June 2006 WildcatZone.Com News Archive

(6-30-06)

 

Basketball

Men

  • UK offers forward scholarship    UNHERALDED NEW YORKER 'A LATE BLOOMER'    Prep school looked like the best option for Tyrone Nash last week. That was before he got a call and a full-scholarship offer from Kentucky basketball coach Tubby Smith to join the Cats for the 2006-07 season.
  • Pitino-Rondo-Telfair triangle comes full circle    Chapter No. 997 billion why real life is far more fascinating than fiction. Rick Pitino was the head basketball coach at Kentucky. He left to become head coach of the Boston Celtics. When the bottom fell out of that, he became head coach of the University of Louisville.
  • Lindsey Wilson set for November exhibition     Lindsey Wilson basketball fans will blend in with the color motif when they cheer on the Blue and White in Rupp Arena on Nov. 2. The fans will be cheering for the Blue Raiders when they play an exhibition game against Kentucky at a time to be announced.
  • Rondo feeling good to go in green    Celtics were high on ex-UK guard    Seeing retired jerseys and championship banners hanging from the rafters was nothing new to Rajon Rondo. He just has to get used to seeing them in green. The former University of Kentucky guard made his first trip to Boston yesterday as a member of the Celtics. Boston traded for Rondo after the Phoenix Suns made him the 21st pick in Wednesday's NBA draft.
  • Mackey Gets UK Offer    UK coach Tubby Smith has extended a scholarship offer to Scott County guard Bud Mackey.  Mackey is 6'3'' and just completed his sophomore year for the Cardinals.  Mackey is a prospect for the 2008 season.
  • Tourney expansion gets denied    The NCAA's little guys could still get locked out of the most lucrative championship event in college sports - even after George Mason's improbable tournament run last year.

Baseball

  • Baseball Finishes Season Ranked 20th    For the first time in 18 years, the Kentucky baseball team capped off its historic season ranked 20th in the final BaseballAmerica poll of the season.
  • Baseball Sets School-Record for Runs Scored    Kentucky plated a school-record 500 runs during the historic 2006 campaign that saw the Wildcats earn the Southeastern Conference regular season title with a school–record 44 wins.
(6-29-06)

 

Basketball

Men

  • Rondo Selected 21st by Phoenix in NBA Draft    Former Kentucky point guard Rajon Rondo was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the first round of Wednesday night's NBA Draft. Rondo was taken 21st overall and was the first true point guard selected.
  • Rondo to Boston by way of Phoenix    The Phoenix Suns took former Kentucky point guard Rajon Rondo with the 21st pick in last night's NBA Draft. But he was traded to the Boston Celtics in return for paying off Phoenix forward Brian Grant's contract.
  • Draft history full of smart picks    It's not last night that counts. It's two years from now, or three, or more. It's down the road. You can't tell what will happen with an NBA draft pick just by the order the player was chosen.
  • Next stop Boston for UK's Rondo; Pacers for UC's White    It's off to Boston for Rajon Rondo, while James White will continue his career in Indianapolis. Eric Hicks, meanwhile, is looking for a team.
  • Rondo winds up with Celtics    UK guard taken No. 21 by Suns, then traded    Before Danny Ainge was the Boston Celtics' executive director of basketball operations, he was a point guard. And the former playmaker saw something in Rajon Rondo that many analysts did not.
  • Rondo will be either a bust or a bargain    I'd love a Chicago condominium overlooking Lake Michigan, but I'd howl if it lacked windows. iPods are a fabulous treat, but not without headphones.
  • Rondo Drafted to NBA    UK basketball star Rajon Rondo is now a Boston Celtic.
(6-28-06)

 

Basketball

Men

  • New draft: No kids allowed    Age rule has left top picks in doubt    Charlotte Bobcats scout Frank Ross is certain about one thing entering tonight's NBA draft: The league will be a little older and less trendy. And that, he said, is a good thing. The age minimum added to last year's collective bargaining agreement -- a player cannot enter the draft until one year after his high school class graduates and must be at least 19 years old -- will make this the first draft since 1994 in which no prepsters will be taken.
  • Rondo's shot at redemption starts with draft      The tumult will end for Rajon Rondo tonight. He will be whisked away to the NBA -- his dream, his mission -- and given expectations befitting a player with his extreme talent.
(6-27-06)

