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It's certainly no secret that Kentucky has played some horrendous football the last two games. The result...2-0, including their home opener yesterday against Central Michigan. Has there been a few bright spots? Of course. The play of Freshman RB Josh Clemons has helped ease the loss of Cobb, and the second half play of our offense yesterday certainly gave the Nation some hope in the season after

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Date-Day of Week-Opponent-EST-TV Coverage Jan. 7 Saturday South Carolina at Kentucky 4:00 p.m. SEC Network Jan. 11 Wednesday Kentucky at Auburn 8:00 p.m. SEC Network Jan. 14 Saturday Kentucky at Tennessee Noon ESPN Jan. 17 Tuesday Arkansas at Kentucky 9:00 p.m. ESPN Jan. 21 Saturday Alabama at Kentucky Noon CBS Sports Jan. 24 Tuesday Kentucky at Georgia 9:00 p.m. ESPN Jan. 28 Saturday

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Calipari has hinted around that Jon Hood is most likely to red shirt after having off-season knee surgery. To be honest, this would probably be the best for Jon anyway, as he would definitely have a hard time logging any minutes on this year's team. We wish Jon the best of luck on his recovery and look forward to seeing him in action again soon!

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Well, after taking about 11 months off, the BBNR team is ready to jump back in. To help us with our blogging, reporting and general nonsense, WK&T Sports has come on board, as well. We'll be doing a televised version of the Big Blue Nation Report on WK&T's local television channels, which will be also televised on Murray Electric System's local channels, as well. We're very excited about

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Well, its finally here... the official beginning to the Joker Phillips era at Kentucky. This summer has been long and hot, but on the first Saturday in September, as the weather finally cools for a bit, the Cats and Cards will battle for another year's worth of bragging rights at Louisville's Papa John's Stadium.For us here at BBNR, its a welcome return to the games that matter. During the off

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Gomez here...Summer vacation is almost over. We've all lazed around alot over the past few months, only reporting on whatever is most truly important to the Big Blue Nation, but this weekend, our break comes to an end. That's because on Saturday afternoon, the Joker Phillips era officially begins with a road trip to Louisville. We're here to break down what you might expect from the first game

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Neal Nieves from Coast2Coast Recruiting is reporting that Cal has landed another big commitment for the 2011 class. Center/Power Forward/Huge Match up Problem Kyle Wiltjer (#19 player on Scout.com) has committed to the Cats. Now this news is being kicked around from different outlets but has not been made official. Honestly this is one of the guys from the 2011 class I was hoping would bring his

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Joker Phillips and his staff are tearing up the recruiting trail, and people are starting to take notice. What people? The World Wide Leader for one. Joker's UK 2011 class has earned him the ranking of 25th best in the nation according to ESPN's recruiting rankings.Its nice to see all their hard work paying off, and we can only hope it translates to big wins and more record breaking seasons in

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2010-2011 SCHEDULE:11/01/10 vs. Pikeville # Lexington, Ky. TBA11/05/10 vs. Dillard # Lexington, Ky. TBA11/12/10 vs. ETSU - Lexington, Ky. TBA11/19/10 at Portland - Portland, Ore. 10:00 p.m. ET11/22/10 vs. Oklahoma - Maui, Hawaii 5:30 p.m. ET11/23/10 Virginia/Washington - Maui, Hawaii 4:30/9:30 ET11/24/10 TBD Maui Tourney - Hawaii TBA11/30/10 vs. Boston University - Lexington, Ky. TBA12/04/10 at

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UPDATE: So yeah, we read the press release wrong. GameDay will be in Florida, not Lexington. Oh well, its still good exposure for the program either way.I guess the conspiracy about ESPN hating UK is a bit overblown. After all, ESPN did announce today that they will be returning to Kentucky for their February showdown with Florida. This will be the second straight year, and two of the last

