SPORTS RADIO ESPN 1420 » kentucky wildcats http://espn1420.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:47:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Robert Morris Shocks Kentucky in NIT http://espn1420.com/robert-morris-shocks-kentucky-in-nit/ http://espn1420.com/robert-morris-shocks-kentucky-in-nit/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:05:09 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=141295 The defending national champions weren't selected to play in the NCAA tournament.

They obviously didn't want to play in the NIT.

Robert Morris, the regular season champion of the Northeast Conference, shocked the Kentucky Wildcats in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament, 59-57 in Moon Township, PA.

Mike McFadden hit two free throws with 8.7 seconds remaining t

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]]> http://espn1420.com/robert-morris-shocks-kentucky-in-nit/feed/ 0 Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Sport Duke, Kentucky, Georgetown All Fall in Conference Tournaments http://espn1420.com/duke-kentucky-georgetown-all-fall-in-conference-tournaments/ http://espn1420.com/duke-kentucky-georgetown-all-fall-in-conference-tournaments/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:42:15 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=140696 Is Duke still a #1 seed?  Did Georgetown lose its chance at a #1 or #2 seed?  Is Kentucky even going to make the field.

That's some of the questions being asked after a crazy evening in college basketball on Friday

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]]> http://espn1420.com/duke-kentucky-georgetown-all-fall-in-conference-tournaments/feed/ 0 Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Sport LSU Loses To Kentucky, 75-70 http://espn1420.com/lsu-loses-to-kentucky-75-70/ http://espn1420.com/lsu-loses-to-kentucky-75-70/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:09:33 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=128082 The LSU men's basketball team fell on the road in SEC action on Saturday afternoon, dropping a 75-70 decision to the Kentucky Wildcats, in a match-up played in Lexington, Kentucky.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/lsu-loses-to-kentucky-75-70/feed/ 0 Photo Courtesy: lsusports.net Indiana Stays #1, Kentucky Falls out of AP Hoops Poll http://espn1420.com/indiana-stays-1-kentucky-falls-out-of-ap-hoops-poll/ http://espn1420.com/indiana-stays-1-kentucky-falls-out-of-ap-hoops-poll/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:23:09 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=114347 Indiana is still the number one ranked team in America, according to the Associated Press.

But the big news this week is Kentucky is nowhere to be found in the poll.

The Wildcats aren't ranked for the first time since John Calipari became head coach after falling to Notre Dam

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]]> http://espn1420.com/indiana-stays-1-kentucky-falls-out-of-ap-hoops-poll/feed/ 0 Joe Robbins/Getty Images Sport Mark Stoops Hired As Head Coach At Kentucky http://espn1420.com/mark-stoops-hired-as-head-coach-at-kentucky/ http://espn1420.com/mark-stoops-hired-as-head-coach-at-kentucky/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:26:05 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=112611 Florida St. defensive coordinator Mark Stoops has been hired as the new head football coach of the Kentucky Wildcats.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/mark-stoops-hired-as-head-coach-at-kentucky/feed/ 0 John Calipari Accuses Duke Of Flopping – VIDEO http://espn1420.com/john-calipari-accuses-duke-of-flopping/ http://espn1420.com/john-calipari-accuses-duke-of-flopping/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 07:10:11 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=109464 Most coaches interviews are boring, especially those at halftime of a football or basketball game. Coaches just want to say a couple of general, uninformative, non-controversial things, and then get to the locker room with their teams.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/john-calipari-accuses-duke-of-flopping/feed/ 0 Bobby Petrino To Kentucky? Not So Fast http://espn1420.com/bobby-petrino-to-kentucky-not-so-fast/ http://espn1420.com/bobby-petrino-to-kentucky-not-so-fast/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:41:58 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=107347 When news arose over the weekend that Joker Philips would not return as the head coach of Kentucky's football team next year, a former disgraced SEC coach showed interest in the opening. Bobby Petrino reportedly wants to by the next coach of the Wildcats, but...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/bobby-petrino-to-kentucky-not-so-fast/feed/ 0 Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Indiana Pre-Season #1 in AP Hoops Poll http://espn1420.com/indiana-pre-season-1-in-ap-hoops-poll/ http://espn1420.com/indiana-pre-season-1-in-ap-hoops-poll/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:35:27 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=103646 Remember when Indiana nearly went winless in Big Ten play not that long ago?

Well, Hoosiers fans are being rewarded for their patience.

Indiana is the pre-season #1 team in the land in the AP college basketball poll

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]]> http://espn1420.com/indiana-pre-season-1-in-ap-hoops-poll/feed/ 0 Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Sport NBA Draft Winners And Losers http://espn1420.com/nba-draft-winners-and-losers/ http://espn1420.com/nba-draft-winners-and-losers/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2012 22:32:48 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=78456 The New Orleans Hornets were a clear winner on Thursday night, as was Kentucy Wildcat basketball. Having the first two players selected, as well as six players overall in the NBA Draft, big blue nation reminded the basketball world why they won the NCAA National Championship less than three months ago. There were a few losers as well. For starters....