 

Basketball

Men

  • Rondo's status unclear    Rajon Rondo will soon know if he made the right decision by entering the NBA Draft rather than returning for his junior season at Kentucky.
  • Confusion extends to enigmatic Rondo    The (insert throat-clearing sound effect here) "experts" say 2006 is the least predictable NBA Draft in decades. No consensus No. 1 pick. No consensus on a top five (suddenly, Shelden Williams -- Shelden Williams? -- is a hot name). Same guys being mentioned both as possible lottery picks and in danger of falling out of the first round entirely.
  • Rondo one of draft's 'biggest puzzles'    But he's expected to go in first round    Former UK guard Rajon Rondo has been projected anywhere from a lottery pick to a late first-rounder in the NBA draft. The 6-foot-2 point guard is considered a defensive wizard and a first-round talent. That would ensure him a guaranteed contract worth millions.
  • Rondo Works Out For Celtics    Three point guards sprinted up and down the Celtics practice court, drove to the basket and shot jumpers on Monday.  One of them could be doing that all next season.  Boston wrapped up its pre-draft workouts by watching Randy Foye of Villanova, Rajon Rondo of Kentucky and Marcus Williams of Connecticut.
(6-26-06)

 

Basketball

Men

  • College basketball tourney may grow     BUT COACHES' DESIRE FOR 128-TEAM MEN'S FIELD MAY BE STRETCH    In a perfect world, college basketball coaches would nearly double the size of the 65-team NCAA men's tournament field. Realistically, they'd accept a smaller victory.
  • Coaches want NCAA to allow 128 teams in tournament    College basketball coaches will this week urge the NCAA to nearly double the size of the 65-team men's basketball tournament field during meetings in Orlando, Fla. "They'd love to see the tournament double to 128," said Jim Haney, executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
  • Coaches To Urge NCAA To Expand Tourney    In a perfect world, college basketball coaches would nearly double the size of the 65-team NCAA men's tournament field. Realistically, they'd accept a smaller victory.
  • NCAA considers expanding hoops tourney    Motivated in part by George Mason's remarkable Final Four run last season, coaches will urge the NCAA to expand its most lucrative championship event during the men's and women's basketball committee meetings in Orlando, Fla., this week.
(6-25-06)

 

Basketball

Men

  • Tubby rumors can sour recruits    Here's an irony: Kentucky fans who feed speculation about a coaching change can hurt UK's recruiting effort. Let us explain: Duke assistant Chris Collins called recently. So did coaches from Maryland, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh and N.C. State.
(6-24-06)

 

Basketball

Men
(6-23-06)

 

Football

Soccer
(6-22-06)

 

  • UK Lands 47 on Spring Honor Roll    47 University of Kentucky student-athletes were named to the 2006 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll, announced Thursday by Commissioner Mike Slive.

Soccer

Men

  • Soccer Duo to Face USA National Team    Kentucky soccer standouts Michael D’Agostino and Masumi Turnbull have been named to the Canada U-20 roster for two upcoming games against the USA U-20 team, it was announced Wednesday.

Football

Basketball

Men

  • Barnhart: 'I have great confidence'     KENTUCKY A.D. ASSURES FANS THAT TUBBY SMITH CAN SUCCEED    In Tubby, Mitch trusts. Amid fan grumbling about a 22-13 record last season and multiple recruiting misses, Kentucky Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart voiced his confidence in Coach Tubby Smith yesterday.
(6-21-06)

Basketball

Men

  • Florida new king of SEC recruiting    Perhaps you felt that seismic shift under your feet last weekend. In Florida, the earth moved under their flip-flops, the footwear of choice Dan Werner wants to wiggle his piggies into once he leaves the "deathtrap/suicide rap" of New Jersey for the year-round tan that is Gatorsville.
(6-20-06)

Basketball

Women
  • DeMoss signs new 5-year deal    Coach agrees to buyout clause   For her run through the NCAA Tournament last season and her nationally rated recruiting class, Kentucky officials rewarded Coach Mickie DeMoss with a new contract.
  • UK gives women's coach DeMoss five-year extension    Mickie DeMoss' first three years as the University of Kentucky women's basketball coach went so well that she just signed on for five more seasons — at $350,000 a year — and has UK's athletic director using the "M" word.

