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Lumineers create folksy sound SEATTLE — The first time the Lumineers visited Los Angeles, they were robbed in broad daylight. That’s been just one part of a taxing but rewarding initiation this year for the Colorado band. Dismayed but not disenchanted, band members bought a new set of instruments and a cage to store their gear in. By the time the band returned to L.A. in late March, after a successful stint at South by Southwest, the musicians were veterans of the road. In one year the musicians, who refer to themselves as “heart-on-the-sleeve” lyricists, played 110 shows and traversed the country. The Denver-based Lumineers evoke the thoughtful but confident sounds of folksy rock. Lead singer Wesley Schultz pairs his deep unwavering voice with a few simple notes plucked on a guitar. He’s joined by Jeremiah Fraites on drums and cellist Neyla Pekarek. Most songs start simply and pick up speed and momentum, leaving the listener tapping along. The Lumineers debut their self-titled first full-length album Tuesday.
Horoscope To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Coast to victory (even if you don't feel like it anymore). Finishing the job satisfies and leaves space for exciting new projects. Celebrate with dinner out. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Things are getting busy. For the next month, as Venus enters Gemini, you immerse yourself in study and research. Imagine the project as completed and a great success. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 7 — Make household decisions for the next two days. In general, folks are on your side. Find what you seek close to home. For the next month, you're looking good. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is an 8 — The routine you're practicing gets enhanced by the
Schultz admits that music didn’t always come naturally to the three-piece band. “We really weren’t sure how to convey (on stage) what we felt when playing the song,” said Schultz. Engaging with the crowd was key. “It just takes a couple of audience members to transform an audience,” he explained. “Some people start clapping and then everyone is. (It’s about) getting through to people.” Just as the band has come of age, so have its lyrics. Some songs deal with a love realized only with time (“Flowers in Your Hair”), a couple learning to commit (“Dead Sea”) and a headstrong romance (“Stubborn Love”). The cathartic feel of The Lumineers’ music is a sound honed with time, Schultz said. “You start out imitating and then hopefully you reach your stride,” he said. “You become your own compass.” “I can’t believe it,” Schultz said of the band’s recent success. “The word ‘excitement’ doesn’t capture what we’re feeling right now.”
rules you already know. Your self-discipline is respected. Don't flirt quite yet. Study a while longer. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — An assumption gets challenged. You have tons of moneymaking ideas. Keep an eye on the numbers. For the next month, group activities go well. Go for clear, direct action. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Go ahead and toot your own horn! Work on your portfolio. You're entering two especially confident days. For the next month, advance your career. Get further than expected. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — The road ahead may be muddy. Check out the map, and follow up on details and strategy. Check supplies and equipment. For the next month, travel beckons. Don't get sidetracked. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — You're entering a twoday sociable phase. Friends want to play. Extra paperwork leads to
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extra profits. For the forseeable future, it's easier to save money. Go on out. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Your duties may keep you from social events. You might as well bring love and fun to your work. It's going to be easier to compromise for a while. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Work is more fun now. Don't fall for a con or throw money down a hole. Improve efficiency. Pay bills. Let a partner take the lead. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Work gets in the way of romance now, but more opportunities for love abound for the rest of the month. Bring productivity to new levels. Opposites attract. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Your partnerships develop and bring positive changes. Definitely choose love over money. Relax and enjoy both. There's a lucky break. MCT
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Fans on State Street celebrate with fire by burning couches and other objects. Thousands traveled to State Street after UK beat Kansas in the national championship game.
State of celebration Thousands party on State Street after UK’s win over Kansas By Rachel Aretakis and Luke Glaser news@kykernel.com
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Two revellers were detained by police at University Avenue and Limestone Street.
