The Louisville basketball team beat East Tennessee State 69-56 in the second game of the Hall of Fame Showcase Saturday. Senior Edgar Sosa led the team with 16 points and sophomore Samardo Samuels added 14 points and 11 rebounds. The Cards now have a quick turnaround to get ready for Sunday's matchup against Morgan State. Check inside for post-game reaction from Coach Rick Pitino and the Cards From the Locker Room.]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:24:00 GMT An 18-0 first half run put No. 22 Louisville ahead of visiting East Tennessee State 25-10, and the Cardinals never looked back during a 69-56 win Saturday afternoon at historic Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky. Louisville improved to 2-0 on the season and ETSU fell to 1-3]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:07:00 GMT TAMPA, Fla. - B.J. Daniels rebounded from the worst game of his young career to throw for 304 yards and run for 141 more in South Florida 's 34-22 victory over struggling Louisville on Saturday. The win pushed USF into bowl contention this season, and eliminated Louisville's chance for a bowl with their seventh loss]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:22:00 GMT The Louisville football program has never won at South Florida. On Saturday, Coach Steve Kragthorpe and the Cards will look to put an end to that streak as Louisville visits Raymond James Stadium for a Big East matchup against USF. The Cards notched their first Big East victory of the season last week, beating Syracuse 10-9. Meanwhile, the Bulls are coming off their third league loss after a 31-0 blowout at Rutgers. The game, which kicks off at Noon, will be televised regionally by the BIG EAST Television Network]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:48:00 GMT With just one recruit signed during the fall signing period, Louisville coach Rick Pitino explained that his staff's thoughts all along were to sign one or maybe two players in the 2010 class. After landing Russ Smith this week and losing out on Tobias Harris, will the Cardinals sign another recruit in the spring? CardinalSports.com has more.]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:58:00 GMT Louisville coach Rick Pitino pulled no punches when describing the Cardinals' lone recruiting signee in the 2010 fall signing period Friday. Pitino, who has known signee Russ Smith since Smith's eighth grade year, compared the 6-foot guard to UofL legend DeJuan Wheat, one of the finest competitors in program history]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:48:00 GMT Big East leaders Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and West Virginia are off this weekend. That means carrying the banner for the conference will be ... Rutgers. After starting the season with a whimper, this is not a bad place to be for the Scarlet Knights. Elsewhere in the league, Louisville travels to South Florida and UConn QB Zach Frazer will take on his old team, Notre Dame.]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:09:00 GMT The University of Louisville didn't wait long to show its interest in one of the top players in the city for the class of 2011. The Cardinals have already extended an offer to Jamon Brown, a 6-4, 280-pound defensive tackle from Fern Creek H.S. He talked to Cardinalsports.com about his strengths and also talked about his early recruitment, which is being headed by Ken Delgado (pictured)..]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:01:00 GMT Independence (Ky.) Simon Kenton running back Miles Simpson jumped out with several unofficial visits early in the season to schools that were recruiting him, but the 6-2, 195-pound athlete has slowed his process down in recent weeks while his game on the field has picked u]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:07:00 GMT Elite prospect Tobias Harris has wrapped up his seven school visitation tour and even threw in a surprise visit on the way home from Georgia Tech. Tonight he plans to decide on a school and sign a National Letter of Inten]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:30:00 GMT Jordan Paschal, a three-star defensive back from Trotwood-Madison H.S. (Ohio) made an unofficial visit to Louisville on Saturday to watch the Cardinals, a team he committed to earlier this year. Cardinalsports.com talked to Paschal about his impressions of the trip, his conversations with the coaching staff, and how his senior season is going.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:16:00 GMT After undermanned Arkansas made a 14-0 run to start the second half that cut No. 22 Louisville's lead to 48-45, the Cardinals kicked back with a monster 37-11 run in the second half to blow away the Hogs, 96-66. Rick Pitino's Cardinals had six players score in double-figures including 20 points from reserve small forward Reginald Delk.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:32:00 GMT The season starts tonight! In front of a nationally-televised ESPN audience, the Louisville basketball team will tip off the 2009-10 season this evening when the Cards face Arkansas in the Hall of Fame Showcase in St. Louis. Coach John Pelphry's Razorbacks are 1-0 having beaten Alcorn State 130-68 in their season opener. Check inside for CardinalSports.com's preview.]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:09:00 GMT Led by linebackers Chris Campa and Jon Dempsey, the Louisville defense has been a hard-hitting lockdown unit the second half of the season. The pair combined for 26 tackles against Syracuse. Meanwhile, the offense continues to struggle to find its rhythm, picking up just 151 yards of total offense against the Orange. Check inside as CardinalSports.com reviews the latest news on the football team.]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:25:00 GMT Rumors had been swirling for weeks that Russ Smith had already made his college choice and had even verballed but Smith's father, Russ Smith, Sr. stated this was not the case. Smith, Sr. said he and his son would only be taking an official visit on November 15th and staying until the 16th before he makes any decisions. On Sunday, Smith Sr. called NYCHoops.net long distance exclusively to announce that his son had finally made a commitment while visiting Louisville. ]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:49:00 GMT Louisville, Ky. - Louisville wide receiver Josh Chichester caught a game-winning touchdown late in the game against Syracuse to help the Cardinals to a 10-9 victory over the Orange. Cardinalsports.com was at the post-game press conference to get his thoughts on the game, as well as quarterback Adam Froman's comments..]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:26:00 GMT Louisville, Ky. - In a game when the Louisville offense couldn't muster anything against a pesky Syracuse squad, it needed Trent Guy to step up big, and he did, coming up with 93 kick return yards and 44 punt return yards, including a return late in the game that set up the winning touchdown. Cardinalsports.com got his thoughts after the game..]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:19:00 GMT Louisville, KY - The Louisville football team didn't win any style points Saturday, but the Cards did win their first Big East game of the season, beating Syracuse 10-9. It wasn't pretty. It was a downright ugly game, but with the victory, the Cards improved to 4-6 on the season and 1-4 in the Big East. It was Louisville's first win over Syracuse in the Steve Kragthorpe era and the first Big East win in nine games.]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:16:00 GMT The Cards waited until the final two minutes of the game, but managed to squeeze out a victory over the Orange on Saturday, beating Syracuse 10-9. The game improves Louisville to 4-6 on the season and snapped an ugly nine-game Big East losing streak. Louisville managed just 151 yards of total offense, but was fueled by several big returns from Trent Guy and a late game-winning touchdown pass by Josh Chichester.]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:18:00 GMT Bentonville (Ark.) High School won their conference last week and received a first round bye in the postseason. That gave three-star Bentonville offensive lineman Chase Petersen an opportunity to consider his recruitment, and the 6-4, 280-pound prospect has rendered his decisio]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:20:00 GMT