Sports Notes: Calipari breathed sigh of relief after surviving latest Poythress injury scare
By Glenn Osborne Special to NKyTribune For John Calipari, the key moment in Kentucky’s 72-58 win over Bobby Hurley’s Arizona…
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Kentucky’s Murray captures first Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week recognition
Kentucky freshman guard Jamal Murray was named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week on Monday after averaging a team-best…
Keith Taylor: Veteran Marcus Lee not rattled by Calipari’s tone of voice or Sun Devils
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune John Calipari likes to scream to get his point across. The Kentucky coach blames…
Keith Taylor: Calipari says experienced Arizona State a ‘perfect game’ for young Wildcats
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune A year following a season filled with lofty expectations, things are back to normal…
NBA Bleeding Blue: Suns, Kings offer the best options for keeping up with former Wildcats
By Jonathan Coffman Special to NKyTribune As John Calipari continues his reign as the king of the one-and-done era, more…
Keith Taylor: Poythress ‘near-perfect’ as UK gets back on track with win over EKU
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune At first, John Calipari didn’t want to talk about Alex Poythress. Although his senior…
Keith Taylor: Calipari wants UK to get tougher, establish post presence against EKU
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune John Calipari knows his team isn’t going to produce blowouts eight games into the…
Keith Taylor: Top-ranked UK ‘gets kicked’ around by UCLA in first setback of the season
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune For the first time in more than a year, Kentucky lost a game in…
Keith Taylor: UK makes first trip to UCLA in more than five decades for showdown with Bruins
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune It’s been more than 50 years since Kentucky has played UCLA on the Bruins’…
Keith Taylor: Lee gets message, brings energy to court in UK’s win over Illinois State
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune Marcus Lee got the message after missing his first start of the season. Benched…
Possible absence of Ulis against Illinois State could turn into an opportunity for Hawkins
With Tyler Ulis sidelined by a hyperextended elbow, a role opened for Dominique Hawkins last Friday. Hawkins played nine minutes…
UK freshmen pick up the slack after Tyler Ulis suffers elbow injury in win over South Florida
By Keith Taylor Special to the NKyTribune Kentucky cruised without its floor general Friday. The top-ranked Wildcats (6-0) remained undefeated…
Calipari’s Cats begin post-Thanksgiving schedule facing old friend Antigua, South Florida
The top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats hit the road to face South Florida on Friday at American Airlines Arena in Miami. KENTUCKY…
Keith Taylor: Labissiere shows more aggressiveness in top-ranked UK’s 82-62 win over Boston
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune Five games into his collegiate career, Skal Labissiere isn’t the player John Calipari wants…
Cats in familiar spot heading into matchup with Boston University with No. 1 national ranking
Kentucky, which takes on Boston University Tuesday at 9 p.m. on the SEC Network, is the top team in the…
After keying pair of wins, Kentucky sophomore Ulis named Southeastern Conference Player of the Week
Kentucky sophomore guard Tyler Ulis was named the Southeastern Conference Co-Player of the Week on Monday after leading Kentucky to…
Poythress gives Kentucky a spark off bench, records double-double in win over Wright State
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune Although he’s Kentucky’s most experienced player, Alex Poythress doesn’t mind being the sixth man….
Calipari has high hopes for defensive stopper Briscoe heading into matchup with Wright State
There was a certain rhythm to Isaiah Briscoe’s defensive game before he came to Kentucky. “Take a couple trips off,”…
Latest UK recruiting class features four players ranked among the top 10 in the nation
The Kentucky men’s basketball program has put together one of the strongest recruiting classes of all time, signing six of…
Jamie Vaught: Versatile UK freshman Labissiere hard to compare to other Wildcat big men
Even though he didn’t play well against a tough Duke team in Chicago Tuesday night because of foul trouble, getting…
Kentucky’s backcourt draws praise from Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski after Wildcats pass first test of the year
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune CHICAGO — Mike Krzyzewski has been around a lot of elite guards in his…
Early showdown with Duke gives Calipari an opportunity to gauge Kentucky’s progress
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune Kentucky hasn’t had much success against Duke since defeating the Blue Devils in the…