Richard Bozich

4 days ago | wdrb.com | Richard Bozich

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The 2007 NBA Draft is best remembered as the year Portland allowed Kevin Durant to slide to the Seattle Supersonics and the second pick because the Trailblazers only had eyes for Greg Oden of Ohio State. The Supersonics, for the record, are now the Oklahoma City Thunder, a franchise that could not win an NBA title with Durant, James Harden and Russell Westbrook but did win one Sunday night with former Kentucky stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Cason Wallace.

1 week ago | wdrb.com | Richard Bozich

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Two preseason college football magazines — Lindy’s and Athlon Sports — have made their way to local news racks. The Big Dog, Phil Steele, is always thicker and several weeks behind. With the clock running out on me, I better share what I’ve learned about Louisville, Kentucky, Indiana and Western Kentucky before this space disappears. Athlon conference rating: fourth, behind Clemson, Miami and SMU.

1 week ago | wdrb.com | Richard Bozich

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — You could stop keeping score after the first inning. First, the University of Louisville baseball team ran out of pitching. Then it ran out of season. Colton Hartman, coach Dan McDonnell’s surprise choice as Louisville’s starting pitcher, faced five hitters. He retired none. A single. Two hit batsmen. Another single. A double. The Cards were behind 6-0 before you could reach for Cracker Jack. “You’ve got to give credit to (Coastal Carolina) coaches,” McDonnell said.

1 week ago | wdrb.com | Richard Bozich

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Losing to Oregon State Friday night in their NCAA College World Series opener ensured the University of Louisville baseball team would have to do it the hard way to survive at Charles Schwab Park in Omaha, Nebraska. Then Dan McDonnell’s team made it even more difficult on themselves. The Cards gave up two quick runs to Arizona in the first and left seven runners on base to trail the Wildcats, 3-2 after seven innings. Their season was down go their final six outs.

2 weeks ago | wdrb.com | Richard Bozich

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The College World Series begins with a pair of four-team, double-elimination tournaments, but the most trustworthy advice any team can follow is this:Do not lose the first game. You won’t exit the tournament. But you also likely won’t win it. The last five NCAA champions all started with a victory. Only four of 43 champs lost their opener.