—NET Rankings Update (men’s): No. 14.
—NET Rankings Update (women’s): No. 11.
—The CJ’s Brooks Holton looks at the reasons why Louisville can and cannot make a deep run at this week’s ACC Tournament in Charlotte.
—The Miami Hurricane recaps The U’s loss to Louisville.
—What a game to be a road fan for.
—Bryan Station safety Jordan Haskins, whose father, J.T. played football at Louisville, committed to the Cards on Friday. Louisville Report breaks down his game.
—Duke Basketball
Report recaps the Blue Devils’ overtime win over Louisville to claim its second straight ACC women’s basketball tournament.
—This week in Cardinal athletics:
Monday, March 9
- Swimming & Diving at NCAA Diving Zones
- Volleyball at Hawaii (Manoa, Hawaii)
- Women’s Golf at Riverbend Intercollegiate (Houston, Texas)
Tuesday, March 10
- Swimming & Diving at NCAA Diving Zones
- Volleyball at Hawaii (Manoa, Hawaii)
- Women’s Golf at Riverbend Intercollegiate (Houston, Texas)
- Men’s Golf at The John Hayt Collegiate Invitational (Ponte Verda Beach, Fla.)
- Baseball vs Marshall – 3:00 p.m. ET (Jim Patterson Stadium)
- Softball vs Evansville – 6:00 p.m. ET (Ulmer Stadium)
Wednesday, March 11
- Swimming & Diving at NCAA Diving Zones
- Baseball vs Marshall – 11:00 a.m. ET (Jim Patterson Stadium)
- Men’s Basketball vs. SMU/Syracuse (ACC Championship) – 2:30 p.m. ET
- Women’s Tennis vs. Middle Tennessee – 3:00 p.m. ET (Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
Thursday, March 12
- Lacrosse at Cincinnati – 12:00 p.m. ET (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Friday, March 13
- Track & Field at NCAA Indoor Championships (Fayetteville, Ark.)
- Women’s Tennis at Duke – 5:00 p.m. ET (Durham. N.C.)
- Softball at Clemson – 5:00 p.m. ET (Clemson, S.C.)
- Men’s Tennis at NC State – 5:00 p.m. ET (Raleigh, N.C.)
- Baseball vs Notre Dame – 6:00 p.m. ET (Jim Patterson Stadium)
Saturday, March 14
- Track & Field at NCAA Indoor Championships (Fayetteville, Ark.)
- Rowing vs Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (Oak Ridge, Tenn.)
- Lacrosse at Duke – 12:00 p.m. ET (Durham, N.C.)
- Softball at Clemson – 1:00 p.m. ET (Clemson, S.C.)
- Baseball vs Notre Dame – 6:00 p.m. ET (Jim Patterson Stadium)
Sunday, March 15
- Rowing vs Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (Oak Ridge, Tenn.)
- Men’s Golf vs Michael A. Marino Classic (Mrytle Beach, S.C.)
- Softball at Clemson – 12:00 p.m. ET (Clemson, S.C.)
- Baseball vs Notre Dame – 1:00 p.m. ET (Jim Patterson Stadium)
- Women’s Tennis at North Carolina – 1:00 p.m. ET (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
- Men’s Tennis at Wake Forest – 1:00 p.m. ET (Winston Salem, N.C.)
—The Ravens trading for Maxx Crosby shows they are going all-in to try and get Lamar Jackson to a Super Bowl.
—Georgia Southern, which features Male High grad Tyren Moore, will look to become the first team in college basketball history to earn a trip to the NCAA Tournament by winning six games in six days in its conference tournament. The 10th-seeded Eagles take on top-seeded Troy for the Sun Belt championship tonight at 7 on ESPN2.
—Well, he wasn’t wrong.
—Joe Lunardi has Louisville as a 6-seed playing a First Four winner in his latest Bracketology.
—The bracket is set for the KHSAA girls Sweet 16, which will feature Assumption and Bullitt East. The Rockets took down five-time defending state champion Sacred Heart in the 7th Region title game.
—Lou City, which opened its 2026 season with a dramatic 2-1 road win over rival Lexington SC last Friday, will play its first home match of the year on Saturday at 4 against Miami FC. Card Chronicle readers can once again get discounted tickets by going here.
—The latest NBA mock draft from The Athletic has Mikel Brown Jr. going 8th overall.
8. Memphis Grizzlies
Mikel Brown Jr. | 6-4 guard | 20 years old | Louisville
Brown’s best flashes have been those of a top-five pick, and it helps that they’re starting to come in bunches late in the year as he gets past his back injury. He dropped 45 points with 10 made 3s in a game recently against NC State, then followed it up with 29 points, six assists and three rebounds against Baylor and 29 points, five rebounds and four assists against SMU. When Brown has it rolling, there may not be a more dynamic ball-screen playmaker in college basketball. He has range out to 30 feet, though his 3-point shooting has regressed to the mean, and his vision as a playmaker for others exceeds everyone in the class when playing in a screen. If there is anyone in this deep draft class who could average nine or 10 assists per game in the NBA, it’s Brown.
So why is he only No. 8? First, eight or nine players in this class could find themselves in the top five in a lesser draft year. Second, he’s still a bit wild right now. The turnovers are an issue, as he hasn’t figured out how to moderate his decision-making. That’s OK, and it’ll come with experience in all likelihood, but he’s been a bit less effective in that regard than some of his peers. Additionally, his body of work has been smaller this season than others. In his first 14 games of the season, Brown averaged 15.6 points and 5.1 assists versus three turnovers per game, but he’s shot just 37 percent from the field and 28 percent from 3. No one is too worried about Brown shooting it well from distance long-term, but his efficiency and turnovers were an issue early as he dealt with a back issue. If he continues the run he’s on, he’ll likely go higher than this.
Ryan Conwell also goes 49th overall to the Raptors in the mock.
—The Louisville baseball team bounced back from a disappointing midweek loss to Morehead State by sweeping a three-game set with Seton Hall.
—The U of L softball team wrapped up the Cardinal Classic with a 13-5 win over Illinois on Sunday.
—Class of 2027 QB Jack Sorgi decommitted from Louisville on Sunday.
—Week one was incredible and week two is going to be even better.
—Ballard and St. X will square off for the boys 7th Region championship tonight at 7 at Valley. You can listen to the game on 1450/96.1 The Big X.
—Here’s everything that Jai Lucas said after Miami’s loss to Louisville.
—Even when he’s sitting out, Mikel Brown Jr. is making dreams come true for young Cardinal fans.
—And finally, the Mike Rutherford Show will be celebrating the Miami win and kicking off ACC Tournament week from 2:30-5:30 on 1450/96.1 The Big X. You can watch the show live (or on replay) on YouTube here.
