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Churchill Downs to introduce 2 new beginner-friendly wagers during Spring Meet Betting at Churchill Downs has never lacked for options. Starting Saturday, it will have some easier ones.

NEW | Churchill to introduce two beginner-friendly wagers (odd-even, head-to-head) during upcoming Spring Meet www.wdrb.com/sports/kentu...

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KENTUCKY DERBY NOTEBOOK | Iron Honor out, making room for Asmussen's Chip Honcho LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Iron Honor is out. Steve Asmussen is back in.

KENTUCKY DERBY NOTEBOOK | Brown says Iron Honor pointing to Preakness, making room for Asmussen's Chip Honcho in the Derby www.wdrb.com/sports/kentu...

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Churchill Downs Incorporated buying Preakness Stakes brand for $85 million The Louisville company would own the intellectual property to horse racing’s second Triple Crown jewel.

NEW | Churchill Downs Inc. buys Preakness Stakes brand for $85 million www.wdrb.com/sports/churc...

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Louisville Kings shake up offense, trade QB Bean to DC and release RB Benny Snell LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The Louisville Kings made changes to their backfield and quarterback room Sunday, trading starting quarterback Jason Bean to the DC Defenders for quarterback Mike DiLiello and

UFL | The Louisville Kings traded starting QB Jason Bean to DC and released RB Benny Snell on Sunday www.wdrb.com/sports/louis...

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CRAWFORD | Will Stein didn’t watch his first Kentucky spring game — he stepped into it LEXINGTON, Ky. (WDRB) — Will Stein did not spend his first spring game as Kentucky head coach in a traditional coaching posture.

NEW | Will Stein didn't just watch his first game as Kentucky head coach -- he stepped into it www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

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Repeat Performance: Wooley announces he'll remain with Louisville basketball in 2026-27 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville got an important piece of roster continuity Saturday when guard Adrian Wooley announced he will return for another season under Pat Kelsey, becoming the first

REPEAT PERFORMANCE | Wooley announces he'll stay with Louisville basketball for the 2026-27 season www.wdrb.com/sports/repea...

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CRAWFORD | Louisville's spring game was tough to add up, at QB and on the scoreboard LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- They played a football game Friday night that wasn't quite a football game, kept score in a way that didn't quite keep score, and in the

NEW | Louisville's spring game was tough to add up, at QB and on the scoreboard www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

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CRAWFORD | Teddy Bridgewater’s return to Louisville sparks reflections on his football life LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Teddy Bridgewater came back to Louisville on Thursday dressed as the featured speaker for the annual They're Off! Luncheon, but talking like a man who once

NEW | Teddy Bridgewater's return to Louisville to speak at the annual "They're Off!" Luncheon sparks memories of a football life www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

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Louisville Kings cash in second chance, rally for first franchise win in OT at Houston LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Six days after one of the strangest losses imaginable, the Louisville Kings finally got the ending they’d been waiting for.

NEW | Louisville Kings cash in second chance, rally for first franchise win in OT at Houston www.wdrb.com/sports/louis...

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CRAWFORD | The UFL moved fast to change the OT rule that cost Louisville a game LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It took six days.

NEW | The UFL moved fast to change the OT rule that cost Louisville a game www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

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Louisville adds Arkansas transfer Karter Knox to highly-rated portal class Louisville added another piece to its fast-rising transfer class Wednesday, landing Arkansas guard Karter Knox, according to multiple reports.

NEW | Arkansas transfer Karter Knox commits to Louisville www.wdrb.com/sports/u-of-...

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CRAWFORD | Another Cupset! LouCity knocks off MLS Austin FC to advance in Open Cup LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — On a warm April night in Butchertown, Louisville City didn't just beat Austin FC. It outworked them, outpunched them, and for 30 minutes, flat outplayed them.

New | Another Cupset! LouCity FC knocks off MLS Austin FC 2-1 in US Open Cup Round of 32 www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

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Another big portal piece: Louisville lands All-ACC forward Carys Baker from Virginia Tech LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Jeff Walz has landed one of the ACC’s most productive forwards, adding All-ACC selection Carys Baker from Virginia Tech through the transfer portal on Tuesday.

More catch-up: Another big portal piece -- Louisville lands All-ACC forward Carys Baker from Virginia Tech www.wdrb.com/sports/anoth...

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Walz adds Tennessee transfer Deniya Prawl as Louisville reload continues LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville women's basketball coach Jeff Walz went through the portal like a drive-thru Tuesday, and came out with two McDonald’s All-Americans.

Playing catch-up, and I'm sorry for that: Louisville women add Tennessee transfer Diniya Prawl, the second former McDonald's All-American in one day for Cardinals' coach Jeff Walz www.wdrb.com/sports/walz-...

