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• Top Assistant Kevin Young Leaving Suns For BYU

Suns associate head coach Kevin Young is set to sign a long-term contract to become the new men’s basketball head coach at Brigham Young University, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Young is replacing Mark Pope, who accepted an offer to become John Calipari‘s successor at Kentucky. According to Wojnarowski, Young will remain with the Suns […]...2024
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• Boogie Fland Requests Release From Kentucky

Boogie Fland requested his release from Kentucky, sources told ESPN on Monday. The five-star prospect plans on reopening his recruitment. Fland is now the fourth recruit to decommit from the Wildcats after John Calipari left the program. Fland originally picked Kentucky over Indiana and Alabama....2024
• Kentucky Hires Mark Pope As Head Coach

Kentucky has hired Mark Pope as head coach, replacing John Calipari. Pope was a captain on Kentucky's 1996 national championship team and has been head coach of BYU for the past five seasons. Pope took BYU to two NCAA tournaments in five seasons, going 110-52 overall with the Cougars. "Mark Pope not only brings an impressive record in nine years as a head coach, but also a love of the University ...2024
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• Kentucky nearing deal with Mark Pope to replace John Calipari, per reports

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images According to reports, Mark Pope is set to take over at Kentucky Kentucky’s search for a head men’s basketball coach has reportedly taken the school to Utah. Provo, to be more accurate. But it is a journey that will result in a homecoming. According to multiple reports, Kentucky is nearing an agreement with Mark Pope to be their next men’s basketball coach...2024
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• Scott Drew Turns Down Kentucky, To Remain At Baylor

Scott Drew has decided to stay at Baylor, turning down interest from Kentucky after emerging as that school's top target to replace John Calipari. Drew, who won a national title at Baylor in 2021, has a close relationship with Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart but ultimately decided to stay at Baylor, where he has coached for 21 years and gone 446-244. He confirmed his plan to remain the B...2024
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• 2024 Masters delayed by thunderstorms; John Calipari takes over at Arkansas

The golf is now expected to begin at 10:30 a.m. ET...2024

• Royals Rumblings - News for April 9, 2024

Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images Did the sun come back? Craig Brown recaps the weekend’s games, including Friday’s thriller. I don’t think it’s overstating things to say that this felt like a season-defining moment. Maybe that sounds ridiculous—this was just the eighth game of the season—but this is where we found the Royals. Another brutal loss—it would’ve been the third game out of fou...2024
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• 5 college basketball fanbases with most at stake in 2024 men’s NCAA tournament

Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images March Madness puts everyone edge, but there are five fan bases that are especially tense heading into this year’s NCAA tournament. The line between glory and indignity is brutally thin in March. One bounce of a ball can be the difference between a contract extension and a trip to the unemployment line. The difference between never h...2024
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• March Madness’ top-50 players in 2024 men’s NCAA tournament, ranked

Let’s rank the 50 best players in the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament. March Madness feels like the culmination of a lifelong journey for so many of the athletes who have dedicated their lives to the game of basketball. Fans don’t don’t see the long hours in the gym spent honing their skills and their bodies, but when the NCAA tournament comes around, suddenly the whole country is invested in the outco...2024
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• 9 March Madness heroes in waiting for 2024 men’s NCAA tournament

These are the future March Madness stars you need to know now. March is here, and the NCAA tournament is around the corner. The biggest star in college basketball is unquestionably Caitlin Clark, the Iowa women’s senior rewriting the college basketball record books. On the men’s side, household names are harder to come by — at least for now. March Madness is the ultimate star-making machine. If yo...2024
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Rob Dillingham soars up board in latest first round projection

Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here’s our latest 2024 NBA mock draft. By now, it’s widely accepted that the 2024 NBA Draft is weaker class. The lack of a bonafide No. 1 overall pick has been evident for more than a year, and this season has done little to separate the names at the top. Still, even bad drafts produce good players, and that should be a ray of h...2024
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• Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, Michigan State basketball showed who they really are at Champions Classic

