Sunday, April 26, 2009

No show tonight

No show tonight due to finals. We'll keep you posted on when we start back up again for the summer!

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

April 22nd Show

Sunday, April 19, 2009

On Air Live Blog April 19th

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

No show tonight

We are both busy either at work, or working on a project. We promise we'll have a show on Sunday

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Future Stars Shine in Derby Classic

Louisville and Kentucky recruits showed their stuff on Saturday at the Wazoo Sports Derby Festival Classic, when the Gold team defeated the Black team 151-145 (defense anyone?). But the real stars of the night were the three players headed to play for Tom Crean at Indiana next season: Christian Watford, a 6-foot-8 SF, Maurice Creek, a 6-foot-5 SG, and Jordan Hulls, a 6-foot PG and Indiana's Mr. Basketball. Watford scored 26 points to go along with 7 rebounds, displaying the best all-around offensive game in the contest, while Creek dropped 21 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. Hulls, who was also the night's 3-Point Contest winner, scored 6 points on 2 of 5 shooting. Both shots were three balls.

Top Louisville recruits Peyton Siva and Rakeem Buckles also had impressive showings. Siva continued to show that he is a true point guard, dishing out 11 assists while scoring 15 points. Buckles finished the night with a Black team high 26 points, he also pulled down 6 rebounds. Two other Louisville recruits, Stephan Van Treese and Mike Marra, scored 11 and 10 points repectively. Mike Marra also won the Derby Festival Dunk Competition, throwing down a windmill dunk off of the backboard.

Two Kentucky commits also competed in the Classic, Daniel Orton and Jon Hood. Hood finished the game with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Orton scored 12 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out 6 assists.

Other notable performances on the night included:
  • 30 point, 7 rebound, 6 assist outing by Florida State signee Michael Snaer.
  • 24 points on 5-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc by Oklahoma State commit Raymond Penn.
  • 5-of-6 from the field for 11 points and 8 assists from Kansas signee Elijah Johnson. Johnson also threw down the dunk of the night in the final seconds...

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Happy Easter - No show tonight

Due to it being Easter, we will not be airing the show tonight. Make sure you tune in on Wednesday, though!

Friday, April 10, 2009

Fenway set to host next NHL outdoor game

Alright, so I'm a hockey fan. And I think this is pretty cool. A hockey game in Fenway will definitely be quite the spectacle. The only thing I have against it is that Fenway Park is probably the smallest possible venue you could pick to host an outdoor game. Fenway only seats about 37,000 fans.

If the NHL really wants to put on a HUGE outdoor game, it will only be a matter of time they book Beaver Stadium (Penn St. footbal stadium) in State College, PA for a game between the Pittsburgh Penguins, which has 2 of the 3 most recognizable players in the league and their cross-state rivals the Philadelphia Flyers. Beaver Stadium seats a little over 107,000 people, and there is no doubt in my mind the NHL would fill that place if those 2 teams were playing. Imagine seeing a hockey game with 107,000 other people! It would be amazing and great for the sport.

Angel McCoughtry 1st overall pick in WNBA Draft

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Live Blog - 4/8

Daniel Orton Asks Out at UK/ Nolan Dennis Looking

More big news from the Kentucky recruiting front. Jody Demling of the Courier-Journal reports that according to Scout.com analyst Evan Daniels, Five-star big man Daniel Orton has asked Kentucky for a release from his letter of intent after committing to the Cats in November . Also reported is that Memphis commit Nolan Dennis has asked for a release from his LOI and will look at Kentucky as a possible option. Dennis is just now coming onto the Kentucky scene, so here is some info:

Nolan Dennis
Richland High School, Richland Hills, Texas
#46 in the ESPNU 100
6'5, 180 pounds, Shooting Guard

DeMarcus Cousins chooses Cal & Cats


DeMarcus Cousins has made his pick...for the third (and presumably the final) time. The #4 ranked prospect in the ESPNU100 and the #2 overall prospect according to Rivals.com has decided to attend The University of Kentucky to continue his basketball career.

