It all started with one bad question (that really wasn’t that bad at all) asked by one ESPN sideline reporter during a game in which UK shouldn’t have been struggling like they were.

By Kenny Colston
Published: February 4, 2009

Then it moved into boos, another loss and a cry for toughness.

And now, the UK men’s basketball team stands just seconds away from total implosion with a coach the fan base is leery of, a team that struggles to maintain any consistency and a wicked cocktail of everything that can destroy a team.

This is way past 2002’s Team Turmoil.

After a honeymoon season in which UK head coach Billy Gillispie managed to sneak into the NCAA tournament, the expectations skyrocketed for the Cats this season. It was win, and win now. Star recruits like DeAndre Liggins and Darius Miller would partner with Jodie Meeks and Patrick Patterson to perch the Cats at the top of the Southeastern Conference.

It even looked that way for a while, with the Tennessee trashing and a five-game winning streak. That was three losses ago.

Now, you have popular CatsPause.com quoting Patterson that the UK locker room erupted with a verbal no-holds-barred brawl after losing to Mississippi State on Tuesday. UK spokesman John Hayden denied the claim, but whether the story is true or false isn’t the real issue. --2/06/2009 NewsHammer

Continue reading this article from the University of Kentucky's Kentucky Kernel.

More on the last game in 'Dogs make it rain on Cats' by James Pennington, Feb 3, 2009, in the Kentucky Kernel.

Online gossip delivers low blows to some students

By Theresa Marucci
Published: January 28, 2009

If a student is ever curious about who is good in bed, which guys they should not have sex with or what the best sororities on campus are, JuicyCampus.com has it all.

Juicy Campus is a college gossip Web site where students can post threads about anything or anyone. The posts can be completely anonymous, and no registration is required in order to comment.

Creators of Juicy Campus think this concept enables anonymous free speech on college campuses, according to the Web site's press release.

While some posts on Chico State's section are positive and friendly, the majority are more critical of fellow students and their personal lives.

"You read some of those posts and can't help but feel bad for the people," said Matt Ivester, president and CEO of Juicy Campus. "The personal attacks and mean-spirited posts is not why Juicy Campus was created." --NewsHammer 1/28/2009

Continue reading the Jan 28, 2009 article from California State University, Chico's The Orion

*****UPDATE Feb 5, 2009 Juicy Shuts Down

Laura Clark of the Kentucky Kernel, reports that the campus gossip website went under yesterday due to financial problems.

Continue reading "Gossip Web site shuts down Thursday" from the University of Kentucky's Kentucky Kernel.