Sam Bowie

The late, great Times columnist Jim Murray opined about all the superstar athletes in the second half of the 20th century. It's what he did as well as anyone that came before or after him in America. So, on Michael Jordan's 50th birthday, we give you...

Sam Bowie is probably best known for being drafted ahead of Michael Jordan in the 1984 NBA draft. Bowie was chosen by Portland with the second overall pick, one spot ahead of Jordan. Bowie broke his left leg in 1985 and had, at best, a disappointing NBA...

Anthony Davis came to Kentucky with big expectations — and may have exceeded them. He openly talked about wanting to win a national championship, something No. 1 Kentucky certainly is in position to do going into the NCAA Tournament. However, he&...

A game-by-game look at Kentucky’s 2011-12 national championship season, compiled by sports writer Mike Marsee: Kentucky 108, Marist 58 Nov. 11 at Lexington After winning two exhibitions by a combined 124 points, Kentucky kicked off the regular...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Freshman Anthony Davis blocked John Henson's shot in the final seconds and Doron Lamb scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half as No. 1 Kentucky held on to beat No. 5 North Carolina 73-72 on Saturday to extend the Wildcats' home...

With Big Blue Madness only two weeks away, the buzz about John Calipari’s third Kentucky basketball team is growing. “Kentucky is going to be good, really good,” ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said. “I have them No....

Former Kentucky coach Joe Hall and former UK¿All-American Sam Bowie have been benched by the¿NCAA. Original plans called for the two to be honorary coaches when the Dominican Republic national team coached by UK coach John Calipari plays an exhibition...

Well, that was fun, huh? Covering spectacularly bad teams and unexpectedly good teams are most beat writers' dream, and I've been lucky to do both thanks to the Tim Floyd-era, the 2004-05 Scott Skiles team and now this team. And this season has far...