Their eyes were glued to the TV until the last seconds counted down. As the buzzer sounded, they jumped from their seats and sprinted to the street. It finally was over. It was finally time for them to completely breathe a sigh of relief. UK fans could finally claim the title of national champions. State Street became alive with dancing, crying and jumping fans Monday night, after UK defeated the University of Kansas in New Orleans. “I’m from California,” Chris Johnson, a business administration junior, said. “This is insane.” The celebration mirrored that to Saturday night, but with more people and fewer flipped cars. State Street was flooded with supporters, all cheering “CA-T-S” in unison. The anticipation had been building up since Saturday evening. “We’ve been waiting 15 years for this,” Brendan Kessler, a English junior, See STATE on page 9
Man shot on South Limestone around 2 a.m. By Kayla Phelps kphelps@kykernel.com
A shooting occurred on South Limestone between Virginia and Washington avenues shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday, according to Lexington city police spokeswoman Sherelle Roberts. The shooting occurred at approximately 2:11 a.m. Luke Glaser, features editor for the Kentucky Kernel, witnessed the shooting. He said a man fired seven to eight shots at two men before fleeing. One was hit. The victim immediately collapsed on the sidewalk directly in front of the walkway up to the building, though he appeared to be conscious. Glaser said he was groaning and slowly rolling around on the ground. The shooter, who was wearing a baseball cap and long pants, fled behind the Thomas Clark building, Glaser said. Police and fire officials were nearby and offered assistance, Roberts said. Hundreds of people were in the area at the time of the shooting, said Ed Davis, Lexington Fire Department battalion chief. The victim is currently at UK Hospital. His status is unknown. Lexington firefighters tend to a man who was shot on South Limestone near Virginia Avenue. PHOTO BY MIKE WEAVER | STAFF
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Fans crowd University Plaza at the intersection of Woodland and Euclid avenues, an intersection dubbed by local businesses as “Championship Corner.”
Fans say Cats’ win ‘can’t get any better’ Celebrations at Euclid, Woodland spirited By Kayla Phelps kphelps@kykernel.com
Fireworks exploded in the streets as fans celebrated UK’s eighth national championship. As the game came to a close, people flooded the streets, jumping on each others shoulders and chanting about their passion for Big Blue Nation. Minutes before the game ended, cops lined across Woodland and Euclid avenues to prepare for the celebration. Lauren Bewley, a 2009 Transylvania graduate, remembered the last time UK took the championship in 1998. “I was in middle school last time they won,” she said. But this time it felt a little sweeter. “I’m ecstatic,” she said. Before 10 p.m., the bars at the intersection of Woodland and Euclid had hit capacity. T-Bar, Cosmic Charlie’s and Lynagh’s Irish Pub stopped letting people in to watch UK sweep the national title as early as 8 p.m.
People flooded into the streets outside of T-Bar and attempted to watch the game from a distance. “You can’t get any better than this,” said Jack Janecek, a nutrition dietetics senior. “What else can you ask for? We were here to win no matter what.” Following Saturday’s mayhem on State Street, the Euclid-Woodland intersection remained tame, yet spirited. “We haven’t seen too much happen,” said Lexington police Lt. C.D. Schnelle. “It has just been a partying, celebratory atmosphere.” Schnelle said the intersection was shut down around 5 p.m. and there was no set time to reopen it. He said everything went smoothly for the officers. “We had a plan and stuck to it,” he said. “It has worked so far.” As of 12:50 a.m., no one had been arrested at the intersection, he said. Light sources were set on Euclid Avenue near University Plaza and Transylvania Avenue, illuminating the crowd as people danced their way
through the streets. Broken beer bottles, confetti and balloons were just some of the props people used to show their spirit. A dance circle formed outside Off The Hookah and strangers embraced to techno music blasting into the streets. Jay Lawless, an integrated strategic communication junior, said the night was something he had been waiting for since the last time UK won the national championship in 1998. Lawless said he was 9 years old, celebrating with his family on Transylvania in ‘98. He said his parents wouldn’t let him move to the EuclidWoodland intersection. “I made a promise that I would be here the next time they won,” he said. And he was, among thousands of other fans who were celebrating the the Cats’ victory. “I came over here for the celebration,” said Matthew Wholey, a finance junior. “Big Blue Nation really gave the support we needed to win Jon Tsang stands on people’s shoulders during celebrations after UK’s win over Kansas on Monday to the game.” win an eight national championship.
Fans began packing into the intersection at Woodland and Euclid avenues long before the championship game ended. See video of the intersection at kykernel.com.
Fans Craig Terry, Tori Senninger and Hunter Williams dance in celebration after the Cats’ win over the Kansas Jayhawks on Monday.
