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From fired-up coaches to head men on the hot seat, teams that aren't firing up the jets to burning conference realignment rumors, the Dash blazes through another sizzling week of college football.

Ken Caldwell has had a sidekick in recent months -- former Louisville basketball player Brandon Bender.

HOUSTON -- Rick Pitino is the only coach in America who has beaten the two teams that will play Monday night for the national title. His Louisville Cardinals walloped Butler 88-73 way back in mid-November. The Cardinals were 2-1 against Connecticu...

Rick Pitino, whose Louisville Cardinals were the only team to beat both UConn and Butler this season, thinks the Bulldogs have an edge over a fatigued Huskies team.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Overachievement has been a group effort this season at Louisville. There have been contributions from everyone, and I do mean everyone. That includes a male cheerleader who got into the act Sunday against No. 6 Pittsburgh. Wi...

Louisville sophomore forward Rakeem Buckles will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the ACL in his right knee, coach Rick Pitino told ESPN.com Sunday night.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- With about 10 seconds left in a tie game against Louisville, Mike Brey took a Beamonesque leap of faith in his team. "Twenty-three!" the Notre Dame coach yelled, jumping up and down on the sideline. "Twenty-three!" Brey was ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- In a word, wow. Louisville's new basketball home is the most modern facility in America, and maybe the nicest. The only thing it lacks is a palatable name. The KFC Yum! Center -- exclamation point included! -- is a necessary ...

Mid-November is way too early for definitive statements. But we saw enough Tuesday night to at least adjust the expectations a bit for both Butler and Louisville.

A diminutive runner as a marquee back? That's the case with these 20 mighty mites.

Louisville sophomore center Samardo Samuels will keep his name in the draft and retain the services of an agent, multiple sources have told ESPN.com.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The traffic jam was forming outside Freedom Hall three hours prior to tipoff. Tailgaters were out in the parking lot. Football atmosphere? Yes. But this is basketball. The last basketball game in historic Freedom Hall for the Lo...

On Oscar weekend, a Hollywood script played out in Freedom Hall's grand finale. Unheralded Kyle Kuric played the unlikely hero in Louisville's win over No. 1 Syracuse.

In honor of March, The Minutes is going into triple OT -- that's right, 55 minutes -- paying homage to the game's greatest venues as well as previewing early mid-major conference tournaments.

Louisville came in hot, Georgetown came in cold -- and the first half played out that way. Then Austin Freeman went off and the Hoyas ran away with it. Oh, how things can change in an instant in the Big East.

From the bloodied bluebloods to chemistry class to a dozen of the best games left, The Minutes clocks it all.