Men

  • Wade blossomed in 2003 NCAA win over Cats    I've heard people blame the 14-point loss UK suffered to Marquette in the 2003 Minneapolis Regional final on Keith Bogans' ankle sprain. I've heard others blame it on Smith's unimaginative approach to coaching offense. The more I watch the NBA playoffs, I'm convinced it was none of that. That game against UK was Dwyane Wade's coming-out party as a player who could overwhelm Kentucky, the Dallas Mavericks, the Brazilian soccer team or the Pittsburgh Steelers.
(6-19-06)

Basketball

Women
  • UK’s DeMoss Signs New Five-year Contract    UK Hoops Coach Mickie DeMoss, the 2006 SEC Coach of the Year, has been rewarded a new five-year contract worth $350,000 annually, UK Director of Athletics Mitch Barnhart announced Monday.

  • DeMoss, Barnhart Agree to New Contract    UK women's basketball coach Mickie DeMoss, who led the Wildcats to a top-four finish in the Southeastern Conference and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in seven years, has been rewarded a new five-year contract worth $350,000 annually, UK Director of Athletics Mitch Barnhart announced Monday.
(6-18-06)

 

Basketball

Men

  • Gators beat Cats — again    TUBBY LOSES PROSPECT TO DONOVAN, FLORIDA'S SUNSHINE    Once the supposed king of all it surveyed, Kentucky basketball has now lost a recruiting battle to "flip-flops and sandals." This latest insult came yesterday when prospect Dan Werner committed to Florida over UK.

Football

  • Johnson sets sights on climbing depth chart    SIGNEES BEGIN WORKOUTS THIS WEEK    The sight of Micah Johnson putting on pads on the University of Kentucky campus this week had to generate excitement among fans, even if the Kentucky Mr. Football and consensus All-American is still more than six weeks away from his first official practice.
(6-17-06)

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(6-16-06)

 

Baseball

  • Cowgill Invited to National Team Tryouts    For the second straight season, the Kentucky baseball team will be represented at the USA Baseball National Team Trials as Collin Cowgill was one of 15 players invited to the tryout on Thursday.
  • Georgia recruit Johnson joins UK's baseball class    The Kentucky baseball team added another talented player to its already strong recruiting class this week as Neiko Johnson signed a national letter of intent to play for the Wildcats. As a senior at Redan High School in Stone Mountain, Ga., Johnson batted .433 with six home runs and 24 RBIs.
  • Wildcats Add Another Recruit    The UK baseball team added another signee to its already highly-touted recruiting class this week as Neiko Johnson signed a national letter-of-intent to play for the Wildcats.
(6-15-06)

Football

  • Johnson’s talent, leadership impress Reed    Jimmie Reed played football at the University of Kentucky, coached at Washington County High School and has been involved with the Kentucky-Tennessee All-Star Football Classic for 19 years. Yet he's never seen a player in Kentucky quite like Micah Johnson.
  • Who's hot, who's not in SEC football    AUBURN HAS POTENTIAL FOR TITLE, HEISMAN    With two short months until SEC members start pad-popping, here are questions to ponder while sunning at the neighborhood pool: Which league team has the best chance of winning the national title?
  • An 'O' and a 'D' in Warford    UK SIGNEE A 'SPARK PLUG' WHO WORKS OFFENSE OR DEFENSE    In evaluating high school football players the past two decades, another category was added to the list of traditional positions such as quarterback, running back, defensive back, etc.
  • Bassett Appeals Dismissal of Lawsuit vs. UK, NCAA    A University of Kentucky football coach who resigned amid a recruiting scandal has appealed a judge's dismissal of his lawsuit alleging fraud and civil conspiracy.
  • Bassett appeals dismissal of lawsuit    Claude Bassett has appealed a judge's dismissal of his lawsuit, which alleged fraud and civil conspiracy. Bassett, a former assistant and recruiting coordinator at the University of Kentucky, sued the Kentucky Athletics Association, the NCAA and the Southeastern Conference in 2004, asking for $50 million in damages.
  • Former UK coach appeals lawsuit's rejection    A University of Kentucky football coach who resigned amid a recruiting scandal has appealed a judge's dismissal of his lawsuit alleging fraud and civil conspiracy.