Cousins, a 6-foot-9, 250-pound forward out of Mobile (Ala.) Leflore High School, had previously committed to UAB before switching his commitment to Memphis. He then backed out of that commitment when former Memphis coach John Calipari left for the head coaching position at Kentucky. Cousins has stated that he also considered Washington and Kansas State this time around, before deciding to play for the Wildcats.



He is now the third player in the class for Kentucky, joining highly-touted big man Daniel Orton and Kentucky Mr. Basketball Jon Hood. More recruits are expected to follow Cousins to UK in the next few weeks.

"I'm working on John Wall and Xavier Henry right now," Cousins said. "I think we have a chance to get them."

Big news for the Big Blue faithful out there, as the Wildcats could legitimately contend for a national championship as early as next season. Some things will need to take place in order for this to happen, most importantly a few dropped scholarships. Calipari seems to be on track, finding the right players to fit his system, and essentially dumping the scraps. Michael Porter announced his intention to leave the team and focus on personal matters yesterday, and Jodie Meeks will test the draft waters (no agent has been signed so he can still return). Additionally, six players that previously intended to play for the Wildcats have already rescinded their commitments. It is expected that others will transfer, leave the team, or declare for the draft as well.

Vegas currently has Kentucky as a co-favorite to win it all next season, along with North Carolina (surprise), at 14-1 odds. Louisville is tied with Duke for the second position, at 25-1.

The New York Times' college basketball blog also gets in on the action, with their picks for next season's champion. The top five looks like this:

  1. North Carolina
  2. Michigan State
  3. Purdue
  4. Louisville
  5. Kentucky

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Lady Cards go down in championship

The Huskies were just too much for the Cards today as UCONN won the national championship 76-54 over Louiville. It was a great season for the Cardinals as they had never advanced that far in the NCAA Tournament. Here are the highlights:



Player of the Year, Blake Griffin will go to the NBA.

Live Blog - Louisville vs Connecticut 8:30 PM

Jodie Meeks to test the waters

Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Kentucky G Jodie Meeks will test the waters and enter the NBA Draft.

Meeks has not hired an agent, which means if he is not satisfied with his status in the draft this season, he can withdraw his name and return to Kentucky.

Meeks averaged 23.7 PPG this year for the Wildcats and was a 2nd team All-American.

Monday, April 6, 2009

North Carolina wins 5th National Title

They basically had it in the bad after the first TV timeout. North Carolina routed Michigan State 89-72 as they just rolled through the tournament. UNC was the preseason favorite to win it, and in the end, they proved to be a whole lot better than everyone else. No one got within 12 of them the entire tournament. Here are the highlights:


Opening Day was today. Here are the scores.

After declining the Arizona job, Sean Miller changed his mind and was announced as the Wildcats' new coach.

Just a reminder, your Lady Cards play undefeated UCONN in the national championship tomorrow night on ESPN. We will be having a live blog here, so come to this site during the game to discuss the game.

Louisville advances to the National Championship Game!

Here are the highlights:



The Major League Baseball season is officially under way. Atlanta defeated Philadelphia tonight in the first game of the season 4-1.

Oklahoma's Blake Griffin took home the Naismith Award for being the Most Outstanding Player in college basketball this season.

Xavier coach Sean Miller reportedly met with Arizona today to discuss the head coaching vacancy.

OPENING DAY IS TOMORROW!!! (
well, today, technically...EVEN BETTER!)

And like Stanford had a chance
...UCONN will face Louisville in the National Title game on Tuesday after a 19 point win over the Cardinal.

Peyton Siva & Jeremy Tyler Make Parade Magazine's High School All-American Team

2009 Louisville commit Peyton Siva is picked for the third team; 2010 Louisville commit Jeremy Tyler picked for the second.

