Kentucky’s road to a second straight SEC regular-season title will be a bumpy ride
By Keith Taylor special to NKyTribune The road to a second-straight Southeastern Conference championship won’t be an easy path for…
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Keith Taylor: Limping Kentucky taking ‘next man up’ approach to injury woes
Kentucky is far from being healthy and no one is feeling sorry for the Wildcats. “For some reason, it doesn’t…
Lucky streak: Calipari hopes Wildcats will continue recent trend of success at Texas A&M
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune Kentucky has been lucky in its first two visits to Texas A&M. A year…
Keith Taylor: Willis turns in stellar performance with 25 points to lead Kentucky past Tennessee
Rick Barnes knew what to expect from Kentucky’s top two players but wasn’t sure about the rest of the team’s…
Keith Taylor: Top player in the nation? Calipari building a case for UK point guard Tyler Ulis
John Calipari is building a case for Tyler Ulis. The Kentucky coach not only thinks Ulis should be in the…
Keith Taylor: Hitting its stride, UK puts together best effort of the year in 82-48 rout of Georgia
A month ago, developing an offensive scheme was a top priority for John Calipari. The Kentucky coach spent most of…
Keith Taylor: Tennessee’s Barnes says UK will be a team to watch between now and March
Tennessee coach Rick Barnes has taken note of Kentucky’s recent growth spurt that has propelled the Wildcats to three victories…
Jamie Vaught: Top U.S. court system administrator Duff relishes history he shares with Big Blue
While Jim Duff is probably better known for his current role as the top administrator of the U.S. Courts system…
UK takes another step back with a ‘surprise’ road setback at Auburn
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune Kentucky hasn’t fared well away from home this season. The trend continued Saturday in…
Keith Taylor: Calipari shoulders some of the blame for his team’s overall struggles
Traditionally, John Calipari’s teams have fared well on the road. However, this year has been a rare exception. Two of…
Billy Reed: The rest of the story is mostly overlooked when ‘experts’ discuss Rupp and racism
I’ve been dreading the arrival of 2016 because it’s the 50th anniversary of Texas Western’s historic 72-65 victory over Kentucky…
SEC honors Tyler Ulis as Player of Week following career performance against Louisville
Tyler Ulis’ sensational performance in the Kentucky men’s basketball team’s victory over No. 16/15 Louisville was more than enough to…
Jamal Murray scores 33 but career outing not enough in No. 4 UK’s 74-67 loss to Ohio State
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune Jamal Murray did his part to keep fourth-ranked Kentucky from a total collapse, but…
Keith Taylor: Calipari, Cats have faith in Labissiere, not worried about recent lack of production
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune John Calipari hasn’t lost faith in Skal Labissiere. “I love Skal,” the Kentucky coach…
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…
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…
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….