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Former Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie hospitalized
Texas Tech men’s basketball coach Billy Gillispie has been hospitalized for an undisclosed medical issue. Athletic department spokesman Blayne Beal said the 52-year-old coach was admitted to University Medical Center early Friday. He declined
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Louisville fans angry over lack of Sports Illustrated cover
Louisville fans angry over lack of Sports Illustrated cover
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Top 10 most popular posts on WildcatWorld.com for 2011
Top 10 most popular posts on WildcatWorld.com for
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Tickets on sale Monday for Big Blue All-Stars vs The Villains Game
Tickets officially go on sale Monday morning for the University of Kentucky Pros vs. Villains game set for later this month. Meanwhile, the Big Blue basketball all-stars continue their tour of the Bluegrass on
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Derby Festival Classic moves to Thunder Weekend in 2012
The Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic will be played on the same weekend as Thunder Over Louisville in 2012. The game is scheduled for Sunday, April 22 at the KFC Yum Center. The Night
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A 7-foot-tall Wildcat is coming to the University of Kentucky next spring
But he can’t play basketball. Instead it is a bronze sculpture that will be included in the Alumni Wildcat Plaza to be located across the Avenue of Champions from Memorial Coliseum. The project is
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Kentucky’s Monstrous TV ratings
From Rick Bozich of the Louisvile Courier-Journal: “WLKY sports director Fred Cowgill was on my flight from Newark to Charlotte today — and shared these Nielsen TV numbers for the Louisville Metro TV market
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Coroner: Melvin Turpin died of self-inflicted gunshot
A coroner’s report said former Kentucky basketball star Melvin Turpin died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn had said Thursday that Turpin took his own life in his north Lexington
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Former Cat Melvin Turpin commits suicide
A Lexington coroner has confirmed that a former University of Kentucky basketball player has killed himself. Melvin Turpin, 49, played four seasons at UK. He was taken sixth overall in the 1984 NBA draft
Read More »Rick Pitino and Louisville basketball is up a creek without a paddle
Considering the poor performance of Louisville basketball this past year and the shaky outlook for the future due to recruiting failures, the university has decided to shift focus to the women’s rowing team. From WLKY.com:
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