PAUL SYKES RUMORS & GOSSIP
Shelby Harper makes waves
by Paul SykesShelby Harper is always ready, never knowing if her name will even be called.Lately, it hasn’t been often. Two minutes in the last two games. But when Jeff Walz called her number with 11 minutes left against South Florida on Wednesday, the 5-foot-4 junior responded with six points, six rebounds and a lock down defense on USF’s scoring machine.“I knew we needed...
A belch for the Belk Bowl
by Paul SykesMaybe it’s the age factor. Maybe it’s standing in 30 m.p.h. winds and 40 degrees temperatures. Maybe it’s the fact that the Belk Bowl was essentially a home game for North Carolina State and backed up by the droves of Wolfpack football fans who just drove in for the day, spent the night and left the next morning.Whatever it is, this University of Louisville fan...
The road to a warm bowl
Editor’s note: The writer picked U of L to beat Rutgers so …by Paul SykesThe University of Louisville football team has five games remaining. In order to get to a bowl game, the Cards need to win three of the remaining five. Difficult, but not impossible.First up, a surprising Syracuse team visits Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium on Saturday for one of those despicable noon kickoffs...
Don’t let 5-1 fool you, it’s still Rutgers
By Paul SykesSo how does a 2-4 team become a favorite to beat a 5-1 team?When that 5-1 football team is Rutgers. Like Louisville, they lost to North Carolina. Like Louisville, they’re doing some very good things defensively. Unlike U of L, they’re managing to put over 30 points a game on the board. And, they lead the nation in takeaways.I’m not sure how much confidence one...
THE BOXING HOT 40
