Tyler Herro‘s come up from 4-star Wisconsin high school basketball player to Miami Heat star dating an Instagram model is one of the more quickly developing success stories I’ve ever seen.
This Duke loss and the UK loss are Exhibit A and B...the NCAA Basketball Title is arguably one of the hardest championships to win. Single elimination...one bad night and you’re gone. One team is absolutely hot...you’re done. That’s why it’s called
#marchmadness
Banned for life....she should never be able to step foot in Rupp Arena ever again. I can’t stress enough how much I mean that.
Back and forth between fans is a part of the game, racism is NOT. And a tweet in the replies you hear her clear as day, but more importantly see her.
Blacks are more likely to die from treatable health conditions, twice as likely to be unemployed, twice as likely to be impoverished, and twice as likely to die from police. Do “All Lives Matter”?! Yes, but stats say the opposite, that’s why we say BLACK LIVES MATTER.
✊🏾✊🏾
When Coach Cal visited Tyrese Maxey, he found a drawing in his room he did of himself when he was a freshman in high school. Maxey was wearing a
@KentuckyMBB
jersey. He’s been waiting for a night like this.
As many have noted, today marks the 55th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Medgar Evers.
While he officially died in the early hours of June 12, 1963, Evers' death is better understood as the final act of the amazing day before.
WATCH: "We've been beating them for awhile now so every time we beat 'em...just throwing L's down."
Former
@KentuckyMBB
and current
@hornets
star
@PJWashington
talks the "L's Down" drama. He says for one, current teammate and former Cards star
@T_Rozzay3
...not a fan.
[WATCH]: "It brought me to a tear."
Imagine catching the first TD pass of your career from a guy who has been by your side since day one. That was the case when Clevan Thomas Jr. (
@aborn_star
) caught a TD pass from
@LynnBowden_1
on Saturday. Did he EVER see that coming?
Asking Cal about rumors? Feels like I'm back in Lex. Saw the rumors, I live/work in St. Louis, and I was covering the USBWA event. Here's what Cal had to say about the meeting with Mitch rumors. Do with it what you will
#BBN
...
@HowardWKYT
@DrewFranklinKSR
@RowlandRIVALS
GOD IS GOOD. Life update. My time in Lexington has come to an end. I have accepted a position as sports anchor/reporter for
@KMOV
in St. Louis. My final day for
@ABC36News
will be Oct. 2 (UK vs. UF). Hard to wrap 4 yrs into one tweet. More words and obligatory new station photo👇🏾
Signs I’m not in Kentucky…
While at Costco, I overheard another man asking a stranger for help with Bourbon. Told him he was looking for something smooth and MIXES well with coke.
Guy directed him toward Woodford Reserve Double Oaked.
Me:
Back in 2015, former
@UKFootball
QB Jared Lorenzen was inducted into the
@UKAthletics
Hall of Fame. Before the ceremony, an
@ABC36News
reporter asked where this honor stood by comparison with his Super Bowl ring.
Take a wild guess at what he said?
"This one will go in front."
After the passing of former Cat Jared Lorenzen,
@UKFootball
starting QB
@TerryTouchdown3
hinted he may wear
#22
in their first game next season.
@UKCoachStoops
response?
"That's a great idea."
Today at the funeral Stoops said one way or another, they WILL honor Lorenzen.
What an all-time petty move by Zion’s former agent/agency. I’d like to know under what circumstances he broke their contract though.
The question is, will he ever have to answer these questions under oath?
NEW: Zion Williamson’s former marketing agent has served requests for admission in their lawsuit asking him to admit that he received “money, benefits, favors or other things of value” to attend Duke University and to wear and/or use Nike and Adidas.
Wow. That escalated quickly.
"My family is here, my daughter, after the year that we've had the fact that she can be on the court celebrating with me right now it just puts life in perspective for me."
@RamblersMBB
@CoachDrewLU
after winning the
@ValleyHoops
title. His daughter was born premature in April.
I usually stay away from being too personal on Twitter, but my wife (
@lcpedd2
) and I welcomed the 4th member of our family on Tuesday...Sienna Pearl Kennedy! Baby and momma are doing great.
For the 2nd time, the sex of our kid was a surprise. Finding out at birth is amazing!
Major shout out to whoever made this. My 4-year-old son (who’s obsessed with super heroes like me) and I just watched it about five times. Unplanned entertainment during social distancing is ALWAYS a win!
“Gosh dang it...here goes Jake and Kevin again.”
“I’m not breaking it up this time.”
“I broke em up at the bowling alley.”
“I broke it up at the tailgate...not my turn.”
“Should we just let them tire out?”
“Okay okay okay I got it.”
"You’re representing your family, your hometown. You’re representing your friends, your faith...you’re representing everything from here."
@UKFootball
's
@Landon_Young_67
talks being from Kentucky and playing for the Cats. The senior is preparing for his last ride with UK.
Jared Lorenzen's career in Solid Blue for
@UKFootball
was amazing. To honor him, I dug through the archives and put together some of his greatest plays and games. Starting with a little action on the hardwood and ending with his enshrinement into the
@UKAthletics
Hall of Fame.
