For Joker Phillips, this has been a long time coming. He was named the head coach in waiting in in January of 2008 and at that point, facing Louisville in the season opener seemed a long way off. Now, it's almost here. "I am ready," Phillips said. "I am ready. I am excited and ready to go. It seems like it has been forever but it has only been about eight months. I remember it seemed that a couple of days ago it was eight days and now it is two days, the day before the day before," the UK... more »

A longtime Lexington high school basketball coach who became the first African-American on UK's Athletics Association Board in 1974 died Thursday at the age of 94. S.T. Roach led the first Paul Laurence Dunbar High... more »

It's a process. It can be a tremendous struggle trying to become a good quarterback. So much to learn. Even though Mike Hartline's season ended last year against South Carolina, it was the best game... more »

(AP) - Bill Curry hasn't been on the sideline for a college game since 1996, so excuse the ol' coach if it takes him a few plays - maybe even a few games - to... more »

Former UK quarterback Andre Woodson has been cut by a United Football League team. The league's Hartford Colonials have released Woodson. The former Wildcat had been a sixth round NFL draft pick back in 2008... more »

Is the defense ready? So much of the offseason and fall camp has been focused on the offense. Who will the quarterback be? How much can Randall Cobb do? Will the freshman running backs contribute?... more »

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Behind the support of 2,178 electrifying members of the Big Blue Nation the 16th-ranked Kentucky volleyball team earned a dramatic 3-2 come-from-behind win (14-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-27, 15-10) over intrastate rival Louisville... more »

Joker believes he and his staff have the Cats ready for the opener at Louisville. At this point, the bulk of the work left for UK is between the ears of the players. "I... more »

It's no coincidence that when Mike Summers was the offensive line coach at Louisville, they not only beat UK all four times from 2003 through 2006, but they averaged 40 points a game. Louisville's offensive... more »

With four five-star recruits already committed to Kentucky, John Calipari says he's not done recruiting for the class of 2011. "We're still out there actively looking," Calipari said Tuesday evening at a book signing... more »

Walk-on defensive tackle Luke McDermott knows that most true blue fans are wondering who he is and how he won the starting job against Louisville. McDermott knows those fans are surprised, and they're not alone.... more »