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• CRAWFORD | Six reasons Louisville fans shouldn't sweat the ...

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- After a night of arguing (I know, I was there), morning has come in Louisville with the College Football Playoff selection committee's rankings being are what they are.I'm not sure why the surprise. For two days, I said on three different mediums (internet, television, radio) that the Cardinals would be the No. 5 team in the rankings when they were announced Tuesday night, and sure enough, there they were. (Or, as Mr. Tony Kornheiser would say, I believe I had that.)But..

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• Louisville's motto: Wear opponents out

  

  Louisville's Pitino on the Cards 91-58 win over William & Mary Scott Utterback/CJBuy PhotoLouisville's Donovan Mitchell with the slam dunk. Nov. 14, 2016(Photo: Scott Utterback/CJ )Buy PhotoThough Louisville's runs in season-opening wins over Evansville and William & Mary felt like lightning-fast knockout sprints, the Cards' defensive strategy this season is predicated on a longer, extended takedown on opponents.A marathon-style smothering, if you will.Opponents, U of L coach Rick Piti..

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• Takeaways from newest playoff rankings

  

  The Alabama Crimson Tide are the last major undefeated team in the country and still sit atop the latest College Football Playoff rankings. Time_SportsBuy PhotoLouisville loses to Clemson 42-36. Oct. 1, 2016(Photo: Scott Utterback/ CJ)Buy PhotoLouisville moved up just one spot to No. 5 Tuesday night in the third set of College Football Playoff rankings, at least one position lower than U of L fans were hoping for in the wake of three previously unbeaten and higher-ranked teams losing o..

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• Louisville Confederate Monument Will Be Moved To Brandenburg

  

  Louisville’s Confederate monument is heading to Brandenburg. The Meade County seat is about 40 miles east of Louisville and home to a historical Civil War site. The decision to send the more than century-old monument to the neighboring city was made by Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer. He announced in April the 70-foot-tall obelisk — which has been situated near the U of L campus — no longer had a place in Louisville. “The stain of slavery and racism that this monument represents for many, many p..

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• Cards tweet displeasure over playoff ranking

  

  U of L football Bobby Petrino discusses the upcoming game against Houston. Alton Strupp, CJ

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• Louisville EMT fights terminal cancer, overwhelmed by support

  

  Louisville EMT fights terminal cancer, overwhelmed by support Paramedic fighting his own battle with cancer Heather Fountaine, WHAS 11:24 PM. EST November 15, 2016 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – Michael Kreitman has spent his entire life helping people. “Since I was 17 years old,” he thought back.  Kreitman started out as a volunteer firefighter then worked as a fireman full time in Virginia Beach.  Now, he’s an EMT with Louisville Metro EMS, and was promoted to Captain about fiv..

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• In Louisville, Hundreds Rally To Protest Dakota Access Pipeline

  

  Several hundred people gathered at the federal courthouse in Louisville Tuesday to protest the project; other similar rallies were held simultaneously in cities around the country. The pipeline is planned to transport crude oil from North Dakota’s Bakken oilfields across the Dakotas and Iowa, before ending in Patoka, Illinois. It’ll be able to transport more than 470,000 barrels a day, and pipeline company Energy Transfer Partners says the project is essential to helping Bakken crude oil reach ..

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• Police K-9 units come to Louisville for the K-9 Cop Conference

  

  Police K-9 units come to Louisville for the K-9 Cop Conference Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 3:48 AM EST Updated: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 6:50 AM EST LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- K-9 trainers, handlers, law enforcement, and military personnel come to Louisville for the K-9 Cop Conference.They gather once a year to discuss the best practices of the profession. Attendees train with 19 world class instructors, and get a certificate for 16 hours of Continuing Law Enforcement K-9..

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