Postgame: UK 94, UNC Asheville 57

Behind spectacular efforts from John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins – who may have been playing in Louisville for the only time in their career – UK smashed the UNC Asheville Bulldogs on Monday night in Freedom Hall. Check out the Kernel’s coverage here: Cousins, Wall pummel Bulldogs James Pennington: Extra Louisville games unlikely Wall had [...]

Cats’ Outback Bowl hopes still alive

Just got off the phone with Mike Schulze, director of communications and sponsorships for the Outback Bowl. He said that while UK certainly took a hit with its loss to Tennessee on Saturday, “Nobody with a 7-5 record or better is off the table yet.” “Nobody has been eliminated at this point,” Schulze said. “We’re [...]

Practicing in the rival’s home

Junior forward Patrick Patterson and senior guard Ramon Harris talk about practicing in their rival’s home arena, Freedom Hall. The two upperclassmen also talk about stomping on the Louisville Cardinals logo and what repercussions that may bring in the future. The Cats will play UNC Asheville on Monday night in their annual game at Freedom [...]

Volleyball makes the NCAA tournament

The UK volleyball team will host first and second round matchups in the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season, earning their fifth straight tournament berth in the process. UK head coach Craig Skinner has led the Cats to the NCAA tournament every year he has coached them. Photo by Britney McIntosh | Staff  The [...]

The Doomsday Scenarios for Bowling

I’ve got some bad news for you. You may  have to decide between John Calipari and Rich Brooks. Between Randall Cobb and John Wall. Because with UK’s loss to Tennessee, it’s 25th in a row in case you forgot, the Cats are on a crash course toward the Liberty and Papajohns.com bowls. And it’s not [...]

Fate doesn’t want UK to end the streak

You’ll have to forgive UK fans if they saw that one coming. Someway, somehow, deep down inside of the 70,000+ that packed Commonwealth last night, I think they all knew how that story would end. The same way it has for the 24 years before that. Sure, they had their moments where they thought they [...]

Tennessee game links, slideshow

Here are the links to columnist Kenny Colston’s postgame thoughts and beat writer Ben Jones’ game story: http://kykernel.com/2009/11/28/vols-keep-streak-intact-in-30-24-win/ http://kykernel.com/2009/11/28/to-achieve-goals-cats-must-jump-over-the-big-orange-hurdle/

Newton, Maxwell, Johnson and Cobb discuss Tennessee loss

Freshman quarterback Morgan Newton answers questions after UK’s 30-24 overtime loss to Tennessee on Saturday night. Senior Sam Maxwell talks how tough the loss was for him Micah Johnson is speechless after losing on Senior Day Randall Cobb says mistakes were too costly for UK to beat Tennessee

Live Blog: UK vs. Tennessee

Join Kernel writers Ben Jones and Kenny Colston for a live blog of the UK-Tennessee game tonight. The live blog will begin 20 minutes before the 7 p.m. kickoff. Feel free to leave comments and questions to interact with the bloggers. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU. If the Cats win, they’ll finish the [...]

Which of the UofL coaching candidates scare UK fans?

Take a look at the purported list. According to Pat Forde, UofL athletic director Tom Jurich will go big or go home with this next football coach. Texas Tech’s swashbuckling Mike Leach, Houston’s high-flying Kevin Sumlin, Florida’s aptly-named Charlie Strong, and a couple of guys who have just managed to put up undefeated seasons in [...]