Eric Crawford

CRAWFORD | Roberts starts hot, leads Louisville to 87-61 win over Syracuse in ACC opener DULUTH, Ga. (WDRB) — Most basketball teams have an alpha.

NEW | Roberts starts hot, leads Louisville to 87-61 win over Syracuse in ACC Tournament opener www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

Louisville-Ole Miss season opener gets time and date, national TV broadcast slot LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville's 2026 football season opener now has a date, time and national television window.

NEW | Louisville-Ole Miss season opener in Nashville gets time and date, national TV broadcast slot www.wdrb.com/sports/louis...

CRAWFORD | Another game, another attention-deficit loss for Kentucky basketball LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Kentucky didn't lose a basketball game Tuesday night.

NEW | Another game, another attention-deficit loss for Kentucky basketball www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

CRAWFORD | Louisville bounces back with toughness, slams Syracuse 77-62 in home finale LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Pat Kelsey used the word "nasty" like he'd found it in a drawer labeled "Things Louisville Has Been Missing" and decided to bring it back into

NEW | Louisville bounces back with toughness, slams Syracuse 77-62 in home finale www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

Kentucky contract details Barnhart’s $950K Executive in Residence role through 2030 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — When Mitch Barnhart steps down as Kentucky's athletics director next summer, the University of Kentucky will present him a pretty hefty parting gift.

NEW | Kentucky contract details Barnhart's $950K Executive-in-Residence role through 2030 www.wdrb.com/sports/kentu...

CRAWFORD | Mitch Barnhart expected to retire after 24 years as Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart arrived at Kentucky in 2002 expecting to stay six to eight years. He stayed nearly a quarter century.

NEW | Mitch Barnhart expected to retire after 24 years as Kentucky athletics director, per ESPN's PeteThamel and others www.wdrb.com/sports/uk-sp...

CRAWFORD | Mitch Barnhart expected to retire after 23 years as Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart arrived at Kentucky in 2002 expecting to stay six to eight years. He stayed nearly a quarter century.

NEW | Mitch Barnhart expected to retire after 23 years as Kentucky athletics director per @PeteThamel and others www.wdrb.com/sports/uk-sp...

CRAWFORD | College sports wants a rescue. It may get a reckoning instead. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The cavalry may be coming.

CRAWFORD| College sports wants a rescue. It may get a reckoning instead www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

Louisville officials say the clock is ticking on college athletics: 'The math no longer works' LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- You probably didn't wake up this morning worried about federal antitrust law.

NEW | Louisville officials say college athletics is running out of time: "The math no longer works" www.wdrb.com/sports/louis...

Brown Out: Louisville freshman phenom listed as out for Tuesday's home finale vs. Syracuse LOUISVILLE — When the ACC’s availability report came out around 8 p.m. Monday and listed Mikel Brown Jr. as “out,” it wasn’t just a lineup adjustment.

NEW | Brown out: Louisville freshman Mikel Brown Jr. listed as out for Tuesday's home finale against Syracuse www.wdrb.com/sports/brown...

CRAWFORD | Louisville falls short at home as Notre Dame, Hidalgo spoil ACC title chance LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville's women spent an entire winter learning how to travel.

NEW | Louisville falls short at home (again) as Notre Dame, Hidalgo, spoil ACC title chance, 65-62 www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

CRAWFORD | Louisville women enter March a contender, still seeking their sharpest edge LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Most programs would celebrate a 24–5 record.

NEW | Louisville women arrive in March a contender, still pursuing their sharpest edge. Regular-season finale vs. Notre Dame today at 4 www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

CRAWFORD | Did Kentucky just get hot in blowout of Vanderbilt, or did it get dangerous? LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- College basketball in late February is full of resurrections. Some are Lazarus. Some just sit up for a night and go back to sleep.

NEW | Did Kentucky just get hot in its blowout of Vanderbilt, or did it get dangerous? www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

CRAWFORD | Louisville’s 80-75 loss at Clemson feels familiar — and uncomfortable LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Three weeks into the season, Louisville looked like a team that might have something to say in April.

NEW | Buzzer column: Louisville's 80-75 loss at Clemson feels familiar -- and uncomfortable www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

CRAWFORD | At the NFL Combine, Louisville's Chris Bell must sell what teams cannot see Chris Bell's most important performances this week aren't happening on a field. They're happening in rooms with closed doors.

NEW | At the NFL Combine, Louisville’s Chris Bell must sell what teams cannot see www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

CRAWFORD | At NFL Combine, "unemployed" Mendoza is no typical job applicant INDIANAPOLIS (WDRB) -- Fernando Mendoza walked into the NFL Scouting Combine like a man applying for a summer job at the hardware store.

