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Eric Crawford is a journalist for WDRB News in Louisville, Ky.

Showing my work: The Rupp Arena column

Posted on July 26, 2020March 7, 2022 by Eric Crawford

I know, this isn’t high school. It’s no longer required that one show his work. But occasionally, it’s good to see how a piece evolves sometimes. And with one as, let’s say, as touchy as my opinion piece on a request to rename Rupp Arena, it can be instructive to see how a column might…

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LouCity FC: No panic buttons needed (yet) in new stadium

Posted on July 20, 2020March 7, 2022 by Eric Crawford

There are a great many bells and whistles in Lynn Family Stadium, but there are no panic buttons. Those are a feature that the Louisville City Football Club has not really needed in its five years in town, especially not at home matches. But after an uncharacteristic 2-game home losing streak to open up its…

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GALLERY | All the photos from Eric Crawford’s portfolio

Posted on May 11, 2020March 7, 2022 by Eric Crawford

View Eric Crawford’s sports and non-sports photography by clicking this link.

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A new adversary in the coronavirus fight: ourselves

Posted on May 7, 2020March 7, 2022 by Eric Crawford

We have reached the point in this pandemic when our greatest adversary now has a rival. The novel coronavirus that entered the United States sometime early this year and which has now killed more than 75,000 Americans in 68 days remains our biggest concern – or at least it should. The financial catastrophe left in…

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GALLERY | A Derby Day with no Derby at Churchill Downs

Posted on May 2, 2020March 7, 2022 by Eric Crawford

Photos from the first Kentucky Derby Day since 1945 that did not feature a race at historic Churchill Downs. See more images by clicking here.

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Jody Demling’s harrowing COVID-19 journey finding an inspiring end

Posted on April 29, 2020March 7, 2022 by Eric Crawford

Jody Demling knows he is lucky to be here. Lucky to be doing interviews (even if it is strange being the one answering questions, not asking them). Lucky to be able to talk for a half-hour without getting winded, though a home health nurse stands nearby just in case. After Demling recovered from a harrowing…

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Beshear’s mask directive unmasks division, but why?

Posted on April 28, 2020March 7, 2022 by Eric Crawford

Let’s talk masks. The novel coronavirus has steered our digest discussions into numerous places, from social distancing to past pandemics to worst-case scenarios to the folly of projections. My intention for this edition of the digest was to begin to talk about economic difficulty we now face and the importance not just of sequencing but…

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In a Derby week unlike any other, listening for the hoofbeats of hope

Posted on April 26, 2020March 7, 2022 by Eric Crawford

Derby week is here. The Kentucky Derby is not. In the parlance of the sport, days on which a track holds no horse racing traditionally are called “dark days.” At Churchill Downs, and all over the Derby city, these are dark days indeed. A ban on mass gatherings because of the novel coronavirus that has…

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So what happened to all those models?

Posted on April 20, 2020March 7, 2022 by Eric Crawford

Prediction is a messy business. Those of us who cover horse racing have known this for a long time. I know I’ve told the story about the old guy at the racetrack who gave me some advice I’ve never forgotten, “I don’t need to know what happened yesterday. Tell me what will happen tomorrow.” That’s…

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A word to the at-risk, from one of the at-risk

Posted on April 16, 2020March 7, 2022 by Eric Crawford

I write to you today as a member of the vulnerable population. As one of those with “underlying conditions.” I’m not that old. I’m 51. But I’ve had two strokes, because of high blood pressure, which now is treated with three medications. Like much of Kentucky, if the state surveys are to be believed, I…

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