Observations on Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, and Michigan State after the 2023 Champions Classic. CHICAGO — It was 10 years ago this week when I was credentialed to cover the Champions Classic at the United Center for the first time. There was, to steal a phrase, palpable buzz in the building. Duke vs. Kansas was a matchup of the top recruits in the country: Jabari Parker vs. Andrew Wiggins. Both play...2023
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• College basketball’s 25 best men’s teams, ranked and previewed by our experts

The top-25 teams in men’s college basketball for 2023-2024 season, previewed by our experts Yes, the college basketball season has officially began and we are gearing up for what should be another interesting year of new young talent, some notable returning veteran players and a chance for a variety of teams to make it to Arizona for this season’s Final Four. The Kansas Jayhawks enter this seaso...2023
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• The 9 best fits in the 2023 NBA Draft, ranked
Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images Here are our favorite team and player fits from the 2023 NBA Draft. It’s foolish to judge a selection in the NBA draft exclusively on present day fit. Rosters around the league change far too quickly for that, especially when 19 of the 30 first round picks in the 2023 NBA Draft were teenagers. It’s going to take years before we can properly evalua...2023
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• Jamal Murray doesn’t play basketball, he perfects it
Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NBAE via Getty Images How Jamal Murray meditated, celebrated and visualized his way to the top of the NBA. There are some things you grow into, others out of, and rare things that never leave you. When Jamal Murray first shot an arrow it was at his Kentucky Wildcat teammate, E. J. Floreal, watching from the bench. Murray had fired off a corner 3-pointer, springing...2023
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• College basketball rankings: Too early top-25 after NBA deadline
Photo by Lance King/Getty Images Here’s our latest look at the top teams in men’s college basketball next season after the NBA deadline passed. The deadline for men’s college basketball standouts to decide whether or not they’re going to stay in the 2023 NBA Draft has come and gone, which means we finally have a clear (or at least less hazy) look at how the rosters for the top teams in the...2023
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"John Calipari hadn’t brought recent success to Kentucky, but that didn’t mean losing him to a conference rival was on the cards."

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"Anthony Davis, Devin Booker among top 10 NBA players to come from Kentucky under John Calipari"

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"Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari confirmed the accident on Twitter, showing his support for his ex-player and asking everyone for prayers as Ulis works his way back to full health."

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"While John Calipari continues to publicly state his commitment to the Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball program, rumors of his eventual return to the NBA have been going on for years."

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"Karl-Anthony Towns' mother remains hospitalized with coronavirus symptoms, per Kentucky coach John Calipari"

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"John Calipari and Tony Parker are the two of the most well-known basketball clients."

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"WATCH: Kentucky coach John Calipari knocks down a half-court shot in warm-ups"

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"John Calipari says team of ex-UK players would win NBA title over Warriors, Cavs"

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"Malik Monk sets UK record, wins thriller for Kentucky by disobeying John Calipari"

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"Allen recently took a picture with Kentucky Wildcats coach John Calipari."

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"The NCAA's Kentucky Wildcats are loaded with talent and looking good early on this season, but Kentucky coach John Calipari was quick to dismiss the notion that his team could beat an NBA team: However, Bledsoe—a former Wildcat—disagrees with his college coach."

• Top Assistant Kevin Young Leaving Suns For BYU
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• John Calipari Regrets Not Leaving Kentucky For UCLA In 2019

John Calipari left Kentucky to join Arkansas on a five-year, $38.5 million contract with bonuses that could increase the amount to seven years and almost $60 million. The new partnership will include an NIL fund worth "at least" $5-7 million. Sources tell The Athletic that Calipari still regrets turning down the UCLA job in 2019. Kentucky kept Calipari on a 10-year, $86 million deal that UCLA cou...2024
• Billy Donovan Hasn't Had Contact With Kentucky, Committed To Bulls

