Vanderbilt and Arkansas played in the final SEC basketball game at Bridgestone Arena before the day that sports stood still. In my lifetime, there have been four iconic “stop what you were doing and watch” moments. The first one—the John F. Kennedy assassination on November 22, 1963—occurred when I was four
Tag: John Calipari
Best Friends Forever?
You’d think UK head basketball coach John Calipari and his athletics director, Mitch Barnhart, should be best buddies. After all, they’re exactly the same age (Cal is actually six months older), they grew up in the same eras, and they’ve been intimately tied together as top-level executives at the same
Calipari Laments Team’s Fatal Flaw
Calipari on Cam’Ron Fletcher: “I Think He’ll be Back”
John Calipari, on his pre-Louisville press conference, was asked why he responded the way he did in the Cam’Ron Fletcher situation. As most everyone knows by now, Fletcher was surprisingly sent packing earlier this week for attitude and actions detrimental to the team. What was surprising to many was how differently
Please Coach Cal, Say It Ain’t So!
Brandon Boston Trying To Stay The Course But Has Been Surprised At How Difficult The Season Has Been
Brandon Boston (UK Athletics Photo) By LARRY VAUGHT He’s the leading scorer at Kentucky, a position that normally would earn a true freshman early-season accolades. Instead, Brandon Boston has been struggling as much — or maybe more — than the rest of his UK teammates. Before Kentucky played and lost to Notre Dame for
Calipari Makes Practices Tougher To ‘Light A Fire’ Under The Wildcats
Kentucky coach John Calipari watches his squad during a loss to Kansas in the State Farm Champions Classic last Tuesday. ((Phil Elsworth/ESPN Images) KENTUCKY VS. GEORGIA TECH at State Farm Arena, Atlanta When: Sunday, 5 p.m. TV/Radio: ESPN, UK Radio Network Records: Kentucky 1-2, Georgia Tech 0-2 Last meeting: Kentucky 67, Georgia Tech 53 Series: UK leads
Isaiah Jackson Says Cats Have Time To Get Back On Track After 2 Losses
Kentucky forward Cam'Ron Fletcher defends against Kansas' Jalen Wilson in a 65-62 loss to the Jayhawks earlier this week in Indianapolis. ((Phil Elsworth/ESPN Images) By KEITH TAYLOR LEXINGTON, Ky. — Isaiah Jackson is taking a realistic approach as Kentucky deals with a rare two-game losing streak three games into the season. “I