KENTUCKY WILDCATS

Kentucky has hired BYU’s Mark Pope as men’s basketball coach, bringing home a captain of the Wildcats’ 1996 national championship team to succeed John Calipari.

The two follow coach Kenny Brooks who recently accepted the head coaching job after leading Virginia Tech for 8 seasons.

Aaron Bradshaw hit a 3-pointer with 1:27 to play and No. 6 Kentucky rallied to beat Florida 87-85 on Saturday in the first Southeastern Conference opener between the rivals in 26 years.

Phil Mafah ran for four touchdowns, including a 3-yarder with 17 seconds to play, and Clemson beat Kentucky 38-35 in a wild Gator Bowl to finish the year on a five-game winning streak.

The Kentucky Wildcats no longer preside quite so comfortably over the Southeastern Conference, which is harder to do these days.

Kentucky and Michigan finally played their London game, but organizers aren’t exactly running a fast break to get back to the British capital.

The University of Mississippi is paying tribute to James Meredith 60 years after integration.

The Roanoke native and Wake Forest Sports Hall of Famer is heading to Lexington to coach under Kyra Elzy.

Hokies take down the Wildcats twice on Sunday to advance to the NCAA Super Regionals for the second season in a row.

Dre’una Edwards hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 4.2 seconds left, and the Kentucky Wildcats rallied from 15 points down to upset top-ranked South Carolina 64-62 to win their first Southeastern Conference women’s tournament championship since 1982 and second all-time.