dan issel Stories - A Sea Of Blue
Kentucky Wildcat Basketball: A 20 Game 'Cat-valuation
The Kentucky Wildcats, with its 77-71 win over Alabama on Saturday (UK's 11th straight win), accomplished something very few UK teams have ever done in the unparalleled history of Kentucky basketball, which is to win 19 of the team's first 20 games. To bring into perspective the rarefied air the...
A Sea of Blue: The Greatest Day in the History of the Site
Headline hyperbole? Yeah, but I always say; what's wrong with a little shock-jock embellishment? Finally returning from a vacation in which the closest to sports I ventured was watching a portion of the NBA Draft; trying to keep up with the wins and losses of the Cincinnati Reds; and being...
Patrick Patterson: The Legacy
Most Kentucky basketball fans hold a special place in their hearts for all those who once donned the blue and white of the Wildcats. Whether the player sat on the bench, farthest from the coach, or sat for a Sports Illustrated cover. UK fans admire and respect those skilled enough to call...
Today in Sports History: December 13th
(Jackie Robinson. Photo courtesy of Chock Full o'Nuts) 12/13/1956 - Jackie Robinson traded to GiantsThe Brooklyn Dodgers do the unthinkable and trade Jackie Robinson to their crosstown rivals, the New York Giants, for Dick Littlefield and $30,000. Robinson had broken the baseball color barrier in...
The 10 Best UK Squads to not win a National Championship/Open Thread
I was not planning on posting this evening, but our fearless leader is on a 24 hour road trip, so I thought an Open Thread (with a twist) was called for. Something that me and my UK friends discuss from time to time are the best teams in Kentucky history that didn't win a National Championship. ...
Jodie Meeks: Simply the Best
The superlatives and adjectives continue to flow from the keyboards of sportswriters around the nation, all in a effort to describe Jodie Meeks' unparalleled performance against a helpless Tennessee squad Tuesday night. My keyboard was rendered temporarily "mute", with only my own personal...
Why Antonio McDyess Did Not Want to Play for the Nuggets
We have all scratched our heads a little bit wondering why Antonio McDyess was so dead set against rejoining the Nuggets. Obviously there was some bad blood there, but why? What happened that soured McDyess on the Nuggets organization? The cat is out of the bag and the reason actually has to do...
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