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Kentucky basketball a religion for ultimate super-fan Bob Wiggins

Kentucky Wildcat basketball fans are known around the nation as the most passionate and dedicated fan base in collegiate athletics. The Big Blue Nation lives for each Wildcat victory and dies a little inside with each loss. Ove...

by Ken Howlett

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Noel’s dunk one of eight plays up for GEICO Play of the Year

Noel's alley-oop dunk over Auburn's Frankie Sullivan on Jan. 19 is one of eight plays up for the GEICO Play of the Year. The winner is determined by fan voting at the official Facebook page (facebook.com/BestofCollegeBasketball).

by Eric Lindsey

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All 18 of Archie Goodwin's points came after the first half. (photo by Chris Reynolds)

Notebook: Goodwin’s second-half surge key to Kentucky’s comeback

In the first 16 seconds after halftime, Goodwin destroyed the trend of lackluster second-half starts and nailed a 3 to get UK within one point of Missouri. Fifteen seconds later, he stole the ball from Phil Pressey and turned i...

by Fink Densford

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Video: GameDay crew talks about the Cats, BBN and more

Even in a season as up and down as Kentucky’s has been this year, nobody does ESPN College GameDay quite like the Big Blue Nation. A season-record 15,087 fans (those are tickets distributed) packed Rupp Arena Saturday morning...

by Eric Lindsey

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The Mailbag — Volume 4, Episode 8

In the latest CoachCal.com Mailbag, John Calipari talks about the Big Blue Nation's support in good times and in bad, AAU basketball, what his players say to him after they have left college, and who the best player is on the c...

by Chad Hobson

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Coach Cal remains optimistic after Noel injury

The fact that Noel will be missed won't change between now and the end of the season, but Calipari took to his call-in radio show Wednesday night to tell the Big Blue Nation that, while devastating, the loss of Noel isn't the e...

by Eric Lindsey

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