Players ‘have their moment’
The Magnificent 7 Although freshman forward Anthony Davis earned many of the major player-of-the-year awards, this UK team will be remembered for its teamwork and unselfishness. Six players ended the year averaging in double-digit points. Head coach John Calipari essentially used a seven-player rotation the bulk of the season, with each of those players leading the team in scoring in one game or another.
Cats realize championship goal, reflect on victory over Kansas AARON SMITH Kernel columnist
As UK’s players walked off the floor toward their families in the stands, they decided handshakes and high-fives and hugs weren’t enough to celebrate what had just happened, a 67-59 win over Kansas to win the national championship. They climbed the railing and went into the stands. Darius Miller led the way, climbing farther and farther as he celebrated. Terrence Jones took a picture with the championship trophy in his right arm and a baby in his left. A security guard ran toward them, screaming that they needed to get out of the crowd. Another security guard cut him off. “They just won the whole thing,” he said. “Let them have their moment.” And so they did, the UK players immersed in UK fans, jointly celebrating a national championship. It’s the eighth championship for the program, and the first in 14 years, and that matters for the fans. But it’s the first championship for the players, and that’s what matters to them. UK achieved it by playing the way — well, the same way that made them clear-cut national title favorites all year: the best collection of talent playing as the best team in the
nation. “I wanted this one to be one for the ages,” head coach John Calipari said. “Go out there and show everyone what type of team you are.” That type of team would be a complete one, a rotation filled top to bottom with unselfish players who remained unselfish on the biggest stage. Anthony Davis, whose offense remained stagnant, made up for it in other ways, grabbing 16 rebounds with six blocks and five assists. Darius Miller went from missing the NCAA tournament his freshman season to winning the NCAA tournament as a senior. “I didn’t even think this was possible after my first year,” said Miller, the net draped around his neck and championship trophy sitting in front of him. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 11 points with six rebounds, and his customary energy and passion showed through again at the end. He could feel a national championship closing in, just 53 seconds and six points away, and as he came to the bench he couldn’t help himself. “Oh, yeah!” he said, smiling and then pounding the floor with his fist in excitement. He had felt it earlier in the day, too. He woke up at 5:30 a.m., screaming, playing music, reminding his teammates that they were finally here. “It was going to be a great day,” Kidd-Gilchrist said. “And guess what happened? We won.”
Marquis Teague Scored 24 points and dished seven assists in the Cats’ second-round NCAA win over Iowa State. Contributed 10 assists and scored 12 points in a 78-58 win over Florida at Rupp Arena.
Doron Lamb Scored 26 points on 8-for-12 field-goal shooting against Samford in December. Connected on five 3pointers in a 16-point effort against Iowa State in the NCAA second round. PHOTO BY LATARA APPLEBY | STAFF
Senior Darius Miller played in the NIT his freshman year, the Elite Eight his sophomore year, and the Final Four his junior year.
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MICHAEL KIDD-GILCHRIST, FRESHMAN FORWARD
Calipari gets his first championship PHOTO BY LATARA APPLEBY | STAFF
Freshman point guard Marquis Teague battles for the ball during the Cats’ game against the Jayhawks. UK won 67-59 after leading nearly the entire game.
Cats win title 3 years after Calipari came to UK Say win ‘just didn’t feel real’ even in season with many broken records By Sam Rothbauer srothbauer@kykernel.com
NEW ORLEANS — It took UK head coach John Calipari three years at the university to bring home a national championship. It took an Elite Eight year and a Final Four year to reach the national title in the third year, and at the sound of the buzzer Calipari and the Cats were on their feet bouncing with excitement and smiles from ear to ear. The seconds dragged on for the Cats as the clock wound down, creeping for the final buzzer. “I wanted that buzzer to go off, that’s what I really wanted,” senior guard Darius Miller said. “They did a great job of fighting the whole 40 minutes. They was a great team and when we finally found out that we won it, it just didn’t feel real.” As UK filtered back in the locker room, sophomore forward Terrence Jones faced the crowd and raised the trophy for all the fans to see. Miller flaunted the remains of the net, grinning.
