A barnburner in the old barn

The Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. stood gray and gloomy, matching the drizzly December afternoon. Inside, where there should have been fans yelling and...

Stacey Poole learns from freshman year, anxious to contribute

Judging by Stacey Poole's demeanor on the sidelines last season, it was difficult to determine anything was wrong with him.  During...

Enes Kanter paces Turkey in stunning loss to Poland in Eurobasket 2011

Poland registered the upset of the tournament so far, stopping last year's World Championships silver medalist, Turkey, with a thrilling 84-83...

Terrence Jones makes the cover of Sporting News; names Anthony Davis first team All-American

The Sporting News College Basketball Yearbook likes what is going on at the University of Kentucky.  UK forward Terrence Jones is...

The Kain-tuck-eee Jubilee

Last Saturday night anxious fingers tuned radio dials in Gap Tooth and Wet Rye. On a lonely mountain in eastern Kentucky,...

“Lockout League” featuring several former Cats will be streamed live over the Internet

The site will be the Impact Basketball gymnasium, about two miles from the Strip. The unofficial commissioner will be Joe Abunassar,...

The “B” in Joe B. Hall stands for “Basketball”

A lacquer of frost is on the bluegrass again, time for the farmer to prepare his tobacco for auction, for the...

Video: Top 2013 prospect and Kentucky target Julius Randle talks recruiting

Video: Top 2013 prospect and Kentucky target Julius Randle talks recruiting

Jack Givens’ soft jumpers provided a touch of class to Kentucky’s attack

The story goes that Adolph Rupp once had a 6'9″ center who assiduously avoided contact. This infuriated Rupp, who liked Kentucky pivotmen to throw more elbows...

Kyle Macy had the goods in every department

Wherever it is that old basketball coaches go when they die, Adolph Rupp is there now, wearing his brown suit, sipping his smooth...