List of UK Basketball Coaches since 1930

1930-1972:  Adolph Rupp:  876-190 (.823) (1942, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1966)

1972-1985:  Joe B. Hall:  297-100 (.748) (1975, 1978, 1984)

1985-1989:  Eddie Sutton:  88-39 (.693)

1989-1997:  Rick Pitino:  219-50 (.814) (1993, 1996, 1997)

1997-2007:  Tubby Smith:  268-83 (.760) (1998)

2007-2009:  Billy Gillispie:  40-27 (.597)

2009-2024:  John Calipari:  410-122 (.774) (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)

2024-2026:  Mark Pope:  46-26 (.639)

Total since 1930:  2,244-637 (.779) (17 final fours) (8 national championships)

Month of MLB: World Series Game One

This will be the first World Series since 1980 (Phillies v. Royals) where neither team has ever won the Fall Classic.  Whoever wins the World Series will become the first first-time winner since Texas in 2023.  Here are the latest odds to win the World Series:

Milwaukee:  -182

Tampa Bay:  +156

I'm going to pick the Brewers in six.

The AP Preseason Men's Basketball Has Been Released

Teams of interest to UK fans:

1.  Florida

2.  Duke

7.  Texas

8.  Tennessee

11.  Louisville

12.  Arkansas

13.  St. John's

17.  Kansas

20.  Alabama

23.  Kentucky

24.  Vanderbilt

25.  Brigham Young

I predict that when the NCAA Tournament begins, UK will be unranked and Vandy will be in the top 20.

Classic SEC Football Standings (according to the CBS Rankings)

It's really close at the top:

4.  Georgia:  6-1

8.  Mississippi:  5-1

10.  Tennessee:  6-1

12.  Alabama:  5-2

13.  Kentucky:  6-1

18.  Louisiana St:  5-2

24.  Florida:  5-2

25.  Mississippi St:   4-2

30.  Auburn:  4-2

76.  Georgia Tech:  2-4

88.  Vanderbilt:  3-4

95.  Tulane:  3-3

Month of MLB: Day Twenty-One

When the A.L.C.S. started, I thought Tampa Bay would win in five games.  Now it looks like it will take six.  After falling behind two games to one, Tampa Bay has dominated the last two games, winning 7-3 and 3-1 in Cleveland to take a 3-2 lead in the series.  They should finish Cleveland off tonight.  Cleveland has stopped hitting, and that's usually a sign that your season is coming to an end.