SB Nation User Blog: Dais

U of L loses top basketball recruit

Dais — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:43:38 -0000

U of L loses top basketball recruit

C-J is reporting that Indianapolis Lawrence North senior-to-be Justin Martin no longer wants to be a Card. While nothing is definite, it doesn't look like he's coming here.

Ex-Card Korir Wins Los Angeles Marathon

Dais — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:45:32 -0000

Ex-Card Korir Wins Los Angeles Marathon

If you remember this kid barely escaped Kenya with his life when tribal warfare broke out last year. More recently, he won the Pre-Derby Mini in preparation for the Marathon in L.A.

USF And UConn Kill A 5-Hour Rain Delay With Dance-Off (With Video)

Dais — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:05:34 -0000

USF And UConn Kill A 5-Hour Rain Delay With Dance-Off (With Video)

If this doesn't make you happy to be a Cards fan, very few things will.

UofL has world class talent on its club Rugby Team

Dais — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:54:37 -0000

UofL has world class talent on its club Rugby Team

From Guam's Pacific Daily News:

Paul Nieves hopes to play for the U.S. men's national rugby team some day.

"Hopefully, in the next year, me and Zach (Pangelinan) will be playing in the same team," the 20-year-old said via telephone from Louisville, Ky.

Pangelinan played rugby for the U.S. men's national rugby team earlier this year. Nieves and Pangelinan played together for the under-19 rugby team that represented Guam in Taiwan in 2006.

Nieves, formerly of Talofofo, recently scored tries for the University of Louisville Men's Rugby Club, which competes in the Ohio Rugby Union's Division III, according to University of Louisville's Web site.

Unfortunately, he's looking to transfer to get more exposure.

Women's National Championship Gameday Reading

Dais — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:38:31 -0000

There's a chance the UConn Huskies are wholly unstoppable. There's a chance that the Cardinals are in for a beat down that rivals the previous two times the teams met this season. There's a chance that all this new attention and publicity will get them is remembered as the final team UConn pushed aside on their way to perfection. But if David slew Goliath, the Mighty Ducks beat the Hawks, and some shady loansharks managed to shatter the foundations of the global economy, then there's a chance that our lady's can pull this off.

Either way, let's enjoy the national attention while we have it.

USA Today tells us about Becky Burke's journey to Louisville and now, St. Louis.

Business First lets us know that Governor Beshear may be the person outside the team that benefits most from a victory tonight

Wall Street Journal blogger David Roth says we're a "Darker than dark horse."

ESPN.com reports that Geno Auriemma is doing his best to keep his players grounded, insisting that NCAA Tournament Cards are a lot better than Big East Tournament Cards.

AP via Rivals via Yahoo found 12 out of the 80 minutes UofL played UConn that they can be proud of.

Go Cards.

Indianapolis isn't thrilled with Louisville's planned publicity stunt.

Dais — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:44:12 -0000

Indianapolis isn't thrilled with Louisville's planned publicity stunt.

. . .the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association isn't about to cry foul publicly. It instead chose to land a subtle jab about hosting the Sweet 16 - an event that other cities would love to have. An estimated 30,000 people are expected to attend.

"We welcome the people from Louisville, happily, but if we had our choice of telling people about our city, or actually having them here to actually experience it, we'll take the latter," ICVA spokesman Bill Benner said.

The Arizona Daily Star visits Louisville, and talks about why Pitino might want to stick around.

Dais — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:46:57 -0000

The Arizona Daily Star visits Louisville, and talks about why Pitino might want to stick around.

"We're used to it," athletic director Tom Jurich said. "He should be the No. 1 candidate for any job that comes open. He's as good as they come, and he's been a great friend."
Pitino, who reportedly makes $2.3 million a year, has previously said he won't leave as long as Jurich, a former NAU athletic director, is Louisville's AD.

Along with some words from the players.

Senior guard Andre McGee, a California native, credited the future Hall of Fame coach.
"That's easy to sell when you're trying to recruit somebody," he said. "You can ask my parents or everyone else's parents."
However, he said a visit to the city sold him on the school, calling Louisville the best college sports town in America. The city has signs at the airport calling itself such.

Michael Jordan made Will Scott cry, and other stories

Dais — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:55:55 -0000

Michael Jordan made Will Scott cry, and other stories

A great article on Will Scott. As a child, he hung out with NBA players because his dad was an NBA and olympic doctor.

His most memorable Olympic moment came one morning at breakfast. Eating a bowl of cereal, he looked up and saw Jordan, "like God," peering down at him.

"I froze, and then I ran to the side of the room and started crying because I didn’t know what to do," the fifth- year senior recalled with a laugh during last week’s Big East Conference Tournament in New York.

Finally we're getting the national attention we deserve!

Dais — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:50:18 -0000

Finally we're getting the national attention we deserve!

Senator McConnell on UofL's media coverage.

"You know, even after Pitt and Connecticut had lost, I noticed on ‘Sports Center’ this morning – you can see where my mind is – they’re still not talking about U of L even being a No. 1 seed. The issue is Connecticut, after losing in six overtimes last night, is still going to be a No. 1 seed," said the senator, an avid U of L fan.

Angel McCoughtry's final AP update of the season, reflects on Senior Night. via SI.com

Dais — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:22:05 -0000

Angel McCoughtry's final AP update of the season, reflects on Senior Night. via SI.com

It's been fun following you, Angel.