Billy Reed: Nothing’s ever certain, but here’s betting the Heisman goes to the Thrill from the Ville
With apologies to Howard Schnellenberger, I must say that anybody who guarantees an outcome in the sports world is on…
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Billy Reed: Juice Bowl incident shows it’s not acceptable to just stand by and do nothing
After this weekend’s conference championship football games, the euphoria at Kentucky and the shock at Louisville both will be penetrated…
Billy Reed: Feast on this cornucopia of delicious (but not fattening) predictions in our world of sports
At Thanksgiving time, a cornucopia of delicious predictions… * Louisville Catholic powers Trinity and St. Xavier meet again, this time…
Billy Reed: Visiting Governors facing long odds when they challenge Stoops, Wildcats Saturday
The University of Kentucky football team began the 1950 season with an 83-0 victory over South Dakota at old Stoll…
Billy Reed: Here’s hoping for a Trump epiphany, one that transforms him into gentleman, role model
In my imagination, I am conjuring up a conversation that could take place somewhere in the U.S. before the current…
Billy Reed: Lovable losers no more — Cubs have to reinvent themselves after World Series victory
I am thrilled that the Chicago Cubs have won baseball’s World Series for the first time since 1908, mainly because…
Billy Reed: Last time the Cubs were in the World Series was ’45 — and it didn’t turn out well
No matter what you may have heard to the contrary. I did not cover the World Series in 1945, the…
Billy Reed: Recent diamond success of Tribe brings back memories of wonderous ’54 season
At the wise age of 11, I already knew enough about major-league baseball to matter-of-factly predict that the Cleveland Indians…
Billy Reed: Lost amidst the hype of a new basketball season — the devaluation of a college degree
The basketball season began in normal fashion at the University of Kentucky. An estimated 90 NBA scouts attended Pro Day…
Billy Reed: Once a patsy, SEC doormat Vandy no longer considered a sure win for Wildcats
No matter how bad it got for the Kentucky football, you could always count of Vanderbilt, waiting there at the…
Billy Reed: Words come up short when it comes to superlatives for Louisville-Clemson grid showdown
Here we are, mere hours away from the Louisville football team’s visit to Clemson, and I have a serious problem….
Billy Reed: Not so fast, my friends — who will Corso pick in Cards’ showdown with Seminoles?
The signature moment of ESPN’s wildly popular College GameDay show always comes at the end, when Lee Corso, the most…
Billy Reed: Bryant’s desperation move to turn to Hardy at QB paid big dividends against Tennessee
Author’s note: Bob Hardy, who died last weekend, was one of my earliest sports heroes. He was the Kentucky Wildcats’…
Billy Reed: I’m no Charlie Brown, so stop with the promises, UK, and really show me something
University of Kentucky football fans, bless their Big Blue bleeding hearts, remind me of the classic Peanuts cartoon where Charlie…
Billy Reed: Imagining a Kentucky where Bevin decided to use governing style to ‘help’ our sports
Editor’s note: The following is a figment of the writer’s imagination. However, considering what’s happening these days in politics and…
Billy Reed: Rise and fall of Olympian Lochte should be a cautionary tale for young people everywhere
If there is any saving grace about the Ryan Lochte fiasco, it’s the timing of it. It comes when thousands…
Billy Reed: Our U.S. athletes represent the best of us; Trump, politicians are on the opposite side
This veteran TV watcher – I go back to the days when Milton Berle was king of the black-and-white tube…
Billy Reed: More than the temperature was hot when Cardinals flew high at Crawford Gym
LOUISVILLE – A lot of former University of Louisville basketball players and coaches joined with fans earlier this week to…
Billy Reed: With 2016 Olympic Games at hand, it’s not just about sports and competition anymore
I’m looking forward to the basketball competition at this year’s Olympic Games, which will be held Aug. 5-21 in Rio…
Billy Reed: A trip back to Cincinnati to see the Reds brings back fond memories of better times
CINCINNATI – I went to Great American Ballpark Wednesday for a matinee game between two of the worst teams in…
Billy Reed: Reds are a bad team going nowhere … and the players don’t seem to care all that much
When I started following the Cincinnati Reds in the early 1950s, Rogers Hornsby, known universally as the “Rajah” was the…
Billy Reed: Too focused to fail, Louisville native, NASCAR rookie Ben Rhodes destined for greatness
SPARTA, Ky. – Ben Rhodes has a face made for a Wheaties box, not to mention the cover of Sports…