—The Louisville baseball team will look to solve its midweek woes when it faces Eastern Kentucky tonight in Lexington. Here’s a preview.
—It’s the 40-year anniversary of Louisville’s 1986 national championship game win over Duke. The CJ’s Brooks Holton tells the story here.
—This week in Cardinal athletics is heavy on road contests:
Tuesday, March 31
- Baseball at Eastern Kentucky – 1:00 p.m. ET (Lexington, Ky.)
- Softball at Eastern Kentucky – 6:00 p.m. ET (Richmond, Ky.)
Wednesday, April 1
- Track & Field at Texas Relays (Austin, Texas)
Thursday, April 2
- Track & Field at Texas Relays (Austin, Texas)
- Track & Field at Bobcat Invitational (San Marcos, Texas)
- Softball at Cal – 5:00 p.m. ET (Berkeley, Calif.)
- Baseball at Duke – 8:00 p.m. ET (Durham, N.C.)
Friday, April 3
- Track & Field at Texas Relays (Austin, Texas)
- Track & Field at Bobcat Invitational (San Marcos, Texas)
- Track & Field at Stanford Invitational (Stanford, Calif.)
- Women’s Tennis at NC State – 3:00 p.m. ET (Raleigh, N.C)
- Men’s Tennis at Virginia Tech – 4:30 p.m. ET (Blacksburg, Va.)
- Softball at Cal – 5:00 p.m. ET (Berkeley, Calif.)
- Baseball at Duke – 6:00 p.m. ET (Durham, N.C.)
Saturday, April 4
- Track & Field at Texas Relays (Austin, Texas)
- Track & Field at Bobcat Invitational (San Marcos, Texas)
- Track & Field at Stanford Invitational (Stanford, Calif.)
- Baseball at Duke – 12:00 p.m. ET (Durham, N.C.)
- Lacrosse at Stanford – 3:00 p.m. ET (Stanford, Calif.)
- Softball at Cal – 3:00 p.m. ET (Berkeley, Calif.)
Sunday, April 5
- Men’s Golf vs Calusa Cup (Naples, Fla.)
- Women’s Golf at Ironwood Invitational (Greenville, N.C.)
- Women’s Tennis at Wake Forest – 12:00 p.m. ET (Winston-Salem, N.C)
- Men’s Tennis at Virginia – 1:00 p.m. ET (Charlottesville, Va.)
—Sports Illustrated counts down the 25 best non-championship games of
the NCAA Tournament’s last 25 years. Louisville’s 2005 Elite Eight comeback win over West Virginia makes the list.
—The red hot Louisville softball team kicks off a 7-game road swing tonight at EKU.
—Vince Marrow is out here feeling chesty.
—With so much talk about non-conference scheduling during this year’s NCAA Tournament, the CJ looks at Pat Kelsey’s approach to non-con scheduling.
—Lou City is off to a 4-0 start, matching the best start in franchise history. The boys in purple are back home on Saturday when they’ll host the Charleston Battery for a 4 p.m. kickoff at Lynn Family Stadium.
Gates open at 2:30 p.m. for happy hour, and it’s Salute to Service Day — a celebration of military and first responders. The stadium Fan Zone will have Touch-A-Truck activations, like allowing kids to sit in a fire truck, and we’ll have some U.S. Army recognitions on the field at halftime.
Card Chronicle readers can get discounted tickets by going here.
—Not a huge shock to see where Louisville sits on this graph.
—Pat Forde ranks the 12 most improbable shots in March Madness history.
—Jeff Brohm’s 2027 recruiting class is on pace to be just the second top 25 nationally ranked class in U of L football history.
—Former Cardinal offensive lineman Breno Giacomini revealed Monday night that he had been fired as offensive line coach after just one game.
—JaHeisman.
—Auburn head basketball coach Steven Pearl talks about hiring former Louisville GM/assistant Brian Kloman.
—Louisville women’s basketball assistant Amanda Butler is reportedly the top candidate for the head coaching vacancy at Charleston.
—Michigan winning the 2024 Dusty May sweepstakes may help define the next era of college basketball, writes SI’s Kevin Sweeney.
—There is no better sporting event in the world.
—Rick Stansbury and Johnny Jones are joining Will Wade’s staff at LSU, as he nears completion of the ultimate villain staff.
—Clev Lubin could have bolted for the NFL, but he felt like he had unfinished business at Louisville.
—U of L football commit Sebastian Blue from Trinity won MVP honors at a major camp last week.
—Timing is everything.
—Lincoln Kienholz has looked the part of a capable starting quarterback so far during spring practice.
—After going into coaching, Teddy Bridgewater rediscovered his youth and his hunger.
—Speaking of Bridgewater, he’ll be in town to help kick off the Kentucky Derby Festival.
—Louisville LB coach Adam Mueller and a couple of his players talked with the media after practice on Tuesday.
—March legend.
—Louisville baseball has major problems.
—Louisville women’s basketball forward Isla Juffermans is hitting the transfer portal.
—And finally, Jeff Brohm will join today’s Mike Rutherford Shot at 3 p.m. You can listen on 1450AM, 96.1 FM or streaming on YouTube here.
