Alex Poythress

It’s still hard to try to put into words just how bad Kentucky was in Saturday’s 88-58 loss at Tennessee — and the game really wasn’t as close as the 30-point margin might indicate. So to try and explain what happen to the Cats in...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - If this is how Kentucky plays the rest of the season without Nerlens Noel, the NCAA tournament selection committee won't give the Wildcats a chance to defend their national title. Trae Golden scored 24 points and had eight assists...

KNOXVILLE - His team is still not listening to him the way he wants or playing with the overall intensity he wants - problems Kentucky had well before Nerlens Noel went down with a season-ending injury. Now Kentucky coach John Calipari says the Cats...

Sporting News columnist Mike DeCourcy still thought Kentucky had a chance to win the national championship going into this week. “I wasn’t ready to give up on this team as a possible factor in the (NCAA) tournament. I thought they were coming...

LEXINGTON — Early in the first half of Kentucky’s win over South Carolina on Tuesday, Alex Poythress went to the bench. Coach John Calipari followed the same pattern in the second half. Unless the Kentucky coach has changed his mind since...

LEXINGTON — John Calipari really doesn’t want to be mean to his basketball team — or at least that’s what he said Tuesday night after admitting “I got mean” in the second half. He insists he’s tired of coaching...

Auburn coach Tony Barbee said Monday that Kentucky “was as hot as anyone in the league,” a statement Kentucky coach John Calipari obviously would not agree with. Kentucky is on a three-game win streak after wins at Mississippi and Texas A&M...

Ed Isaacson is learning to appreciate more how Kentucky coach John Calipari has put the Wildcats in position to win annually despite have a roster that continually turns over. “What he does is develop the mental attitude the guys need to be NBA...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Freshman Nerlens Noel had a season-high 19 points and Julius Mays scored 19, including five in overtime, to lead Kentucky to a 72-68 win over Texas A&M on Saturday. The Wildcats (15-6, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) led by one...

OXFORD, Miss. — Kyle Wiltjer scored a career-high 26 points and Nerlens Noel set a school record with 12 blocked shots as Kentucky beat No. 16 Mississippi 87-74 on Tuesday night. Kentucky (14-6, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) looked like it might run...

For weeks John Calipari has been almost begging for his team to do two things: Show more fight and have fun doing it. Kentucky did both Tuesday night at Mississippi, and the Wildcats helped convince those who questioned whether they could make the NCAA...

LEXINGTON — Not only will Kentucky face the Southeastern Conference’s best perimeter scorer tonight in Marshall Henderson, but the Cats will also be facing the league’s most controversial/entertaining player. He’s averaging 19.2...