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Gomez here...Well as you might have noticed, we took a few days off after the Canadian beat down, but we're checking in today to share a few thoughts about the trip.First off all, like we mentioned, the Wildcats went up north and easily won three exhibition games at Windsor University. Brandon Knight, as expected was exceptionally strong and appears to be more than ready to replace John Wall as

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Gomez here...Kentucky won again, beating Windsor for the second time in three days, 104-75 in overtime. (Just kidding about the overtime part.)Brandon Knight, Doron Lamb and Darius Miller lead the team in scoring (again) and Josh Harrellson grabbed 19 boards and had four steals.Here's how the final stats for today's game broke down:Darius Miller 24 pts, 3 reb, 3 asstsStacey Poole 2 pts, 1

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Kentucky won its second exhibition game in Canada despite having a limited roster.The Wildcats, with just eight players available Monday night, still managed to turn up the defensive pressure in a 96-68 victory over Western (Ontario) University.Kentucky started its three-day, three-game exhibition tour without 6-foot-11 forwards Enes Kanter (awaiting NCAA clearance) and Eloy Vargas (academics).

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Kentucky coach John Calipari has already started turning a top-notch recruiting class into part of a team that hopes to contend for a national championship.The Wildcats started a three-day, three-game exhibition series in Canada on Sunday night, defeating the University of Windsor 95-62.Two months before official practice even begins, incoming freshman point guard Brandon Knight led the Wildcats

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Gomez here...Sports Illustrated, which annually only publishes one issue worth looking at, err reading, has predicted that Kentucky will finish with a record of 4-4 in the SEC and in a tie for second-place with Georgia and South Carolina in the East.While its not beyond the realm of possibility that their record could be either worse or better than that, I'd say we'd all have to be very pleased

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Tonight was a great night for men across America, as it was the night that Expendables hit the big screen. It is only fitting that on a night for men, Calipari proved once again he is THE man. Anthony Davis will be a cat, Chicago Sun Times writers be damned.Make no mistake, Davis is far from expendable. Many believe he has of surpassing Mike Gilchrest in terms of class rank and NBA potential.

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:: Quincy Miller names top 3, UK not among schools:: Former UK commit, Ross-Miller academically ineligible at LSU:: ESPN explores "Operation Win".:: Katz talks Cal's Cats upcoming Canada trip...:: UK Lady Hoops loses PG in pick up game:: Other than just QB, there are plenty position battles taking placeMORE LATER

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Gomez here...It's no big secret that we're not fans of Pat Forde around here. To be honest, we think about as much of Pat Forde as Brandon Phillips does the St. Louis Cardinals. However, most of our hatred for Forde is solely based on his constant jabs at the UK basketball program and our head coach, John Calipari, and not anything to do with his thoughts on college football.Earlier this week,

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via UK Athletics.com.On practice …“We have some guys that are getting a little bit leg weary, but they are fine. I will say it again, we are still in the teaching phase, implementing a lot of our offense, defense and special teams. We are trying to get a lot of drill work in and tomorrow we will continue to do the same thing. We need to practice a little faster to get some more reps because we

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Brandon Knight and the Cats are ready for Canada Gomez here...I've been thinking, and I don't think I can ever recall watching a UK basketball team play an actual game against another college team in the month of August...ever. Sure, I've seen pick-up games, blue-white tour games, and that sorta' stuff, but never an actual exhibition game against another college team. Yes, Wildcat faithfuls,

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Karen Cunagin Sypher, 50, of Louisville, was found guilty of three counts of extortion, two counts of lying to the FBI and one count of retaliating against a witness. As the jury's verdict was read, Sypher closed her eyes and then opened them and stared at the ceiling. One of her sons sitting in the front row with other family members wept openly.The case involved a 2003 sexual encounter between

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UK gets ten practices before their trip to Canada in a couple of weeks. So far, the Kentucky coach has been well pleased with what he's seen with his latest crop of NBA ready talent.Coach Calipari said that he was pleasantly suprised to see how skilled Stacey Poole was and the high athleticism of new point guard, Brandon Knight. Meanwhile, the coach was equally impressed with Enes Kanter and

