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• Calipari Takes High Road Responding to Knight
• By Michael David Smith 12/19/2009 11:06 AM ET
• If I were John Calipari, and I had just been on the receiving end of a bitter blast from Bob Knight questioning my integrity, I'd probably reply with something along the lines of, "I don't need any ... More »
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• NCAA Suggests Memphis Quit Whining
• By Chas Rich 12/01/2009 11:16 PM ET
• Ah, the convoluted world of college athletics. The NCAA exists because universities needed someone to set the rules, enforce them and dole out penalties for those who violate them. Not because they ... More »
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• Memphis Files Appeal of Stiff Sanctions
• By Terrance Harris 10/10/2009 10:01 PM ET
• The punishment never seemed to fit the crime when the NCAA decided to erase Memphis' entire 2007-08 Final Four season because star point guard Derrick Rose allegedly committed academic fraud by not ... More »
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• Why Honor Calipari's Tarnished Legacy?
• By David Steele 9/11/2009 6:30 PM ET
• "The University of Massachusetts Club reflects the diversity, professional character, and camaraderie among distinguished alumni, and their pride and passion for the University.'' So says the welcome ... More »
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• Final Four, Not Josh Pastner's Optimism, Vacated in Memphis
• By Terrance Harris 8/20/2009 6:21 PM ET
• New Memphis basketball coach Josh Pastner was bracing for anything, but hoping for the worst as he, along with all the Tigers faithful, awaited Thursday's NCAA ruling on a two major infractions. ... More »
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• NCAA Tells Memphis 2008 Was Just Like 1985: It Never Happened
• By Chas Rich 8/20/2009 12:51 AM ET
• For the second time in his career, John Calipari may again be the best coach never to have been to a Final Four, at least according to the NCAA. According to sources that leaked it to most major ... More »
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• Latavious Williams to Play Basketball in China, Not Memphis
• By Matt Snyder 7/22/2009 3:45 PM ET
• Before the NBA enacted its minimum age requirement, people were worried about kids forgoing a collegiate education to jump straight to the NBA. The still relatively new rule is instead having an ... More »
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• Lance Stephenson Has Really Limited Choices
• By Chas Rich 6/19/2009 11:52 PM ET
• Lance Stephenson is one of the top high school players in the country. He was a McDonald's All-American. He is also just about the only major recruit not running screaming from the rubble of USC that ... More »
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• With 'Bama in the Books, Florida State, USC, Memphis Back in NCAA Spotlight
• By Jim Henry 6/11/2009 8:00 PM ET
• Like or loathe the NCAA, this much is certain about this unique, voluntary association that houses the largest collegiate athletic organization in the world: It's good to be the King -- and royalty ... More »
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• Six More Weeks of Anxiety for Memphis
• By Tom Ziller 6/06/2009 4:32 PM ET
• Memphis officials, Kentucky coach John Calipari and the NCAA had their little four-hour pow-wow Saturday concerning that whole SAT scandal. The verdict? No verdict for six weeks or so, reports the ... More »
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• Is Calipari Sweating Yet? Who Knows ... He's In China
• By Clay Travis 6/05/2009 4:29 PM ET
• Saturday, Memphis appears before the NCAA Infractions Committee to discuss the Derrick Rose -- excuse us, name redacted -- imbroglio. Kentucky coach John Calipari will not be physically present. Why ... More »
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• Memphis Is Not Trying to Be Funny, Really
• By Chas Rich 6/05/2009 10:44 AM ET
• Great timing, Memphis. Pay a visit to the Tigers' Athletic Compliance page and you'll see that it is "temporarily under construction" (hat tip to Gary Parrish at CBS Sports). I'm sure Memphis' ...
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• Memphis Determines Its Innocence
• By Chas Rich 6/02/2009 2:07 PM ET
• What a bombshell from the University of Memphis. It has exhaustively determined that it has found nothing to suggest Derrick Rose did not take his own SAT test. Just for good measure it has also ... More »
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• Update: Memphis Knew About Allegations For Over a Year
• By Matt Snyder 6/01/2009 10:00 PM ET
• When initial reports surfaced of the allegations against the University of Memphis when it came to an anonymous freshman's contested SAT results, most assumed the University learned of the charges on ... More »
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• Memphis, Kentucky Athletic Directors Bungle John Calipari Situation
• By Clay Travis 5/29/2009 6:00 PM ET
• Lost amid the kerfuffle overtaking John Calipari, Memphis, and Kentucky is the question that everyone should be asking: Is your average athletic director smart enough to handle their job given the ... More »
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• Why Not Cheat? It'll Only Cost a Banner
• By Greg Couch 5/28/2009 6:45 PM ET
• "With the first pick in the 2008 NBA draft, the Chicago Bulls select Derrick Rose from the University of Memphis." That's what NBA commissioner David Stern said 11 months ago. Now, the NCAA ... More »
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• Kentucky Knew of Memphis Allegations Before Hiring John Calipari
• By Matt Snyder 5/28/2009 1:00 PM ET
• When the news of the NCAA investigation of the University of Memphis broke, the first thing that came to mind was that Kentucky is heading down the same road as Indiana -- having hired a coach who ... More »
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• Memphis Having a Little Deja UMass
• By Chas Rich 5/28/2009 10:08 AM ET
• It is a coincidence. Besides nothing ever was proven or even suggested by the NCAA that John Calipari even knew what Marcus Camby was up to at UMass. Just like there is nothing at this point to ... More »
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• Report: Memphis Under Investigation for Major Violations During Calipari's Tenure
• By Matt Snyder 5/27/2009 10:40 PM ET
• This has to be the absolute last thing on Earth the Kentucky administration and fans wanted to hear. Less than two months after one of the nation's most prestigious basketball programs snatched John ... More »
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• Pastner Is Coaching Star in the Making
• By Shane Bacon 4/16/2009 6:24 PM ET
• At first glance, Josh Pastner might not look like much. He's just 31 years old but recently landed the head coaching job at Memphis after one of his mentors, John Calipari, jumped ship to Kentucky. ... More »
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