Ex-Louisville star Elvis Dumervil must be a Ravens leader

Source: Lexington Herald-Leader

BALTIMORE — Elvis Dumervil had just settled in to meet the media after the Ravens' workout Wednesday when a voice rang out behind the semi-circle of TV cameras, tape recorders…

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W. Track. Track and Field Wraps Up Day Two at the NCAA Preliminary Rounds

Source: Louisville Official Site

The University of Louisville track and field teams wrapped up day two at the NCAA Preliminary Rounds late Friday night at Irwin Belk Track in Greensboro, N.C.

M. Track. Track and Field's Wolter Punches Ticket to NCAA Championships

Source: Louisville Official Site

University of Louisville track and field's Mattias Wolter was the first Cardinal to punch their ticket to the national championships with his overall first-place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase late Friday night at the NCAA Division I Preliminary Rounds in Greensboro, N.C.

Rutgers reaches out to young talent

Source: Big East Football Blog

Rutgers is moving to the Big Ten next season. One of the Scarlet Knights' first commitments in the 2014 recruiting class is a quarterback from Michigan. Coincidence? Well, yes, actually. Rutgers coach Kyle Flood said not to expect a run on players from the traditional Big Ten states. Quarterback is a position Flood will look at nationally, and verbal pledge Tyler Wiegers just happens to be from Detroit Country Day in Beverly Hills, Mich. "Our recruiting footprint has not changed," Flood said.

Your 2012-13 Louisville Basketball GIF Of The Year

Source: Card Chronicle by Mike Rutherford

It's been fun, it's been surprising, it's been contentious, but your 2012-13 Louisville Basketball GIF of the Year is...

Unfortunately, Trez Dunk Angle 1 couldn't be here this afternoon. Accepting the award on its behalf is Brandon Bender.

Here are the final results from the championship round:

Trez Dunk Angle 1 (35%)
Trez Dunk Angle 2 (31%)
Behanan Kisses UK Goodbye (13%)
CCCHHHHHAAANNNEEEE (11%)
Chane's DePaul Day Dunk (9%)

The leftover 1%, somehow, went to late Alabama athletic director Mal Moore.

Louisville QB Bridgewater wants no Heisman hype (The SportsXchange)

Source: Yahoo! NCAAF

Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater asked the school not to promote him as a Heisman Trophy candidate.

Most important game: SMU

Source: Big East Football Blog

Next up is SMU, one of the more intriguing of the conference newcomers in 2013. To see previous entries, click here. SMU Most important game: Oct. 5 versus Rutgers Why: SMU has a very challenging nonconference slate. The Mustangs open their season Friday, Aug. 30 against Texas Tech and new coach Kliff Kingsbury. Two games later they travel to College Station, Texas, where they will face either an Aggie team coming off the high of beating defending national Alabama for the second year in a row or an Aggie team hungry after suffering a tough loss to the nation's best.

Big East lunchtime links

Source: Big East Football Blog

Enjoy the long weekend, everyone. Former Rutgers quarterback Ryan Hart has received a favorable call on his lawsuit against EA Sports, Ted Sherman writes in the (Newark) Star-Ledger. Former SMU end Margus Hunt has signed with the Bengals, Joe Reedy writes in the Cincinnati Enquirer. Temple has hired Pat Kraft as its deputy athletic director. UCF coach George O'Leary talks about summer progress and recruiting with the Orlando Sentinel's Paul Tenorio.

Peyton Siva Continuing To Turn Heads Before The NBA Draft

Source: Card Chronicle by Mike Rutherford

On the heels of a standout performance last week at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago, Peyton Siva is continuing to demand the attention of NBA GMs, coaches and scouts.

The latest example came on Thursday at the combine for the Brooklyn Nets, where Siva reportedly stole the show.

Siva, who last month led Louisville to the NCAA championship, was one of the few brights spots on the court at the Nets' training facility and clearly outplayed former Arizona floor general Josiah Turner in the

Louisville Baseball Eliminated From Big East Tournament, Awaits Regional Fate

Source: Card Chronicle by Mike Rutherford

There's not likely to be a bigger surprise from the first week of the college baseball postseason than the one the Louisville Cardinals just gave the world. If only that were a good thing.

Winners of 16 straight and entering the Big East Tournament with a No. 8 national ranking, the Cardinals were the heavy favorites to take care of business against an eight-team field that didn't include another NCAA Tournament lock. Instead, following a 9-1 trouncing at the hands of Rutgers on Thursday night, U of L is two and out in Clearwater for the first time since the program joined the Big East in 2006.

