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• Basketball

  Troy Williams Adds Four New Schools

  According to Adam Zagoria, 2013 forward Troy Williams has expanded his list to six teams. Louisville, Florida, South Carolina, and Georgetown have...

• Basketball

  Harrell released by VPI

  [CENTER] Image credit: [URL=”http://www.techsideline.com/recruiting/basketball/player/Montrezl-Harrell-2756/”]TechSideline.com[/URL][/CENTER] Montrezl Harrell has been released from his commitment to the Virginia Tech basketball program. Virginia Tech Associate Athletic...

• Football

  New Set of Wildcats Preparing for ‘Eye-Opening’ Trip to Ethiopia

  [CENTER] Image credit: [URL=”http://www.ethiopianembassy.org/”]Embassy of Ethiopia[/URL][/CENTER] Last summer, when they took a service trip to Ethiopia with head coach Joker Phillips, Athletics...

• Other Sports

  UK Softball Team Begins 2012 NCAA Tournament vs. Michigan

  LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky softball team will hit the field as a member of the 64-team field in the NCAA Tournament...

• Other Sports

  For #2 Bat Cats, SEC Title is on the line.

  [CENTER] Kentucky’s Taylor Rogers, slated to start against Mississippi State Thursday. Image Credit: UK Athletics [/CENTER] STARKVILLE, Miss. — Leading the Southeastern...

• Football

  Football Recruiting Fix

  The recruiting trail has been high and low for the Kentucky Wildcats this week, hitting up many different states to see all...

• Basketball

  Big Blue List: Ten Best Players to have Never Won the Championship

  Fans are still reveling in Kentucky’s eighth national championship, still on the emotional high that comes along with a huge win in...

• Other Sports

  No. 6 UK Men’s Tennis Faces No. 11 Stanford in Sweet 16

  LEXINGTON, Ky. — For the third time in as many seasons, the sixth-ranked University of Kentucky men’s tennis team will compete in...

• Other Sports

  Tracey-Simmons Named Master Strength and Conditioning Coach

  LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky head Olympic sports strength and conditioning coach Stephanie Tracey-Simmons was named Master Strength and Conditioning Coach...

• Basketball

  A marketer’s perspective on the Amile Jefferson drama

  [CENTER][/CENTER] Please forgive me, but I’ve been in marketing almost my whole life, so I tend to look at things from a...

• Other Sports

  Murray rallies in eighth, beats Bat Cats 7-3

  [CENTER][/CENTER] PADUCAH, Ky. — Murray State broke open a 3-3 game with a two-out, bases-clearing double in the bottom of the eighth...

• Basketball

  Larry’s links of the day.

  [CENTER][/CENTER] Larry Glover’s links of the day: [URL=”http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/eye-on-college-football/19053115/texas-most-robust-athletic-department-as-revenues-climb-across-the-country”]Robust Athletic Departments[/URL] [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/graphics/DataTables/2012/0515-NCAAFinance/NCAAFinance.htm#”]Financial Database[/URL][URL=”http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Former_UK_player_charged_with_sexual_abuse_151500805.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter”] [/URL][URL=”http://www.zagsblog.com/2012/05/15/live-from-the-amile-jefferson-presser/”]Jefferson picks Duke [/URL][URL=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt65UxXjj7o”]Pete Rose 30 for 30 Short[/URL] Coming...

• Basketball

  Who’s left after Jefferson?

  [CENTER][/CENTER] [LEFT]So Jefferson is going to Duke. But there are still blue chips on the shelf. Jeff Borzello[URL=”http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/recruiting/blog/eye-on-college-basketball-recruiting/19054243/notebook-book-far-from-closed-on-class-of-2012″] takes a look at...

• Other Sports

  Road to Omaha goes through Paducah, Starkville

  [CENTER] UK’s Luke Maile. Image credit: [URL=”http://www.ukathletics.com/blog/2012/05/long-road-trip-finds-baseball-where-it-wants-to-be.html”]UK Athletics[/URL] [/CENTER] [LEFT] The Kentucky baseball team hopes the road stand that starts tonight in...

• Basketball

  Since UK didn’t get Jefferson

  [CENTER][/CENTER] UPDATE: As everybody knows by now, Jefferson chose Duke. But my question in the last paragraph still stands… OK, straight up,...

• Basketball

  Porter charged with sexual abuse, sodomy

  [CENTER][/CENTER] Former Kentucky basketball player Michael Porter was arrested early this morning and charged with six counts of sexual abuse and two...

• Other Sports

  Kennard, Nadzam Named to SEC Community Service Team

  [CENTER][/CENTER] LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky track and field student-athletes Shelby Kennard and Josh Nadzam have each been named to the...

• Other Sports

  Bat Cats to begin final road series

  [CENTER] [/CENTER] [LEFT]LEXINGTON, Ky. — Owning a 23-2 record against non-conference opponents in 2012 and embarking on a season-long road trip to...

• Other Sports

  Bat Cats’ Sam Mahar is SEC Freshman of the Week

  [CENTER] [I]Sam Mahar. Image credit: [URL=”http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/kty/sports/m-basebl/auto_headshot/7386901.jpeg”]UK Athletics[/URL] [/I][/CENTER] [LEFT]LEXINGTON, Ky. — After notching his first two career saves during three appearances last...

• Basketball

  HS Coach says UK "bad fit" for Mays

  [CENTER][/CENTER] Don’t county Julius Mays’ former high school coach among those who thing Julius Mays’ transfer to Kentucky is a good thing....