Trying to prove the real inventor of the March Madness pool seems about as implausible as picking a perfect bracket. A Staten Island pub says it was the first in the late 1970s to design what would become the modern-day bracket. The family of a U.S. Postal Service worker out of Kentucky says he was the first one to create the bracket.

Former U of L, Milwaukee Bucks basketball star Junior Bridgeman was a fixture in Louisville after his playing days. Mayor Craig Greenberg said the city had “lost a kind, generous and groundbreaking legend.”

Katie Schumacher-Cawley became the first female coach to win a NCAA volleyball championship as Penn State defeated Louisville 3-1 in the final.

Penn State will face host Louisville in the championship, and set up a historic NCAA final between two female coaches. Katie Schumacher-Cawley guides the Lions, while Dani Busboom Kelly leads the Cardinals.

The University of Louisville Cardinals women’s volleyball team hopes to make history twice this year in the NCAA Final Four on their home turf.

One of the joys of watching the Olympics is getting sucked into sports you’ve barely heard of. If you still need that feeling in your life, these sports are out beyond the Olympic fringe.

The annual Dirt Bowl tournament crowned a new champion over the weekend. The summer league also celebrated its 55th year of basketball and community

The 2024 Olympics kick off in Paris with a splashy opening ceremony on Friday and will run through Aug. 11. Here's how to keep up with the action, from primetime viewing to occasional scrolling.

Churchill Downs has rescinded its extended suspension of Bob Baffert, allowing the Hall of Fame trainer to resume racing his horses at the historic track and partner facilities after more than three years of banishment for a failed drug test of 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit.

A Jefferson County judge approved a motion to drop all criminal charges against golfer Scottie Scheffler. His attorney said the situation was “a big misunderstanding.”