"Sometimes in baseball you get your butt kicked," coach Dan McDonnell

Davison living dream after giving back to US

Source: Big East Football Blog

Gearing up for his graduation from Washington (Ind.) High in 2004, Kelly Davison was cognizant of what was going on in the world around him -- the war on terror was underway in the wake of terrorist attacks, and something was gnawing at the two-way lineman with multiple Division II scholarship offers. "It's kind of a calling -- I know that sounds cliché, but it's true," Davison said. "Like you just feel like you need to go and serve something more than yourself.

W. Track. Two School Records Headline Track and Field's Day at NCAA Preliminary Rounds

Source: Louisville Official Site

Two University of Louisville track and field school records fell on the first day of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Preliminary Rounds on Thursday at Irwin Belk Track in Greensboro, N.C.

Louisville gets 'butt kicked' in Big East baseball tournament

Source: Courier-Journal

The University of Louisville baseball team came to town with a 16-game winning streak as the Big East's regular-season champion.

M. Track. Two School Records Headline Track and Field's Day at NCAA Preliminary Rounds

Source: Louisville Official Site

Two University of Louisville track and field school records fell on the first day of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Preliminary Rounds on Thursday at Irwin Belk Track in Greensboro, N.C.

Baseball. No. 8 Cardinals Eliminated from BIG EAST Baseball Championship

Source: Louisville Official Site

The top-seeded and No. 8-ranked Louisville baseball team completed a disappointing showing at the 2013 BIG EAST Championship suffering a 9-1 loss to fifth-seeded Rutgers on Thursday evening in an elimination game at Bright House Field.

W. Soccer. Women's Soccer Spotlight: Lauren Nash

Source: Louisville Official Site

Lauren Nash, a rising sophomore midfielder for the University of Louisville women's soccer team, is preparing for the unknown as she is scheduled for major surgery in the coming months.

Louisville Opens As a 16 Point Favorite For Week One

Source: Card Chronicle by Mike Rutherford

BetOnline.com has released its odds for every week one college football game, which is completely ridiculous since they're all 100 or 99 days away, but which we're going to discuss here because that's what we do during the offseason.

Louisville, which will be taking on Ohio at 3:30 on Sunday, Sept. 1, has opened as a 16-point favorite.

Here's the full list of spreads, which includes UK at -3 against Western Kentucky:

Tulsa (-7) vs. Bowling Green

Utah (-4.5) vs. Utah State

Fresno State (-8.5) vs. Rutgers

Central Florida (-28) vs. Akron

South Carolina (-8.5) vs. North Carolina

Minnesota (-17) vs. UNLV

Vanderbilt (-2.5) vs. Ole Miss

USC (-24) vs. Hawaii

Miami

Most important game: Rutgers

Source: Big East Football Blog

Our series continues today with Rutgers, one of four schools to share the conference title last season. To see previous entries, click here. Rutgers Most important game: Nov. 16 vs. Cincinnati Why: Rutgers' final win of 2012 was arguably its most important. The Scarlet Knights, behind the running of Savon Huggins and a lethal defense, went into Nippert Stadium and beat a Bearcats team that itself ended up sharing the conference crown with the Scarlet Knights and two others.

Atlanta Hawks may have interest in Gorgui Dieng

Source: Card Game by Charlie Springer

Jaryd Wilson, who does interactive work for the Atlanta Hawks, contacted Card Game Thursday, asking for opinions about Gorgui Dieng in preparation for the NBA draft, scheduled June 27th.

“If you didn’t know, we have the 17th and 18th overall picks in this year’s draft, and Gorgui Dieng is a player some mock drafts have us taking,” he wrote. “We are reaching out to local experts to get opinions and analysis of these players, and we were hoping you would help us with Dieng.”

The team is putting together a 2013 Draft Central page on their web site at

Charles Sims won't return to Houston

Source: Big East Football Blog

Running back Charles Sims' career at Houston appears to be over. The rising fifth-year senior, with his family, released a statement to CougarsDen.com saying he will not return to the team for his final season and will explore his options, be it at another school or possibly in the NFL supplemental draft. The reason for his departure is unknown. "It is with regret and deep humbling that I am ending my playing career at the University of Houston," Sims' statement read.

Video: If the season started tomorrow

Source: Big East Football Blog

If the season started tomorrow the Cincinnati Bearcats would continue to fly under the radar despite claiming a share of the conference title in 4 of the last 5 seasons.

We Are 100 Days Away From Kickoff

Source: Card Chronicle by Mike Rutherford

Exactly one hundred days from now, the reigning Sugar Bowl champion Louisville Cardinals will take the field inside Papa John's Cardinal Stadium for the first time in 2013. Drinks will be had, cheers will be shouted, and Teddys will be Teddys.

