LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The season-opening showdown between the Louisville and UConn women’s basketball teams will no longer take place in Germany.

ESPN Events announced Thursday night that the 2025 Peraton Armed Forces Classic will be relocated to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, due to the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. The game, originally scheduled for Ramstein Air Base in Germany, will still be played on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 5:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on ESPN.

“For more than a decade, this event has celebrated the lives and contributions of our military,” said Clint Overby, Vice President of ESPN Events. “We’re appreciative of the Naval Academy for helping provide a first-class venue for this first-ever women’s college basketball matchup that will showcase pe

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