Kentucky Wildcats Rumors & News
Kentucky rolls over Vols in SEC semifinal
Louisville Courier-Journal — The University of Kentucky Wildcats clicked on the afterburners in the second half of their SEC semifinal game against Tennessee in Nashville today, winning 74-45. Post-game (click 'On Demand') UK vs. Tennessee: Fans Wall doesn't need to be perfect Cousins comments on John Wall Wall said nerves no problem for UK Rick Bozich's Blog Brett Dawson: UK beat blog @RedNBlueFans Twitter @wildcats: UK Twitter RedNBlueFans.com
9 hours agoRick Bozich | Perfection not required for Wall to shine
Louisville Courier-Journal — Even Ashley Judd must understand that John Wall did not play the perfect basketball game Friday. Not close. There was University of Kentucky coach John Calipari screaming, "WHYYYY?" after Wall made a senseless foul with 34 seconds to play.
20 hours agoRivalry resumes as Cats face Volunteers
Louisville Courier-Journal — There were a few nervous, blue-clad fans in the stands Friday at Bridgestone Arena as the University of Kentucky struggled early in its 73-67 win against Alabama at the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
23 hours agoShaken Cats must now shake off Tennessee
Louisville Courier-Journal — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Heads hung. Shoulders slumped. There was hardly any hooting to be heard.
March 12, 2010Rick Bozich | Cats upstage even Bama's comeback
Louisville Courier-Journal — It was the most remarkable comeback the University of Alabama basketball team has delivered this season. Down 18. Less than 13 minutes to play. And, oh yeah, South Carolina was putting the ball in the prolific hands of Devan Downey, the leading scorer in the Southeastern Conference.
March 11, 2010Wildcats face a rising Tide
Louisville Courier-Journal — Anthony Grant, Alabama's stoic men's basketball coach, stalked the sideline watching his Crimson Tide storm back to beat South Carolina on Thursday, his expression virtually unchanging.
March 11, 2010Video: 'Bama's Green says Tide can take down Kentucky
Louisville Courier-Journal — JaMychal Green, a back-up forward, says the Tide is playing its best basketball of the season and that he believes Bama has a "good" chance to win against top-seed Kentucky in the quarterfinals here in Nashville at 1 p.m. Friday.
March 11, 2010Nashville opens its arms to Kentucky (and other) SEC Basketball Tournament fans
Louisville Courier-Journal — Rented beer trucks are standing by to provide a steady supply of beer, margaritas and nachos to crowds that are expected to be triple the size of their normal post-game crowd. Projection screens are standing by to broadcast the games in the lobby to console those who couldn't get tickets.
March 11, 2010Live SEC Tournament chat with David Climer at 1 p.m. EST
Louisville Courier-Journal — Join Tennessean sports columnist David Climer for a live chat with fans about the SEC Tournament.
March 11, 2010Alfonso Smith shows he can move like pro
Louisville Courier-Journal — There aren't many questions left about Alfonso Smith's speed or his vertical jump. The former University of Kentucky football player showed that he has some NFL-caliber athleticism at the Wildcats' pro day on Wednesday.
March 10, 2010
- Georgia's Lawrence wins 400 at NCAA Indoors Atlanta Journal-Constitution Torrin Lawrence won Georgia’s first men’s NCAA Indoors title on the track Saturday, finishing first in the 400 meters in Fayetteville, Ark.
- Georgia sophomore wins NCAA championship UGA Blog | Atlanta Journal-Constitution Thought you might like to know . . . Lawrence Georgia won its first-ever NCAA indoor title on the track Saturday night when star sophomore sprinter Torrin Lawrence won the 400-meter dash in the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. Lawrence ran the race in 45.23 seconds, the third-fastest time of his career and the second-best time ever in the NCAA final. He beat Alabama freshman Kirani James by four-tenths of a second for the NCAA title. Lawrence holds the world’s fastest time this year in the event, 45.03. The Georgia men’s track and field team had won only two previou...
- Miss. St. gets 62-52 SEC win over No. 20 Vandy The State Barry Stewart scored 14 points and Mississippi State advanced to its second consecutive Southeastern Conference tournament championship game with a 62-52 win over No. 20 Vanderbilt on Saturday.The Bulldogs (23-10) face a Kentucky team returning to the title game for the first time since 2004.Dee Bost, Phil Turner and Jarvis Varnado each added 11 for Mississippi State, which won four straight games in the 2009 tournament for its first crown in seven seasons. The Bulldogs received a first-round bye this time after sharing the SEC West Division crown with Mississippi, a team they beat twice this ...
- LSU football: Rushing game shines in LSU scrimmage Times-Picayune The rushing game LSU Coach Les Miles wants so much to improve made an appearance at the Tigers' first full-scale scrimmage on Saturday. The 130-play workout, closed to the media, marked the midpoint in spring practice, the eighth with seven...
- Fox says his first UGA team ‘made an impact' Atlanta Journal-Constitution NASHVILLE -- Before his first Georgia team left Bridgestone Arena around midnight Friday, headed for the offseason, coach Mark Fox thanked the group for starting the process of rebuilding the UGA program.
- NCAA Tournament bubble not too kind to Florida Gators on Saturday Swamp Things | Orlando Sentinel Just heard chatter in the Southeastern Conference Tournament press room that ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi has Florida in the ‘last four out’ of the NCAA Tournament. The second team currently off the bubble. If Mississippi State loses to Kentucky tomorrow and still gets in over Florida, that would be a crime. Mississippi got its first true [...]