Basketball

Men
  • N.J. star puts UK in his top four    FLORIDA, RUTGERS, PITTSBURGH ALSO ON FORWARD'S LIST    Kentucky should know by this weekend whether it will add New Jersey Player of the Year Dan Werner to this year's recruiting haul. Werner, a 6-foot-8 forward with perimeter skills, has made UK one of his four final college choices. The other three are Florida, Pittsburgh and Rutgers.
  • SEC, Big East plan three-year challenge     CONFERENCES WILL PLAY FOUR GAMES EACH YEAR    The Southeastern Conference will play the Big East in a made-for-television challenge series beginning in the 2007-08 season. The three-year challenge will consist of two double-headers each season, beginning in 2007-08. Each of the 12 SEC schools will play one challenge game, meaning four SEC schools each year.

Baseball

  • Baseball Adds One to Recruiting Class    The Kentucky baseball team added another talented player to its already stellar recruiting class this week as Neiko Johnson signed a national letter-of-intent to play for the Wildcats.
(6-14-06)

Football

  • UK at Louisville Selected by ESPN    The Kentucky at Louisville football game has been selected for telecast by ESPN and the game has been moved to Sunday, Sept. 3, at 8 p.m.

  • Wildcats, Cardinals to meet in prime time    ESPN will televise on Sunday Sept. 3    The last two times Kentucky and Louisville kicked off their college football seasons under the lights at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, the results were memorable. This season they'll move to prime time again, with an ESPN network picking up the rivalry game for the fifth straight season. The game also will be moved to Sunday for a fifth straight year, kicking off at 8 p.m. Sept. 3 in Louisville.

  • UK-U of L Game Time, Date Changed for TV    The annual Louisville-Kentucky football game has been moved from Saturday, Sept. 2 to Sunday, Sept. 3. Kickoff at Papa John's Stadium will be at 8 p.m. EDT. The game will be shown live on ESPN.

  • Kentucky-Louisville matchup set for Sept. 3    The annual Louisville-Kentucky football game has been moved from Saturday, Sept. 2 to Sunday, Sept. 3. Kickoff at Papa John's Stadium will be at 8 p.m. EDT. The game will be shown live on ESPN.

  • Cats-Cards To Play In Primetime    The Governor's Cup is headed to primetime. The annual Louisville-Kentucky football game has been moved from Saturday, Sept. 2 to Sunday, Sept. 3.

  • Cats-Cards will lack luster past 2006    TV APPEAL DROPS WITH FOOTBALL GAME MOVED FROM OPENING WEEKEND    Random notes: Now that ESPN has made Kentucky-Louisville an 8 p.m. Sunday game on Sept. 3, said it once, will say it again. The worst aspect about the dumb decision to move the UK-U of L football game off the season's first weekend in 2007 is the loss of television exposure.

  • All-Star pair shouldn't be overlooked now or at UK    PETERS, MINTON SIGNINGS AS CRUCIAL AS JOHNSON'S    Micah Johnson is such a commanding presence and attracts so much attention that it's easy to overlook Corey Peters and Josh Minton.

Baseball

  • UK sluggers garner another set of awards    Kentucky sluggers Ryan Strieby and Sean Coughlin continue to pile up the awards, as each was named a Pro-Line Cap/NCBWA All-American, it was announced yesterday by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

  • Strieby, Coughlin Named All-Americans by College Baseball Writers    UK sluggers Ryan Strieby and Sean Coughlin keep piling up the awards as each was named a Pro-Line Cap/NCBWA All-American, it was announced Tuesday by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
(6-13-06)

Basketball

Men

  • Settle, coach and UK player, dies    Evan Settle, who played basketball during Adolph Rupp's early days at the University of Kentucky and became a successful high school coach, died yesterday at Jewish Hospital in Shelbyville. He was 93. Settle, a star at old Crab Orchard High School, earned varsity letters in 1933 and '34 on UK teams that won 36 games and lost four.

Football

  • Future Cat goes against the grain    EXHIBIT A: HE SIGNED WITH UK    The Florida boys were the worst. Playing in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl are the very best high school football prospects in the nation -- teen-aged pigskin's creme de la creme.

