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Got some time to kill before today's game? How about some heartache to get your ready for a Bruin beatdown? Not many people reading this website were probably even thought of  nearly 40 years ago in 1975. That season Kentucky went 26-4 to reach the national championship against a UCLA team that had scratched and clawed their way to make it. The Cats had beaten previously undefeated Bobby Knight and Indiana to advance in the tournament and appeared to be the favorite to win it all.

Unfortunately for the Cats they met John Wooden in the one place he couldn't be beaten, the National Championship. UCLA won 92-85 and Coach Wooden retired from the game on top. Time for a blowout win to ease some of the sting from watching that trophy get taken away from an awesome Kentucky team

Watch Kentucky Vs UCLA in the 1975 Championship

In front of a record crowd of 6,922 fans Friday night, No. 3 Kentucky toppled No. 4 Tennessee 5-3 in one of the biggest games in program history.

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Talia von Oelhoffen was named All-Pac-12 at Oregon State this past season. Now in the transfer portal with one year of eligibility remaining, she's

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The 2024 NFL Draft is less than one week away. Professional football organizations are hosting final visits and making the final adjustments to their

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