Mediocrity killed the Cats
Kentucky passed over for NCAA tourney, headed instead to the NIT
In 1970, Al McGuire and his Marquette Golden Eagles told the NCAA tournament selection committee to shove it and chose instead to play in the NIT.
Civil rights and wrongs
Opponents fear ‘religious freedom’ bill will undermine LGBT fairness ordinances and allow discrimination
The Kentucky state Senate followed the suit of their opposite chamber late Thursday night by overwhelmingly passing House Bill 279 — labeled by supporters as the “religious freedom&rdqu
Fake Issue 2013: Get off Papa John’s ass
Guest Commentary: By Col. Harland Sanders
Now, listen here. When Papa John Schnatter announced plans last week to personally spit on his company’s one-billionth pizza, the naysayers and cynics went hog-wild.
Ethically challenged
Flaws in Metro Ethics Commission hearings remain unresolved thanks to General Assembly’s failure to act
With a storyline mirroring the saga of former Councilwoman Judy Green from 2011, last week the Metro Ethics Commission unanimously ruled that Councilwoman Barbara Shanklin intentionally violated se
Tourney 101
Seedy K’s almost annual ABCs of the NCAA tournament
Automatic Bids: They go to winners of conference tournaments, except the Ivy League, which doesn’t conduct one.
Beware the Cards of March
Dominant defense, deep bench lead Louisville to a No. 1 overall seed in NCAA tournament
Before examining the 75th NCAA basketball tournament, let’s take a look at Louisville — a clear top-tier school with a big chance to grab the 2013 NCAA crown — and a te