Billy Donovan said he has not had any contact with the University of Kentucky about their head coaching vacancy and remains committed to the Chicago Bulls. "I have not been contacted by anybody, I haven't spoken to anybody," Donovan told reporters, adding that his answer would remain the same even if he was contacted. "My total commitment and focus is here to this team and to this group." John Cal...2024
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• Central Notes: Donovan, DeRozan, Bucks, Allen
John Calipari’s decision to leave Kentucky for Arkansas spawned rumors that the Wildcats will make a run at Bulls head coach Billy Donovan. However, it would be a complicated process if he had any interest in returning to the college ranks, K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago notes. Donovan is under contract for two more […]...2024
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• Draft Notes: Brazile, Bradshaw, Traore, More Early Entrants
Arkansas junior forward Trevon Brazile won’t be playing for new Razorbacks head coach John Calipari next season. Brazile tells Jonathan Givony of ESPN that he has decided to forgo his remaining college eligibility and enter the 2024 NBA draft. “I’m 100 percent into the draft,” Brazile said. “Arkansas made a big hire with John Calipari. […]...2024
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• Trevon Brazile Declares For NBA Draft, Hires Agent

Arkansas' Trevon Brazile declared for the NBA Draft on Monday and hired an agent. Brazile is ranked as the No. 42 prospect in the ESPN 100. Brazile said that he was not contacted by John Calipari, who is finalizing a deal as the new head coach of the program. "I'm 100 percent into the draft. Arkansas made a big hire with John Calipari. I'm happy for the program, but the main thing for me is keepin...2024
• John Calipari Finalizing Five-Year Deal With Arkansas

John Calipari is finalizing a five-year deal to become the next coach at Arkansas, sources told ESPN on Sunday night, a blockbuster move that will shake up the SEC and college basketball landscape. The deal is expected to be completed in the next 24 hours. Calipari is the second-highest-paid coach in the country at Kentucky, earning more than $8.5 million per year. Arkansas is believed to have off...2024
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• Sources: John Calipari Finalizing Five-Year Deal With Arkansas

John Calipari is finalizing a five-year deal to become the next coach at Arkansas, sources told ESPN on Sunday night, a blockbuster move that will shake up the SEC and college basketball landscape. The deal is expected to be completed in the next 24 hours. Calipari is the second-highest-paid coach in the country at Kentucky, earning more than $8.5 million per year. Arkansas is believed to have off...2024
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• 2024 men’s Final Four features a quartet of sensational storylines

Photo by Nicholas Muller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images While the spreads are high, the storylines for this year’s men’s Final Four are as stellar as ever. With UConn favored to beat Alabama by 11.5 and Purdue a 9-point favorite over NC State, the 2024 men’s Final Four is dangerously close to being the first in the history of the tournament to feature double-digit spreads in bot...2024
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• Meet the 2024 McDonald’s All-Americans, starring Cooper Flagg in a loaded class

Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Let’s meet this year’s talented class at the boys 2024 McDonald’s All-American Game. Competing in the McDonald’s All-American Game is a right of passage for the basketball stars of the future. While the game itself often takes on the feel of an All-Star Game as an exhibition meant to excite the fans, the practices and scrimmage leadi...2024
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• Kentucky nearing deal with Mark Pope to replace John Calipari, per reports
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• 9 Kentucky basketball coaching candidates, ranked by likelihood after John Calipari’s exit

Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images Ranking potential Kentucky head coach candidates by likelihood of actually ending up in Lexington after John Calipari’s shocking exit for Arkansas. There might not be a bigger and more important job in the men’s college basketball world than the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats. On Sunday night, the gig suddenly became wide open when John Calipari deci...2024
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• 2024 men’s Final Four features a quartet of sensational storylines
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• SEC basketball coaches said they were built for March Madness, then got embarrassed

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The SEC could not have had a worse start to March Madness. SEC basketball is having a no good, very bad, rotten start to the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament. As upsets have started to inflict the bracket in March Madness, a common theme is appearing: SEC teams are more often than not on the wrong side of a Cinderella story. Eight SEC teams made the field of ...2024
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• Jack Gohlke is the sharpshooting March Madness hero capturing everyone’s imagination

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Jack Gohlke is the March Madness hero we needed as he lit up Kentucky with an three-pointer barrage Jack Gohlke is a silent assassin. The sharpshooter nobody saw coming. Ender of worlds. Destroyer of dreams. The man who will give John Calipari nightmares. And he looks like a middle-aged finance manager at a local Honda dealership. Photo...2024
• John Calipari is never living down Kentucky’s loss to Oakland in March Madness

Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Kentucky’s loss to Oakland is worst game of John Calipari era The Kentucky Wildcats lived on the edge all season. John Calipari’s team was electric offensively, but seemed to believe defense was optional since the start of the year. Unlike most of Calipari’s best teams, these Wildcats lacked a dominant big man and often got beat up on the boards. When thei...2024
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• March Madness’ top-50 players in 2024 men’s NCAA tournament, ranked
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• 9 March Madness heroes in waiting for 2024 men’s NCAA tournament
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Rob Dillingham soars up board in latest first round projection
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• Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, Michigan State basketball showed who they really are at Champions Classic
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• John Calipari explains why he’s leaving Kentucky

Calipari said goodbye to a Kentucky program he helped reinvigorate. In a more than three minute video posted to social media, basketball coach John Calipari said his goodbyes to the University of Kentucky. Citing the need for a “new voice” to lead the program, the long-time coach announced he was stepping away from the school, bringing to a close a tenure that lasted over a decade in Lexington. C...2024
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• Dawn Staley should be Kentucky’s next hire as men’s basketball coach

Photo by Thien-An Truong/ISI Photos/Getty Images Kentucky should go after the best college basketball coach in the country to lead its men’s team next year. John Calipari hadn’t brought recent success to Kentucky, but that didn’t mean losing him to a conference rival was on the cards. Shockwaves went through college basketball on Sunday night after it was reported that Coach Cal was leavin...2024
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• 9 Kentucky basketball coaching candidates, ranked by likelihood after John Calipari’s exit
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• 2024 men’s Final Four features a quartet of sensational storylines
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• Meet the 2024 McDonald’s All-Americans, starring Cooper Flagg in a loaded class
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• March Madness’ top-50 players in 2024 men’s NCAA tournament, ranked
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Rob Dillingham soars up board in latest first round projection
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• College basketball’s 25 best men’s teams, ranked and previewed by our experts
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• The 9 best fits in the 2023 NBA Draft, ranked
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• Ray Allen Sports 'Basketball Jesus' Shirt in Photo with John Calipari
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• Suns' Eric Bledsoe Believes Kentucky Would Beat 76ers in 7-Game Series
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• John Calipari Thinks Kentucky Could Lose 5-7 Players to the NBA Draft
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• Meet the Real DeMarcus Cousins: Strong-Willed, Maturing, Misunderstood
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• From the Bottom to the Top: The Russell Westbrook Story
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• John Calipari Denies Having Discussed Coaching Job WIth Kings
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• John Calipari Says He Doesn’t Regret Turning Down Cleveland Cavaliers Job
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• WATCH: DeMarcus Cousins Leads Kentucky Over UNC Alums
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• Kentucky Hires Mark Pope As Head Coach
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• Kentucky nearing deal with Mark Pope to replace John Calipari, per reports
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• 2024 men’s Final Four features a quartet of sensational storylines
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• Meet the 2024 McDonald’s All-Americans, starring Cooper Flagg in a loaded class
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• 5 college basketball fanbases with most at stake in 2024 men’s NCAA tournament
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• 9 March Madness heroes in waiting for 2024 men’s NCAA tournament
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Rob Dillingham soars up board in latest first round projection
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• Louisville suffers ultimate embarrassment with Koron Davis disaster, another awful loss

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Louisville men’s basketball lied about a player transferring, then lost to Arkansas State. Louisville men’s basketball continued its fall to rock bottom on Wednesday, and somehow an embarrassing home loss to Arkansas State was not their biggest disgrace of the day. Before the game, Louisville sent out a two-sentence press release saying guard Koron Davis h...2023
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• 9 Kentucky basketball coaching candidates, ranked by likelihood after John Calipari’s exit
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• Louisville suffers ultimate embarrassment with Koron Davis disaster, another awful loss
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• Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, Michigan State basketball showed who they really are at Champions Classic
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• College basketball’s 25 best men’s teams, ranked and previewed by our experts
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• The 9 best fits in the 2023 NBA Draft, ranked
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• College basketball rankings: Too early top-25 after NBA deadline
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• John Calipari shuts down speculation he'd coach Knicks, offers support for potential new team president
Calipari insists he'll help the reported new Knicks president, but not in a coaching capacity...2020