Bach invokes Trump in defense of Olympic decision
A day after officially postponing the Tokyo Olympics, IOC president Thomas Bach invoked comments by President Donald Trump to defend himself from criticism on Wednesday. Bach spoke to about 400 … Click to Continue »
The 2020 Lexington Herald-Leader All-State Boys’ Basketball Team is here
Collins’ Dayvion McKnight began the year as the coaches’ preseason pick as the top player in the state and, according to their postseason votes in the 2019-20 Herald-Leader Boys’ All-State … Click to Continue »
Coronavirus hits close to Big Blue Nation, plus more notes and links
Let’s play catch-up: Kentucky basketball and the coronavirus pandemic ▪ Former UK basketball star Karl-Anthony Towns made an emotional post overnight saying that his mother is in a coma after … Click to Continue »
Ty Dillon sees the ‘silver lining’ in the coronavirus and a postponed NASCAR season
Ty Dillon hadn’t sat behind a simulator rig in 10 years until he prepared to compete in Sunday’s iRacing event against NASCAR’s stars. Despite Dillon’s last-minute entry and scramble to … Click to Continue »
Kentucky basketball star Karl-Anthony Towns says mother is in coma due to coronavirus
Former Kentucky basketball star Karl-Anthony Towns revealed early Wednesday morning that his mother has been placed in a medically induced coma due to symptoms related to COVID-19. Towns, in an … Click to Continue »
A virus rages, a flame goes out: Tokyo Games reset for 2021
Not even the Summer Olympics could withstand the force of the coronavirus. After weeks of hedging, the IOC took the unprecedented step of postponing the world’s biggest sporting event, a … Click to Continue »
Podcast: John Calipari on his basketball team, and helping families during pandemic
Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari held a video conference call on Tuesday morning to talk about his team, but also about the effects of the current coronavirus pandemic. Calipari said … Click to Continue »
‘It felt like I should be there with them.’ What sealed the deal for UK QB commit?
The most iconic moment — so far — of Kaiya Sheron’s football career is something that’s still cool for him to reflect upon about four months after it happened. After … Click to Continue »
Kentucky’s Calipari says coronavirus could lead to changes in college basketball
While holding court for a nearly hourlong teleconference Tuesday, Kentucky Coach John Calipari sat in his office at home. Reporters hooked in via computer or telephone. The change brought on … Click to Continue »
Kentucky or NBA? More mystery than usual surrounds this year’s decisions.
With the coronavirus adding a new dimension of uncertainty, the annual will he-won’t he regarding Kentucky players and the NBA Draft seems murkier than ever. Kentucky Coach John Calipari said … Click to Continue »
John Calipari has done charity work before, but this time it’s personal
Vincent Calipari was 55 years old when he got laid off from his job in Pittsburgh as a fueler for the airline industry. “He went part-time for three years trying … Click to Continue »
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