Cats' ground game pounds Vandy in 24-13 win

By Chip Cosby

NASHVILLE — Neither Derrick Locke nor Randall Cobb is very big, and both have spent a good portion of the year beaten up from carrying such a heavy workload for the Kentucky offense.

UK settles with Gillispie for $2.98 million

UK, FORMER COACH SETTLE CONTRACT DISPUTE

By Ryan Alessi

The University of Kentucky and the UK Athletic Association have settled their contract dispute with former UK men's basketball coach Billy Gillispie. The agreement gives Gillispie $2.98 million. UK also agreed to pay more than $265,000 in legal and mediation fees.

John Clay: Controlling SEC is digitally distancing itself

By John Clay

The SEC's new media policies, which since becoming public last Friday, have produced such a negative firestorm the league is already into its best Deion Sanders backpedal. In its original flawed form, the policy would severely restrict media outlets with regard to use of video, audio, photographs and digital descriptions in a manner that made the Birmingham home office appear to be a monolithic bastion of unmitigated greed.

UK has high hopes for juco teammates

Cats expect Harbor College alums to fill holes

By Chip Cosby

Chris Matthews and DeQuin Evans both know what everybody is expecting of them. Teammates at Los Angeles Harbor College, the duo were brought in to help fill glaring holes on both sides of the ball for the 2009 Kentucky football team.

Cats leave summer fun behind

By Chip Cosby

Party time is officially over for the University of Kentucky football team.

OK, UK: It's time to toughen up

Cats need meatier non-conference fare

By John Clay

That four-year football friendship pledge UK and Western Kentucky announced in Nashville last week was the subject of a lot of congratulatory back-slapping from both sides.

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Redskins sign ex-Cat Jarmon to 4-year deal

Associated Press

Supplemental draft pick Jeremy Jarmon and the Washington Redskins agreed to a four-year contract with a $755,000 signing bonus Monday.

SEC QBs few and far between

Most teams lack experienceat the position

By Chip Cosby

The Southeastern Conference is still regarded as the top football league in the country, but the one area where the league could be classified as "middle of the pack" the past couple of years is quarterback.

U.S. stays unbeaten on way to U19 quarters

Associated Press

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Howard Thompkins III had 14 points and nine rebounds, and the United States qualified for the quarterfinals with an 82-61 win over Puerto Rico at the FIBA under-19 world championships Tuesday.

Hartline says he's 'the guy'

Expected starter at QB isn't fazed by freshman competition

By Chip Cosby

The summer buzz surrounding the Kentucky football camp has almost exclusively been directed at freshman quarterbacks Morgan Newton and Ryan Mossakowski.

Henrys waver on Kansas, consider UK

By Chip Cosby

Editor's note: Early Wednesday morning, Kansas City's 610 Sports Radio reported that Xavier Henry would not be backing out on his commitment to Kansas. Henry told the radio station, "I'm going to Kansas, and that's final." No further details were available on the station's Web site.

SEC coaches say Calipari's presence raises the bar in the SEC

By Jerry Tipton

Kentucky basketball led by John Calipari will make success more difficult to achieve in the Southeastern Conference, Tennessee Coach Bruce Pearl said on Monday. "John raised the bar tremendously for all of us," Pearl said on an SEC coaches' teleconference. "... He is a big thinker."

John Clay

John Clay: Ranking Kentucky's last 10 football coaches

Kentucky's No. 1 football coach is obvious. Then it gets interesting.

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When writing about thereunion last weekend of Paul Bryant's former players at Kentucky, it hit me that, starting with the Bear, UK has had 10 football coaches since 1946. Seemed liked the perfect opportunity for a Top 10 list. But if the Bear is the certain No. 1, who's No. 2? And, for a program that has struggled so over the years, who deserves the bottom of the list?

NBA Draft

Bucks make Meeks 41st pick in NBA Draft

Louisville's Williams, Clark drafted in 1st round

By James Pennington

Former University of Kentucky All-American Jodie Meeks was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks, 41st overall in Thursday's NBA Draft.

Tight end Wallace transferring to UK

By Chip Cosby

Tight end Ryan Wallace, a former All-State player from Bowling Green High, is transferring to the University of Kentucky.

Galloway looks forward to his next stop

By Jerry Tipton

Maybe having already played for three college teams, basketball nomad Kevin Galloway could sense his days as a Kentucky Wildcat were numbered.

Memphis hearing lasts only 4 hours

Short length unexpectedbut not unprecedentedA.D. declines interviews

By Jerry Tipton

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Committee on Infractions conducted an unexpectedly short hearing Saturday on allegations of major rules violations by the University of Memphis men's basketball program when it was led by John Calipari.

Memphis says Calipari had no proof of player's alleged academic fraud

By Ryan Alessi and Jerry Tipton

MEMPHIS — University of Memphis officials say the school's athletics staff, including former basketball coach John Calipari, had no proof of academic fraud involving a player.

Gillispie and UK should settle

IT'S TIME FOR BOTH PARTIES TO MOVE ON

By Mark Story

There are some divorces in which, once the union is torn asunder, the parties are so hurt, so angry, so disappointed in each other they seem more intent on punishing the other party than pursuing their own self-interest.

It's more about Derrick Rose than John Calipari

Allegations currently point more to chicago than memphis

By John Clay

There may come a day when John Calipari's detractors will finally catch the coach red-handed at something other than guilt by association.