Richard Bozich

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But University of Louisville athletic director Josh Heird said the early November date is the result of a combination of factors and that he and coach Pat Kelsey are working on "a few other" non-league games with juice. "When it's all said and done, our fans will feel pretty good about our schedule," Heird said. The grumbling about the Nov. 11 date is understandable. Generally, this has been a weekend game played in late December.

1 week ago | wdrb.com | Richard Bozich

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Horse racing insiders once looked at D. Wayne Lukas like he had seven heads when he was the first trainer to publicly push for a radical change to the Triple Crown schedule. Keep the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May. Move the Preakness to Memorial Day weekend, creating a 3-to-4 week gap between the first and second legs of the Triple Crown. Bump the Belmont Stakes into July, on the weekend closest to the Fourth.

1 week ago | wdrb.com | Richard Bozich

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Michael Strahan, Danny Hurley, Hannah Storm, Nancy Lieberman and Todd Golden were the headliners Friday in Sarasota, Florida, at the 20th annual Dick Vitale Gala fundraiser to battle pediatric cancer. There were plenty of Super Bowl, NCAA and NBA championship rings in the house as Vitale and his tireless team raised more than $12.5 million, taking the two-decade total to more than $105 million.

1 week ago | wdrb.com | Richard Bozich

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- It's too early for my Preakness picks, so let's pivot to a topic that is always in the starting gate — college basketball. I am not a fan of the "Way Too Early" college basketball rankings that writers routinely are inspired (or told) to post minutes after the nets are snipped at the NCAA Final Four. The transfer portal is just heating up. Recruiting is ongoing. NBA decisions must be made. Seems like a contrived reach for web hits.

1 week ago | wdrb.com | Richard Bozich

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Let’s make this clear: Trainer Bill Mott did not say that Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will bypass the Preakness, the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown in Baltimore May 17. But Mott did say this: He would not have any issue skipping the Preakness and training Sovereignty for the Belmont Stakes on June 7.