John Clay
@johnclayiv.bsky.social
Sports Columnist at Kentucky.com.
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Is tonight the night that Jaland Lowe makes his Kentucky basketball debut?
What about Trent Noah's status?
All the pregame injury updates before UK plays Valparaiso at Rupp Arena: ⬇️
www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...
What about Trent Noah's status?
All the pregame injury updates before UK plays Valparaiso at Rupp Arena: ⬇️
www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...
Will Jaland Lowe, Trent Noah play for UK basketball against Valparaiso?
Injury updates for Kentucky basketball prior to UK’s home game against Valparaiso.
www.kentucky.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Is tonight the night that Jaland Lowe makes his Kentucky basketball debut?
What about Trent Noah's status?
All the pregame injury updates before UK plays Valparaiso at Rupp Arena: ⬇️
www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...
What about Trent Noah's status?
All the pregame injury updates before UK plays Valparaiso at Rupp Arena: ⬇️
www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...
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Jaland Lowe is going through pregame warmups for Kentucky.
Wearing a significant wrap on his right shoulder (non-shooting shoulder).
Wearing a significant wrap on his right shoulder (non-shooting shoulder).
November 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Jaland Lowe is going through pregame warmups for Kentucky.
Wearing a significant wrap on his right shoulder (non-shooting shoulder).
Wearing a significant wrap on his right shoulder (non-shooting shoulder).
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Kentucky football QB Zach Calzada has apologized for video bragging about NIL salary, mocking critic he sent to fan who criticized him on social media.
UK QB apologies for video bragging about NIL money he sent to social media critic
Kentucky football QB Zach Calzada has apologized for video bragging about NIL salary, mocking critic he sent to fan who criticized him on social media.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Kentucky football QB Zach Calzada has apologized for video bragging about NIL salary, mocking critic he sent to fan who criticized him on social media.
Saturday will be the second Saturday without college football televised by the ESPN family of networks on YouTube TV.
I am standing strong with YouTube TV.
I'm not giving another penny to Disney and ESPN (if I can help it).
I am standing strong with YouTube TV.
I'm not giving another penny to Disney and ESPN (if I can help it).
November 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Saturday will be the second Saturday without college football televised by the ESPN family of networks on YouTube TV.
I am standing strong with YouTube TV.
I'm not giving another penny to Disney and ESPN (if I can help it).
I am standing strong with YouTube TV.
I'm not giving another penny to Disney and ESPN (if I can help it).
Thoughts From an Off-Off-Year Election, 2025 whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/05/t...
Thoughts From an Off-Off-Year Election, 2025
Well, that was an evening, wasn’t it. Zohran Mamdani won decisively in NYC, of course, and that was the headline event in terms of optics, but then there was everything else, that went the De…
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November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Thoughts From an Off-Off-Year Election, 2025 whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/05/t...
As if the mess with YouTube TV wasn't bad enough, ESPN has now changed the way it does NBA and college basketball box scores. Makes no sense.
November 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
As if the mess with YouTube TV wasn't bad enough, ESPN has now changed the way it does NBA and college basketball box scores. Makes no sense.
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Examining Cutter Boley's rapid growth, Kentucky's midseason offensive tweaks and whether Mark Stoops' quarterback decisions altered the Wildcats' 2025 trajectory.
Did Mark Stoops err by not starting Cutter Boley this season
Examining Cutter Boley's rapid growth, Kentucky's midseason offensive tweaks and whether Mark Stoops' quarterback decisions altered the Wildcats' 2025 trajectory.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Examining Cutter Boley's rapid growth, Kentucky's midseason offensive tweaks and whether Mark Stoops' quarterback decisions altered the Wildcats' 2025 trajectory.
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I sat down with Mark Pope and Otega Oweh this preseason to dive deeper into that Kentucky basketball dynamic.
It became clear that -- while Pope has helped make Oweh a better player -- Oweh is also helping Pope in his quest to become a better coach.
Story: www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...
It became clear that -- while Pope has helped make Oweh a better player -- Oweh is also helping Pope in his quest to become a better coach.
Story: www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...
How Kentucky’s Otega Oweh, Mark Pope make each other better
UK basketball star Otega Oweh and Kentucky coach Mark Pope have formed a special relationship in their time together with the Wildcats going into this season.
www.kentucky.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I sat down with Mark Pope and Otega Oweh this preseason to dive deeper into that Kentucky basketball dynamic.
It became clear that -- while Pope has helped make Oweh a better player -- Oweh is also helping Pope in his quest to become a better coach.
Story: www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...
It became clear that -- while Pope has helped make Oweh a better player -- Oweh is also helping Pope in his quest to become a better coach.
Story: www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...
At the "No Kings" protest today in Lexington, Kentucky.
October 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
At the "No Kings" protest today in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Jasper Johnson has been talked about in UK basketball circles for years. Now, he's finally here.
Learn more about the Lexington native's game, with the one thing he should bring to the Wildcats immediately and what stands in his way of being a one-and-done NBA pick: www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...
Learn more about the Lexington native's game, with the one thing he should bring to the Wildcats immediately and what stands in his way of being a one-and-done NBA pick: www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...
A basketball star is finally back home in Kentucky. One word sums up his game
Jasper Johnson should bring one thing, in particular, to Mark Pope’s second UK basketball team. But he knows he needs more to his game.
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July 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Jasper Johnson has been talked about in UK basketball circles for years. Now, he's finally here.
Learn more about the Lexington native's game, with the one thing he should bring to the Wildcats immediately and what stands in his way of being a one-and-done NBA pick: www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...
Learn more about the Lexington native's game, with the one thing he should bring to the Wildcats immediately and what stands in his way of being a one-and-done NBA pick: www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...
