Nov 23, 2024; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Louisville Cardinals running back Keyjuan Brown (22) runs against Pittsburgh Panthers defensive lineman Francis Brewu (95) during the second half at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium. Louisville defeated Pittsburgh 37-9. / Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images

The University of Louisville football team will begin the 2025 season with three straight home games for a second straight season, part of a schedule announced

American defensive lineman Deone Walker of Kentucky, left, practices for the Reese’s Senior Bowl on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell/AL.com) Mike Kittrell/AL.com

Rick Pitino is asking Kentucky fans to be respectful, Matt Laurance is expecting they will be, and John Calipari isn't sure what will hapopen. Coach Cal's return to Lexington as Arkansas coach should be something to watch this college basketball weekend.

The hype surrounding Calipari’s return, capped by Lexington mayor Linda Gorton naming the days leading to the game ‘Basketball Week’ to highlight Saturday’s contest and other local games, is palpable in Kentucky — “What’s more Lexington than basketball?” Gorton said in a statement.

No. 5 Texas (21-2) at Texas A&M (10-10), 6 p.m. No. 6 UConn (20-2) vs. Butler (12-11), 1 p.m. No. 7 LSU (22-1) vs. Mississippi St. (16-6), 2 p.m.

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Yale at Princeton, 5 p.m. Butler at Georgetown, 6:30 p.m. Brown at Penn, 7 p.m. Dartmouth at Cornell, 7 p.m. Fairfield at Quinnipiac, 7 p.m.

No. 15 North Carolina (18-4) at No. 19 California. Next: at Stanford, Sunday. No. 16 Michigan St. (17-3) vs. Oregon. Next: at Northwestern, Sunday. No. 17 NC State (17-4) beat Wake Forest 90-83. Next: vs. No. 10 Duke, Monday.

Last year, lawmakers approved $100 million to revitalize downtown Louisville, a large part of those funds will go to the Belvedere project.

If you drew up the seed list for the NCAA Tournament, the Tar Heels might be an 11. ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi had North Carolina down as an 11-seed on Tuesday morning — hours before the Tar Heels lost at Pitt, 73-65.