If you find yourself mired in the meat-market metrics of talent evaluation, be it in sport, business, entertainment, or whatever, it’s important to remember not to confuse hype and myth. There’s a difference, you see. Hype is something narrowly transfixed on expected results; results which hindsight will one day render prophetic or foolish, depending on…
SEC holds welcome party for new members Missouri, Texas A&M
It’s not often Texas A&M fans in Georgia have the chance to pose for photos with Reveille, the collie mascot. It’s a similar rarity to see Missouri mascot Truman the Tiger high-stepping through the halls of an Atlanta hotel. LSU? Auburn? No, this is a different cat. Reveille and Truman have a new conference home,…
Former Cat Travis Ford one of the best former players-turned-coaches in college hoops today
ESPN.com put together a list of 10 coaches who could really play the game of basketball. Former Cat Travis Ford was included in that list. OF Ford they say: “Fun fact: Missouri fans still know Travis Ford as “Travis the Traitor,” thanks to his defection from a talented Tigers team to Kentucky after his 1990…
Chasing the excellence of Adolph Rupp
By any measure, the Kentucky basketball program is, and has been for decades, blessed. About that there can be no debate. The program was fortunate enough to land Adolph Rupp as its basketball coach in 1930, opening the flood gates of excellence, allowing basketball greatness to wash over the Commonwealth in the form of great…
Former Cat Rick Robey to be inducted into Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
The Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame will induct its 2012 class Thursday night (reception starts at 6 p.m. followed by banquet and ceremony) at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (formerly the Executive Inn West) in Louisville. Rick Robey will be part of that class. In his four-year basketball career (1974-78) at Kentucky, Robey scored 1,395 career…
Photo: Anthony Davis to grace the cover of Slam magazine in Hornets jersey
Photo: Anthony Davis to grace the cover of Slam magazine in Hornets jersey
Knee injury a ‘setback’ for former Cat Joe Crawford
Former Kentucky basketball player Joe Crawford tore a knee tendon Sunday while playing for a team in Israel. The ill-timed injury, which is expected to sideline him for four to six months, comes as interest from other teams, including some in the NBA, has grown, the player’s agent said Tuesday. “It’s a setback,” agent Aaron…
Former UK basketball player charged with sexual abuse
WKYT has confirmed a former UK basketball player is in jail charged with sexual abuse. Michael Porter last played for UK in 2009. An arrest citation obtained by WKYT shows Porter is charged with sexual abuse and sodomy involving at least one minor. Court documents show on two separate occasions, Porter gave and received oral…
Wright State transfer Julius Mays commits to Kentucky
Wright State transfer Julius Mays has committed to play for John Calipari and the University of Kentucky, Mays told CatsPause.com Sunday evening. Mays chose the Wildcats after an official visit to Purdue over the weekend. He took an unofficial visit to Lexington last week. “I committed just a little bit ago. I told them I wanted to…
Former Cat Sean Woods hired as head coach at Morehead State
Morehead State has hired former Cat and Mississippi Valley State head coach Sean Woods to be its next head coach, Woods confirmed today. A former star guard at Kentucky, Woods spent four seasons as head coach at Mississippi Valley State. Woods led the Delta Devils to the NCAA Tournament this season after winning the SWAC…