July 2004 WildcatZone.Com News Archive

(07-31-04)

      Football

  • Pre-season polls    USA Today/ESPN (Coaches) The USA Today-ESPN pre-season college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2003 records, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and final ranking:

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  • Nets Fill Gaps with Retreads   Forty percent of the starting lineup that produced three Atlantic Division titles and two trips to the NBA Finals is gone.    But the journeymen and rookies are filling the Nets ranks.

(07-30-04)

      Football

  • SEC East's top 3 'light years' ahead of others    Sometimes Lou Holtz can embellish just a tad when he's talking about how bad his team can be.

  • Sweet Pea on the Media Preseason All-SEC Team   Defensive end Sweet Pea Burns has been named to the preseason All-Southeastern Conference Team selected by the media at the SEC Media Days in Birmingham, Ala.  

  • Cats predicted last in SEC East    The media envisions Rich Brooks spending his second year at Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference basement. UK tied with Mississippi State for last in the SEC in the media pre-season poll released yesterday.

  • Wildcats picked last in SEC East    UK football coach Rich Brooks tried to convince his audience at SEC Media Days that his team could be competitive with the league's powers. But the media who weighed in on the SEC's preseason predictions weren't buying it.

  • UK tickets on sale   The University of Kentucky will place tickets to all six home football games on sale starting tonight at 6 EDT on its Web site, ukathletics.com, and Monday at 9 a.m. at the Memorial Coliseum ticket office, either in person or by calling (800) 928-2287.

  • Road to recovery will be long for Alabama and longer for UK     Rarely have the football programs of Kentucky and Alabama been held in the same regard.

  • For now, Lewis is a running back     The Kentucky football coaching staff isn't sure what to do with former John Hardin High School standout Dominic Lewis.

  • Cats primed to turn fantastic finishes to their side     Kentucky's football program still isn't up to full strength as it continues to battle against the scholarship reduction as part of NCAA penalties.

      Basketball

  • UK Women’s Basketball Tickets Sales Soaring    Four months before the season begins, season tickets for the 2004-05 women’s basketball campaign are already in high demand. Over 600 season ticket orders have been received in the last two weeks alone.

  • Charges against Moss dismissed    PLAYER WAS ACCUSED OF DISORDERLY CONDUCT    Misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct against Kentucky basketball player Ravi Moss were dismissed yesterday in Hopkinsville. Moss, his father, Austin Moss, and former UK football player George Massey Jr.

  • Charges against Mosses dismissed Criminal charges were dismissed this morning against Christian County Board of Education member Austin Moss, his son, University of Kentucky basketball player Ravi Moss, and a family member in a case their attorney described as "a bad misunderstanding that led to an unfortunate situation."  

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  • Lorenzen says quarterback-heavy Giants cut him    GM: CLUB DID NOT WAIVE FORMER UK QB    The New York Giants started its training camp yesterday without Jared Lorenzen, as the former University of Kentucky quarterback said he was released by the NFL club yesterday.

(07-29-04)

      Football

  • Single-Game Football Tickets On Sale Friday   Public tickets to all six home games on the 2004 Kentucky Football schedule will be made available starting this Friday. Fans can log onto ukathletics.com at 6 p.m. Friday, July 29, to begin purchasing the single-game tickets.

  • Difficult off-season plagues Wildcats    Injury, arrests, suspensions bother Brooks   Rich Brooks' off-season got off to a quiet start. He did some recruiting, finished up his football camp and took a trip back home to Oregon.

  • Brooks vows even harsher discipline    UK football coach Rich Brooks says he has taken a hard-line stance with his team in the wake of two recent arrests, telling players that those who run afoul of the law can expect even harsher discipline than what has been levied in the past.

  • Three Cats will battle to fill cornerback void     Antoine Huffman, Warren Wilson and Karl Booker are the leading candidates to move into a starting cornerback slot when the University of Kentucky begins football practice next month.

  • SEC official details new rules for '04 season   Bobby Gaston, Southeastern Conference coordinator of officials, said Miami's Kellen Winslow Jr. caught a break last season when the Hurricanes played Tennessee.

  • With Lorenzen gone, Kentucky turns to Boyd   College football is bound to miss one of its most intriguing and favorite characters.

  • Kentucky not the only SEC school tweaking its offense    During Kentucky's struggles last season, offensive coordinator Ron Hudson was often criticized for not getting the best out of UK's talent.

  • UK'S BURNS PULLS OFF A FASHION COUP    Coming soon to theaters near you, Kentucky football's own remake of Pretty in Pink, starring Vincent "Sweet Pea" Burns. Not many people blink when eccentrics such as Andre 3000 of the rap group Outkast throw on a little pink. But when you see a 270-pound defensive lineman in that color, it becomes a hot topic.

