The Cardinals' 13 wins in their first season under Pat Kelsey are more than they earned in 2 full seasons under former coach Kenny Payne.

Heading into the season, the Louisville Cardinals generated significant buzz around their team. Pat Kelsey was hired to replace Kenny Payne after the team finished with a disappointing 8-24 record.

Louisville basketball's hot streak lives on.The Cardinals made the trip up to Syracuse Tuesday night and walloped the Orange 85-61 to extend their winning streak to seven games.Louisville led 43-27 at the half and kept pouring on the points in the second half.

Hepburn dished out 16 assists, while Smith went 10-of-17 on three point attempts in the Cardinals' win over the Mustangs.

Ohio State comes in ahead of the best the SEC has to offer and Big Ten rival Penn State to lead the way in the USA TODAY Sports way-too-early Top 25 for the 2025 season. The No. 1 Buckeyes have to replace quarterback Will Howard but will be able to surround the new starter with an elite collection of skill talent headlined by star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith.

Pat Kelsey started with a clean slate at Louisville, where he rebuilt the roster with transfers who had won at other places. Now, they are all winning together with the Cardinals.

Reyne Smith sank a Louisville-record 10 3-pointers and Chucky Hepburn dished out a program-record 16 assists as the 25th-ranked Cardinals trounced SMU 98-73 on Tuesday in Dallas.

The banquet is the highlight of the Cardinals’ annual Winter Warm-Up and one of just two such events remaining in big league cities.

It is unclear how soon payroll will rise again. That timeline will be decided by gate revenue, television money and performance.

Cardinals’ chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. and his son, team president Bill DeWitt III, spoke with reporters on the final day of the team’s annual Winter Warm-up.

Heading into his second full season in the majors, Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn has used this offseason to search for an addition boost on the base paths.

He struck out 79 batters in 66.1 innings for the Cardinals, who finished tied for second in the National League Central. The Cardinals are going through a bit of a reset, so there's certainly a ...