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Where the real money goes at UofL
When you look at the paychecks at the University of Louisville, it’s obvious what the school’s priorities are. From the CJ: More than 20,000 people turn to the University of Louisville each year to gain an education. But it’s not the professors or even the university’s president who are paid the most at the Derby…
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This is bad journalism
This headline from Fan Recap showed up in my feed: Ravens Star Breaks Foot In Devastating Setback A key offensive weapon for the Ravens will miss time after scans revealed a foot fracture, adding a new twist to ongoing contract talks. Everything in the headline and the prominence of the photo imply that this is…
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Since the CJ isn’t going to edit itself
Two annoying stories in the local paper today that should be simple reader service but are problematic in their lack of information. The first has this headline, Tom Jurich, ex-University of Louisville AD, has stretch of Floyd Street named after him, and says: A portion of Floyd Street that runs through the University of Louisville‘s campus…
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College World Series All-Stars
The University of Louisville baseball team made the Final Four of the College World Series tournament, and it’s players made a great impression on those who admire “The Greatest Show on Dirt.” Three Cardinals were names to the All-Tournament team.
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UofL strikes out
Well, the Cardinals baseball season is over, but the big consolation here is that against all expectations, they made the Final Four in the College World Series. Here’s a game recap: From the university: The University of Louisville baseball team saw its season come to a close on Wednesday with an 11-3 loss against Coastal…
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Bluegrass baseball update
Louisville baseball season continues with a nail biting win over Oregon State. Here’s the ninth inning: Only one Kentucky team is left in the college baseball playoffs. Murray State, the Cinderella team of the tournament, was ousted a day earlier, the victim of the first no hitter in the tournament since 1960. It went something…
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The College World Series Cinderella team is from Ky.
Louisville played its first game in the College World Series last night against Oregon State in Omaha. But the Cinderella team this year is another Kentucky School that goes on the field today. From the CJ: Bobby Bonilla gets paid more every year to not play baseball ($1.19 million) than Murray State spent on its entire program during…
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Cause it’s root, root, root for the home teams
In our obsession with the University of Louisville making the College World Series in Omaha, we’ve neglected to point out that there could be an all-Kentucky final. Here are the brackets: The Murray State Racers are from Western Kentucky. Here’s when they clinched their position in the Championship bracket: Time to root for an all-Bluegrass…
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UofL sports: What the school should really emphasize
This just reinforces the point we made in our latest Bluegrass Blues Podcast (Episode 5). Check it out to see why we say the University of Louisville would do well by promoting itself as a place where student athletes should go to master their craft, just like a lawyer should go to Harvard or a…
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One down, one to go
The Louisville Cardinals won the first game in the best of three Super Regional playoff against the Miami Hurricanes after a brief delay because of lightning. From WDRB: Scoring two runs in the second, five in the third and one more in the fourth, Louisville hammered Miami, 8-1, to move to within one victory of…
