Louisville coach Rick Pitino showed why he’s a master tactician. It still wasn’t enough to beat Kentucky. Relying on offensive rebounding and Pitino’s savvy, Louisville kept it close before fading in a 69-61 loss to in-state rival Kentucky in the Final Four on Saturday night. Louisville (30-10) got off to a jittery start and had…
Kentucky advances to NCAA title game, beats Louisville 69-61
Photo Gallery: Anthony Davis receives Oscar Robertson trophy
Photo Gallery: Anthony Davis receives Oscar Robertson trophy
Anthony Davis is Kentucky’s 1st AP Player of the Year, 2nd freshman to win it
Anthony Davis is The Associated Press’ college basketball Player of the Year, the first Kentucky player and second freshman to win the award. He received 43 votes Friday from the 65-member national media panel that selects the weekly Top 25. Balloting was done before the NCAA tournament. The 6-foot-10 player from Chicago is the Southeastern…
Darius Miller’s hometown excited for local hero
UK’s senior basketball star, a member of the No.1 team in the nation, achieved celebrity status in his hometown. But that was eight years ago. Darius Miller has become well known in Lexington over the last four years, but 65 miles away in the town of Maysville, Ky., he has been a local hero for…
Photo: Ashley Judd with a unibrow?
Photo: Ashley Judd with a unibrow?
The first clue that basketball isn’t just a game in Kentucky
From Billy Reed: “Outside my home here in Louisville, all hell is breaking loose. Insults and predictions are dropping like bombs. Rational people are fleeing bars and restaurants in search of sanctuary. Offices have become battlegrounds, families are being torn apart, and minor events such as weddings are being reorganized. I now know what Edward…
The All-Time Final Four Cats
As the Big Blue Nation prepares to descend on New Orleans for Kentucky’s 15th appearance in the Final Four, CatsPause.com is celebrating some of the great moments and players to appear in the event. Eighteen UK players have been named to the All-Final Four Team over the years with a Wildcat claiming Most Outstanding Player…
Doron Lamb takes lead from father Calvin Lamb
When Doron Lamb was 3, it was hard to find him without a basketball in his hands. His father, Calvin, made sure he was always dribbling, no matter where he was in lower Manhattan. “Every time I wanted to go to the corner store, he had me dribble the ball in my left hand,” Lamb…
Doron Lamb can’t even eat a piece a chicken without being approached by a Kentucky fan
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…