (@jlightsy7) July 14, 2025
“They were just saying I’m their guy. They want me bad you know. They want Mikel (Brown) to be one-and-done and they want me to be one-and-done too.” https://t.co/0WbsVbZu5o pic.twitter.com/9izPIEUt4I
—Former Card Dana Evans has hit the 1,000-point mark for her WNBA career.
—CardinalSports.com’s William McDermott previews the Louisville tight end group.
—CJ Moore ranks Rick Pitino as the fifth-best college basketball head coach of the century so far.
5. Rick Pitino
Teams: Louisville (2001-17), Iona (2020-23), St. John’s (2023-present)
National titles: 1
Final Fours: 3
Conference regular-season championships: 7
Conference tournament titles: 9
NCAA Tournament appearances: 17
Wins: 531 (25.3 per season)
Pitino is in the conversation among the greatest college basketball coaches of all time. His this-century resume took a hit when he was fired at Louisville, because he might have won another national title or two there. But the fifth and sixth acts of his career have added to his legacy. At 72, he just won the Big East at a school that hadn’t won its league in 23 years. He also proved in his return to college hoops that he can win anywhere, taking Iona to two NCAA Tournaments in three seasons. Pitino is a master at player development and also can X and O as well as anyone. And while most coaches seem to lose some speed on their fastball as they age, Pitino is an exception.
Bill Self tops the list.
—Pitt’s 247 Sports site previews Louisville.
—MLB players who played their high school ball in the city of Louisville made quite the impact on the sport’s first half of the season.
—The Solid Verbal podcast previews the ACC in its latest episode.
—And finally, the Mike Rutherford Show is on the air this afternoon from 2:30-5:30 on 1450/96.1 The Big X. You can watch live on YouTube here.
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