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There were many upsets in college basketball this week

There were some stunning upsets around college basketball in the past week. Of course, we are all very aware that No. 12...

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Kentucky drops eight spots in CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 rankings after UNCW loss

Kentucky dropped eight spots to No. 15 in the latest CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 college basketball rankings. The drop came...

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UNC Wilmington stuns No. 12 Kentucky in Rupp Arena

UNC Wilmington rolled into Rupp Arena and stunned No. 12 Kentucky 80-73 on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats (6-2) played without injured point...

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Rob Dillingham, Adou Thiero preview UNC-Wilmington and talk Aaron Bradshaw’s debut

Kentucky’s Rob Dillingham and Adou Thiero met with the media earlier this week to preview today’s game against UNC Wilmington. Dillingham and...

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Check it out: Rupp Arena has a new look today

Rupp Arena will look significantly (better) different this afternoon when fans tune in to watch the Kentucky Wildcats battle UNC Wilmington. The...

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Bruce Pearl takes friendly jab at John Calipari

Bruce Pearl took a friendly jab at John Calipari this week. Pearl was talking about selling shirts. It sounds like he’s already...

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Jeff Goodman: ‘I was so wrong about Kentucky’

Jeff Goodman admitted on The Field of 68 last night that he underestimated Kentucky this season. “I am as impressed and surprised...

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Eniya Russell nails game-winner for Kentucky women’s basketball

Eniya Russell called game for the Kentucky women’s basketball team at Transylvania tonight. Tied 81-81 with Boston College, Russell drove the paint...

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Oscar Tshiebwe called up by the Indiana Pacers

Former Kentucky All-American Oscar Tshiebwe was called up to the NBA on Wednesday. The Indiana Pacers called Tshiebwe up from their G...

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Louisville point guard Ty-Laur Johnson refused to play because his tights didn’t fit right

According to Louisville head coach Kenny Payne, point guard Ty-Laur Johnson refused to play in the first half of last night’s win...

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The Field of 68 says ‘Kentucky is back’

The Field of 68 is back onboard the Kentucky train following the Wildcats’ surprising beatdown of No. 8 Miami on Tuesday night....

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Miami coach Jim Larranaga talks about loss at Kentucky

Miami head coach Jim Larranaga spent some time with the media following last night’s 22-point loss at Kentucky. Larranaga joked that he...

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Watch: John Calipari’s press conference after impressive win over No. 8 Miami

John Calipari met with the media last night following Kentucky’s impressive 95-73 win over No. 8 Miami (FL). Calipari gave his take...

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Kentucky explodes onto the national scene with impressive win over No. 8 Miami

Kentucky sent a message all around college basketball tonight with an impressive 95-73 victory over No. 8 Miami in the ACC/SEC Challenge....

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ESPN says Reed Sheppard has been the most surprising freshman in college basketball

According to Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo of ESPN, Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard has been the most surprising freshman in college basketball so...

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D.J. Wagner named SEC Freshman of the Week

Kentucky’s D.J. Wagner was named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week on Monday. Wagner averaged 25 points and 5.5 assists per game...

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Kentucky basketball moves up to No. 12 in updated AP Top 25

Kentucky (5-1) is up to No. 12 in the updated AP Top 25 poll that came out this afternoon. The Wildcats will...

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Aaron Bradshaw is not playing against Miami, says he’ll be back in ‘like a week’

Kentucky big man Aaron Bradshaw confirmed Sunday night during an Instagram live video that he will not be playing against Miami (FL)...

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Notes from Kentucky’s high-scoring win over Marshall

Kentucky put up some historic offensive numbers in Friday night’s 118-82 win over Marshall. For starters, this was the most points scored...

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Kentucky breaks Calipari-era scoring record in big win over Marshall

Kentucky broke the John Calipari-era scoring record Friday night in a 118-82 win over Marshall. The Wildcats (5-1) torched the nets from...