John Clay

John Clay

@johnclayiv.bsky.social

Retired sports columnist at Kentucky.com.

1,805 Followers 626 Following 187 Posts Joined Nov 2024
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Why CBS picked this Kentucky basketball team for a Final Four weekend documentary A documentary crew has been following the Kentucky basketball team all season. CBS Sports officials tell us why they picked the Wildcats.

A documentary crew has been following the Kentucky basketball team all season. CBS Sports officials tell us why they picked the Wildcats.

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What’s Jaland Lowe been up to? Catching up with Kentucky’s injured point guard Jaland Lowe has been out injured for UK basketball since January. At the SEC Tournament, Lowe spoke about what his first Kentucky season has been like.

Jaland Lowe's first Kentucky basketball season hasn't gone to script.

There were injuries, then surgery and only 9 games played.

For the first time in months, Lowe talks about what he's been up to, including comments regarding his future at UK: ⬇️
www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...

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‘We’ve got to be the tough guys.’ Cats explain what it will take to upset Gators Kentucky basketball guts out a SEC Tournament win over Missouri and Wildcats not have a “free shot” at top-seeded Florida.

My column: "We've got to be the tough guys." Cats explain what it will take to upset the Gators www.kentucky.com/sports/spt-c...

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Why CBS picked this Kentucky basketball team for a Final Four weekend documentary A documentary crew has been following the Kentucky basketball team all season. CBS Sports officials tell us why they picked the Wildcats.

This Kentucky basketball team is the subject of a season-long documentary that will air on CBS on Final Four Saturday.

Why the Wildcats?

I talked to the producer of the doc and the CBS VP for programming to get a better idea of why UK was picked for this project: www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...

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2 days ago
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‘The fans don’t see BG every day’: Kentucky players celebrate Garrison’s big game Brandon Garrison had his best game of the season in Kentucky’s win over LSU in the SEC Tournament opener. His teammates loved it.

Brandon Garrison delivered for Kentucky today in Nashville.

After the game, his teammates made it clear that they've seen the criticism that comes Garrison's way. And they stuck up for a player that they've come to love.

"The fans don’t see BG every day."

Story: www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...

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I am obsessed with U2's "The Tears Of Things" from "Days of Ash." #u2 youtu.be/a4pBXzDPErQ?...

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5 days ago
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In a game it had to win, this Kentucky basketball team showed more of the same Just about everything that has haunted Mark Pope’s Wildcats occurred over the final 40 minutes of basketball in Rupp Arena this season.

A win over Florida would have been huge for this Kentucky basketball team, for a number of reasons.

Instead, the same old things that have been haunting the Cats all season long were packed into one losing performance.

Story from yesterday in Rupp: www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...

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1 week ago
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Four former Herald-Leader journalists named to Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame They are the first Herald-Leader employees to be inducted into the Hall of Fame since 2024.

They are the first Herald-Leader employees to be inducted into the Hall of Fame since 2024.

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‘What the heck do you do?’ Clara Strack sends UK to SEC Tournament quarters Strack made five 3-pointers and recorded 33 points in the Wildcats’ 76-61 defeat of Georgia in round two of the SEC Tournament.

Strack made five 3-pointers and recorded 33 points in the Wildcats’ 76-61 defeat of Georgia in round two of the SEC Tournament.

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For the first time since 2018, the Kentucky men's golf program has won a tournament.

The Wildcats edged out Ohio State by one shot today to win the Colleton River Collegiate in Bluffton, South Carolina.

Also the first win for head coach Gator Todd, who was hired by UK in May 2023.

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Kentucky slips to No. 17 in AP top 25 following tight loss to South Carolina The Wildcats closed out regular season play with a road win at Auburn and a four-point heartbreaker to the No. 3 team in the country.

The Wildcats closed out regular season play with a road win at Auburn and a four-point heartbreaker to the No. 3 team in the country.

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2 weeks ago
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Indianapolis Capitols Join the Continental Football League: A Modern Revival Rooted in a 1969 Championship Legacy with Hal Mumme and the Air Raid Offense. The CoFL is proud to announce the Indianapolis Capitols as the newest franchise in the Northern Division, and this isn’t just another expansion announcement. This is a revival rooted in championship h...

Former Kentucky coach Hal Mumme has a new job. www.coflfootball.com/post/indiana...

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2 weeks ago
Kentucky did something at South Carolina that it cannot afford to do again

Kentucky did something at South Carolina that it cannot afford to do again
Mark Pope’s team got the win it needed Tuesday night. But one thing the Wildcats did can’t be repeated for the rest of this season.
Read more in the full story: bit.ly/4l4dUzh

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2 weeks ago
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‘We need him.’ This Kentucky Wildcat came up clutch in the win at South Carolina With Otega Oweh struggling, another Kentucky guard stepped up and helped save the day in Columbia on Tuesday night.

With Otega Oweh struggling, another Kentucky guard stepped up and helped save the day in Columbia on Tuesday night.

