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Kentucky / Duke Main Event of ESPN Marathon

The Kentucky vs. Duke game in the Georgia Dome will be the main event of the ESPN 24 hour marathon which starts...

Does Anyone Like John Calipari?

Jeff Goodman of CBS Sports.com has a top 10 list of what to look for in the July Live Period, which started...

Anthony Davis Probable for Hornets Summer Opener

Anthony Davis is still nursing his ankle injury that has limited him over the last week in New Orleans Hornets’ practice and...

Brandon Knight and Detroit Gets Drilled by the Thunder

The Detroit Pistons played their worst game of the NBA Summer League as they were trounced by the Oklahoma City Thunder 83-62....

Doron Lamb Signs with the Bucks

Doron Lamb has signed a 2 year deal with the Milwaukee Bucks today. He will be playing the their Summer League beginning...

Tony Trocha Shows Up at Reebok Event

The mysterious Colombian who is supposedly being recruited by Kentucky has made an appearance at the Reebok Breakout Challenge in Philadelphia. [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]...

Anthony Davis Added to Hornets Summer Roster

The New Orleans Hornets have officially added #1 pick Anthony Davis to their summer league roster in Las Vegas. Darius Miller is...

Knight’s Pistons beat Liggins and the Magic

The Detroit Pistons stayed undefeated in the NBA Summer League today with a 79-74 win over the Orlando Magic today in Orlando....

Interview with D’Angelo Russell

Last week on the Big Blue Breakdown we interviewed 2014 Kentucky recruit D’Angelo Russell. Click play to listen to D’Angelo talk about...

UK Releases 2013 Non-Conference Basketball Schedule

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky has announced its 2012-13 men’s basketball non-conference schedule. The schedule features a season-opening game against Maryland on Nov....

Josh Harrellson Traded to Houston

The Houston Rockets are thinking of changing their name to the Wildcats. Josh Harrellson joins Terrence Jones and Patrick Patterson in Houston...

Jarnell Stokes Guarantees Win in Rupp Arena

Tennessee’s Jarnell Stokes has mentioned this before I believe. He is still delusional. [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] “We’d walk into Rupp Arena (last year) and...

Nerlens Noel Taking 2 Classes to Get Eligible

Nerlens Noel has tweeted recently that he would be [URL=”http://www.nationofblue.com/nerlens-noel-moving-lexington-august-11754/”]in Lexington until August [/URL]and it looks like he is finishing up some...

DeMarcus Cousins Just Playing Hard

DeMarcus Cousins answered questions today about [URL=”http://www.nationofblue.com/jerry-colangelo-not-fan-demarcus-cousins-11761/”]Jerry Colangelo’s comments[/URL] about him being too immature to make the United States Olympic team. [QUOTE]...

Anthony Davis Hopeful of Getting Back on the Floor Soon

Anthony Davis is still nursing his ankle iinjury and has not been able to practice. Davis spoke to the New Orleans media...

Brandon Knight has 17 in Summer Win

Brandon Knight was an All Rookie on the Detroit Pistons last season and has become the face of the franchise since he...

Top 10 Plays from Lebron James Skills Academy Day 1

Here are highlights from the first day of the Lebron James Skills Camp which includes several Kentucky recruits. The top 10 includes...

Kentucky the Team to Beat for James Young

James Young, a 6’6″ shooting guard from Michigan, is considered one of the top targets for Kentucky in the 2013 class. The...

Andrew Wiggins Keeping Kentucky at the Top

The Lebron James Skills Academy has been going full force the last couple of days and the talk of the camp is...

DeAndre Liggins Scores 6 in Summer League Debut

This is the first NBA Summer League for not only this year’s Kentucky draftees, but also last year’s as well. The Orlando...