NEW | At NFL Scouting Combine, "unemployed" Mendoza is no typical job applicant www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

CRAWFORD | Kentucky stopped the skid, not the questions, in 72-63 win at South Carolina LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky arrived in Columbia carrying baggage: three straight losses, a last-second gut punch at Auburn and a $25,000 Mark Pope invoice from the Southeastern Conference that

NEW | Kentucky stopped the skid, not the questions, in 72-63 win at South Carolina www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

SEC fines Pope, issues public reprimand following comments after Kentucky's loss at Auburn COLUMBIA, S.C. (WDRB) — Kentucky coach Mark Pope’s frustration after Saturday’s one-point loss at Auburn has now come with a price tag.

NEW | SEC fines Pope, issues public reprimand for comments after Kentucky's loss to Auburn www.wdrb.com/sports/sec-f...

4-point field goals and no punts past the 50? UFL betting on bold rules innovations LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The United Football League isn't just tweaking football. It's conducting a live experiment.

NEW | 4-point field goals and no punting past the 50? UFL betting on bold rules innovations www.wdrb.com/sports/4-poi...

CRAWFORD | Louisville’s March problem is written in two numbers: 46–4 and 1–11 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — We are approaching March, the time of year when résumés get polished, seeds get assigned, and narratives get stamped in permanent ink.

NEW | Louisville's March problem is written in two numbers: 46-4, and 1-11 www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

RAPID REACTION | Missed shots, missed chances: UNC holds off Louisville, 77-74 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – In a game destined to be a shootout, Louisville came into Chapel Hill with a howitzer, but discovered that sometimes it jams.

RAPID REACTION | Missed shots, missed chancesl UNC holds off Louisville, 77-74 www.wdrb.com/sports/rapid...

Louisville Kings announce assistant coaches, open preseason camp in Arlington, Texas LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Louisville Kings officially opened training camp Monday, beginning a four-week evaluation process that will pare an initial roster of up to 64 players down to

NEW | Louisville Kings announce assistant coaches; open preseason camp in Arlington, Texas www.wdrb.com/sports/louis...

Roberts injury looms as Virginia knocks off No. 8 Louisville at home, 74-72 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The Louisville women’s basketball team spent most of Sunday afternoon trying to solve problems that kept multiplying: Virginia’s zone defense, a double-digit deficit, and the ...

NEW | Roberts injury looms as Virginia knocks off No. 8 Louisville at home, 74-72 www.wdrb.com/sports/rober...

CRAWFORD | Louisville can score with anyone. Can it stop the teams that matter most? LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – If the Louisville basketball team is going to be a serious player in the postseason, Pat Kelsey knows, the time to demonstrate that is now. That’s

NEW | Louisville can score with anyone. Can it stop the teams that matter most? www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

CRAWFORD | Pope preaches control, but Kentucky loses grip in Auburn heartbreak LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Mark Pope waited until he stepped away from the microphones, which is the modern equivalent of stepping behind the curtain, except the curtain has ears.

NEW | Pope preaches control, but Kentucky loses its grip in heartbreak at Auburn www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

CRAWFORD | Louisville rips Georgia Tech 87-70: A convincing win doesn't convince completely LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Sometimes, writing about this Louisville team is difficult. They win games against the lower half of the ACC decisively. Yet there are moments when they appear

FINAL | Louisville rips Georgia Tech 87-70: A convincing win that doesn't convince completely www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

CRAWFORD | Louisville Kings report to Arlington camp, set to build a team from scratch From where Chris Redman sat Friday in the Louisville Kings' Arlington, Texas, headquarters, the view looks like pro sports royalty.

NEW | Louisville Kings report to Arlington camp, set to build a team from scratch www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

CRAWFORD | Ziegler sets early tone, Louisville women wear down Florida State 88-65 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Laura Ziegler opened the afternoon with a three-pointer before Florida State had adjusted its headbands.

FINAL | Ziegler sets early tone, Louisville women wear down Florida State 88-65. They’re now 24-4, and have won 17 of 18 www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

CRAWFORD | Travel-size Mikel Brown Jr. still too much for Baylor in 82-71 Louisville win Brown turned in a 29-point game like it was a casual errand. He went 8-for-14, 4-for-5 from three, and 9-for-9 at the line, because when the game gets tight, he

FINAL | Updates with comments from Pat Kelsey, more on Louisville's 82-71 win at Baylor www.wdrb.com/sports/u-of-...

CRAWFORD | Travel-size Mikel Brown Jr. still too much for Baylor in 82-71 Louisville win LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Mikel Brown Jr. didn't bring the same flamethrower to Fort Worth that he carried earlier in the week. He brought something else.

NEW | Travel-sized Mikel Brown Jr. still too much for Baylor in 82-71 Louisville win www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...