John Calipari

Wizards Need to Do Whatever It Takes to Get Calipari

Thomas Alter | Posted 04.16.2012

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There are few basketball coaches at any level who handle their players as well as John Calipari. While the Wizards are currently short on the talent part, that skill of being able to handle the massive egos of modern athletes is nothing to sneeze at.

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COLUMN: No More 'Student-Athletes' After Kentucky Title?

AP | JIM LITKE | Posted 04.03.2012

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-- It's time to bury the term "student-athlete." It died at 11:42 p.m. Monday, just about the time the confetti falling from the roof of the Superdom...

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Calipari Has Championship Credentials

AP | COLIN FLY | Posted 04.03.2012

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NEW ORLEANS -- Kentucky coach John Calipari hits the road Friday. This time, he's carrying national championship credentials. For all his success rec...

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Kentucky Beats Kansas With Talent Across the Board

Jordan Schultz | Posted 04.03.2012

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With all due respect to this vastly overachieving Kansas team, the Wildcats proved Monday night that sometimes the world is unfair, and that talent sometimes trumps heart.

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Kentucky Wins National Championship

AP | EDDIE PELLS | Posted 04.03.2012

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NEW ORLEANS — No matter where Anthony Davis and his buddies go to make their millions, their ol' Kentucky home will long remember this champions...

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LIVE: NCAA Title Game

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 04.02.2012

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Kentucky and Kansas meet for the 2012 NCAA men's basketball championship in a classic matchup of traditional powers. No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats (37-...

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Won And Done?

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 04.02.2012

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NEW ORLEANS -- Blue-chip players flock to John Calipari, eager to sharpen their skills – to say nothing of their resumes – in what's becom...

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Kentucky vs. Kansas: Previewing Three Crucial Matchups

Jordan Schultz | Posted 04.02.2012

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If John Calipari's Kentucky Wildcats are the ultimate Goliath, than Bill Self's Kansas Jayhawks are the greatest David of all time. Despite the 6.5-point spread that Vegas laid on Monday night's national championship game, the affair is a battle between two of college basketball's elite, blue-blood programs. Here are the three crucial matchups heading into the final.

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Power-Program NCAA Title Game

AP | EDDIE PELLS | Posted 04.03.2012

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NEW ORLEANS -- Kentucky has the best players. Kansas has the most heart. From the first practice in October to the final cutting of the nets in Apr...

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Give The 'Devil' His Due

AP | JIM LITKE | Posted 04.03.2012

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NEW ORLEANS — It feels like we've been here before. Nothing quite as apocalyptic as UNLV-Duke some two decades earlier, mind you, but plenty of...

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Familiar Foes

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 04.01.2012

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NEW ORLEANS -- Well, this matchup is going to look familiar. John Calipari and his Kentucky juggernaut will face Kansas for the national championship...

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Kentucky Wins Bluegrass Showdown

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 04.01.2012

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NEW ORLEANS — Bragging rights in the Bluegrass State are mighty nice. Kentucky has its sights set higher....

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LIVE: Kentucky vs. Louisville

Posted 03.31.2012

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Kentucky. Louisville. Rick Pitino. John Calipari. Final Four. Winner adds to their legacy while getting a shot for more in the national championship g...

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One And Dominant

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 03.30.2012

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On the eve of the Final Four, it's not exactly going out on a limb to pick Kentucky to cut down the nets in New Orleans. Actually, with Kentucky being...

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Is Kentucky Winning Bad For College Basketball?

Grantland | Posted 03.30.2012

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Kentucky's Death March. They're going to win. And what happens next will be really bad for college basketball....

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Battle For Bourbon State

AP | COLIN FLY | Posted 03.29.2012

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — This Bluegrass State rivalry runs deep, and the divide is wide. Just 70 miles apart, Lexington and Louisville a...

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Final Fourtune: Coaches Set To Cash In

AP | DAVE SKRETTA | Posted 03.27.2012

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-- Ohio State coach Thad Matta has already cashed in on the Buckeyes' trip to the Final Four. So have the rest of the coaches whose teams are headed...

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Kentucky's John Calipari Faces Championship Or Bust In Final Four

Jordan Schultz | Posted 05.27.2012

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In Big Blue Nation, where winning is a relief as much as a joy, merely reaching two consecutive NCAA Final Fours is not good enough.

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State Rivals Battle In Final Four

AP | PAUL NEWBERRY | Posted 03.29.2012

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BY PAUL NEWBERRY, The Associated Press ATLANTA -- Think Kentucky vs. Louisville is a big deal during the regular season? Try the Final Four. ...

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Kentucky's Win Sets Up Rematch In Sweet 16

AP | COLIN FLY | Posted 05.17.2012

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Freshman Marquis Teague finally feels in step with Kentucky coach John Calipari's offense. Now, he's taking the Wildcats to t...

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Money And Madness

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 03.12.2012

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March Madness gets some of its juice from the crazy money bet on it. But there's other cash making the rounds in the NCAA Tournament, which begins Tue...

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Kentucky Still No. 1 In New College Basketball Rankings

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 02.20.2012

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-- Kentucky and Syracuse are 1-2 in The Associated Press Top 25 for a fourth straight week. The Wildcats, who have been No. 1 for five consecutive w...

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Kentucky's Anthony Davis: The Next Kevin Garnett?

Jordan Schultz | Posted 04.17.2012

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The next great shot-blocker in the NBA is barely old enough to vote: an 18-year-old prodigy at the University of Kentucky who is already drawing comparisons with Kevin Garnett and other premier defenders who are almost old enough to be his parents.

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Kentucky Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Excelling In All Areas For Wildcats

Jordan Schultz | Posted 04.09.2012

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Jordan Schultz

So much of this preseason's hype for Kentucky surrounded Anthony Davis that many people overlooked the overwhelming presence of fellow freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.

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Kentucky Starts 3rd Straight Week At No. 1

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 04.07.2012

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Kentucky is on top of The Associated Press' college basketball poll for a third straight week. The Wildcats, who were also No. 1 for two weeks earlie...

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