      Basketball

  • Coaches, fans flock to see Hansbrough   Division One college basketball coaches flock to see Tyler Hansbrough play basketball, but AAU tournaments and high school games might be as close as any one of them gets to coaching him.

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  • Bengals sign Whalen   ...Also Wednesday, one of the men who helped make quarterback Tim Couch a Kentucky icon joined the Bengals just in time for training camp at Georgetown College when former Cowboys tight end James Whalen agreed to a contract

(07-28-04)

      Football

  • SEC Notes   The Kentucky--Indiana football series could be on the verge of a temporary hiatus. 

  • Break in UK-IU series likely after '05 game    The Kentucky--Indiana football series could be on the verge of a temporary hiatus. IU will visit Commonwealth Stadium on Sept. 18, and the contract between the two schools will expire after UK goes to Bloomington next fall.

      Basketball

  • UK's Thomas to play for Canadian team   University of Kentucky forward Sheray Thomas will play for the Canadian men's basketball team that will compete in the Under-21 Tournament of the Americas in Halifax, Nova Scotia, today through Monday.  

(07-27-04)

      Football

  • Brooks suspends 2 football players  University of Kentucky nose guard Ricky Abren was suspended from the football team by coach Rich Brooks yesterday after spending the weekend in the Christian County jail.  

  • Abren, Schumm Suspended From Game Competition   University of Kentucky football players Ricky Abren and Ryan Schumm have been suspended from game competition pending the outcome of court cases, Coach Rich Brooks has announced.  

(07-26-04)

      Football

  • Playbook-Gate had a speedy rise and fall   The eBay item description was an eyebrow lifter:   "You are bidding on four pieces of paper that appear to be from the University of Louisville Cardinals playbook. The pages were found laying on the field inside the stadium on Thursday July 15 at approximately 3:30 p.m. ..."  

  • Kickoff 2004 - SEC Football Media Days    The 2004 SEC football season preview begins tomorrow in Alabama at the Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham, Ala. Auburn, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, and Florida will be featured on Tuesday. Kentucky will be featured on Wednesday between 10:40 and 12:40.

(07-25-04)

      Basketball

  • Barnhart: Keeneland a useful recruiting tool   When Tyler Hansbrough made a recruiting visit earlier this year, Kentucky basketball tried to make a lasting impression by taking the highly regarded prospect to the races at Keeneland. 

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  • Former Cats want to be more involved   They can both remember when the Kentucky football team went to bowl games. Both would also like to do whatever they can to help the Wildcats get back to that level of success.

(07-24-04)

      Basketball

(07-23-04)

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  • Saul Smith hired by Tennessee Tech    Former University of Kentucky point guard Saul Smith, son of Wildcats Coach Tubby Smith, was named yesterday an assistant coach at Tennessee Tech.

(07-22-04)

  • NCAA takes aim at lavish recruiting   PROPOSALS WOULD ELIMINATE PRIVATE JETS, OTHER EXCESSES   Under new rules designed to take the "celebrity" out of the recruiting race, colleges will no longer be able to fly recruits on private jets, house them in resort hotels or feed them extravagant meals.
  • Coaches, don't blow your 2nd chance    OK, basketball coaches, happy now? Looks like you will get what you want. More of an ear from the NCAA. More access to players. More leeway in how you judge prospective recruits. Your players may even be awarded an extra year of eligibility.

      Football

  • Three Wildcats on Coaches’ Preseason All-SEC Team    Three Wildcats, defensive end Sweet Pea Burns, strong safety Mike Williams, and linebacker Dustin Williams, were named to the Coaches’ Preseason All-Southeastern Conference Team released Thursday by the league office.

  • Dinner pals, from Cutcliffe to Croom    RANKING COMPANIONS INSTEAD OF X'S AND O'S    As July melts into August deep down South, life contains certain certainties. Humidity of roughly 258 percent will make the air thicker than cheese grits.

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  • Morriss sings Baylor blues    Compared with this, UK a cinch   The saddest sights in sports are those of men forever traumatized by their own choices to put themselves in harm's way. Think of an old Muhammad Ali, looking like he's taken one punch too many. And then there are the really depressing examples, like the once-brilliant football coaches irrevocably dazed after spending time at Baylor.

(07-21-04)

      Basketball

  • State's Coaches Like Progress Demoss, Staff Have Made  Maybe the Kentucky women's basketball team's 11-16 record last season wasn't exactly the turnaround Coach Mickie DeMoss was hoping for when she took the job, but in the numbers game, she continues to be pleasantly surprised.

