If the past weekend has reminded us of anything, it’s that when Rick Pitino sets foot in the Bluegrass State, the atmosphere ...

He was right. Once John Calipari arrived as Wildcats coach in 2009, the Kentucky-Louisville rivalry regained its fiery edge. Rick Pitino called his return to Rupp Arena on Friday night "one of the ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Rick ... Pitino, who guided Kentucky back from NCAA sanctions to the 1996 national championship before later becoming an enemy to the fervent fan base for coaching rival ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Rick Pitino was wildly ... base for coaching rival Louisville, dropped in near the end of the exhibition and received a standing ovation. Pitino currently coaches St ...

He waited to gather his thoughts. Then, he spoke. A visibly emotional Rick Pitino, back at Rupp Arena donned in Kentucky blue for the first time in decades, was a fitting finale Friday night to a ...

Pitino, now the coach at St. John's, wore a Kentucky sweater in his return to campus. He went to Rupp Arena multiple times as an opposing coach with Louisville, but he never enjoyed the warm ...