Beware what sprouts in a news desert kentuckylantern.com/2025/06/30/b...
Beware what sprouts in a news desert • Kentucky Lantern
My town's once robust newspaper was our town square. Its decline has left a news desert where anonymous Facebook posters fill the vacuum.
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June 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Beware what sprouts in a news desert kentuckylantern.com/2025/06/30/b...
My farewell column after 44 years at the Lexington Herald-Leader. www.kentucky.com/sports/spt-c...
I was lucky, I got to do what I wanted to do. Now it’s time for something else
After 44 years at the Lexington Herald-Leader, sports columnist John Clay is ready to check out other things in life.
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June 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
My farewell column after 44 years at the Lexington Herald-Leader. www.kentucky.com/sports/spt-c...
Saw Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at the Andrew J. Brady Music Center in Cincinnati on Saturday. My 13th Isbell show and one of the better ones. Great venue. "A rock and roll room for a rock and roll band," as Jason said.
June 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Saw Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at the Andrew J. Brady Music Center in Cincinnati on Saturday. My 13th Isbell show and one of the better ones. Great venue. "A rock and roll room for a rock and roll band," as Jason said.
Some personal news. After 44 years at the Lexington Herald-Leader, I am retiring at the end of the month. I've enjoyed every minute. Thanks to @JonHale_HL. www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...
Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist, Hall of Famer John Clay is retiring
After more than four decades working for the Herald-Leader, John Clay is retiring at the end of this month.
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June 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Some personal news. After 44 years at the Lexington Herald-Leader, I am retiring at the end of the month. I've enjoyed every minute. Thanks to @JonHale_HL. www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...
From the great Charles P. Pierce: Can The NBA Still Produce Interesting Coaches? - defector.com/can-the-nba-...
Can The NBA Still Produce Interesting Coaches? | Defector
Like brother Magary, I have been re-energized as a fan by this year’s NBA playoffs, although I do admit that watching Jayson Tatum take one of Paris’s arrows harshed my mellow considerably—classical a...
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May 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
From the great Charles P. Pierce: Can The NBA Still Produce Interesting Coaches? - defector.com/can-the-nba-...
My column: Once again, NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has proven the rankings wrong. #BBN #ukbasketball www.kentucky.com/sports/spt-c...
Once again, NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has proven the rankings wrong
NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was nowhere near the most highly regarded signee among Kentucky’s stellar freshman class.
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May 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
My column: Once again, NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has proven the rankings wrong. #BBN #ukbasketball www.kentucky.com/sports/spt-c...
My column: Las Vegas isn't being kind to Kentucky football, but that might be a good thing www.kentucky.com/sports/spt-c...
Las Vegas isn’t being kind to Kentucky football, but that might be a good thing
Circa Sports is out with its over/under win totals for the 2025 SEC football season.
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May 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
My column: Las Vegas isn't being kind to Kentucky football, but that might be a good thing www.kentucky.com/sports/spt-c...
Pete Rose may now be a Hall of Famer. Not living to see it is punishment enough. www.kentucky.com/sports/spt-c...
Pete Rose may now be a Hall of Famer. Not living to see it is punishment enough
Major League Baseball has reinstated baseball’s all-time hit leader, but should Pete Rose be in the Hall of Fame?
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May 13, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Pete Rose may now be a Hall of Famer. Not living to see it is punishment enough. www.kentucky.com/sports/spt-c...
My column: Reaction to penalties levied against Kentucky Derby winning jockey Junior Alvarado shows racing's disconnect. #KyDerby www.kentucky.com/sports/spt-c...
Reaction to penalties on Kentucky Derby winning jockey shows racing’s disconnect
The reaction to the fining and suspension or jockey Junior Alvarado for exceeding the maximum striking limit in the Kentucky Derby illustrates a horse racing problem.
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May 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
My column: Reaction to penalties levied against Kentucky Derby winning jockey Junior Alvarado shows racing's disconnect. #KyDerby www.kentucky.com/sports/spt-c...
My column: Sovereignty skipping the Preakness is another reason to change the Triple Crown. www.kentucky.com/sports/spt-c...
Sovereignty skipping the Preakness is another reason to change the Triple Crown
The debate over the dates of the Triple Crown will pick back up now that the Kentucky Derby winner is skipping the Preakness.
www.kentucky.com
May 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
My column: Sovereignty skipping the Preakness is another reason to change the Triple Crown. www.kentucky.com/sports/spt-c...
Horse racing will not have a Triple Crown winner this year. Sovereignty skipping Preakness. www.kentucky.com/sports/horse...
Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty bypassing Preakness to focus on Belmont
Trainer Bill Mott informed Pimlico officials that Sovereignty will not be making the trip to Baltimore.
www.kentucky.com
May 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Horse racing will not have a Triple Crown winner this year. Sovereignty skipping Preakness. www.kentucky.com/sports/horse...
Sovereignty's connections soak in Kentucky Derby win, but running in the Preakness is far from a sure thing. #kyderby151 #Preakness www.kentucky.com/sports/spt-c...
Sovereignty’s connections soak in Kentucky Derby win, but undecided on Preakness
Trainer Bill Mott would not commit Sunday as to whether Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will run in the Preakness.
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May 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Sovereignty's connections soak in Kentucky Derby win, but running in the Preakness is far from a sure thing. #kyderby151 #Preakness www.kentucky.com/sports/spt-c...
Kentucky Derby sees its second scratch, dropping size of field to 19 for Saturday's race. #KyDerby www.kentucky.com/sports/horse...
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May 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Kentucky Derby sees its second scratch, dropping size of field to 19 for Saturday's race. #KyDerby www.kentucky.com/sports/horse...