“Where’s my mommy,” Jones said as the players climbed over the rail and crawled through the stands to reach their families. Miller climbed the college basketball ladder each year in UK’s quest to climb the ladder that leads to a net and a pair of scissors in the national championship. Sophomores Jones and Doron Lamb shrugged off the urges to declare for the NBA draft last season in hopes to bring a national championship back to Kentucky. “(Freshman forward Anthony Davis) said, ‘I told you I was gonna help get you a championship,’” Miller said. The freshmen, in adoration of their coach, their fan base, their upperclassmen and their school sought out on an arguably unthinkable goal to win it all. “We know (Calipari) enjoyed it. It’s his first one,” freshman point guard Marquis Teague said. “We won a championship and as a coach that’s what you really want to do.” But a senior, two sophomores and three freshmen led the Cats to the top of the pyramid; a national championship, along See YEARS on page 10
The road to No. 8 1999
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March 30, 1998 - The "Comeback Cats" defeat Utah 78-69 to win the program's seventh national title in Tubby Smith's first year as coach.
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March 22, 2002 - “Team Turmoil,” finishes the season Dec. 8, 2001 - Tayshaun Prince nails with a Sweet 16 loss to Maryfive consecutive 3-pointers to begin the land 68-78. With records in game en route to a 31-point perform- consecutive seasons of 23-10, ance leading the Cats over North Car- 24-10 and 22-10, head coach olina in Rupp Arena 79-59. This was the Tubby Smith acquires the 1,800th win for the program. nickname “Ten Loss Tubby.”
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Terrence Jones
Scored 24 points on 3-for-6 shooting from 3-point range in a Dec. 22 win over Loyola (Md.).
Darius Miller PHOTO BY LATARA APPLEBY | STAFF
Players congratulate UK head coach John Calipari after he got his first national championship Monday after beating Kansas 67-59. Calipari’s Memphis team lost to Kansas in the 2008 title game. nine with 2:12 to go. It didn’t seem as though Calipari had ever really gotten over that game. It didn’t seem as though Calipari would ever get over that game until he finally won a title. And then: UK led Kansas by seven with 2:12 to go. The clock dwindled, and the Cats made their shots. Marquis Teague hit two with 53 seconds left, putting UK up by eight. As he came to the bench immediately afterward, Calipari leaned down to him and
March 27, 2005 - Patrick Sparks hits a dramatic, game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer to send UK’s Elite Eight game against Michigan State into overtime. The Cats eventually fell 94-88 in douMarch 8, 2003 - Gerald Fitch scores 18 ble-overtime. A win by the Cats would have points to lead the Cats to a 69-67 win in send both UK and U of L to the Final Four in St. Gainesville over the Florida Gators seLouis. curing a perfect 16-0 SEC record.
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Led to Cats to a NCAA first round victory over Western Kentucky, scoring 22 points and securing 10 rebounds. Scored 27 points in Baton Rouge in a January win over LSU.
Kyle Wiltjer
March 8, 2002 - The Cats lose in the second-round of the SEC Tournament in Atlanta to unranked South Carolina 57-70.
A timeline of major events since UK’s 1998 national title
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John Calipari was asked about winning his first national championship, and his first reaction was relief. He said he was tired. He pinched the bridged of his nose and rubbed his eyes. "I told my wife, ‘I’m glad it’s done,’ so I can get about my business of coaching basketball,” Calipari said. “I can get on with it and I don’t have to hear the drama. I can just coach now. I don’t have to worry. If you want to AARON know the truth, it’s almost SMITH like, done, let me move Kernel on.” columnist Take a look back first. Three years and a day since being formally announced as the new head coach, Calipari brought home the school’s eighth national championship. He came to Lexington that day with a vision and constructed a new way of chasing a title around it. Give me as much talent as possible, he said, and I’ll make it work. He remained adamant that his method would work, even as detractors disagreed and even as his own teams fell short. Heading into the title game, he said it would either work now, or it would work later. It worked now. For Calipari, it couldn’t have come in a better scenario. He beat Kansas and Bill Self, who had defeated his Memphis team in 2008 as the Tigers missed shot after shot and the Jayhawks hit a buzzer-beater to send the game into overtime, where they prevailed. Calipari had seen his title wash away after leading by
Fueled UK’s rematch win over Indiana in the Sweet 16 with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Had 24 points and 19 rebounds in the Cats’ New Year’s Eve win over Louisville.
It was going to be a great day. And guess what happened? We won.”
