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Former Cat Travis Ford reflects on ’93 Final Four run

Travis Ford

Final Four teams get a special spot in the hearts of Big Blue fans and it’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since the 1993 Kentucky teams took Wildcat fans on an incredible 30-4 run.  It had only been five years since the last Final Four trip when probation hit the UK program in…

NCAA says Nerlens Noel has been cleared to compete

Nerlens Noel - photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

University of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari said during an interview on ESPN on Wednesday morning that star freshman Nerlens Noel “is cleared to practice and cleared to play games.”  Wednesday afternoon, NCAA spokesman Bob Williams confirmed that in an email to USA TODAY Sports. “Nerlens Noel is cleared to practice and compete,” Williams wrote. …

1958 National Champ Cats still having fun

Adolph Rupp was rough, especially on his 1958 team.  Rupp said he had a collection of “fiddlers” when he needed violinists. He said it could be his worst team in years. Over 50 years later, it’s still the Fiddlin’ Five who beat Seattle 84-72 for the NCAA Championship.  It turned out to be one of…

Nerlens Noel says NCAA hasn’t contacted him and he’s in ‘great position to qualify’

Speaking for the first time since The New York Times reported earlier this week that the NCAA was looking into his background, Kentucky signeeNerlens Noel said the NCAA hasn’t contacted him or his mother directly and that he’s in “great position to qualify.”  “No, the NCAA hasn’t contacted me or my mom directly,” the 6-foot-10 Noel, the projected…

Thamel: NCAA investigating Nerlens Noel’s recruitment

The N.C.A.A. sent two members of its enforcement staff to Massachusetts this week to inquire about Nerlens Noel, who is the country’s top basketball recruit and has committed to play at Kentucky.   Cindi Merrill and Frank Smith, assistant directors of enforcement with the N.C.A.A., went to Everett High School on Tuesday to meet with school officials about…