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]]> http://espn1420.com/nba-draft-winners-and-losers/feed/ 0 Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images Mississippi St./Vanderbilt Move Into SEC Title Game http://espn1420.com/mississippi-st-vanderbilt-move-into-sec-title-game/ http://espn1420.com/mississippi-st-vanderbilt-move-into-sec-title-game/#comments Sun, 27 May 2012 00:12:55 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=72711 The 7th-seeded Mississippi St. Bulldogs will take on the 5th-seeded Vanderbilt Commodores for the 2012 SEC Baseball Tournament Championship, after both were victorious in their respective game on Saturday, at Regions Park in Hoover, Alabama.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/mississippi-st-vanderbilt-move-into-sec-title-game/feed/ 0 Day One Action In SEC Tournament – Recap http://espn1420.com/day-one-action-in-sec-tournament-recap/ http://espn1420.com/day-one-action-in-sec-tournament-recap/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 10:34:51 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=71766 The 2012 SEC Baseball Tournament began on Tuesday, at Regions Park, in Hoover, Alabama, with four games on the schedule.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/day-one-action-in-sec-tournament-recap/feed/ 0 (Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images) LSU Baseball Falls To Kentucky, 7-6 – Recap http://espn1420.com/lsu-baseball-falls-to-kentucky-7-6-recap/ http://espn1420.com/lsu-baseball-falls-to-kentucky-7-6-recap/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:11:49 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=65871 The second-ranked Kentucky Wildcats won the rubber game of a three-game, weekend, SEC series on Sunday, in Lexington, Kentucky, defeating the top-ranked LSU Tigers, 7-6.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/lsu-baseball-falls-to-kentucky-7-6-recap/feed/ 0 Photo Courtesy: lsusports.net LSU Leads SEC With Win At Kentucky http://espn1420.com/lsu-leads-sec-with-win-at-kentucky/ http://espn1420.com/lsu-leads-sec-with-win-at-kentucky/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 21:06:05 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=65672 In a battle of the two top ranked teams in the country, the LSU Tigers got by the Kentucky Wildcats Friday night by the score of 5-4. Kevin Gausman pitched 7 fantastic innings, striking out 11 Wildcat batters. With the victory, LSU takes the overall lead in the SEC. Austin Nola was awesome as well, driving in...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/lsu-leads-sec-with-win-at-kentucky/feed/ 0 Photo courtesy of LSU athletic department LSU Baseball Takes On Kentucky – Preview http://espn1420.com/lsu-baseball-takes-on-kentucky-preview/ http://espn1420.com/lsu-baseball-takes-on-kentucky-preview/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:45:43 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=65471 The top two teams in the country will do battle tonight in Lexington, Kentucky, as the #1 LSU Tigers are on the road to take on the second-ranked Kentucky Wildcats.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/lsu-baseball-takes-on-kentucky-preview/feed/ 0 Photo Courtesy: lsusports.net Kentucky Beats Kansas For 8th National Championship http://espn1420.com/kentucky-beats-kansas-for-8th-national-championship/ http://espn1420.com/kentucky-beats-kansas-for-8th-national-championship/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:29:06 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=60019 New Orleans played host to a true battle of college basketball heavyweights Monday night as the Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Kansas Jayhawks 67-59 to win the 2012 NCAA National Championship. The victory marks the 8th title in school history for the Wildcats, good for 2nd all-time. Anthony Davis was named the Final Four most outstanding player. John Calipari credited big...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/kentucky-beats-kansas-for-8th-national-championship/feed/ 0 Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images Kentucky/Kansas Battle For National Championship – Preview http://espn1420.com/kentuckykansas-battle-for-national-championship-preview/ http://espn1420.com/kentuckykansas-battle-for-national-championship-preview/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:17:21 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=59741 College basketball's National Championship is on the line on Monday night when the Kentucky Wildcats take on the Kansas Jayhawks, at the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/kentuckykansas-battle-for-national-championship-preview/feed/ 0 (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) Who Will Win The College Basketball National Championship? http://espn1420.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/who-will-win-the-college-basketball-national-championship/ http://espn1420.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/who-will-win-the-college-basketball-national-championship/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:50:41 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://loyalty.production.townsquaresites.com/?post_type=loyalty_qa_poll&p=26341 The 2011-2012 college basketball National Championship is on the line on Monday evening, when the Kentucky Wildcats take on the Kansas Jayhawks, at the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

Kentucky is 37-2 on the year, while Kansas stands at 32-6

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]]> http://espn1420.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/who-will-win-the-college-basketball-national-championship/feed/ 0 (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images for Naismith Award) Kentucky/Kansas To Meet For National Championship – Recap http://espn1420.com/kentuckykansas-to-meet-for-national-championship-recap/ http://espn1420.com/kentuckykansas-to-meet-for-national-championship-recap/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 03:25:05 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=59351 The Kentucky Wildcats will meet the Kansas Jayhawks in the NCAA Tournament Championship game on Monday evening, after the two teams won their respective Final Four semi-finals games on Saturday at the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/kentuckykansas-to-meet-for-national-championship-recap/feed/ 0 (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) Not Many Surprises in NCAA Field – From the Bird's Nest http://espn1420.com/not-many-surprises-in-ncaa-field-from-the-birds-nest/ http://espn1420.com/not-many-surprises-in-ncaa-field-from-the-birds-nest/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:37:42 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=54009 Every year I do my own bracket for the NCAA Tournament.  I take the 68 teams, including my choices for the 37 at-large teams and give them my own seeding.  Every year I miss a couple.

This year, it was just one

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]]> http://espn1420.com/not-many-surprises-in-ncaa-field-from-the-birds-nest/feed/ 0 Chris Chambers/Getty Images Sport Kentucky Holds Off Feisty LSU http://espn1420.com/kentucky-holds-off-feisty-lsu/ http://espn1420.com/kentucky-holds-off-feisty-lsu/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:37:46 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=53593 The LSU Tigers led by 5 points early in the second half against the #1 ranked Kentucky Wildcats, but couldn't hold onto the lead. As a result, they fell to Kentucky today in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament by the score of 60-51. Trent Johnson's squad was extremely resilient, and fought tooth and nail with the best team in the land.

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