Max Wise

The slap heard around KY occurred today to KY’s workforce who showed up daily to work & never stopped working during the pandemic. A $1,500 incentive to the first 15,000 currently unemployed Kentuckians to re-enter the workplace?!? How about we end the govt handouts instead!

@JeffDLowe Somebody woke up Papaw with that call. I can only imagine if Gus Johnson had been available for this one!

One of the most under-appreciated #MarchMadness buzzer beaters & upsets was 14-seed Northwestern State over 3-seed Iowa in 2006. It's the perfect version of both occurrences, with pandemonium afterwards. Not shown nearly enough!

Closing out your SR season on the Rupp Arena court is not a bad consolation prize. Way to play your role buddy. Congrats to a well balanced & offensively talented Grayson Co team! Another Wise child closes a chapter with another set to begin.

For years I took my two boys to Lexington to the Sweet 16 as a father/son pilgrimage. To have one playing as a SR at Rupp Arena tonight is a KY dream come true.

19 years ago, a high school basketball coach put his team manager into a game for the final four minutes. The kid had never played a single minute of competitive basketball in his life. He scored 20 points. Jason McElwain was diagnosed with severe autism at age two. He didn’t speak until he was five. He couldn’t chew solid food until he was six. He wore a nappy for most of his early childhood. As a baby, he was rigid, wouldn’t make eye contact, and hid in corners away from other children. He tried out for his school basketball team every year and got cut every time. Too small. Too slight. Barely 5’6 and about 54 kilograms. But he loved the game so much that his mum called the school and asked if there was any way he could be involved. The coach created a team manager role for him. For three years, McElwain showed up to every practice and every game. He wore a shirt and tie on match days. He ran drills, handed out water, kept stats, and cheered every basket like he’d scored it himself. On 15 February 2006, the last home game of his final school year, the coach let him suit up in a proper jersey and sit on the bench. With four minutes left and a comfortable lead, the coach sent him in. His first shot missed. His second missed. Then something shifted. He hit a three-pointer. Then another. Then another. His teammates stopped shooting entirely and just kept passing him the ball. He hit six three-pointers and a two-pointer. 20 points in four minutes. The highest scorer in the game. When the final buzzer went, the entire crowd rushed the court and lifted him onto their shoulders. His mum tapped the coach on the shoulder, in tears. “This is the nicest gift you could have ever given my son.” McElwain won the ESPY Award for Best Moment in Sports that year, beating out some of the biggest names in professional sport. He’s 36 now. He works at a local supermarket, coaches basketball, has run 17 marathons including five Boston Marathons, and travels the country speaking about never giving up. When asked about that night, his coach still gets emotional. “For him to come in and seize the moment like he did was certainly more than I ever expected. I was an emotional wreck.”

A beautiful, perfect thing: The 2026 men's NCAA Tournament bracket WITH tip times, TV channels and all tournament sites included. Mandatory inventory.

Playing on the last day of the season!!

@Tfaulkner12 @TCLadyCards @KennedyDeener @Gatorade The best!!!

Congratulations @KennedyDeener Gatorade’s Kentucky Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Your Faulkner family supports you and teammates. @TCLadyCards @Gatorade #TCLadyCards #Gatorade #KentuckySports

Clark's Pump-N-Shop Girls' Basketball Sweet 16 quarterfinal: Taylor County 44, Notre Dame 36 Kennedy Deener scores the Cardinals' final 10 points to send them to the semifinals for the first time in program history.

@CoachGuf @jackson_wise3 @CarterWise8 Yes you do!

@maxwellwise @jackson_wise3 @CarterWise8 Need me one of those tshirts!!

So proud to see older bro @jackson_wise3 cheering on younger bro @CarterWise8 at the regional tournament. Jackson never got a Sweet 16 opportunity, but was Carter’s #1 fan during his semifinal player of the game performance & even printed up a T-shirt for the title game! #brotherhood

Wouldn’t want to see anyone else win it, beyond proud of you! @CarterWise8

@stephenlmarsh @clairemarsha11 Was not able to be there in person to watch, but my family in attendance praised her grit & performance. Congrats on a fantastic season!

Such a fun night watching my girl @clairemarsha11 at Rupp. She and her teammates battled to the end. Thank you to all who supported them along the way.

@DSwineyEHS Great play…well executed screen by Vaughn!

Nice camera angle…

Proud dad moment…let’s make it 2 for 2 in Rupp! Wise siblings will both be in the boys & girls @khsaabasketball Sweet 16 State Tournaments as Taylor Co sweeps the 5th. Dominant regional run! Every player executed their role perfectly & displayed ❤️ & gritty defense. Congrats to the players, coaches, families & fans @TC_Schools_KY. Proud of you @CarterWise8! ❤️💪 TEAM

@nshearer30 @Gatorade Great kiddo! Congrats to you all

So proud of Maddox for being named 1st Team All Region. Years of hard work, dedication to teammates, and representing The Scarlet and Navy the right way. Miles to East Lansing to gyms across KY. 1,163 Blue @Gatorade later. Thanks Ox for the ride. #justakidfromJamestown

5th Region Champs! Congrats @TCHSLadyCards back to back titles. Next stop Rupp Arena!

@DocLanceP All were invited…

@maxwellwise Attendance looks pretty light. I guess they should have invited more interesting candidates.

Thank you to the Taylor Co Republican Women’s Club for organizing & hosting their annual Lincoln Day Luncheon. It was great to have @barrforsenate in attendance to speak & to also hear from our local candidates & elected officials.