KentuckySports: Top Story

Joe B. Hall gives nod to Kentucky fans for Hall of Fame election

Former University of Kentucky head basketball coach Joe B. Hall photographed outside Rupp Arena with a large photo of Adolph Rupp in the background in Lexington, Ky., Monday, January 23 2012.
Hall will be honored as a "heart hero" at the American Heart Association's Lexington Heart Ball on Feb. 25. Charles Bertram | Staff

In expressing appreciation for being elected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, former Kentucky coach Joe B. Hall noted the boost he got from the program's ever-demanding fans. "They're not going to let you relax," he said Tuesday...

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BASKETBALL: MEN

John Clay: Prince, Knight proud to be part of Kentucky family

Tayshaun Prince did not even play for John Calipari, but you would never know that by the correspondence the former Kentucky basketball star receives from the current Kentucky basketball coach.

305 days ago
BASKETBALL: MEN

Former UK player Desmond Allison is shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio

Former University of Kentucky basketball player Desmond Allison was shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday. Allison, 31, was pronounced dead at Grant Medical Center in Columbus at 3:54 p.m., said Franklin County, Ohio, Coroner Jan Gorniak.

308 days ago
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Josh Harrellson plays tennis, talks about NBA lockout at celebrity event

Josh Harrellson admits he is bad at tennis. But that didn't stop the former University of Kentucky star center from teaming up with former UK All-American and national champion Kyle Macy in a celebrity doubles match Tuesday night at the Fifth Third Tennis Championships.

314 days ago
MORE SPORTS

Calipari's parting post-season gift: $325,000 in bonuses

University of Kentucky men's basketball coach John Calipari will have $325,000 in bonuses to ease the sting of his team's Final Four loss to the University of Connecticut on Saturday night. Had UK won the national championship, Calipari would have qualified for an additional $375,000.

420 days ago
BASKETBALL: MEN

Cats' Knight showing he can play with poise amid comparisons

Brandon Knight, the new point guard prodigy for Kentucky Coach John Calipari, makes his college debut Friday night. In hopes of not marking the occasion, he downplayed any talk of him being the latest or the greatest in a line of backcourt brilliance.

564 days ago
FOOTBALL

Cats say recent road success will help in 'Swamp'

Many a college football player has been swallowed in "The Swamp," the loud, hot and hostile home field of the University of Florida.

613 days ago
FOOTBALL

Locke leads deep stable of running backs

Kentucky Coach Joker Phillips likes to point out that in 2007, injuries forced a young freshman named Derrick Locke to enter the game as a fifth-team running back and deliver some clutch carries in a road win at Arkansas.

642 days ago
BASKETBALL: MEN

Cousy passes torch to Rondo

Imagine Willie Mays giving us his take on baseball's best young center fielder. Or the late Frank Sinatra assessing the skills of a hot young crooner. Today we give you Bob Cousy on former University of Kentucky star Rajon Rondo.

725 days ago
BASKETBALL: MEN

Cats 10-0 after beating Hoosiers 90-73

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana fans hurled verbal abuse at Kentucky Coach John Calipari. His team responded with enough physical torment to bury the Hoosiers 90-73 Saturday.

898 days ago
KENTUCKYSPORTS: TOP STORY

Young Cats turn in veteran performance

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Talk about your Hoosier hostility. The Indiana crowd was into this Kentucky-Indiana thing from the jump, displaying rude signs, howling obscenities and reverting to the "Cal's a Cheater! Cal's a Cheater" chant.

898 days ago