After 149 Kentucky Derbys, Louisville Knows Sports

Players accounted for more than 51,000 all-purpose yards, 323 tackles and 316 touchdowns in 2018
Louisville-based Texas Roadhouse to Sponsor Award for Eighth Year

Louisville, Ky. — July 25, 2019 — The Louisville Sports Commission today named 44 multi-talented college football players to the 2019 Watch List for the Paul Hornung Award presented by Texas Roadhouse.

The Paul Hornung Award, now in its tenth season, is given annually to the most versatile player in major college football by the Louisville Sports Commission and football legend and Louisville native Paul Hornung. The winner and his family will be honored at the annual Paul Hornung Award dinner at the Galt House Hotel in downtown Louisville on March 4, 2020.

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Run 4 the Roses and Battle in the Boro to be Held July 5-13 at Kentucky Expo Center

Nearly 1,800 Teams and 1,200 College Coaches Expected

Louisville, Ky. – July 4, 2019 – The Battle in the Boro and Run 4 the Roses – the bellweathers of girls’ travel basketball tournaments – will return to the Kentucky Expo Center (KEC) in Louisville July 5-13.

The Run 4 the Roses, held July 5-8, will be the largest and most prestigious girls’ event in the U.S. to take place under one roof. More than 11,000 players ranging in ages 13 to 17 will compete on 1,100 teams representing 49 states and six Canadian provinces. During the Battle of the Boro, held July 10-13, competition will be among 7,000 players on 700 teams. All games for both events will take place on 78 courts in KEC’s North Wing, South Wing and Freedom Hall. More than 1,100 college coaches/evaluators from all college divisions – including every elite program in the country – are expected to attend the Run 4 Roses; 700 hundred college coaches are expected for the Battle of the Boro.

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Louisville, Ky. – June 17, 2018 – The Louisville Sports Commission (LSC) announced the appointment of six new members to its board of directors and re-election of two members. The new and re-elected board members will be serving a three-year term of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022. The LSC also welcomes a new slate of officers, including John Willmoth, managing partner of Poplar Ventures, who was elected as chairman of the board.

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Group consists of Olympic Champion, Super Bowl MVP, NBA Champion, Sports Trailerblazers

Louisville, Ky. – June 12, 2019 – Six individuals who have made outstanding contributions to sports – dating back nearly a century through recent times – have been selected as the 2019 class of the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame fueled by the Kentucky Lottery (KSHOF).

Comprising the 42nd KSHOF class are: Derek Anderson, (Louisville) member of a University of Kentucky basketball national championship, 11-year NBA veteran and NBA champion; Deion Branch, University of Louisville all-conference wide receiver, 13-year NFL career and Super Bowl MVP; William Exum, trailblazer as the long-time athletic director and multiple sports coach at Kentucky State University and USA Olympic Track & Field Manager; Ralph Hacker (Richmond), long-time radio color analyst and play-by-play for University of Kentucky, innovator in sports radio networks and programming; Willis Augustus Lee (Natlee), one of the most decorated U.S. Olympians ever who won seven medals in shooting events at the 1920 Olympics; and Nate Northington (Louisville), an all-state high school football player who played at the University of Kentucky and was the first African-American ever to play in an SEC football game.

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by: Karl F. Schmitt Jr., president and CEO, Louisville Sports Commission

The garland of roses has been awarded, the grandstand emptied and the infield cleaned up.  And while the 145^th running of the Kentucky Derby is behind us, Louisville’s focus on hosting top-quality sporting events remains in full-stride.

The famed Run for the Roses is our greatest opportunity to showcase Louisville’s many attributes to tens of thousands of guests from around the world who visit and experience what makes our community special.

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