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John Clay: Cats earn impressive win

jclay@herald-leader.com (John Clay) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:02 EST

NASHVILLE Those easy-as-you-please 20-point blowouts over various opponents might be good for the collective blood pressure of the forever fretting Big Blue Nation. But give me Kentuckys 69-63 white-knuckler…

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Mark Story: Remembering Jim Dinwiddie

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00 EST

The first time I met a Kentucky Wildcats varsity basketball player in person, I was 6 years old.

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Mark Story: Sean Woods makes Unforgettable run as coach

mstory@herald-leader.com,Mark Story (Mark Story) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:29 EST

Former UK point guard Sean woods has led his Mississippi Valley State team to 11-straight wins and has them looking like a SWAC favorite to make the big dance.

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John Clay's notes: This is Calipari's best shot at a national title

jclay@herald-leader.com,JohnClay (John Clay) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00 EST

His first team boasted five NBA first-round draft picks. His second team reached the Final Four. But this is John Calipari's best Kentucky team.

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John Clay: Anthony Davis' defense just tip of Kentucky's spear

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:27 EST

The Spiderman in the middle, the one who blocks more shots by himself than most teams, the one who Tuesday night was the subject of a game-day poster, he gets…

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Mark Story: Florida most likely opponent to hand UK a loss

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:19 EST

The TV-mandated back loading of the Southeastern Conference hoops schedule means the high-flying Cats are going to spend February actually facing some gnarly tests.

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John Clay: Florida, Vandy will put Cats to test

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:34 EST

Having pummeled the bottom of the conference pecking order with an incessant live stream of lob dunks, Kentucky now enters what promises to be a more competitive week.

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John Clay: No place like road for UK and its fans

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:06 EST

Here at Colonial Cat Arena, before the usual house jam-packed with Blue, John Calipari's No. 1-ranked Kentucky Wildcats ran their home winning streak to 49 straight games with an easy…

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Mark Story: Former UK stars' Super Bowl memoirs

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00 EST

Every little boy who plays football — or even thinks about playing football — dreams of doing what Tom Brady, Eli Manning and friends will do Sunday.

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Mark Story: Fact is, Cats recruited just fine

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:43 EST

With another college football national signing day in the books, it's time for a Kentucky Wildcats football version of America's rad, new game show: Truth or Fiction?

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John Clay: Joker eyes recruiting diamonds in the rough SEC

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:46 EST

It's not getting any easier.

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John Clay: Kentucky seems to be peaking at just the right time

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00 EST

For this Kentucky team, the toughest stretch of road lies ahead. But that's OK, because this Kentucky team has grown tougher, too. And better.

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Mark Story: Twins with basketball bloodline set to sign with UK football

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

People just assume that Daron and Zack Blaylock, the twin sons of former NBA All-Star and Oklahoma University star guard Mookie Blaylock, should be basketball players.

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Mark Story: Kentucky uniforms are for players, not fans

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

I confess I've come to look forward to anytime Nike gets the University of Kentucky to outfit one of its major sports teams in a uniform that deviates from the…

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John Clay: Opponents running out of tricks for Kentucky

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

LSU threw elbows, delivered big hits, even resorted to the objectionable and penalty-inducing art of the horse-collar takedown against the No. 1 Kentucky basketball team. And, oh yeah, the Tigers…

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Life after Faried different, but Morehead resilient

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

Morehead's life after Kenneth Faried, the star now playing for pay with the Denver Nuggests, has meant more losses and less national media and NBA scouts. Yet in a season…

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Syracuse a different kind of dangerous than Kentucky

jclay@herald-leader.com (John Clay) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

After witnessing Syracuse's 60-53 win at Cincinnati on Monday night, it's difficult avoiding comparisons between Jim Boeheim's Orangemen and the locals here in Lexington.

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Mark Story: UK women outdoing the men over four-game stretch

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

The University of Kentucky men's basketball team carries the No. 1 ranking in the country — yet it have not supplied the most impressive stretch of basketball by a UK…

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John Clay: Syracuse recovers quickly with win at Cincinnati

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

Less than 48 hours removed from losing its first game of the season and its six-week stay at the top of the AP poll, Syracuse walked into a white-out, sold-out…

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John Clay: Come on UK fans, get your cheers in gear

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

The Kentucky basketball team placed six players in double figures and made eight of eight free throws in the final minute to hold off a physical Alabama 77-71 before a…

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