Sophomore outside hitter Lola Arslanbekova's career high 26 kills were not enough as the University of Louisville fell 3-2 to No. 24-ranked Arizona in a hard-fought five set match in the second match of the Arizona Wildcat Classic late Friday night in Tucson, Ariz.

In a matchup that included four future Louisville Cardinals, Seneca quarterback DaMarcus Smith led the Redhawks to a 29-26 win over rival Fern Creek Friday night at Seneca. Fern Creek, with Louisville commits Jerrell Moore, Jalen Harrington and Jamon Brown, had a chance to take the lead late in the fourth quarter, but fumbled in the red zone.

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This game is so much awesomer when played as the first game of the season.  Especially when both teams have a new head coach, one team has a brand spanking new stadium addition and Charlie Strong is on a horse. 

First Cardinal Play From Scrimmage:  Fake end-around, Powell off tackle.  Sanford fights off the urge to run a double reverse flea-flicker pass downfield to Beaumont.

Second Cardinal Play From Scrimmage:  Roll-out pass to Beaumont for 6 yards.

Cardinal Offensive MVP:  Vic, until proven otherwise.

Cardinal Defensive MVP:  Daniel Brown leads the team in tackles, but Terrance Simien is the best player on defense.

First Cardinal touchdown:  Bilal Powell, 3 yard run, out of the shotgun.

Titus Teague Sighting?  Yes.

Specific Vision:  On critical third down late in the game, UK runs a misdirection or play action resulting in Moncell Allen gaining a ton of yards and getting a key first down.

Final Score:  Kentucky 31 - 13 Louisville.  Kentucky's running attack controls the game, Locke breaks a big one, Louisville's inexperienced secondary gives up at least one big passing TD.  Last time UK ever wins Governor's Cup.  My heart says the Cards pull it off tomorrow, my head says the offense can't win the game outright and the defense can't keep it close enough to put us in a spot to win. 

But balls will be played off.  Oh yes, balls will be played off.  And for that we are thankful.

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The 20th ranked Louisville men's soccer team opened the season with a scoreless tie against No. 11 Duke Friday evening in the Nike Duke Classic. The Cards' defense held the Blue Devils without a shot on goal.

Trailing 20-7 at the break, DaMarcus Smith led Seneca to an emotional 29-26 comeback win over rival Fern Creek Friday night. After his team's huge win, Smith spoke with InsideTheVille.com about the game, playing against three of his future UofL teammates and Saturday's Governor's Cup game at PJCS.

How the two teams deal with the unexpected could determine whether Louisville can stop its three-game losing streak in the series or Kentucky can maintain its dominance.

Turnovers turned the tide as favored UK narrowly avoided an upset at Commonwealth Stadium, picking up its third straight win in the series.

University of Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich climbed to the top row of the upper deck in newly expanded Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, taking in the view from 160 feet in the air.

Louisville fans already know there are 13,000 more seats in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, but U of L officials say they should be prepared for other changes made to enhance the game-day atmosphere.

This won't be a season of historic glory, but it also should not be a season of relentless grumbling, even if the underdog Cardinals lose their season opener against the University of Kentucky at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium on Saturday.

That's the mission for the Cats, who seek their first four-game winning streak in the modern series when they face the Cardinals at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.

Last, Karr defeated St. Paul's to begin the season, but senior WR Jermaine Sams and the Wolves were determined not to let that happen again. Find out what Sams had to say after his team came from behind to win the opener.

On Saturday, they'll run separately onto the field with their teams at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Phillips leading the University of Kentucky and Strong the University of Louisville, head coaches for the first time in their careers.

Key matchups and scenarios that might make the difference.

Television and radio guide; traffic and parking information; tickets and more.

See how C-J columnists and beat writers see the Kentucky-Louisville showdown.

Freshman Christine Exeter scored a pair of goals as the 23rd-ranked Louisville women's soccer team matched its best start in school history with a 4-1 win over Toledo on Friday night at Cardinal Park.

Predicting the final 53-man roster of the Patriots is always a challenge. There will be some tough cuts coming soon. Who's in and who's not.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - In an effort to bring fans closer to Saturday's college football game between the Cardinals and Wildcats, University of Louisville's sports information department will deliver fans up-to-the-minute information and statistics from its Twitter account.