Garrick McGee leaving Cards for Illini and other top stories.

• Garrick McGee leaving Cards for Illini

  

  Buy PhotoU of L Offensive Coordinator Garrick McGee gives instructions during practice at the Papa John's Cardinal Stadium practice field. Aug.11, 2015 (Photo: Sam Upshaw Jr.; The C-J)Buy PhotoLouisville offensive coordinator Garrick McGee is leaving the Cardinals for the same position on Lovie Smith's new staff at Illinois, U of L spokesman Rocco Gasparro confirmed.McGee, who also coaches Louisville's quarterbacks, was the only U of L staff member who didn't attend the Cards' pro day f..

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• Louisville in SI report on tours, recruits

  

  Minnesota head coach Richard Pitino, front left, greets his father, Louisville head coach Rick Pitino, before the start of their NCAA college basketball Armed Forces Classic game inside a hangar at the United States Coast Guard Air Station base in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Friday, Nov. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)(Photo: Ricardo Arduengo, AP)A new Sports Illustrated report examines the link between a foreign tour company and Canarias Basketball Academy, a small, elite hoops program based ..

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• WKU's rise to prominence sells trio of Louisville transfers

  Western Kentucky graduate transfer quarterback Tyler Ferguson was well aware of the Hilltoppers before he went to the University of Louisville.Ferguson was recruited by then-WKU coach Bobby Petrino in 2013, then followed Petrino to Louisville when the coach began his second stint with the Cardinals.Ferguson's knowledge of the Tops was fuzzy then, but he and many others have wised up since. "I knew what WKU was the first time around, but I didn't really know much about it," Ferguson said in an i..

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• Louisville again No. 1 college hoops TV market

  

  Jan 30, 2016; Lawrence, KS, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Isaiah Briscoe (13) shoots a layup as Kansas Jayhawks forward Perry Ellis (34) defends during the first half at Allen Fieldhouse.(Photo: Denny Medley, Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports)Now 14 years running, count the Louisville TV market No. 1 for college basketball ratings. Again, it wasn't close for the top spot.ESPN on Tuesday announced games airing in Louisville averaged a 4.9, listing ground zero for the Cards and Cats ahead of Raleigh-Du..

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• Truck driver killed in crash near Indianapolis

  

  Louisville Metro Councilwoman Angela Leet is asking the VA to consider how a new hospital would affect suburban fire departments, in addition to impacts on air pollution and water runoff. She also wants an analysis of the costs and benefits of the project’s infrastructure “in order to assure an informed decision.”More >>Louisville Metro Councilwoman Angela Leet is asking the VA to consider how a new hospital would affect suburban fire departments, in addition to impacts on air pollution and wate..

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• Seattle explosion sends nine firefighters to the hospital

  

  SEATTLE (AP) -- An explosion rocked a Seattle neighborhood early Wednesday, injuring nine firefighters, forcing evacuations and damaging buildings, officials said.The blast occurred in the city's Greenwood section after fire crews responded to reports of a natural gas leak, Seattle Fire Department spokeswoman Corey Orvold said.About 40 minutes after they arrived, an explosion rocked the area, she said.Photos posted on the department's Twitter feed showed a partial building collapse, windows shat..

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