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March 29, 2003 - A hobbled Keith Bogans (he suffered an ankle injury in the Sweet 16 game against Wisconsin) was unable to keep Marquette’s Dwyane Wade in check and the Cats lose in the Elite Eight 83-69. Wade scored 29 points.
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gave two emphatic high-fives. After the buzzer sounded, Calipari finally let himself detach from the actual game. He turned around, found longtime assistant John Robic and hugged him. Finally champions. “He gives to our state, our university, his players,” athletics director Mitch Barnhart said. “For him to be able to enjoy being a national championship coach is really spe-
Led the Cats’ second half comeback in Starkville against Mississippi State, hitting three key 3-pointers in a 12-point scoring effort. Scored 19 points on 7-for-8 shooting from the field in a January win away against Georgia.
Anthony Davis Scored 18 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked five shots in the Cats’ Final Four victory over rival Louisville. Had the game-securing blocked shot in a December win over North Carolina.
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March 22, 2007 - Tubby November 7, Smith resigns as head coach 2007 - The Cats of the Cats and takes the lose to unranked same position at the Univer- Gardner-Webb sity of Minnesota. 84-68 at Rupp Arena in Gillispie’s second game as head coach.
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April 6, 2007 - Billy Gillispie hired to be the head coach of the Cats, and announced at a pep-rally attended by more than 4,000 fans at Memorial Coliseum.
January 7, 2011 - The NCAA rules Turkish big-man Enes Kanter to be permanently December 21, 2009 - The Cats ineligible to compete collegiately, effectively ending become the first program to reach 2,000 wins, defeating his UK career before it ever begins. Drexel 84-44 at Rupp Arena.
April 1, 2009 - John Calipari is announced as the head coach of the Cats.
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June 24, 2010 - Five April 2, 2011 - The Cats Cats are selected in exceed expectations, the first-round of the defeating Ohio State NBA Draft; John Wall, and North Carolina to DeMarcus Cousins, reach the NCAA Final Patrick Patterson, Four, before losing to Eric Bledsoe and eventual champion Daniel Orton. UConn 55-56.
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UK head coach John Calipari won his first national championship Monday night. He came to UK in the 2009-10 season and his team has gotten to at least the Elite Eight each year since.
CALIPARI Continued from page 6 cial.” He did so in the most all-or-nothing season he’s ever experienced. The pre-season talk was about how Calipari needed a title, eventually, to confirm
his merits as a coach, and that this year was his best shot. At times it felt like it was his only shot, the expectations reached so high. He maintained through all of it that he wasn’t concerned with a title, that his legacy will encompass more than that. “I feel the same as I did before the game,” Calipari
said. “I don’t feel any different. I’m not going to change who I am.” He’s right, of course, but he’s been a basketball guy all his life. He knows what a title means. A championship is a big part, maybe the biggest part, of any coach’s legacy. Now he has one to call his own.
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South Limestone erupts with spirit By Kayla Pickrell kpickrell@kykernel.com
The crowd exploded on South Limestone, celebrating UK men’s basketball’s eithth national championship. “I have one word for you: Dynasty,” Bo Biggers,
a special education senior, said. As soon as the Cats won the national championship, a woman knelt to the ground in the middle of the street and cried. Followed closely behind was a fan who climbed the street lamp to cheer to thou-
sands below. “This is just a dream,” Priya Patel, a chemical engineering sophomore, said. “I’m so proud of our players.” One fan donned a UK apron, nothing else. Chants of “C-A-T-S Cats! Cats! Cats!” echoed
down the streets and across campus. “Bow down to the brow,” Shelby Lantz, a mechanical engineering sophomore, said. “It deserves its own religion.” Crushed beer bottles lined the streets, yet no fans seemed to pay attention.
