
Pitino heads to New Orleans without his team
Louisville men's coach Rick Pitino went to New Orleans to watch the Cardinals' women's team play Connecticut in Tuesday night's NCAA championship game

Dad says Louisville G Russ Smith leaving for NBA
Junior guard Russ Smith will leave Louisville early to enter the NBA draft, according to his father. Russ Smith Sr. said the Cardinals' leading scorer ...

US women beat Netherlands 3-1 in exhibition
Resting regulars didn't slow down the U.S. women's team against the Netherlands. Christen Press scored twice and the Americans beat the Dutch 3-1 in ...

McIlroy arrives at Augusta with new confidence
Three months into the season, Rory McIlroy feels as if it's already been a long year. The splashy announcement of his Nike deal, and the commercial ...

Louisville police disperse crowd with tear gas
Fans poured into the streets to celebrate the Cardinals' NCAA championship win over Michigan, throwing all-night parties that at one point became so ...

Louisville beats Michigan 82-76 for NCAA title
Rick Pitino held court in a tunnel beneath the Georgia Dome, going on and on about the grittiest bunch of guys he's ever coached. One of them sat in ...
Snowboarder Chelone Miller dies at age 29
Snowboarder Chelone Miller, the younger brother of Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller, died Sunday in the area of Mammoth Lakes, Calif. He was 29.

FINALS WATCH: Bluegrass glory, Louisville wins
Around the Final Four and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the games

Auriemma looks for eighth national championship
Geno Auriemma has never lost an NCAA championship game. Of course, his UConn Huskies haven't had to face a team like upstart Louisville, which is ...

Young Master: Chinese 14-year-old looking for fun
Guan Tianlang is in good company this week at Augusta National. He played a practice round Monday with two-time Masters champion Ben Crenshaw, then ...
Rutgers names Carl Kirschner interim AD again
Rutgers is turning to former dean Carl Kirschner to run its athletic department amid the basketball scandal that led to the firing of coach Mike Rice ...

Pitino leads class of 7 into Naismith Hall of Fame
Rick Pitino got the phone call of a lifetime and an incredible text at the same time. Last Wednesday, John Doleva, the president of the Naismith ...

Inbee Park runs away with Kraft Nabisco title
Inbee Park stopped her father from making the trip from South Korea for the final round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship. He'll still get to sample ...

Louisville women join men with shot at NCAA title
Louisville's basketball teams have been pulling for each other during both NCAA tournaments, sweating through the nail biters, cheering the wins.

Louisville, Michigan look to create lasting bond
Rick Pitino knows how lasting one more win would be. It would give everyone a reason to stay connected. It would create a lifetime bond. To drive that ...

UConn, Louisville to meet for women's NCAA title
Connecticut beat Louisville comfortably back in January and didn't even have star Breanna Stewart on the floor at the time. That doesn't mean the ...

UConn beats Notre Dame 83-65 to reach NCAA final
Geno Auriemma shook his head in amazement. With all the incredible players he has coached, he couldn't remember a better effort than the one Breanna ...

Louisville beats Cal 64-57 to reach title game
The more Louisville extends its remarkable run, the more coach Jeff Walz wants to make sure his Cardinals enjoy every moment. As long as they have one ...

Inbee Park runs away with Kraft Nabisco
Any drama left Sunday at Mission Hills was gone a few minutes after the final group teed off. Robbing the Kraft Nabisco Championship of another ...

Louisville, Michigan escape shadows at Final Four
The hoops teams at Louisville and Michigan are used to being overlooked. The Cardinals may be a national powerhouse, but they're still considered ...

FINALS WATCH: 'Russdiculous,' Beilein followers
Around the Final Four and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the games

Williams wins 2nd straight Family Circle Cup
It took a feisty exchange with Jelena Jankovic for Serena Williams to calm down. Then, settled and able to return to business, she was a winner once ...

Inbee Park takes 3-shot lead in Kraft Nabisco
Inbee Park's 7-iron tee shot Saturday on the 168-yard 17th hole turned to left on a perfect line at the back-left pin, landed softly and rolled to 2½ ...

Serena Williams routs Venus at Family Circle
Serena Williams had completed a dazzling display of tennis to dominate her opponent and advance to her fourth finals of the year at the Family Circle ...
Griner, McGraw are AP player and coach of the year
Brittney Griner has had no equal in her stellar career at Baylor. Now she's part of a very select group. The 6-foot-8 senior star earned The ...