For Kentucky, the game before The Game was a tough one on paper — a Tuesday night road contest against Rick Barnes' Tennessee Vols, who were ranked No. 1 in the country just a few weeks ago and listed as 10.

Koby Brea scored 18 points and Jaxson Robinson added 17 to help No. 12 Kentucky post a 78-73 victory over No. 8 Tennessee on Tuesday in Knoxville, Tenn.

Louisville's Pat Kelsey (left) and Kentucky's Mark Pope are positioned to land their teams in the NCAA Tournament in their first seasons. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Conference play is in full swing and the University of Louisville and University of Kentucky men's basketball teams are on track to play in the NCAA Tournament.

It will be a shorthanded Kentucky team that travels to Tennessee on Tuesday seeking to end a two-game losing streak.

Nashville-based Lotus Hospitality Management has purchased the Candlewood Suites Louisville Airport at 1367 Gardiner Lane for $6.42 million, according to a deed filed with the Jefferson County Clerk’s office. Lotus Hospitality bought the property under the entity Derby Hospitality LLC.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) parent is advocating for student safety after the recent school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. Kiri Mitchell graduated from Antioch High School in 2004. She lives in Louisville now where her children go to Eastern High School and Crosby Middle School.

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Louisville continues to climb in the Associated Press rankings, while Kentucky is moving down again.The latest rankings released on Monday have Kentucky ranked 12th, down three spots, and Louisville at 21st,

The men’s college basketball teams at Kentucky, Louisville and Vanderbilt all have something in common besides proximity. All three are the exception to what was once considered a long-standing basketball rule: You can’t start over with a brand new roster and experience success.

Kentucky's Ansley Almonor and Koby Brea, forced into the starting lineup because of key injuries, helped lead the Cats past host Tennessee on Tuesday.

IN KNOXVILLE. Kentucky has made a habit of that recently, and the Cats did it once again to open the Mark Pope era, defeating Tennessee 78-73 for a sixth top-15 victory this season. Down a starting point guard for all of the game and a starting forward for 95 percent of it — plus the backup guard since December 7 — UK scraped together