Posts Tagged ‘University of Kentucky’

Gillispie Out at Kentucky

Friday, March 27th, 2009

All those rumblings about Billy Gillispie’s tenure at the University of Kentucky came true today as Gillispie was let go — apparently, it wasn’t mutual — after two rocky years in the Commonwealth. While some will want to focus on the apparent inability to satisfy the Kentucky fanbase, the decision, provided you read between [...]

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Dirk Minnifield – From Dunker To Swindler?

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

While Dirk Minnifield was playing for the University of Kentucky, he threw down one of the best dunks I’ve ever seen in a college basketball game. Better, even, than Chris Wright’s from last week. The above video supports my position.
Now, the former Wildcat/NBA journeyman is in trouble for his part in $10 million [...]

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Kentucky Quarterback Dismissed

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

We’re only 23 days away from the start of college football and in Kentucky, their question about who is going to replace Andre’ Woodson has been answered — just not in the way you’d want if you are a fan of the university (guilty). What was supposed to be a battle between Mike Hartline [...]

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How Young Is Too Young?

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

In light of the slight hubbub surrounding the University of Kentucky’s signing of Michael Avery, an 8th grader who obviously hasn’t started high school yet, I was reminded of this brilliant Mr. Show skit discussing basketball recruiting.

Is this the kind of thing we can expect from schools in the future? How about signing [...]

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Kentucky Loses a Great Ambassador

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

The state of Kentucky is in mourning today after the loss of University of Kentucky equipment manager Bill Keightley. “Mr. Wildcat,” as he was known, had been with the University since the days of Adolph Rupp.
Mr. Keightley died from complications related to an undiagnosed tumor near his spine. He was attending the Cincinnati Reds [...]

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UK’s Patrick Patterson Out For The Rest of the Season

Friday, February 29th, 2008

And the hits just keep on coming for Billy Gillispie’s first season at the University of Kentucky. Word has just came down from Kentucky.com (via Kentucky Sports Radio) that Patrick Patterson has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in his left ankle.
Patterson is in a cast and will miss the rest of the season. [...]

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