May 22, 2013

College Basketball Bracket Prediction 2013: Michigan State makes its case as a No. 1 seed

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Kentucky will have to rebound from a 30-point loss to Tennessee without injured star Nerlens Noel in order to make the NCAA tournament field.(Photo: Kim Klement, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights An 88-58 loss to Tennessee knocked Kentucky out of Monday’s NCAA tournament bracket projection It remains to be seen just how capable John Calipari’s [...]

College Basketball: Nerlens Noel’s injury brings NBA age limit debate to surface

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Noel stretches during a time out in Kentucky’s Dec 22, 2012, game against Marshall at Rupp Arena. Kentucky defeated Marshall 82-54.(Photo: Mark Zerof, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights This is when life seems not fair, or at least the NBA age-limit rule portion of it Nerlens Noel tore his ACL and will miss the rest [...]

Olympics: U.S. Olympic team beats Dominican Republic in exhibition

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(L-R) Kevin Durant #5, Carmelo Anthony #15 and Kobe Bryant #10 of the US Men’s Senior National Team chat on the sideline during a timeout at a pre-Olympic exhibition game against the Dominican Republic at Thomas & Mack Center on July 12, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The United States won the game 113-59. (July [...]

College Basketball: John Calipari Not Interested Coaching In NBA

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Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats reacts along with the referee in the first half against the Kansas Jayhawks in the National Championship Game of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on April 2, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (April 1, 2012 – Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty [...]

March Madness 2012: Kentucky wins National Championship 67–59

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(Chris Graythen, Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Before his confetti-flecked suit gets back from the cleaners, John Calipari will be on the road. Such is life for a coach who recruits all that NBA-ready talent – especially when those players get in the habit of bringing championships back to their ol’ Kentucky home. Cal’s [...]

March Madness 2012: Kentucky, Kansas to meet for national title

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(Reuters) – Top seed Kentucky will face Kansas for the national basketball championship on Monday night after the two storied programs won their NCAA Tournament semi-final games at the Superdome on Saturday. Kentucky (37-2) took a bold step toward winning its eighth championship by defeating bitter intrastate rival Louisville 69-61, while Kansas (32-6) knocked off [...]

March Madness 2012: Why Kentucky will win the national championship

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(Doron Lamb knows Kentucky is the favorite. And he says it doesn’t add any pressure. NCAA.com’s Lee Feinswog details how the Wildcats and rival Louisville are mentally focusing on their Final Four matchup. Picture courtesy of NCAA) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Kentucky coach John Calipari is a Pied Piper for recruiting. He has a [...]

March Madness 2012: Final Four brings big programs to Big Easy

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Looking for those charming underdog stories? Go find the DVD from last year. This year’s Final Four brings together an ensemble of big-name schools, all saddled with their typically big-time issues — a reminder that everything in college sports is not as pure as the NCAA and its “student-athletes” would like [...]

College Basketball Roundup: Kentucky beats Mississippi 77-62

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Terrence Jones had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 1 Kentucky to a 77-62 victory over Mississippi on Saturday, the Wildcats’ 50th consecutive win at home. The Wildcats (26-1, 11-0 Southeastern Conference) are 49-0 at home under head coach John Calipari as part of the nation’s longest active home [...]

College Basketball Roundup: It’s Perilous at the Top as No. 1 Kentucky and No. 2 Ohio State Lose

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Christian Watford #9 and Victor Oladipo #1 of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrate after Watford made a buzzer beating 3 point shot to beat the Kentucky Wildcats 73-72 in the game at Assembly Hall on December 10, 2011 in Bloomington, Indiana. (December 9, 2011 – Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / NYT) — [...]