  • SEC East holds both experience, youth  Despite the regular season Southeastern Conference Champions hailing from the Western side of the conference, the bigger talent pools seem to hail from the East. With Kentucky claiming the tournament championship and Florida having the third best record in the conference, the East is a much tougher day-to-day fight. Though the West will look to take back some of that strength, the East is again poised to do well top to bottom.

  • West's basketball outlook   With the summer recruiting season wrapping up, basketball teams across the nation are setting their sites on the upcoming season. In the Southeastern Conference's Western Division the top (Bull)dog is returning its big star while the Tide has some question marks and the Rebels are coming off a disappointing season with hopes of turning that around. The West, especially this early, is still a tough call. 

(07-20-04)

      Basketball

  • JUNIOR-TO-BE WILL BE KEY COG IN BACKCOURT    Kentucky will pass its torch to a younger generation next season, a taller and more athletic generation. With the departure of senior starters Gerald Fitch and Cliff Hawkins, the Cats will look to junior-to-be Kelenna Azubuike for more backcourt production, Coach Tubby Smith said yesterday.

  • Smith expects big things out of Azubuike    For his first two seasons in the University of Kentucky basketball program, Kelenna Azubuike has spent more time on the court as a follower, overshadowed by older, more experienced players.
  • Duke-less  Kentucky athletics director Mitch Barnhart says it seems unlikely that Kentucky will get to play in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic to open the season and will miss out on a possible matchup with Duke in the tourney semifinals.  

(07-19-04)

      Basketball

  • SEC Men's Basketball Summer Press Conference QUOTES FROM TODAY'S TELECONFERENCE       
    KENTUCKY HEAD COACH TUBBY SMITH     (On his returning players) "We are excited about the veteran players we have returning. We know it will take some time to replace five seniors. That's the equivalent of losing 20 years of experience. We have a good nucleus, and I think that will help us."

  • Deacons lead early top 50     Rashad McCants pondered the question of who he would tab as the No. 1 team: North Carolina or Wake Forest? 

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(07-18-04)

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(07-17-04)

      Football

  • 2004 Preview: Kentucky Wildcats  Kentucky has gone back to being a program in desperate search for an identity. A few years ago it was the high-octane Hal Mumme offense chucking it all over the field, gambling on fourth downs and generally scaring everyone in the SEC who didn't want to face the attack. Guy Morriss had UK playing extremely well before leaving, and now the team is trying to figure out what the next step is going to be

  • Kenucky Football Preview: Inside Scoop   After losing its starting QB, its best receiver, three starting O-linemen (and the top back-up), and with a group of unproven RB's on the present roster, there are some legitimate concerns on offense for the '04 Wildcats. Of course, if the engine fails, the scapegoat will most likely be senior QB Shane Boyd, who steps into the starting role after three years of backup duty behind Jared Lorenzen. Redshirt freshman Andre Woodson is destined to lead this team in the not-so-distant future, but Boyd, who has the better understanding of the offense, had a solid spring (28-of-48 for 426 yards, two passing TD's and a couple rushing TD's, in the last three scrimmages) and will get plenty of work in August to improve on his downfield passing accuracy, which has been targeted by Boyd's critics.

(07-16-04)

      Football

  • The heart, not head, says Cats will do OK    For the follower of Kentucky football, the prelude to most every season turns on the same axis. What your heart wants to believe versus what your head tells you to fear.

(07-15-04)

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(07-14-04)

      Baseball

(07-13-04)

      Football

  • Taking A Cut     It isn't everyday you run into an athlete that you hope will be smart enough to use all of his potential. And, if he does, he could end up being one of the best to ever strap on a helmet for UK, and perhaps do a lot more for Tubby than the "experts" realize. 
  • UK cornerback injured in fight   University of Kentucky football player Bo Smith was released from UK Hospital yesterday after surgery for a fractured skull and a broken orbital bone, and the man who allegedly caused the injuries in a fight has been charged with first-degree assault.
  • UK cornerback hit in head with bat in fight   SMITH OUT OF HOSPITAL; SIMPSONVILLE MAN CHARGED; TEAMMATE JAILED AFTER FIGHT WITH ANOTHER MAN   One Kentucky football player was released from the hospital yesterday and another remained in jail after a fight in Oldham County that involved at least four other people, police said.

(07-12-04)

      Football

  • UK's Bo Smith sent to hospital     University of Kentucky football player Bo Smith has been admitted to UK Hospital because of injuries he sustained Friday night.  
  • Kentucky cornerback in hospital     One Kentucky football player was released from the hospital Monday and another remained in jail after a fight in Oldham County that involved at least four other people, police said.