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In case you haven't heard yet, yesterday there was as announcement that 2011's #1 player Anthony Davis has already decided on a college destination. However, he won't officially announce for a couple more weeks, leaving us plenty of time to speculate.Since the news broke almost immediately following his unofficial visit to UK, there seems to be a general consensus that he'll eventually become a

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Karen Sypher will not take the stand in her trial for allegedly demanding millions to keep quiet about sex with Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino.It was never clear if 50-year-old Karen Cunagin Sypher would testify on her own behalf at the Louisville trial. But her lawyer ended any chance of calling her by resting the defense case Wednesday morning without calling any witnesses.Prosecutors

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Robbie Caldwell’s big day has arrived! When Vanderbilt Head Coach Bobby Johnson decided to retire on July 14, it surprised everyone. Let's face it, football coaches retire in January... not July. Vandy was left with no other choice but to name Robbie Caldwell as their interim coach for the quickly approaching 2010 season. Caldwell was the assistant coach next in line, which is why he got the

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Another tidbit brought to you via social networking, this time Coach Cal's Facebook page, is that Darnell Dodson will not play for UK this year. "Practice is underway as we prepare for our Canada trip and I'm pleased with the energy everyone brought," Calipari wrote. "I do want to let you all know that junior Darnell Dodson will not be playing for UK this season. If Darnell, who is academically

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For those that haven't already heard, the Kentucky Wildcats are taking advantage of a new rule that allows freshman to participate in preseason overseas trips by heading across the northern border to play in Canada. Calipari's assistant John Robic talked more about the trip and its advantages here. I am going to be honest, following Coach Cal on Twitter was fun at first, but it didn't take

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BBNR friend, Gary Parrish recently gave his take on the Pitino scandal. Man, it sucks to be a Louisville fan these days...I think we'll all agree, when we look back in 10 years, that Kentucky's John Calipari did more to hurt Rick Pitino's recruiting than Karen Sypher ever dreamed. Sypher is the worst thing to happen to Pitino's personal life, but Calipari is the worst thing to happen to Pitino's

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Good morning folks. Happy weekend to ya. Here's a few notes for you to enjoy on this fine day...:: For the most part, I can't stand the hypocrisy of the sports media. When Calipari is demonized for two incidents that he had nothing to do with, and a media darlings like Coach K and Lute Olsen get free passes, it just drives me crazy. Even coaches like Bill Self and Jim Calhoun have had worse

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According to Dave "Buzz" Baker, the UK exhibition games in Canada will be televised on BBSN, WKYT and WYMT August 15, 16 and 17. Generally, BBSN is available on Fox Sports Channels, as well. If true, that will be epic.I had heard from local radio people that the games will be on the radio, as well. Also epic.So for those of you counting down the days until Big Blue Madness in October, keep your

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After a rough couple of days on the stand, Rick Pitino has finished testifying in the case of Karen Sypher, the chick who demanded millions from him after they had sex in a restaurant booth. According to reports out of Louisville today, Pitino said he didn't immediately report threatening phone calls because he didn't want his family to find out. The embattled coach said that he kept quiet to "

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:: Phillips, Strong looking forward to big game between Cats, Cards:: Cal looking forward to using more of the Dribble Drive Offense:: Highly sought recruit, Austin Rivers still considering UK:: Michael Gilchrist could be even better than advertised:: Coach Cal has a bold, impressive recruiting strategy at UK:: Pitino takes the stand, talks about sexual encounters with SypherMORE LATER

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Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino has arrived at federal court for the extortion trial of a woman with whom he had a sexual fling. Pitino walked through the front door of U.S. District Court in Louisville about 11 a.m. this morning, the third day of the trial of Karen Cunagin Sypher.Pitino is expected to soon take the stand against Sypher, a Louisville woman accused of trying to extort

