The Bluegrass Sports Commission (BSC) named James Young the MVP of today’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Louisville.
James Young named MVP of Kentucky vs Louisville game
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs Louisville
Kentucky closes the regular-season non-conference schedule with a 10-3 record and its first victory over a ranked opponent.
Gritty effort leads Kentucky Wildcats to rivalry win over Louisville Cardinals
With Julius Randle sidelined with injury, the Kentucky Wildcats used stellar performances from freshmen Andrew Harrison and James Young to beat Louisville
Five-star Trey Lyles commits to Kentucky, gives Wildcats No. 1 class
Trey Lyles chose Kentucky over Louisville on Tuesday afternoon.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Louisville
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky falls to 8-4 while Louisville improves to 12-1. The Wildcats are 30-15 all-time against Louisville and 11-8 against the Cardinals in Louisville. Entering the game UK had won four-straight against Louisville and seven of the last nine. Today’s loss to Louisville is the first in the John Calipari era. Calipari…
No. 4 Louisville holds off Kentucky, 80-77
Russ Smith scored 21 points and Chane Behanan had 20 and No. 4 Louisville ended a four-game losing streak against rival Kentucky with an up-and-down 80-77 victory on Saturday. Peyton Siva added 19 points as the Cardinals (12-1) won a hard-fought Battle of the Bluegrass. Though the Cardinals trail the series 30-15, their victory followed…
Joe B. Hall finds unlikely friend in Louisville’s Denny Crum
In the radio studio, they form the Bluegrass State’s version of the Odd Couple. Joe B. Hall and Denny Crum have been talking sports on the radio in Kentucky for nearly a decade, the rare occasion when Wildcats and Cardinals can co-exist. Hall, the former Kentucky coach who succeeded the legendary Adolph Rupp and won…
Derek Anderson’s dunk on Louisville in 1996 was one of the best of all-time
From Eamonn Brennan of ESPN.com: “In 1996 and ’97, Kentucky went to back-to-back title games and Derek Anderson was one of Rick Pitino’s top players. Anderson’s slam against rival Louisville in 1996 was arguably the play of the year for the program. Anderson leapt over Nate Jones on a fast break as Jones tried to…
Video: Terrence Jones gives flowers to Louisville cheerleader he ran over
Video: Terrence Jones gives flowers to Louisville cheerleader he ran over
The biggest game in the history of basketball’s nastiest bout never got boring
That was Kentucky vs. Louisville. All of it. Every possession iteration and mood swing that transpired in Saturday night’s national semifinal was this rivalry, defined. A little underwhelmed? If you are, then it just goes to show how Kentucky vs. Louisville remains a war in that state that most inside of it understand, while few…