Kentucky coach Mark Pope on how team can find the joys in basketball
Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope discusses how players should care about something more than themselves to find the joys in basketball with their team.
Tickets sold out online in 24 minutes for Kentucky basketball’s Big Blue Madness, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 11 at Rupp Arena.
This will be the 19th edition of Big Blue Madness at Rupp.
The event will feature an ASB GlassFloor, a full LED video sports floor. The Wildcats are the first college basketball team to use this type of court. The court has been used at other events, including the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis, the 2024 Basketball Champions League Final and the 2023 FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup.
“This is something that’s never been seen in college basketball before,” UK men’s coach Mark Pope said in a statement. “Big Blue Madness is one of the great spectacles in all of sports. We are so excited for Kentucky Basketball to be the first college program to partner with ASB GlassFloor, bringing this exciting technology to Big Blue Nation. Our team can’t wait to put on a show in Rupp Arena on Oct. 11.”
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It took four attempts, but Bango set Churchill Downs‘ track record for most victories by earning his 12th Friday in an allowance optional claiming race.
Bango, a 7-year-old sprinter trained by Greg Foley and owned by Tamaroak Partners LLC, covered six furlongs on the dirt in 1 minute, 9.76 seconds.
Bango, who has earned more than $1.6 million in his career, broke the tie with Ready’s Rocket (2008-12) for most wins at the track.
Four-time NBA All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns, who played basketball for Kentucky in college, recently announced a partnership with Louisville nonprofit organizations GO Ministries and World Youth Clubs.
This collaboration will build a basketball facility in Santiago, Dominican Republic, designed to offer recreational opportunities for young athletes across the region.
The facility also will include a training room, classrooms and a community meeting space for workshops and events.
“I am excited to partner with GO Ministries/WYC to create a facility where kids can play basketball and provide a platform to learn life skills, build character, and pursue their dreams,” Towns said in a statement. “The Dominican Republic has given me so much, and this is my way of giving back.”
Towns was traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the New York Knicks on Friday night, according to reports.
Towns, the Timberwolves’ No. 1 draft pick in 2015, was a crucial piece in their playoff run to the Western Conference finals last season.
Trinity senior kicker Carson Hilbert recently committed to Louisville football.
Hilbert has made 6 of 8 field goals this season and 13 of 15 PATs.
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