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(07-11-04)

  • coaches' power play   College coaches were euphoric after unanimously endorsing a group of reform proposals last week. What made the coaches so happy was NCAA president Myles Brand's endorsement of their ideas. Brand's stamp of approval reinforced his continuing efforts to improve the once-antagonistic relationship between coaches and reformers. 

      Basketball

      Football

(07-10-04)

  • UK expands broadcast bidding plan   UNIVERSITY WANTS MORE FROM WINNING CONTRACT-HOLDER    It's a whole new ball game for media marketing firms who want the rights to broadcast University of Kentucky men's basketball and football games.

      Basketball

  • Camp counseling wearing out Hayes   WILDCATS' FORWARD DOING IT ALL IN INDY   A weary expression stuck to Kentucky forward Chuck Hayes' face as he slowly walked from the IUPUI gym to the campus hotel two blocks away. Even threatening clouds and a few rumbles of distant thunder could not quicken his dragging pace through the humid sweatbox that was Indianapolis yesterday
  • Role of camp counselor suits Hayes just fine   
  • Wildcats lining up non-conference tilts    The University of Kentucky is one of four teams listed as a host for an opening-round game in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, but there is a reason there is an asterisk next to the names of the schools. Syracuse, Duke and California are the other schools listed as hosts on the event's Web site.

(07-09-04)

      Basketball

  • Rupp Arena Chosen as Site for 2007 NCAA 1st and 2nd Rounds    The NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee has sites for the opening round, first and second rounds and regionals of the 2007 and 2008 championships. Rupp Arena will host the 1st and 2nd round games in the 2007 tournament.
  • Show Me State star tops UK's wish list    MISSOURI ALREADY 'RETIRES' HANSBROUGH'S JERSEY
     As arguably the nation's best high school player, Tyler Hansbrough was presumed to be on basketball's fast track. But his official recruiting visit to his home state University of Missouri earlier this year sped his athletic career to warp speed.
  • Wildcats have their eye on forward spot   The University of Kentucky basketball team is expecting to add one more recruit in its class of 2005, and forward Tyler Hansbrough has been the team's top target all along. But the Wildcats have alternatives.  
  • UK eyeing blue-chip forward    Tyler Hansbrough hasn't played a college basketball game, but that didn't stop one university from paying him the ultimate compliment. When Hansbrough, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., went to Missouri on an official visit, the university held a mock jersey retirement ceremony for him. Hansbrough was impressed when he saw his No. 50 jersey hanging in the gymnasium.

(07-08-04)

      Basketball

  • Cousin may follow own path   J.P. PRINCE FINDS NO ROOM AT UK   Instead of kissing cousins, Kentucky basketball could feature swishing cousins. Then again, because the Wildcats replenished their backcourt in the last recruiting year, it doesn't seem likely that Tayshaun Prince's cousin will follow him to Kentucky.
  • Kentucky looks for power forward    It doesn't look like there will be another Prince attending the University of Kentucky in the near future. At least not John Prince, a 6-foot-5 point guard from Cordova, Tenn., who is a cousin of former UK standout Tayshaun Prince, now with the Detroit Pistons. John Prince, a soon-to-be senior at White Station High School, would love to wear a Wildcats uniform.

      Football
  • Boyd wants to be better leader    The week UK quarterback Shane Boyd spent at Christian leadership camp forced him to re-evaluate some of the things most important in his life, like his faith, his motivations as an athlete and whom he's been trying to please.

(07-07-04)

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(07-06-04)

      Football

  • B from New Orleans visits Cats and Cards  He has no scholarship offer from Kentucky and his dropback passing style would not seem to be the best fit for the Wildcats' offensive system, but that didn't stop New Orleans quarterback Sean Santos from making a recent trip to the UK campus.  

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  • Kentucky Transfer Joins Northwestern  The Northwestern Wildcats have welcomed yet another addition to the melting pot of players from other prominent college hoops programs. And in doing so, the stage has been set for a trio of transfers to play significant roles in leading the Northwestern program to a purple-hoops version of the American Dream -- a first NCAA tourney invite, due in Evanston, Ill., in March 2006.

(07-05-04)

No UK Sporting News today--Please check back tomorrow.

(07-04-04)

  • Big Blue Madness headed to Rupp?    Rupp Arena could be the new site for UK's Big Blue Madness next season, coach Tubby Smith told a gathering of boosters in Louisville recently.

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(07-02-04)

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      Football

  • UK's Holts will go to WKU    Western Kentucky University football coach David Elson announced yesterday that University of Kentucky transfer Deion Holts has enrolled in school and will walk on this fall.

(07-01-04)

       Newsworthy Cats from the Past
  • News of Givens' troubles baffles all    Joe B. Hall remembers that as his coach at the University of Kentucky that he never had to give Givens a "Do the Right Thing" lecture. Not one.
 
 

 

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