USA Basketball Photo The first time Steve Smith saw Chris Livingston play on the AAU circuit, he knew he was a special talent. “The word on the street then was that he was looking to leave (his Akron, Ohio high school) and find somewhere he would play against a better schedule,” said
Author: Larry Vaught
Larry Vaught is a seven-time winner of the Kentucky Sportswriter of the Year award and has covered University of Kentucky sports since 1975.
Larry now has a syndicated UK sports column appearing in 34 newspapers across the state as well as http://www.yoursportsedge.com/, and http://www.cameronmillsradio.com/.
Larry also joins Mark Buerger and Anthony White on WLAP Sunday Morning Sports each week in Lexington as well as appearing each Tuesday with Tom Leach on The Leach Report.
Yeast Rising
Storybook Ending
UK Athletics Photos Vince Marrow knew if all went well it was going to be a one-and-done deal with Wan’Dale Robinson. The former Kentucky Mr. Football/Paul Hornung Award winner had originally committed to Kentucky but later the Western Hills High School star flipped to Nebraska. Robinson had two solid years there but
Don’t Mind if Adou
Photo UK Athletics Rising three-star Pennsylvania guard Adou Thiero is not a normal John Calipari type recruit but he might be just what the Kentucky coach needs for his program. Thiero signed with the Wildcats Sunday on his 18th birthday and became just the third three-star high school prospect to sign with
Mister “Relatable”
UK Athletics Photo Just a few hours after the Detroit Lions made Kentucky defensive lineman Josh Paschal the 46th overall pick in the National Football League draft, he was on a Zoom call with media members explaining why he thought he could be an immediate impact player this season. “Versatility is one
Duked Again
Oscar Nuggets
Vicky Graff Photo If you only paid attention to Oscar Tshiebwe saying he was coming back to Kentucky for another season at his press conference last week, you missed out on a lot of other nuggets the consensus national player of the year shared. — Name, image and likeness. Speculation was that Tshiebwe
Let’s not forget
Twitter Photo of Kentucky five-star recruits Cason Wallace and Chris Livingston from Jordan Brand Classic By LARRY VAUGHT Rather than focusing on who Kentucky may have staying on the roster or transferring to join the roster, let’s not forget about two five-star players that John Calipari is definitely adding for next season. Guard
How good will Kentucky be next year?
Kentucky's fortunes next season depend largely on whether Oscar Tshiebwe returns. Photo by Vicki Graff Should Kentucky basketball fans feel better because the way too early polls for the 2022-23 college season have the Wildcats ranked so highly? The Sporting News’ Mike DeCourcy has Kentucky in the No. 1 spot. ESPN