They only cared about their basketball team. “It is well deserved,” Teila Winburn, a nursing sophomore, said. Meanwhile, police were trying to control the crowds from becoming violent. “The emergency medical units were moved to the more volatile areas tonight,” Lexington police Lt. J.J. Lombardi said. Before the game ended, police were cheering on the Wildcats with the crowds. As soon as the game had three minutes left on the clock, police put their full riot gear on and prepared for the crowds. “We were expecting the crowds to be just as rambunctious and along the same lines as they were on Saturday,” Lombardi said. “We were expecting around 8,000 people.” The thousands gathered didn’t seem to mind the chaos, but seemed to embrace it. A fan brought a silver-
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Bow to the brow. It deserves its own religion.” SHELBY LANTZ
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casted version of the “3 goggles” and would hold it up to his eyes up every time he tried to take a picture with police. He even tried to get the police officers to join him. Some did. One fan painted the “3 goggles” on his face in blue and wore a white cape with a “K.” He crowd surfed through South Limestone with cheers following him. “This championship means everything to me,” Alison Carson, a broadcast journalism senior, said. “This is the best way to go out.”
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This championship means everything to me. This is the best way to go out.” ALISON CARSON, BROADCAST JOURNALISM SENIOR
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Fans flood South Limestone after UK’s win over Kansas to win an eighth national championship. The 300 block was closed around halftime.
STATE Continued from page 1 said. “UK fans are the best in the world.” Students shot fireworks into the sky and lit fires with T-shirts and beer boxes, all of which were quickly put out by police. People started pregaming early Monday, as fans were tailgating and drinking at restaurants and bars. Throughout the day on Monday, Lexington police blocked off State Street and towed cars parked there. Students could move their cars to Commonwealth Stadium K lots on Monday afternoon. Lexington and UK police said earlier in the day that they were working to identify those who started fires on State Street on Saturday, when multiple couches were burned, cars were flipped, and even one car was set on fire. The large fires and upended cars were noticeably absent from Monday’s
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Bourbon Street doesn’t have anything on State Street.” ASHLEY COURT, COMMUNICATION DISORDERS JUNIOR
celebrations. Students instead opted to gather en masse with cheers, fireworks and plenty of high-fives. Bryce Sanders, a fifth grader from Taylor Mill Elementary in Covington, Ky., came down with his parents to see the UK celebrations. “I think it’s fun,” said the 11-year-old with a unibrow painted on his forehead. “Best time I’ve ever had.” Fans continued to conglomerate on State Street and showed no signs of dispersing as of 1 a.m. The crowd was estimated to be abut 5,000 people, according to officers on the scene. The party was predicted to last “all night,” Ashley Court, a communica-
tion disorders junior, said. “Bourbon Street doesn’t have anything on State Street.” Arrests were made on State Street, University Avenue and Conn Terrace, many pertaining to arson, according to several eyewitnesses. A $25 reward is being offered to those who can identify people involved in criminal activity. Most, though, flooded State Street simply for the chance to celebrate. Fans waited 15 years, and accordingly made the celebration worthwhile. “All night” said Kessler, when asked about the duration of the celebrations. “‘Til the break of dawn.”
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Thousands of fans pack State Street after UK beat Kansas to win an eighth national championship title.
Post-game timeline Early Monday Fans began gathering and started pregaming. Many people on campus were in UK blue. 1:30 p.m. Lexington and UK police held a news conference discussing plans for Monday night and how those involved in criminal activity from the weekend can be identified. Early afternoon President Eli Capilouto tells campus, “Don’t be stupid.” Around 5 p.m. Cars started to be towed on parts of South Limestone, Woodland and Euclid Avenues, and State Street in preparation for celebrations after the game. 9:23 p.m. Tipoff of the national championship game. Around 9:30 p.m. A man was taken away in an ambulance from State Street. Before 10 p.m. Bars around intersection of Woodland and Euclid avenues were at capacity. South Limestone was closed to motorist traffic. 10:30 p.m. Cats led Kansas 41-27 at halftime. 11 p.m. Police on South Limestone were cheering with fans. The entire street did the C-A-T-S cheer. 11:15 p.m. Fire crackers were reported near the corner of State and Elizabeth streets. Multiple women were reported to have flashed the crowd. 11:30 p.m. Fans started a fire near the intersection of State and Elizabeth. Police put it out quickly. 11:40 p.m. UK beat Kansas 67-59 to win the school’s eight national championship. After 11:40 p.m. A fire was reported on Aylesford Place shortly after the Cats’ win. Fans went to State Street from adjacent streets University Avenue and Conn Terrace. Around 11:50 p.m. The Cats cut down the net in New Orleans. Before 12 a.m. Fans climbed on light posts on South Limestone. 12:01 a.m. Senior Darius Miller cuts down last net. 12:04 a.m. Whole intersection of State and Elizabeth was flooded. Stops signs were uprooted. According to the police scanner, a man was firing a gun into the air at apartment complex Red Mile Village on Red Mile Road. 12:09 a.m. A firework malfunctioned and exploded in a crowd on State Street. People were hit and police quickly cleared people away. 12:51 a.m. A police office estimates that roughly 5,000 people are on State Street. 1:00 a.m. Lexington professional firefighter’s Twitter reported fire crews were responding to a structure fire at 210 State St. 1:01 a.m. A fire truck tried to make its way down Elizabeth and was completely surrounded by people. Police pushed the crowd back to make room for the truck. Just before 2:15 a.m. Man down after shots fired near Virginia Avenue and South Limestone. 2:54 a.m. Limestone southbound from Virginia to Maxwelton was closed because of nearby shooting.
