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

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

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

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 145th 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

Selection Made by Event Experts at National Association of Sports Commissions Annual Conference Louisville, Ky. – May 9, 2019 – The Louisville Sports Commission’s (LSC) 2018 Urban Bourbon Half Marathon presented by Jim Beam® was named Event of the Year by the National Association of Sports Commissions (NASC). The announcement was made yesterday by NASC President & CEO Al Kidd at the organization’s annual conference in Knoxville. “For the Urban

By Karl F. Schmitt, Jr. President and CEO, Louisville Sports Commission Louisville, it’s time to get the hat just right and straighten that bow tie. Our community is rounding the clubhouse turn and heading into the home stretch toward the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby. Preparations at Churchill Downs are reaching fever pitch, from the trainers readying the thoroughbreds for the starting gate, to the kitchen and bar managers