Volleyball

  • Rivalry with U of L takes a year off     One year after Kentucky and Louisville spent the summer arguing about when to play football, the intra-state rivals have reached another scheduling impasse.

Baseball

  • Coughlin, Strieby Named All-Americans    Kentucky sluggers Ryan Strieby and Sean Coughlin continue to pile up the awards as each was named a Pro-Line Cap/NCBWA All-American, it was announced Tuesday.

  • Strieby Named Baseball America All-American    For the fourth time this year, Kentucky first baseman Ryan Strieby has been recognized as an All-American as the junior was a first-team selection by Baseball America on Tuesday.

  • Four Wildcats Named All-South Region    With four first-team selections and a second-team member, UK dominated the All-South Region awards announced Monday by the American Baseball Coaches Association.
(6-12-06)

Basketball

Men

  • Academics To Tall a Task For Alleyne    Pick a reason why Shagari Alleyne, Kentucky’s 7’3” senior to-be, didn’t enjoy schoolwork. Maybe the small desks were uncomfortable, or the stares of classmates were distracting.  Maybe he had nothing to wear. Or perhaps his alarm clock is broken.

Baseball

  • Five Wildcats Named All-Region    With four first-team selections and a second-team member, Kentucky dominated the All-South Region awards announced Monday by the American Baseball Coaches Assocation.
(6-11-06)

 

Basketball

Men
  • New trainer wed to Wildcats    WIFE MIGHT BE UPSET WITH ONE CONCERNED UK FAN    With apologies to Jimmy Buffett, Kentucky basketball will not equate a cheeseburger with paradise. If spotted, the offending sandwich will be snatched out of a player's hands and thrown in the trash.
  • Rajon Rondo's stock rising among draft experts    The prevailing theory for most University of Kentucky basketball fans was that Rajon Rondo was making a mistake by putting his name into the NBA draft and skipping his junior season.

Football

  • Barnhart's latest hires must give doubters pause    The only thing worse than the current coach was the one Mitch Barnhart might hire next. That was the lament shared by UK football sympathizers. A bad joke told to ease the pain.
  • Incoming class enrolls in summer school    TWO SIGNEES HAVEN'T QUALIFIED ACADEMICALLY    Six members of the University of Kentucky's incoming class have already enrolled in summer school, which started on Thursday.
(6-10-06)

 

Basketball

Women
  • Brown gets OK to play next season     Mickie DeMoss admits she was a little worried about getting all four of her freshmen on campus this summer. There were injuries and eligibility issues, but the Kentucky women's basketball coach said the arrival was remarkably smooth.
(6-9-06)

 

Basketball

Men
  • Fresno State is next stop for Sims    Former Kentucky forward Rekalin Sims decided to transfer to Fresno State, his new school announced on its Web site yesterday. "Rekalin is an outstanding player who has the versatility to play multiple positions," Fresno State Coach Steve Cleveland was quoted as saying on the Web site. "He will be a great fit for our system. He is long and extremely athletic with very good perimeter and post skills."
  • Bashers put Tubby in good company    OTHER GREAT COACHES WOULD SUFFER HERE    In this summer of Kentucky basketball discontent, the debate that never ceases is whether Tubby Smith has proved himself worthy to continue to sit in the coaching seat that Adolph Rupp made great.
  • Cats' changes won't be clear until they play    The not-so-dramatic changing of the University of Kentucky men's basketball team should be over now. You're excused if you never fully realized it had begun.
  • Anti-Tubby ad won't run in school newspaper    Richard Cheeks and some like-minded University of Kentucky basketball fans are so distressed that they tried to buy a full-page ad in the UK student paper to call for the firing of coach Tubby Smith.
  • Ad aimed at Kentucky basketball coach rejected    An anti-Tubby Smith ad won’t run in the University of Kentucky student newspaper.
  • UK paper refuses to run anti-Tubby ad    An anti-Tubby Smith ad won't run in the University of Kentucky student newspaper.

