John Calipari

Mark Dec. 28 as the day where anyone who is a college basketball fan will be paying attention to the Bluegrass. Sources have confirmed that’s the date for the Kentucky-Louisville game in Rupp Arena. Kentucky won the national championship in 2012...

LEXINGTON — Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel said his injured knee is “doing good” and that his physical therapist tells him he’s ahead of schedule recovering from the torn anterior cruciate ligament he suffered in UK’s loss at...

LEXINGTON — On the same day he made his intentions known about entering the NBA draft — where he could be Kentucky’s third overall No. 1 pick in four years — Nerlens Noel suddenly quit thinking about his future. Instead, he was...

LEXINGTON — Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel said his injured knee is “doing good” and that his physical therapist tells him he’s ahead of schedule recovering from the torn anterior cruciate ligament he suffered in UK’s loss at...

LEXINGTON — Alex Poythress isn't second guessing his decision to return to Kentucky next season. “I'm happy with my choice of coming back,” Poythress said Monday. “It was a long process and you just wanted to make sure your heart...

LEXINGTON — Alex Poythress isn't second guessing his decision to return to Kentucky for his sophomore season rather than put his name into the NBA draft like teammates Nerlens Noel and Archie Goodwin did. “I'm happy with my choice of coming...

LEXINGTON — Kentucky freshman Willie Cauley-Stein never thought he would be a one-and-done player in college, so staying at UK rather than putting his name into the NBA draft was “easy" for him. “To leave this year, go late first...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida State was among the schools whose in-home visits this week were canceled by the nation's top basketball recruit, Andrew Wiggins. The prized Canadian-born standout is a senior at Huntington Prep (W.Va.). He still has not...

LOUISVILLE — He didn’t want to admit he was nervous, but Kentucky signee Derek Willis knew the Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic was his chance to show others why he was one of the “other” players in coach John Calipari&...

   A funny thing happened to the Miami Heat amid this season's NBA crackdown on flopping: nothing.    A team with limited shot-blocking that relies on defensive positioning and taking charges was not cited for any of the 24 infractions recorded by the...

LEXINGTON — Kentucky coach John Calipari may have completed another No. 1 recruiting class this week when Dakari Johnson, Julius Randle and Dominique Hawkins all signed to play with the Wildcats and joined fall signees Aaron Harrison, Andrew...

He’s been away from home all but four days in the last three weeks, but future Kentucky Wildcat Andrew Harrison of Texas is not complaining. “It’s fun getting to know people that you did not know that well,” said Harrison. “...