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2 weeks ago
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Kentucky basketball ends three-game losing skid with ugly win at South Carolina The Wildcats won for the first time in two weeks, holding off the lowly rated Gamecocks despite a poor offensive performance.

It was far from pretty, but Kentucky basketball got it done tonight.

The Wildcats end the first three-game losing streak of the Mark Pope era with an ugly win at South Carolina: ⬇️ www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...

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2 weeks ago
What could Kroger Field entertainment district look like? Here are four options

What could Kroger Field entertainment district look like? Here are four options
During UK’s Board of Trustees meetings last week, the university provided the first glimpse of what a fan entertainment district near the football stadium could look like.
Read more in the full story: bit.ly/4kRKCE3

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2 weeks ago
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Paul Laurence Dunbar’s Erik Daniels among region coach of the year honorees Bulldogs’ coach shares 11th Region honors with Western Hills’ Hughes. Madison Central’s Feldhaus Jr. is region’s boys coach of the year.

Bulldogs’ coach shares 11th Region honors with Western Hills’ Hughes. Madison Central’s Feldhaus Jr. is region’s boys coach of the year.

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3 weeks ago

Tom Hart and Dane Bradshaw will have the TV broadcast of Kentucky vs. Georgia on Tuesday night at Rupp Arena.

The game will start at 9 p.m. and it will be broadcast on ESPN.

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3 weeks ago
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Otega Oweh joins Kentucky’s 1,000-point club. He’s one of the quickest to do it The senior guard also became the first player under Mark Pope to score 1,000 points for his Kentucky career.

Otega Oweh is now a 1,000 point scorer at Kentucky.

Oweh is the 63rd player all-time to score at least 1,000 points for the UK basketball program.

Oweh is just the 5th transfer to accomplish this.

More from @benrobertshl.bsky.social on the milestone: ⬇️
www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...

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3 weeks ago

One of Tang's biggest wins was over Kentucky in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

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State worker health benefits would fall under proposed budget, cabinet says Legislature’s current budget plan would have a “devastating impact” on Kentucky Employee Health Plan members, retirees, official warns.

Legislature’s current budget plan would have a “devastating impact” on Kentucky Employee Health Plan members, retirees, official warns.

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Former Miss KY Basketball, UK guard among six suing Pitt’s Tory Verdi, university The 2021 Miss Kentucky Basketball and Ex-Cat is one of six former players to file an individual lawsuit against coach Tory Verdi and Pitt.

The 2021 Miss Kentucky Basketball and Ex-Cat is one of six former players to file an individual lawsuit against coach Tory Verdi and Pitt.

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1 month ago
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‘This is our team’: In the presence of greatness, Mark Pope’s Wildcats delivered With the Untouchables watching from the Rupp Arena stands, the current Kentucky basketball team showed them how they get the job done.

The Untouchables told the current UK basketball team about how they did things back in the day.

That's not how these Cats operate.

"It might not be the normal way we do things here at Kentucky. But it’s pretty great."

Story from another epic comeback: www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...

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1 month ago

Seriously, how can anyone support the racist that is the president? Seriously? How?

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1 month ago
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‘Man, these guys are here to fight.’ How Kentucky finished off No. 15 Arkansas Mark Pope’s Wildcats set the tone against John Calipari’s Razorbacks, and UK ended up with its biggest victory of the season so far.

From last night:

Kentucky got hit with 3 technicals in 38 seconds. Bud Walton Arena was at fever pitch. The Cats could have caved right there. They didn't. What did it feel like?

"It felt like, ‘Man, these guys are here to fight.’" www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...

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‘He delivered.’ Without Trent Noah, the Wildcats might not have beaten Arkansas After weeks of waiting, Trent Noah came up big for Kentucky in an upset victory over No. 15 Arkansas on Saturday night.

UK might not have upset No. 15 Arkansas without Trent Noah.

After weeks of waiting, the Kentucky kid "delivered" in the Cats' biggest win of the season.

"Life always isn’t how you want it to be. So you just gotta take the hand you’re dealt and make the best of it." www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...

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1 month ago

Jealous

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1 month ago
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Mark Pope seems to have found the right combination to finish out Kentucky wins After a season of experimenting with end-of-game lineups, Mark Pope has landed on a finishing five that is getting the job done.

You might have noticed something different about Kentucky basketball over the past few games. The same players are playing at the end, the Cats are winning, and they seem to be finding a new chemistry.

"This is really special what these guys are doing."

Story: www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...

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Welcome to the resistance, Rep. Maddox. It’s nice to see you here | Opinion Linda Blackford: After the shooting of Alex Pretti, Rep. Savannah Maddox agrees that carrying a gun should not be an automatic death warrant.

An outstanding, must-read column by @lblackford.bsky.social.

www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-e...

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One of the central messages sent by today's hideous incident in Minneapolis is that the role played by the ICE and CBP watchers is absolutely essential. They must be constantly videotaped because they relentlessly lie about their abuses.

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