Baseball

  • Strieby Adds More Hardware to Trophy Case    Kentucky junior Ryan Strieby has been named the District III Player of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, it was announced Friday.
(6-8-06)

 

Basketball

Men
  • Shagari had to go    This is one change that Kentucky coach Tubby Smith had to make.
  • Kentucky grants Alleyne's release    Cats left with 11 scholarship players    Kentucky basketball officially cut its ties with Shagari Alleyne, a post player who spent much of his time at UK in the proverbial doghouse.
  • Anti-Tubby ad rejected    A group of University of Kentucky basketball fans calling for the ouster of head coach Tubby Smith is seeking another avenue to spread its message after the Kentucky Kernel student newspaper decided not to publish a full-page advertisement detailing why Smith should be fired. (Webmasters note:  We support the decision made by the Kernal's advertising department not to run the anti-Tubby ad).
  • Way cleared for Alleyne to transfer    University of Kentucky center Shagari Alleyne has been granted a release from his scholarship so that he can transfer to another school.
  • Wildcats grant Alleyne release from scholarship    He's fourth to leave UK this off-season    The University of Kentucky announced yesterday that 7-foot-3 reserve center Shagari Alleyne asked for and received a release from his scholarship.
  • So Long, Shagari    Center Shagari Alleyne, at 7-foot-3 the tallest player in Kentucky basketball history, has asked for and been granted a release from his scholarship, which clears the way for the Bronx, N.Y.,-native to pursue a transfer to another school.

Baseball

  • Four more Cats among draftees    The best thing going for him, Michael Bertram figured, was being a teammate of Kentucky sluggers Ryan Strieby and John Shelby.
(6-7-06)

Baseball

  • School-Record Six Go in MLB Draft    Four Kentucky baseball players were selected Wednesday, on day two of the Major League Baseball draft, bringing UK’s total players taken to a school-record six.

  • Two UK sluggers drafted     TIGERS TAKE STRIEBY IN ROUND 4; SHELBY GOES TO WHITE SOX IN 5TH    After declaring he enjoyed "probably the best night's sleep I've ever had," John Shelby heard his name called by the Chicago White Sox in the fifth round of the Major League Baseball Draft yesterday.

Basketball

Men
  • UK Grants Alleyne His Release    Center Shagari Alleyne, at 7-foot-3 the tallest player in Kentucky basketball history, has asked for and been granted a release from his scholarship, which clears the way for the Bronx, N.Y.,-native to pursue a transfer to another school.

  • Alleyne To Transfer From Kentucky    The tallest player in Kentucky basketball history is headed to another team. Shagari Alleyne, a 7-foot-3 center from Bronx, N.Y., requested and was granted a release from his scholarship to play for another school, the university announced Wednesday.

  • Alleyne gets release, will transfer from Ky.    The tallest player in Kentucky basketball history is headed to another team.

  • UK grants Alleyne release from scholarship    University of Kentucky center Shagari Alleyne has asked for and been granted a release from his scholarship, which clears the way for him to transfer to another school, UK announced today.

  • Tubby Leaves Door Open for Shagari    Tubby Smith confirmed that Shagari Alleyne is academically ineligible for the Wildcats, but he did leave the door open for a possible return. Smith said " Shagari is going to be ineligible. Academically,
(6-6-06)

 

Baseball

  • Strieby, Shelby Taken on First Day of MLB Draft     Juniors Ryan Strieby and John Shelby became the highest drafted duo from the University of Kentucky since 1994 on Tuesday when both went in the first five rounds of the Major League Baseball Draft.
(6-5-06)

 

Baseball

  • Baseball's Dream Season Ends in NCAA Tournament    The magic finally ran out on the Kentucky baseball team as College of Charleston ended the Wildcats storybook season on Sunday night with a 7-4 victory in front of a packed house at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
  • Cats doomed from start    Opportunity knocked, then knocked again on Kentucky's door last night. Try as they might, the Wildcats could not answer.
  • Chins up, you've got a lot to be proud of    Don't hang your heads. No need to do that. Not by a long shot. Not the way you played all season. Not the way you changed minds, won fans, built a foundation.
  • Charleston ends Cats' season, 7-4    The University of Kentucky baseball team got the kind of game it wanted against College of Charleston last night. Ground balls shot through the infield like marbles, runners wore tread marks on the bases and seemingly every inning was a ping of the bat away from a big scoring rally. But the Wildcats never came up with enough pings at the right times. They squandered a chance for a giant comeback by leaving a season-high 15 runners on base in a 7-4 defeat at the NCAA Tournament Lexington Regional.
  • Cohen reportedly candidate at LSU    Now that the University of Kentucky's historic baseball season has ended, the Wildcats must turn their attention to keeping coach John Cohen around.
  • Charleston Eliminates Cats 7-4    Phillip Coker had a grand slam and COllege of Charleston scored six runs in the first inning to defeat Kentucky 7-4 Sunday night and win the NCAA Lexington Regional.  The Wildcats finished the season 44-17.
  • College of Charleston 7, Kentucky 4    Phillip Coker had a grand slam and College of Charleston scored six runs in the first inning to defeat Kentucky 7-4 Sunday night and win its first NCAA regional.
(6-4-06)

