April 13, 2012 The throngs are already gathering at the Wesleyan Park Plaza Kroger. Is it the president? Is it the pope? No, it's UK Coach John Calipari and his staff with the NCAA Championship Trophy.
April 12, 2012 Summertime is right around the corner and it's time to start planning for your kiddos. Your Owensboro YMCA has three new summer camp sites and registration is currently open!
April 12, 2012 The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky at WKU has selected 50 students for its Class of 2014. The students in this year’s class span 37 counties from across the Commonwealth. This gifted group of high school sophomores brings with them to the Gatton Academy an average ACT score over 10 points higher than the statewide average for graduating seniors. Students from Owensboro High School and Daviess County High School are included.
Newsrooms around the country are mourning the loss of one of the greats today. Mike Wallace passed away overnight in Connecticut. Many attribute Wallace as a giant in the world of news.
April 5, 2012 Ever since the final buzzer sounded and Kentucky claimed its 8th national title on Monday night, any reporter within a 10-foot radius of Anthony Davis has asked him if he was entering the 2012 NBA draft. (Pssst: I think he will.) So I would imagine that late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel won't waste any time doing the same thing when the freshman phenom visits "Jimmy Kimmel Live" tonight after "Nightline" on ABC.
April 5, 2012 Well, I think we're all starting to agree that when it comes to the number of years college basketball players should stay in school, "1" is definitely NOT the magic number. Yes, Kentucky just won the National Championship with a trio of freshmen in the starting lineup. Still, everywhere I turn, just like potato chips, ONE is not enough.
April 4, 2012 Well, that didn't take long. I was in Wal-mart last night and overheard a man and a woman talking about Kentucky's victory in the championship game when the conversation segued into speculation about whether or not Coach John Calipari was going to stick around.
April 3, 2012 Recently, I wrote about how Kentucky basketball is hated by some as strongly as it is loved by many. For several years, I've known people who simply didn't like the 'Cats at all. After writing the piece, I learned that it's the fans that are the biggest turn-off. Not all the fans, obviously, but enough of them.
April 3, 2012 It's been 14 years and 3 coaches since the Kentucky Wildcats last hoisted the gold trophy. On center stage in New Orleans' Superdome last night, they did it again:
April 3, 2012 The Department of Defense confirmed the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Spc. David W. Taylor, 20, of Dixon, Ky., died Mar. 29, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
Taylor was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
April 3, 2012 About forty years ago in Louisville, a man I worked for, Max Rein, had a great idea. During the Kentucky Derby week, Have the Kentucky high school all-stars play the Indiana high school all-stars. Max made a ton of money promoting those early games and he eventually sold the concept to McDonalds which called it "Shoot the Hoop". I am glad to say after all these years it is still a big event. No longer just Kentucky and Indiana, the classic is back Friday night and tickets are on sale.
The Derby Festival Basketball Classic has showcased some of the nation's finest high school talent before the players move onto collegiate and professional levels.
Doron Lamb scored 22 points, and Kentucky held off a spirited Kansas rally to beat the Jayhawks 67-59 in the NCAA title game in New Orleans on Monday night. The win gave the Wildcats (38-2) their eighth national championship in school history and first since 1998.
