Terry Lyons

Co-founder of MediaForward.tv, former VP of international communication for the NBA

As Kevin Ware suffered the injury, the outcome of the NCAA tournament might've shifted on its axis.

Wallace J Nichols

Marine biologist, LiVBLUE.org

We'll eventually hear Kevin Ware's version of the injury, but from experience I know that on impact his brain and body instantly coursed with the hormone epinephrine which elicits the classic fight or flight response, intense focus, and often masks or dulls the initial searing pain.

Howard Fineman

Editorial director, Huffington Post Media Group

This is a story about how college sports can -- and in this case, I hope, will -- vivify the intellectual, cultural and economic life of an old, but now very much alive, industrial city in Kentucky.

Lennard Davis

Distinguished Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago

Since Chick-fil-A is openly advocating the limitation of the rights of gay citizens, they cannot possibly fit into a diversity paradigm.

Ben Woods

Author, computer programmer

Louisville has won eight straight, including wins over five ranked teams, heading into quite possibly the biggest game in the history of basketball in the state of Kentucky: a Final Four date with University of Kentucky in New Orleans.

Don McNay

Bestselling author. Newest book: 'Life Lessons From the Lottery: Protecting Your Money in a Scary World'

In April, Al Cross is being inducted in the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame. No one worked harder or longer to gather all the nuances of a story than Al Cross.

Robert D. Patterson

The significance of Obama's inauguration resides in the sweat, blood, and tears shed by our forefathers so that people of all races, creed, and gender could share in the American inheritance.