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Video: Pitino says no animosity with Calipari
Video: Pitino says no animosity with Calipari
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This Bluegrass State rivalry runs deep, and the divide is wide
Just 70 miles apart, Lexington and Louisville are worlds apart when it comes to college basketball. Come Saturday when the Cardinals and Wildcats meet at the Final Four in New Orleans, a berth in
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Rivalry of a Lifetime?
Its 1996. The ‘Macarena’ is the number one song on the radio, ‘pogs’ and ‘bomber jackers’ are cool, and John Calipari and Rick Pitino are facing one another in the NCAA Final Four. Fast-forward
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Focus on hoops, not hoopla
Neither University of Louisville coach Rick Pitino nor Kentucky coach John Calipari can figure out a defense for social networking. There’s no way to isolate their players from the hype. Twitter and Facebook began
Read More »No pressure? Pitino has plenty to lose against Kentucky
Rick Pitino sounded just this side of giddy on a Monday teleconference for Final Four coaches. ”When you love a team as much as I’ve loved this one, really these last two, it’s nice
Read More »John Calipari and Rick Pitino reverse roles for a Kentucky-Louisville Final Four showdown
You can already hear it in their comments. You can already easily read it between the lines. John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats and Rick Pitino’s Louisville Cardinals don’t meet until Saturday in the Final Four,
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Audio: Andy Katz says Kentucky’s win one of the most efficient performances he’s ever seen
Audio: Andy Katz says Kentucky's win one of the most efficient performances he's ever seen
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A familiar foe stands in Calipari’s way (with video)
When he was hired nearly three years ago to the day, John Calipari told Kentucky fans, “I do not walk on water. I do not have a magic wand.” Silly man. Big Blue Nation
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Rick Pitino: the Master Poop-Stirrer
After Louisville came back to beat Florida yesterday, securing a spot in the Final Four, Rick Pitino put on a clinic on how to troll an entire fanbase. With his left hand he builds,
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It has become part of Kentucky lore that believed Pitino tanked the 1996 SEC tourney final
Cue the comparisons to 1996. As soon as the Wildcats lost to Vanderbilt in the SEC tournament final on Sunday, the members of Big Blue Nation suffered a collective case of déjà vu. The
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