Keith Taylor: Hawkins steps on big stage, scores career-high 13 in win over rival Louisville
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune Dominique Hawkins embraces the big stage and it showed Saturday. Hawkins was the next…
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Keith Taylor: Kentucky-Louisville showdown ‘just another game’ for Hawkins, Wildcats
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune Dominique Hawkins remembers the first time he experienced the Kentucky-Louisville rivalry. “I was so…
Looking back on UK’s return to glory: ‘The Untouchables’ were unstoppable in 1996
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune Walter McCarty still shakes his head in disbelief when he thinks about how much…
Keith Taylor: Calipari says fourth-ranked Wildcats are still searching for an identity
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune Kentucky is searching for an identity. So is Ohio State. Both teams will look…
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 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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
Keith Taylor: Briscoe records double-double, Wildcats a ‘different team’ when he’s on the court
Isaiah Briscoe added a new dimension to Kentucky’s lineup Saturday night and it showed. Briscoe, who sat out the Wildcats’…
Keith Taylor: Kentucky junior Derek Willis making a strong case to become a regular fixture in rotation
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune Derek Willis is making a strong case to become a part of Kentucky’s rotation…
Keith Taylor: Newcomer Jamal Murray a triple threat in Kentucky’s new-look, three-guard starting lineup
By Keith Taylor Special to the NKyTribune Kentucky debuted its new-look offense Monday night and newcomer Jamal Murray was the…
Tyler Ulis shows why he’s Kentucky’s floor general with 15 assists, 10 points in blue-white exhibition
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune It’s easy to see why Kentucky coach John Calipari considers Tyler Ulis as his…
With season nearing, it will become tougher for Pitino to keep calm and carry on as investigation unfolds
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune Scandals are nothing new in college athletics. They’ve been around for decades. However, things…
Jamie Vaught: Cal’s record-seeking Wildcats provided fans a once-in-a-lifetime experience
Just a few days after Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns graced the cover of Sports Illustrated with the Wildcats gunning to become…