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UK beats Kansas 67-59 for title Win makes 8th NCAA national championship By Sam Rothbauer srothbauer@kykernel.com
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Sophomore Doron Lamb shoots in UK’s championship game against Kansas. Lamb joined UK’s 1,000point club in the first half of Monday’s game. He finished with 22 points.
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YEARS Continued from page 6 with multiple records set by players belonging to them until they’re stripped away. The amount of honors this team has racked up throughout the season sets them
JOHN CALIPARI, UK HEAD COACH
NEW ORLEANS — After 14 years, the Cats brought their eighth national championship back to the state of Kentucky. UK (38-2) defeated Kansas (32-7) 67-59 in its quest for eight at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Monday night. “What I wanted them to show (Monday) is that we were not just a talented team,” UK head coach John Calipari said. “We were a defensive team and we were a team that shared the ball.” A raucous blue-clad crowd cheered on its choice of teams Monday in the national championship, and after fast-paced, physical play, the Cats’ defense allowed them to string together some transition points in the opening minutes. Sophomore guard Doron Lamb joined UK’s 1,000-point club in the first six minutes, scoring four points in the Cats’ first media timeout leading 139. Lamb scored seven in the first half to give him 1,006 career points. He finished the last game of the season with 22 points. “Coach Cal told me I’m going to have a big game,” Lamb said. “Had a great shoot-around. I made a lot of shots and helped my team to win.” UK strung together multiple runs in the first half, tying a 12-2 run to lead 39-21 with 2:59 to play. That run put the Cats in position to return to the locker room at halftime with a comfortable 41-27 lead. Freshman forward Anthony Davis was scoreless at the half, but grabbed nine rebounds, four assists and three blocks. Freshmen guard Michael Kidd-Gilchrist walked off the court a national championship winner and recorded 11 points and six rebounds.
The second half started slower for the Cats, and they didn’t get their first bucket until Lamb landed a tip-in with 16:44 to play. A series of turnovers on the UK end of the court allowed Kansas to close the lead 46-34 in the second half with 13:54 to play. “We huddled up and at that moment we just wanted to get stops,” Lamb said. “Told ourselves we got to get stops to win the game.” Lamb sparked a 6-0 run after the Jayhawks cut the lead down to 10 with back-to-back 3 pointers to give the Cats a 54-38 lead with 10 minutes to play in the season.
Kansas was able to claw its way into the game, closing the gap to single digits at the four minute mark. The Jayhawks cut the lead down to as little as five points in the final moments of the contest. But the Cats pulled away and sunk their free throws to end in a team embrace, jumping, smiling and hugging each other at the sound of the buzzer. “They’ll have a big picture in the Craft Center of their national championship team,” Calipari said. “They can walk (their kids) up and show them, ‘This was me. I was skinny then, I know, but that’s what I looked like.’”
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Sophomore Terrence Jones holds UK’s national champion trophy after UK beat Kansas 67-59 Monday.
high in the pinnacle of college athletics. And Calipari with the help of the Cats restored UK’s team from the “darkest hour,” according to several UK fan videos referring to former head coach Billy Gillispie’s era. “The fans, the Big Blue Nation, all the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, we did this for them, too,” Calipari said. “We know what it means to them.”
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Brian Long, Jarrod Polson and Kyle Wiltjer cheer at the end of the game, when UK solidified its eighth national title Monday in New Orleans.
