
Mom Shuts Off UMass Guard’s Phone After Loss, He Drops 40 Points to Win It Back
A University of Massachusetts-Amherst guard credits his mom shutting off his cell phone for his 40-point performance Wednesday night.

A University of Massachusetts-Amherst guard credits his mom shutting off his cell phone for his 40-point performance Wednesday night.

John Calipari, head coach of the University of Kentucky Wildcats, doesn’t want any part of the negativity surrounding Pope Francis’ visit to the nation’s capital. In fact, Calipari was so pleased to be headed to D.C. to see the Pope that he filled his Twitter feed with his excitement.

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inducts John Calipari into its august body on Saturday. The University of Memphis does not figure to honor its former coach anytime soon.

On Wednesday’s “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” on ESPN, host Colin Cowherd responded to the outrage of University of Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari reportedly signing a contract extension to stay with Kentucky that will pay out $8 million

On Thursday, University of Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari reacted to his team’s performance, or lack thereof, in his halftime interview during Kentucky’s game against Hampton, an inferior opponent. Calipari explained on CBS that he told his team, up 41-22

President Barack Obama picked the Kentucky Wildcats to win the NCAA tournament in his bracket revealed Wednesday on ESPN.

Four of the last six years the No. 1 Value Add player has led his team to the title. The two exceptions were when Kemba Walker finished No. 2 in 2011 and led UConn to the title, and when No. 1 Trey Burke’s Michigan team lost to the 2013 Louisville team, one of only three schools to ever have three of the top 30 Value Add players (Duke 2010 and this year’s Kentucky are the other two).