The University of Kentucky has its own special brand of Southern hospitality. When visiting basketball squads arrive in Lexington, they get full red-carpet treatment (which often includes a tour of ...

The man in the brown suit tugged nervously at his socks, squirmed on his chair, ... Adolph (“The Baron”) Rupp, 57, has fretted and fidgeted his way through 595 victories, ...

A re-examination of Adolph Rupp, his times, ... Rupp was also known as the man in the brown suit. He wore a succession of them from 1930 to 1972 when he coached Kentucky.

But defenders of Rupp’s legacy tell a far different story about those recruiting efforts and much of everything else about the career of "the man in the brown suit," as Rupp was known.

Adolph Rupp, Kentucky's legendary ... the Baron of the Bluegrass, the man in the brown suit, ... Rupp could have predicted that after his single experience at the state tournament in 1926.

According to a 1996 Sports Illustrated article, then vice-presidential candidate Ed Muskie scheduled to present a speech at Memorial Coliseum, in Lexington, Kentucky in 1968. After hearing from the ...

When Black athletes are no longer willing to play for Kentucky as long as its gym is named after Adolph Rupp, the name will change. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀⚽️🥇 ...

The recent demand to take Adolph Rupp’s name off the arena should be rejected, for many good reasons. For one, Jon Scott has already made a solid case that Rupp wasn’t a racist on his Big Blue ...

A University of Kentucky faculty committee has called for Adolph Rupp’s name to be taken off Lexington’s basketball arena. The famous basketball coach had just one Black player in 42 years at UK.