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Winners announced for 2025 Louisville Pure Tap® 5K

Louisville, Ky. – August 23, 2025 – With more than 750 registered participants, the sold-out Louisville Pure Tap® 5K went off this morning under warm, sunny conditions at race start. Race participants started and finished at the Louisville Water Tower, home of Louisville’s award-winning drinking water, and followed a course that ran east and west on River Road. Paul Dawayad of Louisville, Ky., won the men’s division in a time

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46 Players Named to the 16th Annual Paul Hornung Award Watch List

Presented by Texas Roadhouse, Award Given to Nation’s Most Versatile Player Louisville, Ky. – July 31, 2025 – Forty-six players representing schools in ­­­­nine conferences that compete for the Football Bowl Series have been selected for the 2025 Paul Hornung Award Pre-Season Watch List. Leading the way are 2024 Paul Hornung Award Finalist Isaac Brown from Louisville and 11 players who made the weekly Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll at

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Four Outstanding Individuals Selected to Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025

Selections Represent Football, Gymnastics, Basketball and Trap Shooting Louisville, Ky. – July 8, 2025– Four individuals with strong Kentucky connections who have made significant contributions to sports in the Commonwealth and nationally have been selected for the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame (KSHOF) Class of 2025. The 47th KSHOF class is comprised of Randall Cobb, an All-American football player at the University of Kentucky who set all-purpose yardage records and

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Louisville Sports Commission Announces New Board Members

Louisville, Ky. – June 18, 2025 – At its annual meeting, the Louisville Sports Commission (LSC) board of directors unanimously approved a slate of officers, committee chairs and new and re-elected board members for its fiscal year 2026, which begins July 1, 2025. Officers and committee chairs were elected to a one-year term; board members were elected to a three-year term. William E. Summers V, senior vice president, chief community

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Louisville Sports Commission Golden Ticket Winner Drawn on WAVE News Sunrise

Louisville, Ky. – April 29, 2025 – John Kulp won the Louisville Sports Commission’s 15th annual Golden Ticket raffle. Shannon Cogan, WAVE News Sunrise anchor, drew Kulp’s ticket this morning from the backside of Churchill Downs. Kulp purchased one of 350 available raffle tickets for $100 to win the Golden Ticket grand prize; he will receive two tickets to each of the following sporting events: 2025 Kentucky Oaks 2025 Kentucky

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Louisville Sports Commission partners with Louisville Bats on new 50/50 Raffle

Proceeds to support LSC’s Playing it Forward sports equipment program April 9, 2025 – Louisville, Ky. – The Louisville Sports Commission (LSC) has partnered with the Louisville Bats on a new 50/50 raffle that kicks off today at the Bats’ noon game. Raffle proceeds support the LSC’s Playing it Forward sports equipment program. “We’re thrilled to work with our partners at the Louisville Bats to kick off this new 50/50

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