Kentucky Coach Mark Pope expects second year with Wildcats to be ‘100 times better than last year’
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today There’s something about Year No. 2. Although Mark Pope knew the assignment when he was…
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Keith Taylor: Wishing Travis Perry well as he takes his basketball journey to Ole Miss
Travis Perry did not mention transferring following Kentucky’s season-ending loss to Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament. The former Kentucky Mr….
Keith Taylor: Return of rivalry game with Indiana a welcome addition to UK’s non-conference schedule
I’ve always considered the Kentucky-Indiana rivalry a natural one that should be on each team’s non-conference schedule. That all changed…
UK Basketball Notebook: Wildcats aren’t taking BBN support for granted
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Coach Mark Pope relied on the fan base to give Kentucky a lift in an…
UK basketball coach Mark Pope says ‘Banner Camp’ kept Cats in moment while setting sights on No. 9
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories from Kentucky Today sports editor Keith Taylor’s exclusive interview…
Coach Pope likes spacing of Cats’ 13-game, non-conference schedule
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky will open the season earlier than usual to usher in the Mark Pope era….
Reeves continues hot streak to lead Wildcats past Illinois 96-70; he scores 27 points
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Antonio Reeves didn’t get caught up in his emotions during a reunion with his former…
UK basketball’s new look, nearly new team brings Big Blue Nation out in Northern Kentucky for a night
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Big Blue Nation relocated to Northern Kentucky Saturday, moving the capital to Highland Heights…
UK basketball will play nine of its 13 non-conference games at Rupp Arena; regular season opens Nov. 6
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky will play nine of its 13 non-conference games at Rupp Arena this season. The…
‘We just delivered,’ former UK basketball standout Tony Delk recalls Cat’s 1996 national title run
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today It didn’t take much to motivate Kentucky after the Wildcats lost to North Carolina in…
NKU’s Darrin and UK’s Walker Horn: For this athletic father and son, basketball just runs in the family
By Andy Furman NKyTribune Reporter Perhaps the apple really doesn’t fall far from the tree. But, for one Kentucky family,…
Sportswriter, NKyTribune columnist Jamie Vaught releases sixth book on Kentucky basketball
Veteran sportswriter and NKyTribune columnist Jamie Vaught has penned another book about the University of Kentucky basketball. The title of…
Calipari adds third member — Adou Thiero — to his current signing class for UK basketball
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari added a third member to his current signing class…
Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe named Kareen Abdul-Jabbar Award winner, honoring nation’s best center
UK Athletics Kentucky junior forward Oscar Tshiebwe was named the winner of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award which honors the nation’s…
Jamie Vaught: John Calipari ‘jacked’ as basketball Wildcat’s begin preparation for 2021-22 campaign
Coach John Calipari is pretty excited about his 2021-22 basketball team. It’s no surprise that Calipari, who is beginning his…
TyTy Washington lone newcomer to UK’s backcourt, making his presence known in practice
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today It didn’t take long for TyTy Washington to find a friend once he arrived on…
Billy Reed: What a difference a week makes as we learn the depth of our intolerance for free speech
Last Monday, our nation was reeling as never before from the double whammy of a violent attack on our nation’s…
Billy Reed: UK basketball is no longer must-watch TV for me (back to National Lampoon’s Christmas)
The last time the Kentucky men’s team opened the basketball season with a 1-5 record was 1926-’27. I was not…
Wildcats get off script, fall behind early as rally comes up short against Notre Dame at Rupp Arena
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky tried to rally its way past Notre Dame, but a second-half comeback fell short…
Billy Reed: Paying homage to former college athletes on medical front lines in battle against COVID
Let’s stop fretting, for just a moment, about whether we’ll have 2020-’21 basketball season, and concentrate on paying homage to…
Calipari urges Kentuckians to wear a mask, follow the science; SEC postpones start of several fall sports
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today The recent increase in COVID-19 cases has created concern about the upcoming season, but John…
Dick Gabriel: Let me interrupt your misperceptions about Adolph Rupp with some facts on the race issue
Given the climate in America today when it comes to race relations, it was inevitable that a debate would open…