Mark Pope left BYU 10 months ago to return to his alma mater Kentucky, where he plied his craft at the direction of legendary coach Rick Pitino. Now, as head coach roaming the sidelines of Rupp Arena, that leap of faith is paying off big time.

Unlike Lamont Butler, Andrew Carr was unable to take the floor against the Commodores on Saturday afternoon. A back injury prevented the fifth year senior from practicing for multiple weeks, and on Saturday, Pope made the decision to keep him out for the game.

Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats took a 3-2 SEC ... team that looked a whole lot different than the running-and-gunning Florida Gators squad that the Cats beat three days earlier.

Sure, UK won its SEC opener earlier this month against Florida in an offensive shootout at Rupp Arena ... “Clearly that’s a major, major issue for us, is this glass,” a stern-faced Mark Pope said after that loss. Questions soon followed about ...

Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats were close to pulling ... victories over ranked teams this campaign including Duke, Gonzaga, Florida, Mississippi State and Texas A&M.

Turnovers: 14 (Larry 5, Pope 3, Johnson, Kaluma, Kent, Mark, Onyema, Shedrick). Steals: 5 (Onyema 2, Kaluma, Mark, Pope). Technical Fouls: None. Percentages: FG .493, FT .667.

How he rose to hero status Lamont Butler embodies toughness Mark Pope wants UK to play with Pat ... during this stretch including its win over Florida. Going 3-0 (and 4-1) is well within reach ...

"I felt like we were battling a lot of fatigue out there," UK coach Mark Pope said. "I felt like we ... Against Gonzaga (in overtime), Louisville, Florida and Mississippi State, Kentucky permitted ...

On the court, Golden and the Gators are a national championship contender. They opened the season with 13 straight wins, then pummeled a then-undefeated and top-ranked Tennessee by 30 points in early January. They were ranked No. 21 in the preseason AP poll, but Golden supplemented five key returnees with Florida Atlantic transfer Alijah Martin.

Kentucky was upset by Vanderbilt on the road Saturday in a game where they just let it slip right out of their hands. Coming back from a 14-point hole at halfti

The White Sox will unveil a statue of the retired left-handed pitcher on July 11 at Rate Field as part of a reunion for the 2005 World Series championship team.

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