Friday afternoon Cardinal news and notes

It's a huge series in Charlottesville this weekend with No. 2 Louisville taking on No. 16 Virginia. The action begins tonight at 9. Here's your preview.

Speaking of Louisville baseball, Adam Duvall is picking up right where he left off.

Turn the volume up, press play, close your eyes and just listen. #DuvALLSTAR#RedsST ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/Ax2FnmG2bJ

— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) March 30, 2017

That sound.

Feel like Jordan Bell is the best value here.

2017 NCAA Tournament - Odds to win Most Outstanding Player

Justin Jackson (North Carolina)              7/2

Nigel Williams-Goss (Gonzaga)              4/1

Joel Berry (North Carolina)                     5/1

Dillon Brooks (Oregon)                          7/1

Tyler Dorsey (Oregon)                           7/1

Sindarius Thornwell (South Carolina)       15/2

Kennedy Meeks (North Carolina)            8/1

Jonathan Williams (Gonzaga)                 8/1

Isaiah Hicks (North Carolina)                  12/1

Jordan Mathews (Gonzaga)                    12/1

Jordan Bell (Oregon)                             17/1

Przemek Karnowski (Gonzaga)               19/1

Dylan Ennis (Oregon)                            35/1

PJ Dozier (South Carolina)                     55/1

Duane Notice (South Carolina)               55/1

Chris Silva (South Carolina)                    55/1

Loved this story from Jeff VanGundy about Richard Pitino being a brat when he was chaperoning him at a carnival way back when.

Jeff Van Gundy tells a story about Rick Pitino making him take @MNCoachPitino to the carnival pic.twitter.com/OTbfChn9t1

— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) March 30, 2017

If you didn't know, Frank Martin loves Pitbull.

Mike Zimmer thought he'd help Teddy Bridgewater's rehab by ... tickling his foot?

With Devin Hairston and Tyler Fitzgerald on the roster, both Louisville's present and future at the shortstop position are looking good.

Every Final Four fan in 90 seconds.

U of L national champion Mallory Comerford has been named the ACC Swimmer of the Year.

V.J. King reflects on his freshman season.

Someone actually wrote this and thought it was a normal thing to do.

I don't know, Linus ... I just don't know.

It's looking like Wichita State to the AAC is going to happen. If it does, expect the Missouri Valley to target Valparaiso to will the Shockers' spot.

Mike DeCourcy says if South Carolina wins two more games it will become the most surprising NCAA tournament champion ever. I agree with him.

Ken Pomeroy hands out some superlatives for the 2016-17 season, including biggest comeback, biggest upset, and most disappointing team.

Most-disappointing team

#12 Virginia. (February/March change in AdjEM: -6.21) The wacky thing about Virginia showing up here is that the Cavs had seven wins after February 1 and six of them were by double-digits, including games against Louisville and North Carolina. But four of their seven losses were by double-digits as well. The offense was completely inept at times and the season ended with a 26-point drubbing by Florida. It didn't help Virginia's rating that the ACC had a disappointing postseason as well. Others: 2. UAB (-5.95), 3. St. Francis Brooklyn (-4.68), 4. San Diego (-4.46), 5. Yale (-4.39).

Except when they were playing us.

For three of the four coaches in Phoenix, the Final Four brings both uncertainty and opportunity.

Sports Illustrated's Luke Winn sits down for a candid conversation with former Gonzaga star Adam Morrison.

Louisville's red chrome helmet is in the final four for the best helmet design (at any level) of 2017.

Brandon Radcliff was bummed that he didn't get an invite to the combine, but that doesn't mean he's giving up on his NFL dream.

"It was a little devastating," he said. "I was down for about five minutes."

Radcliff's spirits raised with the encouragement of family and friends, and he turned his attention to training for U of L's pro day, which took place Thursday with representatives from 30 NFL teams on hand at the Trager Center.

"It was definitely a motivation for me," said Radcliff of not getting a combine invite. "It was fuel for my fire. I expected to get one just because those guys who (did get invited), I felt I could go there and compete with those guys. It would have put me at a level playing field. ... But when I didn't get that invite, it just gave me fuel to go out there and do a little bit better -€” or a lot better. I just wanted to go out there and outwork those guys."

James Quick was invited to the combine, but he spent U of L's pro day trying to make up for a performance that he was disappinted by.

Indiana native Mark Titus writes about Archie Miller and the importance of the Hoosier basketball coach being an "Indiana guy."

Happy anniversary, Pervis .... and all of us.

Mar. 31, 1986, Louisville defeated Duke 72-69 to win the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. #80s pic.twitter.com/jvaeTPlceP

— Old School 80s (@OldSchool80s) March 31, 2017

The U of L softball team edged Indiana in Wednesday's annual Border War game.

WDRB recaps Louisville's Pro Day.

Campus Insiders looks at what to expect from Lamar Jackson in 2017. If you don't want to click the link, the answer is "cool shit."

And finally, Rick Pitino said today that he expects to sit before the NCAA infractions committee in April and that he looks forward to that day.