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Gomez here...Seth Davis recently made the rounds with a number of high profile coaches to scout the upcoming college hoops season. One of those coaches was our very own John Calipari.While we are certainly not fans of Seth Davis around here, we decided to share the link with you anyway. If for no other reason but to see what Coach Cal thinks about next year's UK team.Because of that, and mainly

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One of the cool things about running this site is all the cool people you get to meet along the way. One of those people for me is the lovely Ms. Susan Shan (pictured on the left). I've been a fan of her for a while, and if you're not yet, you will be soon.Shan is a sports journalist and a lover of all things Kentucky Basketball... "While watching a blue team play against a red team on

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Last week at the SEC media days, Joker Phillips made a great first impression as the new head coach of the UK football program. So much in fact that Joel Barker of The Bleacher Report ranked him as having the most impressive appearance of all 12 SEC coaches..."Maybe it's because Joker is one of the newest SEC coaches. He still hasn't coached his first down in a game for the Wildcats. So, maybe

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After being named to the Preseason All-Southeastern Conference first team by league coaches earlier in the week, University of Kentucky wide receiver/quarterback Randall Cobb and tailback Derrick Locke have been voted 2010 All-SEC Media Days Football first and second team by members of the media, it was announced Friday.Both players were named to the first team by way of special teams. Cobb was

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:: Larry Vaught chats UK with Dick Weiss:: Ed Davender faces more trouble over ticket scams:: Some key recruiting issues to consider this offseason:: WVU's Coach Huggins breaks ribs after fall:: Coaches told to avoid Pump Foundation:: Cobb very high on UK true freshman, Jerrell PriesterMORE LATER

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Gomez here...Coach Cal was supposed to be having a fundraiser at his home on August 11 for the re-election campaign for Gov. Steve Beshear. However, after news broke of the $1,000 a head party, Cal released this statement cancelling the event on his Facebook page..."I hope by now you all realize that I don't take my position as your basketball coach lightly. I know how politically charged this

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The University of Kentucky announces the schedule of appearances for the Coach Calipari “ProCamp” presented by the Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Foundation.One of Kentucky’s three recent NBA first-round draft picks will join Coach Calipari each day.Featured on July 29 is No. 5 pick and current Sacramento King DeMarcus Cousins. July 30 will feature No. 1 overall pick and current Washington

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Three University of Kentucky football players, including junior wide receiver/quarterback Randall Cobb, senior tailback Derrick Locke and senior defensive end DeQuin Evans, have been named to the Preseason All-Southeastern Conference Team selected by the league coaches, the conference office announced Tuesday.Cobb, who made the team as an all-purpose player, and Locke were named to the first team

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Jamaal Magloire will re-sign with the Miami Heat as a back-up center, adding even more UK flavor to what is now the most talented team in the NBA. (Pat Riley being the other UK connection)The former Cat will join James, Wade and Bosh and a host of other back-ups and role players that hope to ride coat tails all the way to a championship.Magloire rode the pine last year, and will most likely do

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MTV Shows

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ESPY night, or one of the more useless nights in the wide world of sports. It's really just another way the "mother ship" can show how they are the center of the sporting world. Don't we really know who won the games? Is there a reason why someone should get best football team? Won't that be the Saints? Won't the Lakers be the best basketball team? There is, however, individual awards too and at

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As you have probably already heard, Bobby Johnson has stepped down as head coach at Vanderbilt. This comes as a big surprise to everyone, especially with football season quickly approaching, now just a little over a month away.Johnson was quick to point out that it was for personal reasons and not related to his or his wife's health. Still, the timing is odd, and it will certainly hurt Vandy,

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The NCAA Tournament committee has finally made its decision about the way the new 68 team bracket will be set up. The last four at-large teams in the field will play for two of the play-in spots and will be seeded on the line where they would have been before this new system, probably somewhere between a 10-13 seed. Also, the last four automatic qualifying schools from the smaller conferences

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13610421724812704825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-38685296743854697602010-07-13T09:24:00.005-05:002010-07-13T10:07:56.955-05:00

As MLB pauses for it's All-Star Game tonight, it will do so with heavy hearts. Long time Yankee owner George Steinbrenner has passed away after suffering a heart attack. He was 80 years old.This news hits just two days after legendary Yankee Stadium PA announcer, Bob Sheppard died at age 99.

