“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
thanks Gail!
Louisville baseball vs Miami Super Regional delayed until 3:26 pm
congrats Mike
NEW: The co-chair of Trump's commission on college athletics doesn't know if its necessary. "I’m not sure we really need a commission," Nick Saban tells Paul Finebaum.
Saban is also murky on the details...as are those on Capitol Hill, FOS has reported.
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The Sanders thought they were the Mannings and could dictating terms in the Draft.
Archie produced two No. 1 picks. Deion produced the 144th pick & an undrafted free agent.
“You want it to be one way. But it’s the other way.” — Marlo Stanfield
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Can confirm: James Scott has entered the transfer portal after one season with Louisville basketball. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...
The fact that Houston’s Emanuel Sharp didnt get a shot off reminded me just how remarkable Marcus Paige’s 3 to tie Villanova in the 2016 title game was. They were similar plays with a potential shot blocker charging at them
Wow. Houston fails to get a shot off and the Florida Gators are your 2025 national champions