For those of you who haven't seen Tyler play, here is a glimpse :

Sunday, April 5, 2009

The Overtime Show - April 5th / Louisville vs. Oklahoma Live Blog

Alright, we're going to try something new tonight. We have a live blog going on during the show so anyone can contribute, you don't just have to have Facebook or anything. Just enter your name and write away! It will start at 7 PM and go on until 11 PM. You can still use Facebook, we'll check it. But, I figured this will be the easiest way for all the listeners to interact! Also, feel free to use this during the Lady Cards' Final Four game. The blog will be starting at 7. Once the game is over, just keep talking because we'll probably be on the air by then.

Enjoy!

Highlights from the games last night



Saturday, April 4, 2009

Live Blog - Final Four

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Overtime Thoughts - 4/2

Check out our post on the Jay Cutler trade. Discuss about it on our message board. Vote on our poll.

Alright, I'm going to show you something pretty embarrassing for me and my beloved Pittsburgh Pirates. Check this out...

Ladies and gentlemen, we have an NIT Champion. It is my least favorite school in the country...Penn State. Congratulations to the 754 Penn State basketball fans for your team's accompishment. They defeated Baylor 69-63 tonight at MSG.

Also, for you UK fans, Ashley Judd likes the Calipari hire...watch the video...


Michael Vick has a job lined up for when he gets out of prison. It's a $10 per hour job at his dad's construction company, W.M. Jordan Co. He plans on working 40 hours a week there. That's interesting.

In NCAA coaching news, Tim Floyd said, "No thanks" to Arizona and Bruce Pearl cashed in at Tennessee after reportedly being offered the Memphis job.

Jay Cutler traded to Chicago

Jay Cutler, who has been involved on a crazy saga over the past few weeks in Denver has been traded to the Chicago Bears for QB Kyle Orton, 2 first round draft picks ('09 & '10) and a 3rd rond pick in '09. Wow, that seems like a lot to be giving up if you're the Bears, just my opinion.

Cutler has never won a playoff game and you're going to give up 2 first rounders and a 3rd rounder for him? Insane. This does give Chicago a quarterback since Grossman and Orton are both horrible, but at the same time, how good is Cutler? Not that good.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Overtime Thoughts - April 1

The East beat the West today in the McDonald's All-American Game 113-110. It was a great chance to see future Cardinal, Peyton Siva, and boy did he impress me. He's one of the quickest guards I've seen. Here's the box score. Siva finished with 6 points and a game-high 9 assists.

Memphis commits Xavier Henry and DeMarcus Cousins have reopened their commitments. Cousins' new #1 choice is Kentucky.

Jodie Meeks discusses the hiring of Calipari and if it will affect his decision to turn pro:



The U of L Baseball team (18-8) defeated Ball State (12-12) today 5-4 in 12 innings thanks to a walk-off sacrifice fly by Alec Lowery.

Jennie Rees from the Courier-Journal wrote an article today saying that Churchill Downs will test out racing at night in the spring meet this year. They will start racing at 6 PM on June 19th, June 26th, and July 2nd. Races would conclude at around 11 PM.

Donte Stallworth of the Cleveland Browns is in a lot of trouble and will be charged with DUI manslaughter after accidently killing a pedestrian on March 14th. Stallworth had a .126 blood-alcohol level. If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison.


The Wooden All-American Team is out and Louisville's Terrence Williams is on the list. There were 5 members from the Big East Conference to be named to the team, more than any other conference.

John Calipari introduced as Kentucky's coach

Here's the press conference held to introduce John Calipari as the new coach of the Kentucky Wildcats.


Rick Pitino's end of season press conference

Rick Pitino's press conference that he regularly holds after each season.

CLICK HERE

Rick Pitino's 2 commercials

If you haven't seen them yet, here are the two commercials that came out recently that star U of L coach Rick Pitino:




2009 McDonald's High School All-American Game

Catch Louisville basketball signee Peyton Siva and the nation's best high school athletes in action tonight in the 2009 McDonald's All-American Game. The game will be broadcast at 8:00PM on ESPN.