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The Vols seem to be confident that they're streak against the Cats will continue...Matthews may be California dreaming, but he loves his new Kentucky home....Cats continue strong recruiting in New Orleans...UK commit, Forrest will be among the state's elite prospects this season...A Sea of Blue gives a preview to the upcoming season...This Georgia blogger believes UT will finish last in the East,

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All five of UK's first round picks have made their NBA debut in the Summer League. Four of them have had very good starts. After a slow start Wall finished with 24 points and 8 turnovers in a win over Golden State on Sunday. As I write this Wall and Bledsoe are facing each other in late action on NBA TV. At the half Wall has 15 points and Bledsoe 14 for the Clippers in his first game. Cousins had

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My favorite thing about Friday nights right now is the fact that I get to watch "Friday Night Lights" on NBC. Currently, the fourth season is airing, and its another great one. Sadly, not enough of you out there are joining me in the weekly viewing and the ratings are once again mediocre. Unfortunately, that means next season's fifth campaign will most likely be it's last. With that said, I beg

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Go get it.Now.That is all.

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Mel Turpin, former NBA player and All-American Kentucky center, committed suicide Thursday, authorities said. He was 49.Police and the coroner were called to his North Lexington house Thursday afternoon on a personal injury call. They found Turpin dead.Coroner Gary Ginn says that Turpin had committed suicide, but would not say how. He also would not say whether Turpin left behind a suicide

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – The UK men’s basketball program has announced the 2010 John Calipari ProCamp, where three recent NBA first-round draft picks will join campers for three days in late July.The camp, scheduled for July 29-31, will feature the No. 1 overall pick and current Washington Wizard John Wall, the No. 5 pick and current Sacramento King DeMarcus Cousins, and the 18th overall pick and member

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Gomez here...Sorry, Jlee. He's a member of the Heat. The Knicks still suck.More later...

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Everyone in Big Blue Nation had a sour Memorial Day when news broke that the NCAA had been looking into Eric Bledsoe's high school career. Questions were raised from a New York Times story that alleged that Eric's family might have received unacceptable benefits in the way of rent that may have been paid by Eric's high school Coach. This created an outcry from the faction of the national media,

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Anyone that knows me also knows that I have patiently awaited July 8th, 2010 since Donnie Walsh was named President of Basketball Operations for the New York Knicks. My allegiance to the Knicks goes back to the 90's when Michael Jordan and his Chicago Bulls ruled the NBA. Every basketball fan that I knew loved MJ and rightfully so, but I did not.I don't know if it was his background at North

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Another NCAA rule is in the works that could further restrict the way that coaches are allowed to recruit high school athletes. This article from Dana O'Neil discusses the possible rule change.Could Billy Clyde Gillispie be a major reason behind this because of his scholarship offer to an eighth grader? Let's hope not for his sake, he doesn't need any more reasons for Big Blue Nation to despise

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13610421724812704825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-65520043607383199242010-07-06T15:07:00.005-05:002010-07-06T15:58:01.777-05:00

Gomez here...After a brief, unseasonably cool break for a few days last week, Kentucky's weather has returned to what we should all expect for July: hot, sticky and nasty. Its during afternoons like this that make the football and basketball seasons seem like they're still centuries away, but in reality, we're edging ever so closely to both.First in line is the football season. All indications

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Tossed...

