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John Gasaway ranks teams that have the best shot of winning a national title next season. Louisville, despite the loss of Peyton Siva and Gorgui Dieng, returns enough talent to challenge for a repeat championship.

Story | Conversation | April 29, 2013

Kentucky All-American and top NBA draft prospect Nerlens Noel will forgo his sophomore season and turn professional.

Chad Ford writes that Kentucky has the potential to have a historic NBA draft class next season, based on current players who could return and the Wildcats' incoming freshman class.

Blog | Conversation | March 22, 2013

Dai-Jon Parker scored 12 points, and Vanderbilt beat Kentucky 64-48 Friday night in a game that put a serious dent in the Wildcats' hopes of at least having a chance to defend their national title.

Kentucky center Nerlens Noel is "doing fine" after surgery on his left knee to repair a torn ACL.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, leading Georgia to a 72-62 victory Thursday night that dealt another big blow to Kentucky's NCAA hopes.

Julius Mays' eight points in overtime, including four clinching free throws in the final 33 seconds, helped Kentucky get the important victory it needed to bolster its NCAA tournament chances, beating Missouri 90-83 Saturday night.

An MRI on Kentucky Wildcats forward Nerlens Noel revealed he tore the ACL in his left knee and will miss the remainder of the season.

Jay Bilas diagnoses key ailments on five prominent college basketball teams -- North Carolina, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Ohio State and Michigan -- and outlines a prescription for each to get them back to full health before the end of the season.

Blog | Conversation | January 16, 2013

Dave Telep's Starting 5: Kentucky's historic class, Jabari Parker's return to form, Rysheed Jordan's final list, introducing Harry Giles and the search for Jamar Ergas.

Story | Conversation | January 07, 2013

After Baylor ended Kentucky's 55-game home win streak, UK has already lost more games this season than all of last. Time to panic? Maybe not yet, but John Calipari certainly has his hands full with this disjointed young group.

John Gasaway writes that Kentucky fans shouldn't panic after Thursday night's loss to Notre Dame. While it's clear that this season's UK team isn't as good as last season's title-winning unit, the Wildcats still have Final Four potential.

Story | Conversation | November 30, 2012

Kentucky guard Ryan Harrow returned from a weekend absence and practiced with the No. 8 Wildcats on Sunday.

On the Big Apple's brand-new stage, a Kentucky understudy stole the show.

Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari is bringing a lot more than the third-ranked Wildcats and their impressive freshman class to the New York area.

Kentucky coach John Calipari scoffs at anybody who would anoint the defending national champions the team to beat.