UK (20-1, 5-1 Southeastern Conference) is no longer No. 1 in the land. After the Cats’ 62-68 loss to South Carolina on Tuesday night, it was only how far they would drop the following Monday when the Associated Press top 25 was announced, not if. Three spots is the answer to that question, as UK…
Deandre Liggins is seeing his role grow with the Wildcats
The top-ranked University of Kentucky men’s basketball team rediscovered the feeling of success with Saturday’s 85-72 victory over visiting Vanderbilt, and the Wildcats said it made them appreciate the difference between winning and losing in the wake of last Tuesday’s upset loss at South Carolina. “No comparison,” said 6-foot-6 sophomore guard DeAndre Liggins, who scored…
Former Cat Rex Chapman voted Owensboro’s best in last 50 years
The word “superstar” is one of the most overused in sports. There are, in truth, relatively few athletes with the combination of stupendous skill, irrepressible desire and uncommon flair. Apollo’s Rex Chapman, however, was one such high school athlete — a genuine basketball icon. Read full article here.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 20-1, 5-1 in the Southeastern Conference while Vanderbilt is 16-4, 5-1 in league action. This ends a 10-game win streak by the Commodores. Kentucky leads the series, 132-43, including 74-14 in Lexington. Kentucky has an all-time record of 154-24 while being ranked No. 1 in the nation in…
Kentucky Downs Vanderbilt 85-72
DeMarcus Cousins posted his 12th double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds as No. 1 Kentucky bounced back from an upset loss to South Carolina with a 85-72 win over No. 21 Vanderbilt on Saturday. Darnell Dodson added 16 points in a rare start for the Wildcats (20-1, 5-1 Southeastern Conference), who played like the…
King James holds court at Rupp Arena
Lebron James never went to Kentucky and never really even considered going to college. But kind of like the son a father never had, James is the player Kentucky never had. Or didn’t have. Because after Saturday’s Kentucky-Vanderbilt game, it’s become apparent that James has become UK’s adopted son. Had King James ever gone to…
From the Wall Street Journal: Kentucky and the Last of the Unbeatens
As the last undefeated team in the country before it lost Tuesday to South Carolina, Kentucky is in good company. Of the teams in the prior 13 seasons that were the last to drop a game, five made it to the NCAA tournament’s championship game and two — UConn in 1999 and Florida in 2006…
Kentucky and John Wall are human and mortal after all
No one is ready to handle the bull’s-eye. A year ago, it was North Carolina and everyone else. Two years ago, there were four elite teams in a class of their own to begin the season — and the same quartet made the Final Four. In 2007, it was the defending champion Florida Gators who…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. South Carolina
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky suffered its first loss and is now 19-1, 4-1 SEC on the season. South Carolina improves to 12-8, 3-3. UK is 41-10 against the Gamecocks and 16-6 in Columbia. Kentucky will be in action again Saturday, returning home to host Vanderbilt. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. with the…
Stunner in Columbia: South Carolina topples No. 1 Kentucky
For the first time in the history of the University of South Carolina men’s basketball, the Gamecocks have defeated the top team in the country. And they did it almost entirely on the back of Devan Downey. Downey, a senior guard, had 30 points and five rebounds in the Gamecocks’ stunning 68-62 win over undefeated…