University of Louisville Athletic Association

Louisville has fired coach Kenny Payne after going 12-52 in two seasons that marked the worst consecutive finishes in the storied basketball program’s history. The move came a day after the Cardinals’ 94-85 first-round loss to North Carolina State in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. Louisville’s eighth consecutive defeat capped an 8-24 season.

Denny Crum, who won two NCAA men’s basketball championships and built Louisville into one of the 1980s’ dominant programs during a Hall of Fame coaching career, died Tuesday. He was 86.

Rick Pitino has sued the University of Louisville Athletic Association for $38.7 million, saying it breached his contract by placing him on unpaid…

Kentucky Auditor Mike Harmon says overly rosy tax revenue projections for Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center have left taxpayers on the hook.Harmon told…