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As a UK Basketball fan right now, I feel a little bit like Ricky Bobby's Dad from Talladega Nights towards the end of the movie. Just when things were going about as well as possible for the Bobby familiy, Ricky's dad blew up because he couldn't handle things going well.Right now is undoubtedly a great time for UK fans, but I can't help fight the need to find something to rebel against. The

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Don't forget to vote for John Wall at ESPN.com in his two nominated ESPY catergories. Fans can go online to www.espn.com/espys and vote for Wall in both the category for "Breakthrough Athlete of the Year" and "Best Male College Athlete of the Year."In the category of "Breakthrough Athlete of the Year," Wall, the 2010 Adolph Rupp National Player of the Year, will be going against Brittney Griner (

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Quick entry for me today...as once again I find myself peering out over the beautifully majestic and serene KY Lake.Better than the impressive fireworks displays I watched last night from both Southern Comfort campground and The Moor's Marina, as well as my own campground from the middle of the lake, were the fireworks provided by our beloved CATS this past season.As the cliche goes, we RELOAD,

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Howdy folks!It's been a while, so I thought I'd drop in and catch up with you on some things. To say I've been busy this summer would be an understatement, which is why I haven't been around much. With that said, I'm very excited about the future of this site, and some of the things we're working on for the upcoming football and basketball seasons.If you're constant reader, I think you're really

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This report is from TMZ, so take this for what it's worth... which probably ain't much... we hope.According to a source who was interviewed by an NCAA investigator, the agency is interested in at least four players -- two current and two who were just drafted by NBA teams. In the case of one former Wildcat, we're told the NCAA wants to know about his relationship with his current agent. We're

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In what may be seen as a controversial move, Joker Phillips has elected to replace special teams coach Steve Ortmayer. The timing is what raises eyebrows, as most believed Ortmayer to be safe, especially after he remained on staff through several staff changes.Joker released this statement through UK tonight..."I appreciate the time and effort that Steve has given to Kentucky Football. I thank

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Gomez here...Happy Thursday to all of you. I'm so glad you've decided to give us at least part of your day. As you can probably tell, things are somewhat slow around here. We don't waste a lot of your time with random tidbits, and try to stick with the facts that you need to know. In other words, we cut through all the crap so you don't have too.However, in July, when people are focused on

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At midnight tonight, the NBA free agency period begins. For some, like the New York Knicks franchise, this has been a two year countdown. For others, like the Chicago Bulls, some have recently made shifts in personnel to make room for max players.There have been some surprises already as Paul Pierce and Dirk Nowitzki have opted out of their options with their current teams to become free agents.

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The Southeastern Conference held its yearly summer teleconference with the 12 men's basketball coaches Monday morning to give an update on where the teams are midway through the offseason. As usual, UK head coach John Calipari joined the call to provide us with an update on the Kentucky men's basketball team...John Calipari's opening statement: "I've had two really, really powerful days in this

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Gomez here...Cal took to the radio waves last Friday and discussed some of things that have been discussed recently, such as the NBA draft, his relationship with LeBron and his rumored interest in returning to the professional coaching ranks. It's a fun listen, so click the link below to check it out.player.render('fileUrl=http://cbskhtkam.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/johncalipari_6_25_10.mp3&

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:: Joker has to continue to build on Rich's sucesses:: Locke continues to heal from off-season accident:: Joker will continue tour of state with Gam3Day Ready program:: UK tries to hold on to recruiting commitments:: Texas Linebacker sold on Joker, UK program:: Rich Brooks is enjoying retirement from coaching:: Former UK coach getting fresh start at Georgia StateMORE LATER...

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:: Andy Katz talks about UK's historic night in the draft:: DeMarcus Cousins wants to be "Rookie of the Year":: Goodman says you better get used to seeing Cats on draft night:: DeCourcy thinks teams will regret passing on Cousins:: Recruit Quinn Cook is hearing lots of talk about Kentucky:: NCAA proposes delaying when athletic scholarships can be offeredMORE LATER

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