Image of a ProPublica headline that reads "They Needed Treatment for Drug Addiction. The Company They Turned to May Have Used Them to Commit Fraud." The headline is illustrated with a pair of hands holding a miniature rehab center. One hand is dropping a small human through the top of the building. From the bottom of the building, a $100 bill emerges.

NEW: Kentucky’s largest drug rehab center touts a Christian message and a selfless commitment to helping others.

But internally, the organization prioritized money over the well-being of its clients and staff, interviews show.

W/ @kentucky.com

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Cards up 24-11 7:46; 5 different players have made a 3 for UofL and ironically Ryan Conwell, who led the team with 105 makes, is not one of them

Cards up 17-9 10:32 currently on 12-2 run as they’ve held Enis/Pinion to combined for 2-11 FG for USF

UofL-USF 7-7 14:57; Cards shooting just 3-11 FG but already have 5 off reb/2nd chance pts to save them

Louisville’s game vs USF says he “can’t play to his standard” because he’s not 100% but leaves it open for possibly playing 2nd round of they advance

“The legacies of other Black figures who ran for president — Obama, Harris, Frederick Douglass, Shirley Chisolm, Carol Moseley Braun — highlight the ridiculousness of the idea that Smith is qualified to throw his hat in this race.”

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Final bracket. notice, Pitino/Calipari rematch in second round. it’s not a conspiracy folks, just how the teams landed especially after already switching UofL/Tenn to avoid conference rematches

Another question that’s come up, UK would play Tulsa in OKC in 6-11 game. Point was made that the Cats would still have more fans. To reiterate, only the top 4 seeds in region are protected from home court disadvantage

Quirky situation with St. Louis as a 1st/2nd round site is in St. Louis. Committee protects top four seeds against home court advantage, but since the Bilikens didnt play more than 3 games at the venue, they could conceivably stay at home.

Kentucky as 6 seed in Midwest with opening round in OKC

UofL switched with Tennessee to East region/Tampa for 1&2 rounds to avoid being in potential 2nd round matchup with ACC mate UVA. 5 seed Vols also avoid SEC rematch with 4 seed Alabama

back at it after a break, voting on last four in. this time we vote for 4 of 9 teams remaining under consideration and the top 2 vote getters are in. then we take the remaining 7 teams and vote for 4 again. top 2 are final teams in tourney

In latest vote for seeding, Louisville gets in at 20 making it a 5 seed. this is not final, we’ll begin the ‘scrubbing’ phase to make sure we get it right

Now moved to seeding: voting on 8 teams from list, then ranking 1-8 (the top four vote getters will be the No. 1 seeds) Here’s my votes

Progress came to a halt discussing the merits of Miami (O) as an at-large. Spirited discussion to say the least

Process repeats voting on 8 from remaining under consideration pool. Top 4 advance to the at-large holding room, then rank 8 from 4 that didnt get in last round

UK in top four, moves to at large pool ahead of Iowa, Clemson, NC State & Wisconsin

now voting on top 8 teams from group of 32. (UK is among that group) now we rank 1-8 and the four teams with most votes move into the at large field

First round of voting was to select up to 24 at large teams and an unlimited amount of teams for under consideration. UofL was among 22 at large; UK in group of 32 under consideration

Participating in NCAA mock selection process will be updating accordingly

This year marks a decade since Colin Kaepernick kneeled.

Athletes stopped using their platforms to address social issues, despite our reality.

I wrote about the 4 things you should expect at the intersection of sports, race & politics in 2026.

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Louisville coach Pat Kelsey said he dislocated a finger on his right hand while running from his staff trying to mob him after beating Kentucky

Before Serena Williams and CoCo Gauff were champions, C.L. Brown's mom helped pave the way YouTube video by Courier Journal

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thanks Gail!

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Louisville baseball vs Miami Super Regional delayed until 3:26 pm

congrats Mike