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Bellarmine clinched the regular season GLVC title with a 78-61 win over Kentucky Wesleyan in front of a packed house at Knights Hall Saturday. The Knights recognized three seniors playing their final home game:-Braydon Hobbs, Luke Sprague and Aaron Robinson. Junior Chris Dowe’s thunderous dunk in the second half sparked the run that helped the Knights pull away. Sprague led the way for BU with 18 points, and Dowe posted a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Jeremy Kendle also... Read more 

Written By The Associated Press Western Kentucky has decided to remove the interim tag from basketball coach Ray Harper. WKU athletics director Ross Bjork announced on Sunday that Harper would get the job full-time. “We have total confidence in his ability to return our program to prominence,” Bjork said in a statement. “We put him in a very challenging situation by naming him our interim coach on January 6, but he has performed admirably in these unique circumstances while bringing much-needed energy... Read more 

The University of Louisville rallied from a 17-point first-half deficit to post a 90-82 overtime win over DePaul on Saturday. Kyle Kuric scored 25 points, Chris Smith added 20 and Russ Smith 16 to lead the Cardinals (21-6, 9-5 Big East). The Blue Demons reeled off 16 straight points to take a 16-4 lead and was ahead 42-32 at intermission. UofL slowly crawled back into it, and outscored DePaul 13-5 in the extra period. UofL returns to action Thursday night at Cincinnati. Please... Read more 

SportsTalk 84 host Lachlan McLean explains the madness behind his infamous ‘pen twirl.’ Lachlan is a regular guest on CN|2 Sports, which airs weeknights at 6:30 and 10:30 and is available anytime On Demand Ch. 103.  Read more 

CN|2 Sports takes and up close at look at Louisville’s problems executing its offense during Monday’s 52-51 loss to Syracuse. The Cards return to action Saturday at DePaul.  Read more 

The Kentucky Wildcats and Syracuse Orangemen are the consensus No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country. Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim was asked what he thought about the Cats following his team’s 52-51 win over Louisville on Monday night, and Cardinal freshman Chane Behanan was asked who he thought was the better team between UK and the ‘Cuse. Boeheim: Behanan: The Cards return to action Saturday at DePaul. Be sure to tune into CN|2 Sports weeknights at 6:30 and 10:30 and On... Read more 

Monday, Feb. 13: Syracuse at UofL, 7 (ESPN) UK women at Tennesee, 7 (ESPN2) Ballard boys at J-town, 7:30 Tuesday, Feb. 14: Louisville women at Pittsburgh, 7 Wednesday, Feb. 15: Northwestern at Indiana, 6:30 (Big Ten) Murray State at Southeast Missouri State, 8 Thursday, Feb. 16: UK women at Alabama, 7:30 Florida Atlantic at Western Kentucky, 8 Friday, Feb. 17 KHSAA state wrestling championships, Alltech Arena, Kentucky Horse Park Saturday, Feb. 18 Louisville at DePaul, noon (WHAS-TV) Kentucky at Ole Miss, 4 (WAVE-TV) St. Mary’s at Murray State, 6 (ESPN) Western Kentucky at South Alabama, 8:05 KHSAA state wrestling... Read more 

Here’s a wrapup of the weekend’s hot sports topics in Kentuckiana: -UofL wins its sixth straight against West Virginia , prepares for No. 2 Syracuse tonight at the KFC Yum Center. -The C-J’s Rick Bozich thinks the Cards could be headed for a big finish -Cats hold on for a big win at Vandy -UK point guard Marquis Teague seems to be coming into his own at just the right time. -The UK women head to Knoxville Monday night for an SEC showdown... Read more 

UofL picked up its sixth win in a row, closing with a 13-3 run to post a 77-74 win at West Virginia on Saturday. The Cards improved to 20-5 overall and 8-4 in Big East play. Kyle Kuric led five Louisville players in double figures with 17 points. Freshman Wayne Blackshear had an impressive Cardinal debut with 13 off the bench. Blackshear, a McDonald’s All-American, had UofL’s previous 24 games with a shoulder injury. Louisville trailed by as many as 13... Read more 

Afternoon Underdogs host Tony Vanetti joins CN|2 Sports’ Chip Cosby to discuss the latest edition of ESPN’s Bracketology. Chip and Tony talk about the brackets for UofL, UK, IU and Murray State.  Read more