INDIANAPOLIS — For all the emotions born into Kentucky and Louisville fans any time the two teams play in any sport—especially men’s basketball—it’s not something aliens to the Commonwealth fully grasp. And as far as who will play in Friday’s Sweet 16 game mere miles away less than two hours north of the river that […]
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Only Kentuckians Understand UK-UofL Rivalry
INDIANAPOLIS — For all the emotions born into Kentucky and Louisville fans any time the two teams play in any sport—especially men’s basketball—it’s not something aliens to the Commonwealth fully grasp. And as far as who will play in Friday’s Sweet 16 game mere miles away less than two hours north of the river that […]
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Before Wichita’s Missed Final Shot, UK’s Win Was Already a Classic
ST. LOUIS — Fred VanVleet’s face never changed Sunday, and it wasn’t about to change when the Wichita State point guard somehow got a clean look at the shot that would have kept the Shockers undefeated and headed toward the Sweet 16, and would have sent Kentucky back to Kentucky for good on the first […]
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Before Wichita’s Missed Final Shot, UK’s Win Was Already a Classic
ST. LOUIS — Fred VanVleet’s face never changed Sunday, and it wasn’t about to change when the Wichita State point guard somehow got a clean look at the shot that would have kept the Shockers undefeated and headed toward the Sweet 16, and would have sent Kentucky back to Kentucky for good on the first […]
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Wichita State Player All Too Familiar with Kentucky Basketball Folklore
ST. LOUIS — It likely goes without saying, but the basketball world in western Kansas is a small one indeed. Kentucky’s Willie Cauley-Stein and Wichita State’s Ron Baker both come from it, and though the two aren’t close personally, their paths have intersected a number of times over the years. It will intersect again Sunday, […]
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Wichita State Player All Too Familiar with Kentucky Basketball Folklore
ST. LOUIS — It likely goes without saying, but the basketball world in western Kansas is a small one indeed. Kentucky’s Willie Cauley-Stein and Wichita State’s Ron Baker both come from it, and though the two aren’t close personally, their paths have intersected a number of times over the years. It will intersect again Sunday, […]
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Wichita State Player All Too Familiar with Kentucky Basketball Folklore
ST. LOUIS — It likely goes without saying, but the basketball world in western Kansas is a small one indeed. Kentucky’s Willie Cauley-Stein and Wichita State’s Ron Baker both come from it, and though the two aren’t close personally, their paths have intersected a number of times over the years. It will intersect again Sunday, […]
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Forgettable Win as UK Moves On to Face Undefeated Wichita State
ST. LOUIS — The NCAA Tournament does funny things to people, not that Kentucky’s players knew much about that before Friday. Seven of the eight players that got in the game for the No. 8 Wildcats in their 56-49 win over No. 9 Kansas State had never played on an NCAA Tournament team, and the […]
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Forgettable Win as UK Moves On to Face Undefeated Wichita State
ST. LOUIS — The NCAA Tournament does funny things to people, not that Kentucky’s players knew much about that before Friday. Seven of the eight players that got in the game for the No. 8 Wildcats in their 56-49 win over No. 9 Kansas State had never played on an NCAA Tournament team, and the […]
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8-Seeded Wildcats Realize Missteps are Behind them at NCAA Tournament
On March 1, Kentucky lost to South Carolina. The Gamecocks were not a good team—they’re in the past tense, because their season is over—and at the time, neither was Kentucky. It was jarring when Aaron Harrison took to the post-game news conference and defiantly held on to a sliver, however tiny, of optimism. “It’s frustrating […]
