John Clay: Blaming Calipari a Big Blue over-reaction
With Kentucky basketball, every action brings an over-reaction. If you are a columnist covering Kentucky basketball and Kentucky basketball loses a game in a tournament (NIT) in a setting (the...
View ArticleMark Story: If Sean Woods was right about Cats, he's not gloating
Since the end of the Kentucky men's basketball season, if I had a dollar for everyone I've heard say, 'You know, maybe Sean Woods was right,' the down payment for a summer home in Longboat Key would...
View ArticleDefending champion Kentucky left out of NCAA Tournament
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky's inconsistent play this year has left the Wildcats without a chance to defend their national championship. There was no at-large NCAA tournament bid for the young Kentucky...
View ArticleNCAA Tournament warps perspective
Now that we're at the business end of the NCAA Tournament, something Florida Coach Billy Donovan recently said to USA Today sticks in the mind. "Your whole entire life, you're chasing this trophy,...
View ArticleDefending NCAA champion Kentucky headed to NIT
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Two days after point guard Ryan Harrow apologized for the loss in the Southeastern Conference Tournament, Coach John Calipari all but expressed regret for Kentucky being selected...
View ArticleKentucky Supreme Court disbars famed class-action attorney Stanley Chesley
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday disbarred famed Cincinnati trial attorney Stanley Chesley over his involvement in a notorious $200 million settlement involving the diet drug...
View ArticleJohn Clay: Cats have more to prove before Selection Sunday
After the loss at Georgia last week, John Calipari was lamenting the "crap" job he had done this year as Kentucky's basketball coach. Tuesday, three days after beating conference champ Florida to earn...
View ArticleKentucky’s bubble filled with err
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — John Calipari said it late Thursday night, standing in a ballroom of the Loews Hotel, talking to some media types, repeating something he’s been saying for awhile. It doesn’t matter...
View ArticleMark Story: Louisville launching NCAA journey in Rupp feels ... appropriate
On Tuesday night, Kentucky suffered a humiliating loss, bounced from the NIT by Robert Morris. Late Wednesday afternoon, Louisville entered the Wildcats' lair — Rupp Arena — for an NCAA Tournament...
View ArticleKentucky lands nation's No. 2 recruit Julius Randle
LEXINGTON, Ky. Robert Morris is a thing of the past. Julius Randle was the name on the lips of every Kentucky basketball fan Wednesday afternoon. Not 24 hours removed from the Wildcats' disheartening...
View ArticleDefending NCAA champion Kentucky bound for NIT game at Robert Morris
Two days after point guard Ryan Harrow apologized for the loss in the Southeastern Conference Tournament, Coach John Calipari all but expressed regret for Kentucky being selected Sunday to play in the...
View ArticleHigh school notebook: Wrapping up the Sweet Sixteens
The nets have been snipped, the confetti swept away (they had celebratory confetti in Diddle Arena but not in Rupp Arena), and the championship trophies have been paraded around Madison and Marion...
View ArticleList of Kentucky boys' all-stars who will play Indiana
Madison Central's Dominique Hawkins, Mr. Basketball, heads the roster of Kentucky All-Stars who will play Indiana this year. Hawkins will wear the No. 1 jersey when the boys from the Bluegrass play...
View ArticleWhat to know about teams competing in Lexington
No. 1 overall seed Louisville and seven other NCAA Tournament teams will converge on Rupp Arena this week to see who gets to move on to the tourney's second week. Here are a few tidbits on each of the...
View ArticleHigh school notebook: Madison Central's resolve evident all season
Madison Central's basketball champions should be exhausted by celebration. Since cutting down the nets in Rupp Arena on Sunday, the Indians have been feted by their classmates, fans, state...
View ArticleKentucky recruiting: Randle's next stop at UK or Kansas, analysts say; power...
Officially, there are four finalists for the services of high school basketball star Julius Randle. But most recruiting analysts have come to the conclusion that Randle will put on one of two hats...
View ArticleMadison Central's Hawkins won't get word on Kentucky offer Friday
Dominique Hawkins will not hear from Kentucky about a scholarship offer Friday, as was originally expected. The Madison Central...
View ArticleFriday could be big day for Madison Central's Hawkins
Despite a flurry of Thursday tweets, the waiting game between Madison Central basketball star Dominique Hawkins and Kentucky will continue a little while longer. A Louisville-based AAU program tweeted...
View ArticleState title boosts recruiting of Madison Central seniors
Coach Allen Feldhaus Jr. and his Sweet Sixteen champion Madison Central basketball team were making the rounds in the state Capitol when he got the text message Tuesday. It was University of Kentucky...
View ArticleWaiting begins for Sweet Sixteen MVP Dominique Hawkins
Dominique Hawkins has left no room for doubt. He's a Kentucky fan. Always has been. Over the last five days, he's lived out his dream of playing for a state title in Rupp Arena. On Sunday, the dream...
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