This is that strangest of all offseason periods where you can't figure out if it feels like last season ended just a couple of weeks ago or a couple of years ago. The only thing we know for sure is that Sept. 1 is way too far away.

Until then, though, we still have this to carry us through:

Big East lunchtime links

Source: Big East Football Blog

Paging Roy Hibbert ... UCF AD Todd Stansbury tells the Orlando Sentinel's Paul Tenorio that the Big East exit fee/postseason credit split is about 60-40 in favor of the schools previously in the conference. The late Mal Moore of Alabama beat out Louisville's Tom Jurich and others for AD of the year. Late Memphis football legend Harry Schuh is remembered as a great athlete and a true friend, Bryan Brasher writes in the Memphis Commercial Appeal.

Steven Bench to transfer to USF

Source: Big East Football Blog

Former Penn State quarterback Steven Bench will transfer to the University of South Florida and is eligible to compete for the starting position this year. "I want to get my face in the playbook and get ready to go," Bench said. "Coach [Willie] Taggart is a real confident guy. He will play anybody anywhere anytime." Bench said USF will operate a San Francisco 49ers-type offense, using the tight ends and also allowing the QB to run. To read Joe Schad's full story, click here.

Four from Big East on Rimington watch list

Source: Big East Football Blog

Watch List season means we're one step closer to the actual college football season. The latest watch list to be released is for the Rimington Trophy, which is given each year to the best center in the nation. The Big East has four players on the 44-man list, which is led by nine SEC players and five each from the Pac-12 and the Mountain West Conference. Houston's Bryce Redman, Rutgers' Betim Bujari, SMU's Taylor Lasecki, USF's Austin Reiter make up the Big East contingent.

Baseball. No. 8 Baseball Drops BIG EAST Opener to UConn in 12 Innings

Source: Louisville Official Site

The eighth-ranked and top-seeded Louisville baseball team saw its 16-game winning streak halted on Wednesday night at Bright House Field falling 3-2 in 12 innings to Connecticut in a first round game at the 2013 BIG EAST Championship.

Someone else wins national AD award?

Source: Card Game by Charlie Springer

We’re confident Mal Moore was a good administrator at Alabama but there’s no way anyone deserved the Athletic Director of the Year award more than Tom Jurich of the University of Louisville.

Moore, who succumbed to pulmonary problems in March, was honored by Sports Business Daily during ceremonies Wednesday in New York.

The test, as far we’re concerned, is whether an individual could have achieved what Jurich has done at UofL. He has literally transformed the athletic program into one of the strongest, with some of the best facilities in the country, with nowhere near the resources Moore enjoyed at Alabama.

Alabama had some significant accomplishments under Moore, including BCS national championships in 2012

Someone else win national AD award?

Source: Card Game by Charlie Springer

We’re confident Mal Moore was a good administrator at Alabama but there’s no way anyone deserved the Athletic Director of the Year award more than Tom Jurich of the University of Louisville.

Moore, who succumbed to pulmonary problems in March, was honored by Sports Business Daily during ceremonies Wednesday in New York.

The test, as far we’re concerned, is whether an individual could have achieved what Jurich has done at UofL. He has literally transformed the athletic program into one of the strongest, with some of the best facilities in the country, with nowhere near the resources Moore enjoyed at Alabama.

Alabama had some significant accomplishments under Moore, including BCS national championships in 2012

Louisville Baseball Stunned By UConn In Big East Tournament Opener

Source: Card Chronicle by Mike Rutherford

If Louisville is going to win the last major Big East event it ever takes part in, it's going to have to do it the hard way.

The Cardinal Nine saw their 16-game winning streak snapped in stunning fashion on Wednesday night, falling to No. 8 seed Connecticut 3-2 in the first round of the Big East Tournament in a game which lasted 12 innings. It's the first time since 2008 that a top seed has lost its opening game in the tournament.

The star of the evening for the Huskies was starting pitcher Carson Cross, who surrendered two Cardinal runs in the first inning, but was sensational the rest of the way. He pitched into the tenth inning and gave up just seven hits and no walks while striking out three.

Adding insult to

Wednesday Evening Cardinal News And Notes

Source: Card Chronicle by Mike Rutherford

Tom Jurich is one of four ADs up for Athletic Director of the Year at tonight's Sports Business Awards ceremony in New York City. Here he is styling on the red carpet (I'd imagine it's a red carpet) before the event.

If the SBAs want to have any legitimacy, they'll give Jurich the award and then rename it after him.

Rick Pitino is also in New York tonight, picking up the

RecruitingNation: Theo Pinson interview

Source: ESPN YouTube

Dave Telep interviews No. 13 player in the 2014 class and newest North Carolina commit Theo Pinson. Pinson chose UNC over Indiana, Georgetown, Duke and Louisville.

2013 Cardinal Caravan Set To Make Five Stops

Source: Card Chronicle by Mike Rutherford

The 2013 edition of U of L's annual Cardinal Caravan will be making five stops across Kentucky, including one in Louisville (can that really be a "stop?") on June 4.

The caravan includes season tickets availability, raffle giveaways, a photo station with championship backdrops, along with appearances by the UofL cheerleaders, Ladybirds, and mascot Louie. Drinks and food will be available for purchase at each of the locations.

Here's the schedule:

Tuesday, June 4 11:45 a.m. Bardstown Kreso's Restaurant 218 N. 3rd St. 6:30 p.m. Louisville Captain's Quarters 5700 Captain's

M. Track. Track and Field Travels to NCAA East Preliminary Rounds

Source: Louisville Official Site

Sixteen University of Louisville track and field student-athletes will be vying for spots to compete at the 2013 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships beginning this week, as they head to the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in Greensboro, N.C.

Most important game: Memphis Tigers

Source: Big East Football Blog

Our series continues today with a conference newcomer, Memphis. To see previous entries, click here. Memphis Most important game: Oct. 12 at Houston Why: Second-year coach Justin Fuente has his Memphis squad feeling a little confident after finishing the 2012 season on a three-game winning streak. Regardless of the competition, that is a good sign for a program that won just five total games in its three previous seasons. Now comes a step up in competition, one that may be a bit premature for a program that is still developing.

W. Track. Track and Field Travels to NCAA East Preliminary Rounds

Source: Louisville Official Site

Sixteen University of Louisville track and field student-athletes will be vying for spots to compete at the 2013 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships beginning this week, as they head to the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in Greensboro, N.C.

Montrezl Harrell Accepts Invite To Try Out For Team USA

Source: Card Chronicle by Mike Rutherford

U of L rising sophomore/avid slam dunk fan Montrezl Harrell is one of 24 players who have accepted invitations to attend the USA Basketball Men's Under-19 World Championship Team training camp June 14-19 in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Harrell is one of 16 players invited who has previous USA Basketball experience, as he was a member of the Under-18 team coached by Billy Donovan last summer. He averaged 5.2 points and 4.2 rebounds to help Team USA win the gold in Brazil. And if you're looking for another fun talking point, the Harrison twins were cut from that same team 12 months ago.

Here's the full training camp roster for next month:

2013 USA Basketball Men's U19 World Championship Team Training

Where Every Mock Draft Has Gorgui Dieng Being Picked

Source: Card Chronicle by Mike Rutherford

Last night's lottery draw solidified the order for the 2013 NBA Draft, and meant every major sports news outlet had to update their mock drafts. It also meant some moving and shaking for Louisville's most popular man, who continues to be projected as a mid-first round pick by nearly every person who gets paid to make such prognostications.

Here's where every outlet worth a salt currently has The Gorgster landing.

SB Nation: Oklahoma City Thunder (Pick 12)

Q&A with commissioner Mike Aresco

Source: Big East Football Blog

The American Athletic Conference wrapped up its first spring meetings Wednesday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. The three-day session also marked Mike Aresco's first spring meetings as the conference's commissioner. Aresco chatted with ESPN.com by phone Wednesday afternoon following the meetings. Here is that conversation. How would you characterize the tone of the meetings? Mike Aresco: I don't think there's any question: Upbeat and optimistic. Upbeat and optimistic.

Louisville's Thompson Named Big East Pitcher Of The Year

Source: Card Chronicle by Mike Rutherford

Junior righthander Jeff Thompson was named Big East Pitcher of the Year on Tuesday, and was one of a record-tying 10 Cardinals who received all-conference accolades.

Here's the word from U of L:

A First Team All-BIG EAST honoree, Thompson (Greenville, Ind./Floyd Central HS) was 10-1 with a 2.09 ERA and 97 strikeouts in 14 starts and 90.1 innings pitched this season. The conference leader in wins and strikeouts, Thompson has won each of his last four starts and ranks third in the league in ERA while opposing batters are hitting just .174 against him. The 10 wins rank second on the Cardinals' single season leaderboard,

Bridgewater stiff-arms Heisman campaign

Source: Big East Football Blog

Teddy Bridgewater joined Twitter on Monday. So you cannot say that he is completely shying away from the spotlight that will accompany him this fall. But the Louisville quarterback is doing what he can to minimize the individual attention that is expected to follow him during a 2013 season which will likely begin with the Cardinals in the top 10. Bridgewater has requested that his school not start a Heisman Trophy campaign for him this season, asking head coach Charlie Strong and offensive coordinator Shawn Watson for any publicity to include the team as a whole, WDRB's Eric Crawford reported this week.

