Is Sam Bowie one of the most sympathetic figures in Trail Blazers history, a hard-luck player with frail legs who endured numerous injuries and surgeries that weren’t his fault? Is he a forgettable franchise footnote, a 7-foot-1 package of fool’s gold who’s mammoth size and potential convinced the Blazers to draft him ahead of Michael Jordan, who…
Going Big, the next installment of ESPN Films’ SEC “Storied” series, will premiere on Thursday, Dec. 20, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPNU. The film chronicles former basketball player Sam Bowie’s trying career, which was plagued by injuries in college and the NBA and overshadowed by his draft placement. About Going Big In high school Sam…
Kentucky remains out of AP Top 25; receives fewer votes this week than last week
All of John Calipari’s tactics over the last week have been geared towards making his team work harder. Nobody was working harder Saturday than Coach Cal on the sidelines. He screamed, he stomped, he jumped and he gyrated. He even swatted assistant coach Orlando Antigua’s hand away during a sequence on the bench. It was…
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 6-3 on the season and Portland is 3-6. Kentucky leads the series 4-0, including 3-0 in Lexington. UK is now 7-1 all-time against teams from the current alignment of the West Coast Conference. Following this week’s final examinations, UK continues its five-game homestand Saturday against Lipscomb. The game will…
Alex Poythress and Archie Goodwin each scored 15 points to help lead Kentucky past Portland 74-46 on Saturday. The Wildcats (6-3) won their second game in a row after a series of losses, which culminated with a 64-55 loss to Baylor Dec. 1 and dropped them from the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the first time…
The surprise team in the Big 12 so far this season is 23rd-ranked Oklahoma State, and the reason for the Cowboys success can be found in a message Travis Ford delivered to his team on Wednesday night against South Florida. During each timeout, Ford said he found himself preaching “whoever’s team’s defense is better tonight is…
Since his playing days ended, former UK men’s basketball player Winston Bennett has gone from what he describes as a height of professional athletics, to some of the lowest points a person could experience. Now he’s a coach at Mid-Continent University in Mayfield, Ky. On a Monday morning between games, he took time to share what he…
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, the Charlotte Bobcatsrookie forward, has been selected as the NBA’s Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for November. The 19-year old out of Kentucky started all 15 games for the Cats, averaging 10.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.3 blocks and 1.2 steals in 27.3 minutes played. He ranked second among rookies in both…
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 5-3 on the season and Samford is 2-8. Kentucky leads the series 2-0, with both games in Lexington. UK is now 20-0 all-time against teams from the current alignment of the Southern Conference. UK continues its five-game homestand Saturday against Portland. The game will be at noon and will…