The UK men’s basketball team has risen to the top of the polls for the second time in the John Calipari era. After a perfect 2-0 record last week with wins over Radford and Portland pushing its record to 6-0, coupled with a loss by top-ranked North Carolina, the Wildcats ascend to the top of …
Monthly Archive: November 2011
Nov 27
Football Cats topic of conversation in Bluegrass
LEXINGTON — Kentucky coach John Calipari didn’t want to take about basketball following his team’s 87-63 victory over Portland Saturday night at Rupp Arena. Instead, he was more interested in making sure the football team’s 10-7 triumph over Tennessee hours earlier remained a topic of discussion and rightfully so. For a Kentucky football team, especially …
Nov 24
Timeout – It’s Thanksgiving
The NFL doesn’t take a break on Thanksgiving, but it’s a good break between meals and snacks on this day that we set aside to give thanks for our heritage here in America. I am thankful for many things, including my wife Rhonda, my family – on both sides – church and pastor, job, the …
Nov 22
Cats’ Miller may start against Radford
Kentucky coach John Calipari hinted that he may insert Darius Miller back into the lineup in his team’s game against Radford Wednesday night at Rupp Arena. Miller came off the bench and scored 13 points in Kentucky’s 75-65 win over Old Dominion last Sunday in Connecticut. “He may be starting; the way he played last …
Nov 21
Eastern Kentucky finally home for the playoffs
It’s been a long time – 17 years to be exact – since Eastern Kentucky University has competed in a playoff game at Roy Kidd Stadium. Since then, the Colonels (7-4) have been in the postseason just five times and have failed to gain traction as a regular contender in the FCS. Eastern made its …
Nov 21
Ex-Cat Woods impressed by Tar Heels
Former Kentucky guard Sean Woods, now the head coach at Mississippi Valley State, came away impressed with top-ranked North Carolina following his team’s 101-75 setback to the Tar Heels Sunday in Chapel Hill. On North Carolina “They looked much better today than I saw the last two games,” Woods said. “Those two guys, those two …
Nov 20
Eastern Kentucky makes FCS playoffs
The Eastern Kentucky University football team was one of 10 at-large teams selected to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs this morning. The Colonels will host James Madison Saturday at noon at Roy Kidd Stadium. The game will also be televised live by ESPNU. The Colonels concluded the regular season 7-4 overall …
Nov 18
Eddie Sutton: Plane crash brings back memories
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Former Oklahoma State University men’s basketball coach Eddie Sutton says the plane crash in Arkansas that killed two OSU women’s coaches brings back painful memories. Sutton was head coach when 10 men associated with the men’s team died in a January 2001 plane crash in Colorado while returning from a game. …
Nov 17
Calipari speaks out on early signees for 2012
At the completion of the early signing period, UK men’s basketball received National letters-of-intent from Willie Cauley, Archie Goodwin and Alex Poythress, three of the top players in the Class of 2012. Willie Cauley is John Calipari’s first 7-foot signee at UK. The Olathe, Kan., native is a senior at Northwest High School where he …
Nov 06
Calipari’s Cats getting ‘tougher’
Q&A with Jarrod Polson in preparation for Monday night’s exhibition game against Morehouse College. On what the team has been working on … “The last couple days we’ve been working on toughness a lot; getting in the gym and doing a lot of toughness drills, rebounding against each other; banging a little bit, but toughness …
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