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Sophomore guard Doron Lamb shoots over Kansas guard Travis Releford during UK’s win over the Jayhawks on Monday. UK won 67-59.
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Freshman Anthony Davis, named the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player, and UK head coach John Calipari embrace after the team beat Kansas in the national championship game.
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Celebrations tarnish university’s image
CHRISTOPHER EPLING, Kernel cartoonist
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Champs inspire teamwork The Commonwealth of Kentucky has waited 14 years for another national championship. On Monday night, the Cats won an eighth NCAA title. Now is a time for fans to cherish that win. This year’s men’s basketball team has been a strong example of what can be accomplished when individuals work together as one. Though young, the Cats learned to play not for themselves but for the team. And while doing so, they also brought Kentucky together as a state.
New and old fans have watched this team learn and grow, and eventually finish as the number one team in the nation. Their accomplishments during the regular season and tournaments reflect positively on the state whose name they wear on their jerseys. And this win can only generate positive conversation about UK and what can be achieved in not only athletics but also in academics and research. Congratulations to the 2011-12 Cats for making their fans and nationwide following proud.
I didn’t see Kansas fans celebrating like UK fans (Saturday) night. And the Jayhawks’ win was much more impressive. Yes, we won. But we beat a No. 4 seeded Louisville team that we had already beat on Dec. 31. It’s room for celebrations but not the type that occurred last night in Lexington. After driving around a bit (Saturday) and seeing the masses gather and celebrate, I had to pinch myself to make sure I was really in Lexington and not part of an Arab Spring riot. So I ask, why? Simple answer: too much alcohol. Coach John Calipari is right, UK
fans are some of the best, but even the best, classiest fans fail to keep their composure when alcohol is involved. I’ve done stupid things when drunk, but never have I flipped a car and lit it on fire or thrown bottles at police. We aren’t going to class and we will celebrate even bigger than Saturday night if we become champions Monday night, but then the celebrations will make more sense, because beating Louisville was mediocre at best. Derek Craigmyle is a political science senior. Email opinions@kykernel.com.
It’s very sad to me that many are completely uninformed on exactly what took place (Saturday) night in Lexington and then judge the entire university and student body on the actions of a few. Celebrations after the Wildcats’ win were held all over Lexington — peacefully. On Limestone, chants of “CATSCATS-CATS” and “GO BIG BLUE” resounded. Woodland and Euclid were the same. Only State Street, which is all off-campus student housing, got rowdy. It’s even impressive that the chaos was contained to a single street. Those who got out of control will be punished; the Lexington police department did an excellent job Saturday night — let’s not try to do their job for them by condemning all students who celebrated. For the most part, police on Limestone and Euclid were enjoying them-
selves and taking pictures with students while making sure these celebrations remained peaceful. It saddens me that some people feel they need to bring the greater state of Kentucky’s problems into such a wonderful celebration of a single state university. UK is a proud institution of higher learning in a state that, yes, has its issues. However, UK students take great pride in their university, their sports teams and their state. As a native Kentuckian and UK student, I was proud of the majority of my fellow students and the way our victory over Louisville was celebrated. Before you judge, make sure you are not making blanket statements about a widely diverse population of people. Mary Alice Clark is a UK student. Email opinions@kykernel.com.
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Davis earns many top awards Anthony Davis won the Naismith Trophy, given to the nation’s player of the year. Davis averaged 14.4 points, 10.2 rebounds and a nation-best 4.6 blocks per game for No. 1 UK, who played Kansas (and Naismith finalist Thomas Robinson) on Monday. The award capped his prodigious haul of postseason awards. A full list below: -NCAA Final Four’s most outstanding player -Naismith Trophy -John R. Wooden Award -Associated Press Player of the Year -Oscar Robertson Trophy -Adolph Rupp Award -Basketball Times Player of the Year -Sporting News National Player of the Year -CBSSports.com National Player of the Year -SEC Player of the Year (AP and coaches) -SEC Freshman of the Year (coaches) -SEC Newcomer of the Year (AP) -SEC Defensive Player of the Year (coaches) -Wayman Tisdale Award (Freshman of the Year) -NABC Defensive Player of the Year -Pete Newell Big Man of the Year
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