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Louisville Week

Side Stories Abound // Paul Dehner

Charlie Strong: Louisville football's focus won't wane // The Courier-Journal

Louisville football just needs to reference Rutgers // The Courier-Journal
The team leading the Big East Conference football race with a pair of victories is the same program that was a landslide winner to finish last in the preseason polls.

Tuesdays with Butch: Cards and PBS // Bearcat Lair

Mike Sanford has not re-joined the Louisville football staff // Card Chronicle
Not a surprise in the least

Butch Jones Press Conference Video // gobearcats.com

Midseason report: Cincinnati // Big East Blog // ESPN

Midseason report: Louisville // Big East Blog // ESPN

Bearcats eye Keg as rumors continue // cincinnati.com
This is the first Keg that I haven't been giddy with excitement for Saturday by Wednesday

Bearcats Nation vs. ESPN Big East Blog Week 6 // Bearcats Nation

Why I Don't Eat Papa John's // Scott Springer

Basketball News

UC teaches basketball 101 // cincinnati.com

Other Bearcat News

Malek Tied for Second After Round One at Price's "Give 'Em Five" // gobearcats

Tepe Takes Second in Playoff; Bearcats Tie for Eighth at Bearcat Invitational // Gobearcats.com
Junior David Tepe took second place in a one-hole playoff and UC tied for eighth Tuesday in final-round action of the Bearcat Invitational at Traditions Golf Club.

Bearcats Take on No. 10/9 Louisville in Cardinal Park // gobearcats.com
The University of Cincinnati men's soccer team will travel down I-71 to take on longtime rival No. 10/9 Louisville on Wednesday evening at Cardinal Park at 7 p.m.

Freshman Utley Making Most of Opportunity Between the Pipes // gobearcats.com

File This Under "Depressing, yet true"

Expansion won't help Big East retain BCS AQ berth // Stewart Mandel // SI.com

Reading This Will Make You Smarter/Want To Be A Russian Oligarch

The New Moscow // Travel + Leisure
Moscow is the city of billionaires, of bombast and grandiosity, but it is also home to an emerging generation of freethinking intellectuals, self-consciously cool bars, and excellent restaurants.