Kentucky right-handed pitcher Connor Mattison split his time in the weekend rotation and bullpen for Kentucky while also making some mid-week

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Kentucky pitcher Connor Mattison begins professional career with Minnesota Twins

Walk into one of Kentucky's summer practices, and you're likely to hear Mark Pope shouting, "Two hands! Two feet!"  At least, that's according to

Mark Pope at a Kentucky summer practice - Photo by UK Athletics

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What's the phrase Mark Pope says most during practice?

Cedartown (Ga.) High product Demarcus Gardner was a class of 2025 recruit who flipped from Kentucky to UCF. The three-star prospect did not create a

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Offseason buzz for Kentucky CB Demarcus Gardner continued at SEC Media Days

Tyler Bell bet on himself after being selected in the second round of the 2024 MLB Draft out of high school. That led to two years at Kentucky where

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Tyler Bell is top-25 prospect in professional baseball

The Big Blue Nation got a surprise to close out the penultimate week in July when Mark Pope decided to hold a press conference on Friday afternoon.

Mar 22, 2026; St. Louis, MO, USA; Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Pope calls a play during the first half against the Iowa State Cyclones during a second round game of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images

KSR Today: Mark Pope updates Big Blue Nation on Kentucky basketball in July

Kam Williams returned to action in the postseason after breaking his foot in late January; however, this summer, the rising junior has been spotted

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Kam Williams had another surgery on his foot, Mark Pope confirms

Six weeks into summer practice, Mark Pope held his first press conference since the season-ending loss to Iowa State in St. Louis. With so much time

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Watch Mark Pope's first summer press conference on the 2026-27 Wildcats

Mark Pope compared him to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander earlier in the summer. Then a brief highlight clip of a step-back three-pointer added to his lore

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Alex Wilkins breaks down his game, Shai comparison and Kentucky fit

A lot of the praise this offseason has centered around Kentucky's backcourt, namely Zoom Diallo. By all accounts, the Washington transfer has

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Mark Pope thought Zoom Diallo would stay home sick; instead, he found him in the gym

Kentucky once again advanced in The Basketball Tournament (TBT) in 2026. This time it was with a series win over Louisville. The folks who wear red

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Vince Marrow defends himself to Louisville fans after going to TBT in Lexington

Friday's remote KSR show was a fun one at the grand opening of John Clay Automotive in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Ryan Lemond packed the list of

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Listen to Friday's KSR show with Andrew Harrison, Willie Cauley-Stein, Ty Bryant, and Jeff Piecoro

Franck Kepnang's mother did not allow her son to take the former portion of the phrase "student-athlete" for granted. In fact, she wanted the 7-0,

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Hooper turned robotics engineer? Franck Kepnang walks through unique academic path

If there's one question mark about this Kentucky Basketball team, it's defense. After overcorrecting toward defense with his second squad, Pope went

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Kentucky’s offense gets the hype, but Alex Wilkins say don't sleep on the Cats' defense

Way back when, you may remember John Calipari kicking the tires on a rising four-star center out of Westtown (PA) High School and a native of

Frank Kepnang’s ‘dream’ transfer to Kentucky a ‘full-circle life moment’

Imagine hearing a knock on your door, and you swing it open to find Mark Pope. That was the surprise awaiting Kentucky fan Todd Curtis after he

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Mark Pope surprised Kentucky's first season-ticket renewal at his front door

Though he hasn't yet played a game in a Kentucky uniform, Alex Wilkins has already experienced the admiration of Big Blue Nation. The new Wildcat

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Alex Wilkins says Terrence Clarke was his childhood hero: "I was his biggest fan."

Rules are changing all of the time in college sports. Mark Pope is ready for the NCAA to revise a recent rule change to bring more summer basketball

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Mark Pope wants to Domesticate International Summer Trips

Will Stein made a big splash with his "Because of me" comments on Monday in Tampa. The media is not buying the bravado just yet. Kentucky was picked

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Media picks Kentucky to finish 14th in SEC

Kentucky flipped the roster to begin a new era of Wildcat football. The program worked swiftly to retain some returning starters and went to work in

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Lance Heard, Willie Rodriguez earn preseason All-SEC honors

MAJOR NBA news just dropped: Oscar Tshiebwe is headed to the Houston Rockets. Okay, and LeBron James is headed to Philadelphia, but on this website,

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Oscar Tshiebwe is headed to Houston (and LeBron James to Philly)

Whether or not Kentucky will fill its 15th and final roster spot has been one of the biggest questions of the offseason, especially in the wake of

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Mark Pope is actively trying to fill Kentucky's 15th roster spot

Mark Pope brought an old-school twist to summer basketball practices at the Joe Craft Center this offseason.  More than 30 years ago, the Kentucky

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Pope's Players had to Earn Their Kentucky Basketball Jersey During Summer Conditioning

Ryan Lemond hosts today's show, live from John Clay Automotive in Nicholasville, Kentucky. He brought some special guests, too. Several of them.  In

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KSR Show, 7/24: Live from Nicholasville with Andrew Harrison, Kahlil Whitney, and more

As this post goes live, a few members of the KSR website crew will be wheels up for a KSBachelor Party of the ages. And by that, I mean a relaxing

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KSR Today: Mark Pope, Kentucky players, La Familia and a KSBachelor Party

SEC Media Days is an offseason tentpole event that sets the tone for what lies ahead for every team around the league. Coaches are ultimately judged

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A Tale of Two Teams: SEC Media Days Encapsulates Kentucky's Offseason Transformation

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