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Red-hot rivalry is ready to burn across the Kentucky bluegrass

Players on the Louisville men’s basketball team are acutely aware of the fuss new Kentucky coach John Calipari has generated some 70 miles away in Lexington and all over the hoops-crazed state starved for another NCAA championship.  For months now, the Cardinals have listened to fans make comparisons between Calipari, 50, and their coach, Rick Pitino, 57, himself once a beloved Kentucky coach who led that school to the 1996 national title.  Read article.

Mark Zerof, US Presswire - John Calipari coaches his Kentucky team in front of the programs seven national chamipionship banners. If all goes well, the Wildcats could hang banner No. 8 this season.

Mark Zerof, US Presswire - John Calipari coaches his Kentucky team in front of the program's seven national chamipionship banners. If all goes well, the Wildcats could hang banner No. 8 this season.

Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

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On June 9, 1969, Tom Payne, a seven-foot All-American from Louisville, becomes the first black player to sign with the University of Kentucky.

 

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