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John Calipari is entering his 35th season as a college basketball head coach, but he is not at all a fan of the way things are going in college athletics. On Wednesday, Calipari spoke with the media ahead of the “Primetime at the Palace” event at Bud …
John Calipari sticks up for the players he coached in college, and De’Aaron Fox is no exception. Calipari appeared on “The Dan Patrick Show” Friday and tried to defend Fox for his ill-advised layup attempt at the end of the San …
John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks will be without two stars from this year’s team. Darius Acuff Jr. is looking like a top-10 pick, and now Meleek Thomas has decided to remain in the 2026 NBA Draft. NEWS: Arkansas' Meleek Thomas kept …
John Calipari has extended a helping hand to Moses Moody after the Golden State Warriors star’s season came to a brutal end on Monday night. Moody suffered a gruesome knee injury late in the Warriors’ overtime win over the Dallas …
Tyrese Haliburton was ready with the smoke after his alma mater Iowa State took down Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament. Haliburton’s Cyclones swept past the Wildcats on Sunday to get past the second round of March Madness in an 82-63 drubbing at …
John Calipari gave fans a glimpse Saturday of why star athletes love to play for him. The Arkansas head coach had a speech prepared in praise of his star players, Darius Acuff Jr. and Meleek Thomas, after the Razorbacks held on for a 94-88 win over …
Arkansas Razorbacks head coach John Calipari has never been one to hold his tongue. A day after Selection Sunday, Calipari made a request for a change to the schedule. Arkansas defeated Vanderbilt 86-75 in the SEC title game on Sunday at Bridgestone …
Boosters have become more important than ever in the name, image and likeness era of college athletics, and Arkansas head coach John Calipari has come up with a way to protect those who want to help schools build out their rosters. Travis Long, who …
The New York Knicks appear to be throwing as many darts as possible right now. The Knicks spoke with Arkansas head coach John Calipari about their coaching vacancy, Kris Pursiainen of ClutchPoints reported on Thursday. A key member of the Knicks …
John Calipari’s Arkansas Razorbacks scored a major upset win over the St. John’s Red Storm on Saturday, and it was clearly a meaningful one for Calipari’s family. The Razorbacks upset St. John’s 75-66 in Saturday’s …
Rick Pitino may or may not face John Calipari in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, but he’s already getting some subtle shots in at his longtime foe. At a press conference ahead of Thursday’s game between St. John’s and …
The Kentucky Wildcats’ Selection Sunday watch party went nuts over a potential NCAA Tournament matchup that did not even involve their school. Many fans were very quick to notice the loaded West Regional, which sent 7-seed Kansas, 10-seed …
Arkansas coach John Calipari might have tried to outthink himself in the final moments of his team’s SEC Tournament victory on Wednesday. Arkansas faced lowly South Carolina in their SEC Tournament opener on Wednesday in a game the Razorbacks …
John Calipari on Saturday did not appreciate one of his Arkansas players getting into it with a few Big Blue Nation supporters. Calipari returned to Rupp Arena for the first time since relinquishing his post as head coach of the Wildcats last April. …
St. John’s coach Rick Pitino sent a somewhat surprising message to Kentucky fans on Thursday about the upcoming return of John Calipari to Lexington. Calipari, now head coach at Arkansas, will coach at Kentucky on Saturday for the first time …
John Calipari’s tenure at Arkansas is not off to a good start, and some rival SEC coaches do not see it getting much better. Arkansas fell to 0-5 in SEC play Saturday after a loss to Missouri, and Calipari has begun to face more questions about …