 

Baseball

  • Cats hold off late-charging Ball State    UK MEETS COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON AT 7 TONIGHT    Kentucky held on for dear life, surviving a 12-9 slugfest over Ball State in an NCAA Regional elimination game Sunday at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
  • Cats Stay Alive Beating Ball St. 12-9    John Shelby blasted his 18th home run of the season and the Kentucky Wildcats held on to eliminated Ball State in the Lexington NCAA Regional.
  • WILDCATS STAY ALIVE    UK parlays 10 walks into 6 runs to advance    One team rediscovered its winning formula yesterday, another lost its recipe. Thus, Kentucky whipped Notre Dame 10-4 in an NCAA Baseball Tournament regional elimination game, seen by a Cliff Hagan Stadium crowd of 2,875.
  • Cats' bats are back: Hitters answer Cohen's challenge    Friday night, John Cohen got some things off his chest. Some interesting things. His team had dropped its opening round NCAA regional game to Ball State. It immediately huddled down the left-field line for a post-game critique. A caustic critique.
  • Cats walk and run past Irish    10-4 romp sets up Ball State rematch    The Wildcats (43-16) will get a rematch with Ball State (38-21) at 2 p.m. today. The winner will face College of Charleston (45-15) at 7 p.m. and must beat the Cougars in that game and again tomorrow night to win the Lexington Regional.
  • UK Advances in NCAA Tournament    Greg Dombrowski tossed his fourth complete game of the season and Kentucky's bats came alive as UK won its first NCAA Tournament game since 1998 with a 10-4 victory over Notre Dame on Saturday at Cliff
  • NCAA Baseball Regional: Kentucky 10, Notre Dame 4    Shaun Lehmann homered and Greg Dombrowski pitched a complete game as host Kentucky eliminated Notre Dame from the NCAA baseball tournament Saturday with a 10-4 victory.

Basketball

Men

  • Lavin made tough choice to stay at ESPN    RONDO'S EXIT WILL LET BRADLEY BLOSSOM, VITALE SAYS    Throughout his professional life, Steve Lavin never faced a difficult career choice. Take a job on Gene Keady's Purdue staff straight out of college? Duh.
  • Tubby gives a chemistry lesson    In Destin, Fla., for the Southeastern Conference meetings, coach Tubby Smith acknowledged that putting Randolph Morris back into action after a 14-game NCAA suspension wreaked havoc with the Wildcats' chemistry last season but that he won't have to deal with that problem again.
(6-3-06)

 

Baseball

  • Baseball Advances Past Notre Dame    Greg Dombrowski tossed a complete game and Kentucky pounded out 10 runs to beat Notre Dame, 10-4, in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. The Wildcats face either College of Charleston or Ball State Sunday at 2 p.m.
  • CATS AGAINST THE WALL NOW    4-hitter sends top seed to losers' bracket    Craig Snipp did nearly everything he could to pitch Kentucky to a win in the opening round of the NCAA Regional last night. But Ben Snyder did more, hurling Ball State to a 3-1 victory before a sold-out, Cliff Hagan Stadium-record crowd of 3,529. That doesn't count about 250 fans who peered over the wall in right-center at no charge.
  • Kentucky picks bad time to play not so well    ONCE UNDER THE RADAR, WILDCATS UNDER THE GUN    Timing is everything. There's never a bad time to play well. There are certainly bad times to play not so well. Late in the year is such a time. In the spotlight is another.
  • Wildcats fall in opener    Ben Snyder pitched eight dominant innings and Justin Rogers singled home the winning runs as Ball State upset host Kentucky 3-1 Friday night in the opening game of the NCAA baseball Lexington regional at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
  • Ball State silences Cats' bats, wins 3-1    UK faces must-win against Irish today    On May 19 at Georgia, the University of Kentucky baseball team clinched a share of its first Southeastern Conference championship. There have been no reasons to celebrate since.
  • Wildcats' Strieby honored again    University of Kentucky junior first baseman Ryan Strieby has been named a Louisville Slugger first-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball.
  • UK Loses NCAA Opener    Ben Snyder was nearly flawless for eight innings in shutting down Kentucky's powerful offense on Friday night to carry fourth-seeded Ball State to a 3-1 opening round upset over the top-seeded Wildcats on Friday night at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
  • NCAA Baseball Regional: Ball State 3, Kentucky 1    Ben Snyder pitched eight dominant innings and Justin Rogers singled home the winning runs as Ball State upset host Kentucky 3-1 Friday night in the opening game of the NCAA baseball Lexington regional.
(6-2-06)

