LEXINGTON — Normally jovial and verbose during postgame news conferences, Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope struck a different tone after last week's game against Alabama at Rupp Arena.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Ahead of his first visit to Memorial Gym as the Kentucky Wildcats’ head coach, Mark Pope fondly recalled his past as a UK basketball player in the oddly configured arena.

Kentucky men’s basketball coach Mark Pope talks to the media on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 as the Wildcats prepare to play the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday in Nashville. Pope was asked about ...

They don't give out national coach of the year awards in January, but if they did, CBS Sports college basketball analyst Gary Parrish is going with Kentucky first-year head coach Mark Pope.

When Mark Pope was announced as the head basketball coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, the response from Big Blue Nation and college basketball fans was mixed. Some thought it was a home run hire ...

Experienced teams know the right moment to inhale. "I love winning a game where we never felt great," UK coach Mark Pope said. UK's experience will carry Mark Pope's Cats through grueling SEC ...

OTTAWA—Former central bank governor Mark Carney announced a run for Liberal leader and prime minister Thursday, promising a centrist focus on the economy and distancing himself from Justin Trudeau.