Since his arrival at Kentucky more than a year ago, coach Mark Pope wanted nothing more than to compete against his former ...

ACC basketball has undergone a tough transition, going from Hall of Fame coaches to younger ones trying to get established ...

The 2025-26 edition of the Battle of the Bluegrass will be the earliest ever: Nov. 11. Cards coach Pat Kelsey explains why.

Mark Pope is looking forward to facing Rick Pitino in the CBS Sports Classic. A fancy suit might be in the works.

The Kentucky head coach, who led the Wildcats to a Sweet 16 in his first season, is already looking ahead to a marquee ...

Since the hire of Mark Pope at Kentucky, St. John’s has been an obvious opponent for them to want on the schedule being ...

The Kentucky Wildcats are all set to face St. John’s Red Storm in the CBS Sports Classic following UCLA’s exit from the event ...

Mark Pope got Kentucky back to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament in his first year as the Wildcats' head coach and ...

It was announced on Thursday that the Kentucky Wildcats will be facing the St. John's Red Storm in the CBS Sports Classic as ...

Rick Pitino won his first ever NCAA tournament championship and key to that championship run was Mark Pope, who was a team captain. The year is 2025 and the both of them are set to face off as rival ...

Mark Pope and Rick Pitino will get to coach against each other five days before Christmas this year. Kentucky and St. John’s will play in the CBS Sports Classic on Saturday Dec. 20 at State Farm Arena ...

John’s head coach Rick ... Pitino, in just his second season, guided the program to a No. 2 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The Red Storm swept the Big East regular season with an 18-2 league ...