
Brooks Holton
Sports Reporter at The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
Kentuckian telling stories. Reporting on Louisville men’s basketball for the hometown @courierjournal. @CentreC, @Mizzou alum.
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1 week ago |
courier-journal.com | Brooks Holton
Louisville basketball freshman point guard Mikel Brown Jr. will play for the United States at the 2025 FIBA U19 Men's World Cup in Switzerland. Brown is no stranger to the international stage. Last year, he was part of Team USA's run to a gold medal at the FIBA U18 AmeriCup in Argentina. Louisville basketball freshman Mikel Brown Jr. will represent the United States at the 2025 FIBA U19 Men's World Cup in Switzerland.
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1 week ago |
courier-journal.com | Brooks Holton
There's no shortage of hype around Louisville basketball point guard Mikel Brown Jr., the Cardinals' 29th McDonald's All-American. Below, we break down Brown's game and how he fits into Pat Kelsey's roster for the 2025-26 season. After leading Louisville basketball to one of the largest turnarounds in Division I history, built a 2025-26 roster that's garnering lofty expectations.
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1 week ago |
courier-journal.com | Brooks Holton |Payton Titus
Louisville Athletics has approved a $167.39 million budget for the 2026 fiscal year. The most noticeable change: an expense of $20.5 million for revenue sharing with athletes. The department is projecting a deficit of $12.5 million in FY2026. The University of Louisville Athletic Association on Wednesday approved a $167,392,442 budget for the 2026 fiscal year — and a $25 million line of credit to help navigate the new landscape of revenue sharing in college sports.
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2 weeks ago |
courier-journal.com | Brooks Holton
Longtime Kentucky football staffer Vince Marrow has switched sides in the rivalry — joining Louisville as Jeff Brohm's executive director of player personnel and recruiting. Here's what Marrow had to say about the move during his first interview since joining the Cardinals' staff. It's been one whirlwind of a week for Vince Marrow, who after more than a decade of working for Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops decided to cross rivalry lines and join forces with Jeff Brohm at Louisville.
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2 weeks ago |
courier-journal.com | Brooks Holton
Louisville baseball infielder Tanner Shiver is set to marry his fiancée, Katelyn Farmer, on June 20 in Jeffersontown. How will they pull it off if the Cardinals make a deep run in the College World Series? Shiver explains below. Louisville baseball infielder Tanner Shiver is eyeing a deep run in the College World Series with coach Dan McDonnell and the Cardinals. He's also hearing wedding bells.
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