I remember attending John Calipari’s basketball practice last spring and thinking to myself, you know, this is pretty cool. Several members of the media, including myself, were invited to watch one of Calipari’s first practices after he was named head coach of the Wildcats. That was my first time attending a Kentucky basketball practice, so …
Monthly Archive: September 2009
Sep 28
UK Basketball: Daly and Calipari ‘buddies’
John Daly counts Kentucky coach John Calipari among his close circle of friends. Although Daly owns a course in Arkansas and follows the Razorbacks closely, the professional golfer will be keeping tabs on first-year Kentucky coach John Calipari this season. The two became acquainted when Daly resided in Memphis. “I played a little golf with …
Sep 27
UK Basketball: Sullivans to help preserve history
The University of Kentucky Libraries, with help from UK Athletics and the Big Blue Nation, are using advanced technologies and archival techniques to preserve and make available to the public the Wildcats’ storied history. In honor of this considerable undertaking, UK Basketball coach John Calipari and the family of the late legendary broadcaster Claude Sullivan …
Sep 26
Burkhead turning heads at Nebraska
Rick Burkhead made a name for himself as a player at George Rogers Clark and later at Eastern Kentucky University. Burkhead later participated in training camps with the Miami Dolphins and the Philadelphia Eagles. Burkhead’s son Rex is a freshman at the University of Nebraska and is the team’s No. 2 tailback behind starter Roy …
Sep 15
Rivalry a ‘must-win’ for Cats
Kentucky coach Rich Brooks will be the first to tell you each game on Kentucky’s schedule is the most important one. Each week, Brooks emphasizes the importance of the task at hand. Sure Louisville is the next game, but for many reasons this one IS an important one. First of all, it’s an instate rivalry …
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