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Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel is out for the rest of the season with a torn ligament in his left knee.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  The New York Times is reporting that the NCAA is looking into Nerlens Noel, a top prep recruit who has committed to play at national champion Kentucky next season.

Thursday, April 12, 2012  The 18 year old made the announcement live on ESPNU, deciding to play for the current NCAA National Champions the Kentucky Wildcats, rather than the other college teams on his final list which included SU and Georgetown.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012  The games may be over, but SU Basketball fans will be tuning into ESPNU on Wednesday night at 7:30 PM to watch highly touted recruit Nerlens Noel announce which College he'll play basketball for next year.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  Doron Lamb scored 22 points, and Kentucky won its eighth national championship, holding off Kansas for a 67-59 victory Monday night.

Saturday, March 31, 2012  Tyshawn Taylor made two big free throws and Thomas Robinson finished with 19 points and eight rebounds Saturday night to rally the Jayhawks past Ohio State 64-62 in the Final Four.

Thursday, March 08, 2012  Even the chairman of the tight-lipped NCAA selection committee can't deny this simple fact: Heading into this week's conference tournaments, there's Kentucky and Syracuse, and then everybody else.

Monday, February 13, 2012  Kentucky and Syracuse remain Nos. 1 and 2 in The Associated Press' Top 25, and Wichita State and Notre Dame are ranked for the first time this season.

Thursday, February 09, 2012  He's the college basketball analyst SU Basketball fans love to dislike, and ESPN's Doug Gottlieb isn't giving them any reason to change their minds.

Monday, January 30, 2012  Kentucky starts it second straight week - and fourth this season - as the No. 1 team in The Associated Press' college basketball poll.

Friday, January 20, 2012  The Syracuse Orange may be # 1 in the country on the basketball court, but Jim Boeheim is neck and neck with Kentucky's John Calipari in another poll as well. Both are participants in the "Infiniti Coaches Charity Challenge".

Saturday, December 31, 2011  Russ Smith had a career-high 30 points and the Cardinals gave No. 3 Kentucky all it could handle after rallying from an early 15-point deficit before falling 69-62 on Saturday.

Monday, October 24, 2011  It's something basketball fans across Central New York, and the nation for that matter have waited years for.

Saturday, May 07, 2011  Animal Kingdom sped past the leaders in the turn at Churchill Downs on Saturday and roared down the middle of the stretch to win the Kentucky Derby.

Thursday, March 24, 2011  As Jamesville-DeWitt gets ready to take on Long Island Lutheran in this weekend's Federation Championship in Albany, Red Rams star DaJuan Coleman is getting a lot of attention from Syracuse and Kentucky.