Louisville basketball's Montrezl Harrell to try out for Under-19 USA team

Source: Courier-Journal

University of Louisville men's basketball rising sophomore Montrezl Harrell is one of 24 players who accepted an invitation to attend the 2012 USA Basketball Men's Under-19 World Championship Team training camp June 14-19on Colorado Springs, Colo.

Cardinal Caravan dates and times announced - Louisville (Rivals)

Source: Yahoo! NCAAB

University of Louisville coaches, student-athletes, and athletic staff members will make five regional stops on the "Cardinal Caravan" in June to interact with UofL fans across the region.

Louisville Basketball GIF Of The Year Tournament: Championship Round

Source: Card Chronicle by Mike Rutherford

It's time to decide what the best Louisville basketball GIF in 2012-13 was. The polls close 48 hours from now.

Chane's DePaul Day Dunk (Pod 1 champ)

CCCCCHHHHAAAANNNNEEEEEE (Pod 2 champ)

Behanan Kisses UK Goodbye (Pod 3 champ)

Trez Dunk Angle 1 (Pod 4 champ)

Trez Dunk Angle 2 (Pod 5 champ)

Poll Which was the best GIF of the 2012-13 Louisville basketball season? Chane's DePaul Day Dunk
CCCCHHHAAAANNNNEEEEE
Behanan Kisses UK Goodbye
Trez Dunk Angle 1
Trez Dunk Angle 2

  9 votes |

2013-14 bowl schedule released

Source: Big East Football Blog

The Football Bowl Association released the dates, times and television stations for each bowl game this upcoming season. Three will be played on the same day, with the Pinstripe, Belk and Russell Athletic Bowls all kicking off on Dec. 28. Here is the full lineup of when and where the bowls with Big East affiliations will air. Beef O'Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg (vs. C-USA): Mon. Dec. 23, 2 p.m. ET at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. (ESPN) New Era Pinstripe Bowl (vs.

M. Basketball. Harrell Accepts Invitation to USA Basketball's 2013 U-19 World Championship Team Training Camp

Source: Louisville Official Site

University of Louisville men's basketball rising sophomore Montrezl Harrell is one of 24 players who accepted an invitation to attend the 2013 USA Basketball Men's U19 World Championship Team training camp that will be held June 14-19.

M. Basketball. Harrell Accepts Invitation to USA Basketball's 2013 U19 World Championship Team Training Camp

Source: Louisville Official Site

University of Louisville men's basketball rising sophomore Montrezl Harrell is one of 24 players who accepted an invitation to attend the 2012 USA Basketball Men's U19 World Championship Team training camp that will be held June 14-19.

Big East lunchtime links

Source: Big East Football Blog

Tony Allen for best actor. Miss any of our 100-days-to-kickoff content? Mark Schlabach says the season can't get here soon enough. ESPN Stats and Info provides 100 numbers to know entering the season. You can re-live our chat here. Rutgers didn't care about making history when it hired Julie Hermann as its new AD, Tom Luicci writes in the (Newark) Star-Ledger. The Orlando Sentinel's Paul Tenorio talks with USF coach Willie Taggart at the spring meetings.

General News. Cardinal Caravan to Make Five Regional Stops

Source: Louisville Official Site

University of Louisville coaches, student-athletes, and athletic staff members will make five regional stops on the "Cardinal Caravan" in June to interact with UofL fans across the region.

Q&A: New Rutgers AD Julie Hermann

Source: Big East Football Blog

Needing to clean up the mess left behind by the abuse scandal involving basketball coach Mike Rice, Rutgers made a bold move. The school hired Julie Hermann as its new athletic director, making her just the third active woman AD at a major-conference school. In 2014, Hermann will become just the second woman athletic director in Big Ten history, following Michigan State's Merrily Dean Baker (1992-95). Hermann has impeccable credentials, having served as the No.

Hope springs in the Big East

Source: Big East Football Blog

This fall will mark the final college football season that concludes with a BCS title game. The era has had its ups and downs for all, so here we will take a look at the best and worst of the past 15 years in the Big East: BEST 1. BCS bowl performances: For all of the heat that this conference gets, it will likely exit the BCS era with no worse than a .500 record in BCS bowls. The Big East is 8-7 in BCS bowls during the past 15 years, winning its past two (Louisville over Florida in the 2013 Sugar, West Virginia over Clemson in the 2012 Orange.