FYI, this was in 1967. Two years after the Watts Riots (largest riot of the civil rights era) and the Harlem race riots the year before.
“And as long as America postpones justice, we stand in the position of having these recurrences of violence and riots over and over again.”
"Playing at Kentucky is a dream school of mine. I'm just glad I got the opportunity & I made it come true."
2023
@FDouglassFB
3⭐️ Safety
@Ty_Bryant32
has committed to
@UKFootball
! Bryant is the first UK commit for the class of 2023. Bryant's dad Cisco played for UK in the 80s
Lynn Bowden Jr. says he realizes he could’ve hurt his teammates and emotions for the best of him. He says he apologized to his team.
Ended with it doesn’t matter...they’re Belk Bowl champs.
It’s not even 11 and there are easily already more than 100 players, coaches and parents here in Frankfort for the
#LetThemPlayKy
rally. Supporters plan to be here all day leading up to
@GovAndyBeshear
’s briefing at 4. Here from a couple Lexington-area athletes at Noon
@ABC36News
If the “missing man” formation in honor of Schlarman doesn’t give you chills or bring a tear to your eye, then I don’t know what to tell ya.
#SchlarmanStrong
When Disney+ debuted, this was one of the first movies I watched. It stands the test of time. Aged well. Still hilarious. Also NO SHOT anyone makes a movie about a bunch of kids at fat camp in 2022.
WATCH: As a freshman,
@KentuckyTrack
star Langston Jackson (
@lang_jackson9
) is already running his way into the record books.
The former
@HCHS_Athletics
star broke UK's 200m record. He's also been named SEC Runner of the Week three times.
@AustinMillerTV
chatted with Jackson.
[WATCH]: "You take so many different guys from so many different areas and so many different backgrounds that have maybe different beliefs than you do...and you morph them into becoming brothers."
@UKFootball
's
@KashDaniel15
on the brotherhood of football and why it's special.
I don’t even have to begin to talk about how great this show was, but to get specific…how about Kenan Thompson?! Premiered nearly 30 years ago and dude is still rolling. One of the funniest on SNL, has his own show, and has been in countless movies.
Soooooo if you have to start wearing masks at public places in KY starting Friday at 5, I’m thinking videos of people freaking out and getting kicked out of public places should start aaaaaaat about what?
5:05?!
5:10?
5:15?!
"Growing up I was coming here watching them play and now I have little kids from home growing up, coming and watching me play here."
For
@UKsoftball
Senior and
@EJHS_Athletics
grad Sarah
@Rainwater_2
, playing for the Cats just means more.
[WATCH]: "It's surreal actually being here."
When
@elicox59
committed to
@UKFootball
back in May of 2018, he was
@UKCoachStoops
first in-state commit in two years. Then the bluegrass recruits started rolling in. How are things going so far for the former
@wjfootballcolts
star?
Whenever I see someone has passed away, I never know what to say b/c I truly don’t know what I’d want someone to say to me. From the family of Manny Prewitt to Andy Barr, there are some people truly hurting tonight in the bluegrass & that is just so awful. Prayers to them.
@RexChapman
Big dude at the 4 second mark graduated from Owensboro High School and one point (maybe still) has the Raw Bench World Record.
Shout out to the Boro!
WATCH: "It's finally my time."
@UKFootball
senior LB
@d_square10
talks playing with
@KashDaniel15
and
@jamindavis25
over the last few seasons and being ready to be the leader.
Sidenote: Between the interview and practice clips, I got all three of Square's numbers (43, 17, & 5).
@MagicIStheGOAT
@KingJosiah54
Everybody know GameStop is giving you a smooth $50 for that PS4. You’re keeping it just based off principle. I’d let it collect dust before I let them get me.
I’m going to say this and leave it alone...if you’re not black, posting hashtags and black photos looks nice, but anyone with two thumbs can do that. If you’re in a group & hear something racist SAY SOMETHING. See something on social media SAY SOMETHING.
Silence = complicity
Huge congrats to my son for winning Camper of the Day at
@CoachAWHamilton
’s Camp with
@EKUHoops
! He’s loved every bit of camp this week. I’m sure by Friday he’ll be talking about the “Most Exciting 40 Minutes in Basketball” in his sleep! Thanks to the players and coaches!
It has just been confirmed that
@UKFootball
Defensive Coordinator Matt House is staying at Kentucky. Heads up to Solid Blue Fans....your OC turned down Georgia and your DC turned down the Kansas City Chiefs. Stoops is building something at Kentucky and everyone is on board.
🏀WATCH🏀 "I would put our fans at Chaifetz Arena up against any college atmosphere when it's packed like this."
@SaintLouisMBB
@CoachTFord5
on today's PACKED house. My favorite part of the video? A student rubbing Coach Ford's head after the game!
@SLU_Billikens
I’d say the last 20 minutes of this meeting is proof that
@KHSAA
and Julian Tackett have done their homework and didn’t come to their decision just on a whim.