• Basketball world ‘gutted’ over Terrence Clarke’s death

    Basketball world ‘gutted’ over Terrence Clarke’s death

    The basketball community is devastated over the death of NBA prospect Terrence Clarke. The freshman Kentucky Wildcats guard died in a car accident after leaving a workout in Los Angeles on
  • Immanuel Quickley NBA Draft pick bonds Knicks to John Calipari’s gospel

    Immanuel Quickley NBA Draft pick bonds Knicks to John Calipari’s gospel

    Kentucky coach John Calipari could not contain his glee that his buddies, Knicks president Leon Rose and senior VP William Wesley, drafted one of his Kentucky guys – 6-3 combo guard Immanuel
  • Kenny Payne brings unique Tyrese Maxey NBA Draft insight to Knicks

    Kenny Payne brings unique Tyrese Maxey NBA Draft insight to Knicks

    Kenny Payne, the Knicks’ new assistant coach, already will reunite with two former Kentucky studs in Kevin Knox and Julius Randle. From the sound of it, Payne, John Calipari’s longtime Kentucky assistant, wouldn’t mind taking on a third Kentucky scorer, whom he just coached last season in Lexington. In an interview conducted with The Post …
  • Knicks hire Kentucky’s Kenny Payne as first addition to Tom Thibodeau’s staff

    Knicks hire Kentucky’s Kenny Payne as first addition to Tom Thibodeau’s staff

    The Knicks confirmed Kenny Payne as the first addition to Tom Thibodeau’s new coaching staff, prying away John Calipari’s longtime right-hand man and bringing him from Kentucky to the Garden. “I’m thrilled that Kenny has joined my staff as an assistant coach. He has an outstanding ability to forge relationships with players and improve their …
  • Knicks’ Kevin Knox can become ‘star’ with new coach: UK assistant

    Knicks’ Kevin Knox can become ‘star’ with new coach: UK assistant

    Kevin Knox, the Knicks’ 2018 lottery pick, can use a fresh start next season — and maybe a new head coach. So says Kentucky assistant Kenny Payne, Knox’s guy in Lexington during his promising freshman year. Interim coach Mike Miller did a lot of good things in his 44-game stint. Getting the 6-foot-9 combo forward …
  • Yankees sign Kentucky pitcher Carson Coleman in free agency

    Yankees sign Kentucky pitcher Carson Coleman in free agency

    With MLB’s amateur draft cut to just five rounds this season, there was added importance placed on signing free agents, which teams could begin to do Sunday — for no more than $20,000. The Yankees added to their minor league depth by signing right-hander Carson Coleman out of the University of Kentucky. Coleman, 21, was …
  • John Calipari Knicks whispers won’t go away despite doubts he’d leave Kentucky

    John Calipari Knicks whispers won’t go away despite doubts he’d leave Kentucky

    The John Calipari to Knicks theories abound. Some league sources have suggested never to count out Calipari when Leon Rose, the new Knicks president, and William Wesley, unofficial team advisor, are involved. Last February, the Kentucky coach raved about Rose but said he wouldn’t be interested in leaving Kentucky to work for him. Calipari signed …