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Louisville City FC set for rare home shot at MLS Austin FC in Open Cup clash Tuesday night Louisville City gets a rare home shot at an MLS club Tuesday night, and the timing is pointed for both teams.

NEW | LouCIty set for shot at MLS opponent at home when Austin FC visits for a US Open Cup Round of 32 match tonight www.wdrb.com/sports/louis...

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Louisville women land top-10 transfer in NC State guard Zamareya Jones LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville women's basketball coach Jeff Wlaz has added a proven scorer and playmaker from the transfer portal, landing former NC State guard Zamareya Jones.

NEW | Louisville women land Top 10 transfer in NC State guard Zamareya Jones www.wdrb.com/sports/louis...

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Walz adds veteran head coaches Bradbury, Bernabei-McNamee to Louisville staff LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Jeff Walz has added two former head coaches to his Louisville women’s basketball staff, hiring Mike Bradbury and Joanna Bernabei-McNamee as assistants.

NEW | Walz adds veteran head coaches Bradbury, Bernabei-McNamee to Louisville staff www.wdrb.com/sports/walz-...

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Portal double play: Louisville's Kelsey lands No. 1 Bidunga, Oregon PG Shelstad LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — On Saturday, Pat Kelsey was at Jim Patterson Stadium, working the crowd and working the room.

NEW | Portal double-play: Louisville's Kelsey lands top-ranked transfer Bidunga, Oregon PG Shelstad, per @PeteThamel | www.wdrb.com/sports/porta...

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PORTAL TRACKER | Zougris reportedly to transfer, leaving Louisville with one returnee LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — And then there was one.

PORTAL TRACKER | Vangelis Zougris plans to enter the transfer portal, according to a report by @JonChep, leaving Louisville with one player who saw action last season (Adrian Wooley) who hasn’t announced a transfer www.wdrb.com/sports/porta...

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CRAWFORD | Louisville lost a football game to a rule that sounded made up, until it wasn't LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Football has always had a talent for inventing new ways to break your heart.

NEW | Louisville loses a football game on a rule that sounded made up -- until it wasn't www.wdrb.com/crawford-lou...

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Browning Nagle, hero of Louisville’s Fiesta Bowl upset of Alabama, dies at 57 You can’t tell the story of Louisville football without Browning Nagle.

NEW | Sad to report that Browning Nagle, who etched himself into Louisville history as quarterback of the Cardinals’ Fiesta Bowl victory over Alabama, has died at age 57 www.wdrb.com/sports/u-of-...

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Kelsey announces hire of Clemson's Sean Dixon to round out revamped Louisville staff LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Pat Kelsey’s latest addition to the Louisville basketball staff brings a little bit of everything.

NEW | Kelsey announces hire of Clemson's Sean Dixon to round out revamped Louisville staff www.wdrb.com/sports/kelse...

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Repole isn't coming to Friday's Louisville Kings game to celebrate -- he's coming to evaluate LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Mike Repole isn't coming to Louisville to take a bow. He's coming to take notes.

NEW | Mike Repole isn't coming to Friday's Louisville Kings game to celebrate -- he's coming to evaluate www.wdrb.com/sports/repol...

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NEW | Renegade leads crowded field atop the NTRA Top 3-year-old poll ahead of the May 2 Kentucky Derby www.wdrb.com/sports/reneg...

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CRAWFORD | Months after reported deal, Heird says a Louisville extension for Brohm is "complex" LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — In February, it sounded settled.

NEW | Months after reported deal, Heird says Louisville extension for Brohm is "complex" www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

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On Mikel Brown's complicated Louisville legacy
On Mikel Brown's complicated Louisville legacy YouTube video by Eric Crawford

On Mikel Brown Jr.'s complicated Louisville legacy youtu.be/n6QX0tHhhgs?...

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Mikel Brown Jr., after a Louisville season marked by brilliance and absence, declares for NBA Draft LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Mikel Brown Jr. is headed to the NBA.

NEW | Mikel Brown Jr., after a Louisville freshman year marked by brilliance and absence, declares for the NBA Draft www.wdrb.com/sports/mikel...

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Louisville’s hire of former Florida assistant John Andrzejek signals next step for defense LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — John Andrzejek arrives at Louisville with a clear assignment: elevate the defense.

NEW | Kelsey's hire of former Florida assistant John Andrzejek signals the next step for Louisville's defense www.wdrb.com/sports/louis...

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CRAWFORD | What could trip up Trump’s college sports executive order The order steps into a legal landscape that has already reshaped college athletics in ways no executive action can easily reverse.

NEW | Looking at the major challenges facing Trump's college sports executive order www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

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CRAWFORD | At Kentucky, they're not just practicing football. They're practicing what to see At Kentucky this spring, first-year head coach Will Stein seems interested in something less glamorous.

NEW | At Kentucky this spring, they're not just practicing football, they're practicing what to see www.wdrb.com/sports/crawf...

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