There are two reports today, one from Dennis Dodd at CBSsports.com and the other from the Birmingham News that says Tubby Smith is 1. candidate at Auburn and 2. Could be hired soon. Let’s break down the reasons that each story gives: The Birmingham News says that Auburn won’t mind paying big money and therefore [...]
A potential national title and the Southeastern Conference regular season and tournament titles may not be the only thing UK head coach John Calipari may be able to use to taunt his peers for not voting him as the coaches’ choice SEC Coach of the Year. That coaches snub was somewhat lessened when Calipari was [...]
No. 16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers (20-14) Game time: Thursday, 7:15 p.m. Location of school: Johnson City, Tenn. Conference: Atlantic Sun Common opponents: at Louisville (L, 69-56), at Arkansas (W, 94-85), at Tennessee (L, 78-66). Players to watch: Forward Tommy Hubbard (14.1 points, 8. 3 rebounds a game), guard Micah Williams (12.5, 3.3.) and guard [...]
New Orleans Distance from Lexington: 748 miles, 12 hour drive. Stadium: New Orleans Arena, Home of NBA’s New Orleans Hornets Capacity: 17,000 Where to go: Bourbon Street: Need to say more? Magazine Street: For all your shopping needs. French Quarter: The trifecta of NOLA. Food, shops and music. Harrah’s Casino Where to stay: Hilton Garden [...]
Have you ever seen 100 people jump for five solid minutes without their feet hitting the ground? Ever felt a building shake at a time other than an earthquake? If you haven’t, obviously you don’t live in Kentucky. Especially not today. The above is the only way to describe what happened at the nearest Buffalo [...]
For those of you hoping for the Cats to land in a NCAA Regional close to Lexington, your dreams were just dashed minutes ago. No. 1 Kansas defeated rival Kansas State in the finals of the Big 12 tournament to stay at No.1 in the ranking and likely the top overall seed in the NCAA [...]
Join Kernel writers Metz Camfield and James Pennington as they cover the action from Nasvhille as Day 3 of the Southeastern Conference Tournament rolls on. The Cats will face off against rival Tennessee for the third time this season. Each team won on their home courts, so today’s “neutral” court battle will be the rubber [...]
Follow along with staff writers Metz Camfield and James Pennington as they cover the action live from Nashville as the Cats take on Alabama in the SEC Quarterfinals. Bama overcome a large second half defict against South Carolina to make it into the second round. UK vs. Alabama — SEC Quarterfinal
How would you like to trade Memorial Coliseum for the Carrier Dome or another, better basketball locale? With a few changes, like a new head coach and six super recruits, consider it done. That is the difference between this time in 2009 and now. One new ambassador head coach and six recruits to mesh with [...]
Raise your hand if you saw this one coming: a basketball team going from National Invitation Tournament regular to an NCAA Tournament top-four seed? Matthew Mitchell, put your hand down. Obviously, you don’t count. To tell you the truth, my hand is one of those not raised. Before the season, I would have never guessed [...]
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