LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisville is eager to play in the postseason again after sitting out last spring, and the Cardinals hope to make it a long stay once they get there.Though the escort scandal that resulted in a self-imposed postseason ban and other penalties last season is still not resolved, coach Rick Pitino long ago shifted focus toward getting the Cardinals back into this years NCAA Tournament.The NCAA last week accused the program of committing four Level 1 violations and the governing body criticized Pitino for failing to monitor former Cardinals staffer Andre McGee, whom the NCAA says provided improper benefits to recruits and players by hiring strippers.The case now proceeds to a spring resolution.For his part, Pitino is more than happy to talk hoops. And on the court, he believes if the Cardinals execute his trademark man-to-man defense, a deep tournament run is possible.It isnt a new style, Pitino said of his philosophy, its just that weve confused a lot of people with our defense and playing our matchup zone. We have probably scrapped that and are playing 95 percent man-to-man. .... The tempo is much more up-tempo, even though we have always been an up-tempo team.Louisvilles initial challenge is finding offense with the departures of leading scorers Damion Lee and Trey Lewis, graduate transfers who combined to average more than 27 points per game last season for a team that finished 23-8. The Cardinals also lost 6-foot-11 post player Chinanu Onuaku, who averaged 9.9 points and 8.5 rebounds per contest.On the bright side, Pitino believes many players have scoring potential with several poised to take charge.Junior guard Quentin Snider is the Cardinals top returning scorer and playmaker (9.4 points, 3.5 assists), but the question might be whether sophomore guard Donovan Mitchell or second-year wing Deng Adel -- or both -- have breakout seasons.Mitchell, who became known last season for a series of high-flying dunks, is focused on improving his perimeter game. Adel is able to score from all over the floor and eagerly looks forward to creating easy chances by pressing ball handlers.The Cardinals believe if they succeed on defense, scoring opportunities will come naturally.Said Adel, With our playing style of pressing and focusing on turning teams over, we all have the chance to get points.---Some other things to look for in Louisvilles season:LEANER, QUICKER: Mitchell has dropped 18 pounds and weighs around 195, while junior forward Jaylen Johnson has shed weight that Pitino believes was slowing him down. Both players appear faster and more agile and are eager to see what opportunities arise from being lighter. I dont get tired as easily and feel more energetic, Mitchell said. It might seem small, but that makes a big difference playing in this up-and-down system.MIDDLE MANAGEMENT: Onuakus departure for the NBA draft caught Pitino off guard, and filling the void he left in the pivot could be a concern. Junior 7-footers Anas Mahmoud and Matz Stockman continue to develop but must step up their games to man the inside until 6-10 senior Mangok Mathiang returns from a foot injury.MORE TRANSFERS: Last seasons success with graduate transfers Lewis and Lee led Louisville to choose that route again. This years one-and-done is 6-1 guard Tony Hicks, who averaged 12.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game over three years at Pennsylvania. The Cardinals also added 6-5 sophomore Dwayne Sutton, who averaged 12 points per contest last season at UNC Asheville. He will sit out this season per NCAA transfer rules but has three seasons of eligibility remaining.KEY GAMES: The Cardinals non-conference schedule presents plenty of challenges in preparation for the tough ACC docket. Besides their annual Bluegrass showdown against rival Kentucky (Dec. 21), they face Purdue in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Nov. 30) and Indiana on New Years Eve in Indianapolis. 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I waited a long time for that, Janikowski said.So have their fans, and they packed Qualcomm Stadium, outnumbering Chargers fans by roughly 80 percent to 20 percent in the crowd of 68,352, the largest in San Diego this season.All that Silver and Black backing the Raiders (11-3) provided a surreal atmosphere to the game, which might be the Chargers second to last in San Diego after 56 seasons.Team chairman Dean Spanos seems almost certain to move the team to the Los Angeles area after failing to get a big public subsidy to help him replace aging Qualcomm Stadium.The Raiders could be on the move, too, with owner Mark Davis eyeing Las Vegas, although theyd still play in Oakland until a new stadium was built in Sin City.A sour relationship between Spanos and the Chargers fans, as well as yet another losing season, gives the appearance of a franchise flaming out. Raiders fans were all too happy to snap up available tickets.I was very excited, very joyful, looking around the stadium and seeing our fans just going crazy, quarterback Derek Carr said. When we come to San Diego, our fans turn it into a home game. We always think we get nine home games a year.The Chargers (5-9) were eliminated from the playoff chase when Miami beat the New York Jets on Saturday night.The Chargers will miss the postseason for the third time in coach Mike McCoys four seasons and for the sixth time in six seasons overall. Theyve lost 21 of their last 30 games.It was a road game, San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers said. It was just like being in Oakland. Except there were more people.Where were Chargers fans?I dont know. But its been two tough years, Rivers said.It was the sixth time the Chargers blew a fourth-quarter lead this season.The winning drive started on the Raiders 34 and included a 27-yard run by Latavius Murray and a 22-yard pass from Carr to Seth Roberts.Carr scrambled on third-and-8 on the Chargers 29 and thought he got the first down, but was ruled to have gone out of bounds a yard short.dddddddddddd The Raiders challenged and the refs agreed, giving them the first down at the 21.An incompletion and a sack forced the Raiders to turn to their 17-year veteran kicker, who delivered.Reggie Nelson intercepted Philip Rivers with 1:37 to go to seal it.SEABASSJanikowski also had field goals of 21, 45 and 33 yards.We would like to get seven, but we got points when we lined up for them, coach Jack Del Rio said.RIVERSRivers had thrown a go-ahead, 7-yard touchdown pass to rookie tight end Hunter Henry late in the third quarter.Rivers threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to Travis Benjamin on the games eighth play.RAIDERSThe Raiders couldnt get out of their own way for most of the first half, including turning over the ball twice in the red zone. But the Chargers failed to capitalize and Oakland tied it at 10 on Carrs 13-yard scoring pass to Michael Crabtree 22 seconds before halftime.The original call of incomplete was reversed after replay showed Crabtree got both feet down before tumbling out of the end zone.Oakland took a short-lived 13-10 lead in the third quarter on Janikowskis 33-yard field goal. The Chargers came right back for Henrys go-ahead TD catch.STADIUM SAGAS: Davis says hes committed to moving the Raiders to Las Vegas, where a $1.9 billion stadium project has been approved, including $750 million in public money. Davis has from the end of the Raiders season until Feb. 15 to apply for relocation.Spanos, son of owner Alex Spanos, appears to be leaning toward moving to Los Angeles and eventually joining the Rams in a stadium in Inglewood scheduled to open in 2019. Spanos angered the fan base last year with a failed attempt to move to Carson and share a stadium with the archrival Raiders.After that failed, the Chargers-backed Measure C was overwhelmingly rejected by San Diego voters on Nov. 8. That would have raised $1.15 billion in increased hotel occupancy taxes for a $1.8 billion downtown stadium and convention center annex.ROAD TEAM IN THEIR OWN STADIUMThe Chargers practiced this week with piped-in crowd noise, anticipating what it would be like Sunday. They skipped individual introductions and were booed anyway when they were introduced as a team.We wanted to come out as a team. We wanted to stay together and fighting, McCoy said.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '