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John Calipari and Rick Pitino were longtime rivals at Louisville and Kentucky, but now that Pitino is no longer the coach of the Cardinals, Calipari wants him to receive some recognition in Lexington. Kentucky hosted Utah on Saturday and won 88-61 at …
Karl-Anthony Towns had some jokes for John Calipari after his big contract news was shared on Saturday. News emerged that Towns had agreed to a five-year extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves that could be worth as much as $190 million. His …
The college basketball rivalry between Kentucky and Louisville is one of the most heated in sports, and John Calipari has grown accustomed to being berated by Cardinals fans over the years. However, an insult that was hurled his way this week appears …
Five-star point guard recruit Ashton Hagans has verbally committed to Kentucky, and you can understand why John Calipari is excited that the No. 1 point guard in the nation is joining his loaded 2019 recruiting class. As it turns out, the Wildcats …
John Calipari has been one of the most vocal about how the NBA’s age limit isn’t working, and he’s taking his case directly to the NBA Players’ Association. Calipari again called for the removal of the age limit rule, and said …
John Calipari said after his Kentucky Wildcats lost to Kansas State in the Sweet 16 on Thursday that the inexperience of his young team showed through during the game. Calipari’s Kentucky squad lost 61-58 in a game where fouls became the story. …
The Kentucky Wildcats are suddenly the highest remaining seed in the NCAA Tournament’s South regional, with the top four seeds in the region falling to early upsets. That means the young Wildcats may have a surprise Final Four bid in their …
The coaches in Saturday’s Buffalo-Kentucky second round game have sparked a bit of a miniature rivalry. Kentucky coach John Calipari did not take kindly to Buffalo coach Nate Oats’s accusation that he was “whining” about his …
Whom can you trust when you’re filling out your brackets? Even the best teams can fall victim to big upsets. Duke, for instance, has been defeated by the likes of Lehigh and Mercer in the first round under Mike Krzyzewski. Sometimes, you just …
John Calipari doesn’t seem too worried about rival Duke’s recent success in recruiting. Calipari’s Kentucky teams used to consistently dominate in the recruiting front and land all sorts of top-10 players every year, while Duke …
Rumors linking John Calipari to NBA coaching jobs are an annual occurrence, but one of the Kentucky coach’s former star players does not believe the speculation will ever become more than just that. ESPN’s Jeff Goodman asked DeMarcus …
There may no longer be any Balls associated with the UCLA basketball program, but that does not mean LaVar Ball questions do not come up in relation to the team’s games. Ahead of Saturday’s UCLA-Kentucky game at the CBS Sports Classic, …
John Calipari had an awkward exchange with an ESPN reporter during halftime of Tuesday night’s game against Kansas, but it does appear there are any hard feelings. While expressing his frustrations over the Wildcats being out-hustled by Kansas …
Sorry, Ashley Judd — Drake is the most famous Kentucky basketball fan on the planet. The Wildcats super fan is a fixture at the basketball program’s biggest events. Friday, the program had its Big Blue Madness event, and of course, Drake …
John Calipari may be halfway across the planet, but it still didn’t take him long to respond to the rumors linking him to the New York Knicks. Thursday afternoon, ESPN’s Ian Begley reported that a Calipari rep expressed interest in the …
Maybe the itch to compete in the NBA still hasn’t escaped John Calipari. ESPN New York’s Ian Begley reported on Thursday that Calipari’s people reached out to the Knicks to express interest in their presidency. Sources: John …