 

Baseball

  • Kentucky Falls in NCAA Opener to Ball State    Ball State shut down Kentucky’s powerful offense on Friday night to score a 3-1 opening-round upset over the top-seeded Wildcats on Friday night. UK faces No. 3 Notre Dame Saturday at 2 p.m.
  • Strieby Named Louisville Slugger All-American    Kentucky junior Ryan Strieby has been named a Louisville Slugger first-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, the publication announced Friday.
  • Lexington is all about baseball now    IT'S MORE THAN HORSES AND BASKETBALL    All these years together. You don't know me at all. You, America, look at me, Lexington, Ky., and you see horses. You, America, listen to me -- when you listen at all -- and hear only the "bmmmp, bmmmp, bmmmp" of bouncing basketballs.
  • Cats don't have to stress to impress     COHEN CALLS FOR CALM ON THE BIG STAGE    Relax. This is only an NCAA Regional baseball tournament. That's the message both Kentucky Coach John Cohen and Ball State counterpart Greg Beals have for their players, who will go head-to-head before a sellout crowd of some 3,000 at Cliff Hagan Stadium, tonight at 7.
  • Baseball Cats face new challenge    Have rare spot in NCAA regional    The University of Kentucky baseball team has already compiled its best season ever, winning a share of its first Southeastern Conference title, setting the school record for victories and achieving a top-five national ranking at one point.

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  • UK fans question Smith's direction    No matter what time of year it is, University of Kentucky basketball fans always are speculating about what is right, or wrong, with their beloved Wildcats.
  • Smith set championship coaching precedent    The Big Blue Empire is growing restless.
  • SEC works toward national recognition    BIGGER GAMES, MORE TV FOLLOW SUCCESS    The Southeastern Conference is trying to take advantage of its post- season basketball success. Florida won the national championship, LSU also advanced to the Final Four and South Carolina won the National Invitation Tournament. The league also finished with the highest Rating Percentage Index in the country.
  • SEC hoping success changes perception    The Southeastern Conference is trying to take advantage of its postseason basketball success.
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  • Kentucky’s Opening Round Game SOLD OUT    Tickets for Kentucky’s opening round game on Friday of the NCAA Lexington Regional are sold out. There are no more reserved or general admission tickets available for the game scheduled to start at 7 p.m. EDT.
  • Kentucky Begins NCAA Play Against Ball State    The Kentucky baseball team opens NCAA Tournament play for the fifth time in school history on Friday night when it faces Ball State in the first round of regional play at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
  • Kentucky's Opening Round Game To Be Televised    Kentucky’s opening round game of the NCAA Tournament against Ball State on Friday at 7 p.m. will be televised by the Big Blue Sports Network.
  • Catchers give UK 2-for-1 special    PLAYERS SHARE TIME, SUCCESS    Two players for one position can sometimes add up to a touchy situation. Not so with Kentucky catchers Sean Coughlin and Justin Scutchfield. It will be two for one and one for the other at Cliff Hagan Stadium when the Wildcats open NCAA Regional play against Ball State on Friday.
  • Lots to learn about NCAA Baseball Tournament    Our little town has become baseball town. Before Roger Clemens pulls on a Legends uniform Tuesday, the NCAA Tournament visits Friday. Dressed in UK blue.

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