This article was written by Pat Forde of ESPN.com. I sat next to him in the media room at the post-Arkansas press conference. He’s taller in person than he looks on the internet. From Mr. Forde, “Welcome back, Kentucky. Where you been all this time? Unless we have a ballot-rigging that would horrify even Chicago…
After long wait, Kentucky Wildcats rise back to top
Cats look like No. 1 in win over Razorbacks
Now that looked like the No. 1 team in the country. In a game where UK could easily have overlooked its opponent, let another sharpshooter go off on their home floor or let a former Cat come home and earn a career defining win as a coach, the Cats did what they do best: win.…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Arkansas
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 19-0, 4-0 in the Southeastern Conference while Arkansas is 8-11 overall, 1-3 in league action. Kentucky’s 19-0 start is its best since the 1965-66 squad opened with 23 consecutive wins. This is only the third time in school history that the Wildcats have begun a season with at…
Kentucky cruises past Arkansas 101-70
Less than three months into his first season coaching the nation’s all-time winningest program, John Calipari is poised to make good on his pledge to return Kentucky basketball to “its rightful place at the top of the mountain.” Any old win Saturday likely would have restored No. 2 Kentucky to the top of The Associated…