Doron Lamb has seen it firsthand. Everywhere he goes, whether it’s a walk to class, a meal or a simple trip across the street to the Joe Craft Center, the message from fans is the same. Beat Louisville. “We’re walking on campus and people are talking to you, stopping you to take pictures and sign…
Kentucky-Louisville is no ordinary rivalry
The door to the den at the Duncan house on Goldsmith Lane has a hole in it. It’s been there for decades, a battle scar from the great Louisville-Kentucky Cold War of the 1970s and ’80s. Jeff Duncan put the divot in the door by throwing the phone book at his older brother, Steve, during…
Kentucky great Pat Riley to karaoke with LeBron James, Shane Battier
If any NBA player were to host a karaoke night, it would likely be Shane Battier. The Miami Heat forward has somehow convinced co-workers LeBron James and Pat Riley to join in the off-key singing. Per the Palm Beach Post: “The inspiration? ‘A few adult beverages, at a karaoke bar in Houston,’ Shane Battier said.…
John Calipari and Rick Pitino reverse roles for a Kentucky-Louisville Final Four showdown
You can already hear it in their comments. You can already easily read it between the lines. John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats and Rick Pitino’s Louisville Cardinals don’t meet until Saturday in the Final Four, but the signs are evident that this isn’t just the latest flare-up of their long-simmering rivalry, or even just an historic,…
Cover of the Official 2012 NCAA Men’s Final Four program
Cover of the Official 2012 NCAA Men’s Final Four program
Anthony Davis leads John R. Wooden Award All-American team
Kentucky’s Anthony Davis, Kansas’ Thomas Robinson and Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger — all playing in this weekend’s Final Four — are on the John R. Wooden Award All-American Team, which was announced Monday. Joining them are Isaiah Cannan of Murray State, Jae Crowder of Marquette, Marcus Denmon of Missouri, Draymond Green of Michigan State, Kevin…
Anthony Davis named first team AP All-American
Joining Anthony Davis on the first team were Thomas Robinson of Kansas, Jared Sullinger of Ohio State, the first repeat All-America in three years, Draymond Green of Michigan State and Doug McDermott of Creighton. Davis received 63 first-team votes while Green, the lone senior on the team, got 53. Sullinger had 30, one more than…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Baylor
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 36-2, while Baylor ends its season at 30-8. The Wildcats are 7-0 all-time against Baylor and 2-0 against the Bears in the NCAA Tournament. UK is now 109-46 in NCAA Tournament games. The Wildcats are 15-18 in NCAA Tournament regional final games. Kentucky is 68-29 all-time in…
Kidd-Gilchrist leads Kentucky to Final Four; named the most outstanding player of the South Regional
Kentucky is headed back to the Final Four. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 19 points and Anthony Davis added 18 as the Wildcats defeated Baylor, 82-70, in front of 24,035 in Sunday’s South Regional final at the Georgia Dome. As a result, top-seeded Kentucky (36-2) advanced to its second consecutive Final Four and 15th overall. It will…
Kentucky beats Baylor 82-70 to advance to it’s fifteenth Final Four to face Louisville
Top-seeded Kentucky cruised into the Final Four for the second year in a row, blitzing Baylor with a dominating first half on the way to an 82-70 rout at the South Regional on Sunday. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 19 points and the Wildcats (36-2) took control with an early 16-0 run. Kentucky led 42-22 at halftime…