Nerlens Noel

Maryland coach Mark Turgeon took the two little turtle figurines out of his coat pocket and placed them on the table in front of him. Alex Len, whose mother Juliya had given Turgeon the figurines when her then 18-year-old son first committed to the Terps,...

Nerlens Noel is ready for the next step in his career. The University of Kentucky freshman center announced his plans to enter the NBA Draft Monday, ending speculation concerning his future with the team. “I have loved my time at Kentucky, but I...

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All-American Otto Porter Jr. announced Monday he is leaving Georgetown after his sophomore season and declaring himself eligible for the NBA draft. Porter, a 6-foot-8 forward, was the Big East player of the year and finished second in the voting...

A cookie decorated with blue sprinkles and white-frosting letters that spelled "UK" sat on a table in front of Andrew Harrison at the Ronald McDonald House in Chicago. Not everyone saw the beauty in Harrison's Kentucky-themed creation. "I guess his...

Rebuilding and realizing they might get beat up this season, the Magic created an upbeat slogan: We Will. Only a handful of games remain, so it's time to update the club's message with next season in mind: We Will… burn all footage of the 2012-...

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports. Is Alex Len definitely leaving for the NBA and has his status gone up after he finished the season...

While many were expecting Alex Poythress to be a certain one-and-done player at Kentucky and likely NBA draft lottery pick, the UK freshman said that was never his expectation about his college career. He says that’s why he would not call his...

The University of Kentucky men’s basketball roster is looking clearer after three players announced their future plans Monday. Leading scorer Archie Goodwin declared for the June 27 NBA Draft, while Kyle Wiltjer and Willie Cauley-Stein plan to...

Magic F Al Harrington didn't endure a grueling comeback to disappear into the shadows. "I can't go out like this. I just can't," he told me. "Not this way." Harrington, 33, said he is not ready to retire from the NBA. He wants to go out on his own...

NBA draft analyst Ed Isaacson of www.NBADraftBlog.com has a feeling that not only will Nerlens Noel put his name into the draft but that at least one of Kentucky’s other three freshmen will do the same even though he would advise them not to make...

This could be the day that Kentucky’s 2013-14 basketball roster starts taking a more definite shape. From the time UK’s season ended with a NIT loss at Robert Morris, speculation has been rampant about who will — and who will not...