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Big blue nation welcomes Bullitt East star [Sports]

Derek WIllis Chooses UK
Bullitt East big man becomes Calipari's first 2013 commitment

After reopening his recruitment in summer 2010, 6’9” junior Derek Willis has never lacked for options. Since setting foot as a freshman at Bullitt East, the dynamic forward has garnered attention from big time college coaches in both Kentucky and Indiana.

Calipari baiting fans again with threats of breaking tradition [Sports]

Calipari hints the traditional "home" game at Freedom Hall may come to an end if fans don't show. If the school puts a halt to future games there, it can only blame itself.

UK basketball coach John Calipari’s checklist for the week: Beat Lamar into the ground but not be happy about it…check (after the 86-64 win on December 28th, Calipari said he “wasn’t in a great frame of mind”). Next on the list: beat rival Louisville for a third straight time…check. Item #3…let’s see…stir up Big Blue Nation again with some off-the-cuff comments about breaking tradition…check.

The Battle of The Bluegrass: Louisville Vs Kentucky [Sports]

It's here. The day that the Commonwealth circled on the calender at the beginning of the year is finally upon us. #3 Kentucky will faceoff against #4 Louisville in game of epic proportions. How will it play out? Click away & Find out!

Pitino and Calipari: When you say nothing at all [Sports]

Yogi Berra once (allegedly) said that "it was impossible to get a conversation going. Everyone was talking too much." That's the way I envision a conversation with Pitino and Calipari, the masters of hyperbole and semi-truths.

After knocking off College of Charleston 69-62 Tuesday night at the KFC Yum! Center, UofL head coach Rick Pitino has decided to add another game before Friday’s scheduled meeting with Western Kentucky.

The opposing team will be comprised of Lebron James and the ghost of Wilt Chamberlain. Also, Artis Gilmore has perfected time travel technology and will send his 1974 self to 2011 to take part along with the three members of the Fab Five you can actually remember.

UK deflated and UofL rolls while we count down to New Year's Eve [Sports]

Most overlooked stat of coach John Calipari's career at UK: he's 11-10 on opponent's courts. Lucky for the Wildcats, they won't leave the Bluegrass State until January 11th...but there is that little game with Louisville still on the horizon.

The Indiana Hoosiers garlic burped in the face of Big Blue Nation Saturday with a gutsy 73-72 win over the undefeated and top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats in Bloomington. Christian Watford’s last second three-pointer preserved Indiana’s perfect record (now 9-0) while bringing the young bunch of Wildcats back to Earth…at least momentarily.

Calipari may want to trade traditions for easy wins [Sports]

UK's annual rivalry basketball games against UNC, Indiana and Louisville could go the way of Billy Gillispie and leg warmers.

If you were one of the 24,000 at Rupp Arena Saturday or one of the hundreds of thousands who watched the UK-UNC game on television, you saw a March-style game in early December. Top-ranked UK’s 73-72 win over the Tarheels will go down as one of the top-ranked wins in the young John Calipari era. Yet, if it’s up to Cal (unless he’s just trying to stir the pot. Never!), a game like that one could be replaced with yet another non-conference matchup with the Marists and Radfords of the world.

UNC bows to UK; fans are in suspense to the last seconds [Sports]

UNC bows to UK; 73-72 is the final
As the final seconds ticked away, UNC's John Henson went up for a 15-foot jump shot, but UK's Anthony Davis soared even higher to reject UNC's last-ditch effort.

 

Fans are in a tizzy after Coach Cal comments at the half of the St. John’s match-up [Sports]

The low down on Coach Cal's comments
Head Coach John Calipari is interviewed by an ESPN correspondent at the start of the half time break during the St. John's game; makes a comment that sends the Big Blue Nation into a tailspin.

Fans across the bluegrass are scratching their heads trying to figure out how the #1 team in the nation’s head coach could or would say, “we are the worst offensive team in the nation. ”  The comment came at the conclusion of the first half where UK led the Johnnies 31-20.  Apparently Coach Cal was less than impressed with the first half offensive game, hitting 3 of the first 14 shots.  Cal did comment on the defensive game, “we are playing defense.

UK football's last gasp [Sports]

UK's disappointing football season comes to an end Saturday but would an historic win appease Big Blue Nation?

So many (maybe too many) times the UK football team would take the field for its final regular season game against Tennessee with a lot riding on the outcome. Not only were the Cats seeking their first win over the Volunteers since 1984 but also trying to either become bowl eligible or increase the odds that the bowl they did attend was more beach than Birmingham.

This season, UK is 4-6 heading into Saturday’s match up with Tennessee at Commonwealth Stadium. No bowl hopes AND facing a down Vols squad that still has a shot at the postseason.

UofL football, the Brady Bunch and the BCS [Sports]

Coach Strong and the Cards with maybe a final chance to take advantage of the broken BCS system.

The only thing that makes some UofL fans happier than a Cardinal win is a UK loss so Saturday had to rank up there with one of the better weekends of this crossover football-basketball month for the Cardinal Nation.

UofL fans saw UK’s football team lose bowl eligibility with a closer than expected loss at Georgia while the UofL football team became bowl eligible with a 34-20 win at UCONN (the first win for the Cards in Storrs).  That was followed with the basketball squad taking the NCAA Butler Bulldogs behind the fieldhouse for an early-season 69-53 whipping.

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