May 2004 WildcatZone.Com News Archive

(05-31-04)

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(05-30-04)

      Basketball

  • hanson making his mark    Four years ago, he was an apprentice coach, barely into his 30s and less than 10 years removed from a college career so inspiring his school named its sacrifice award in his honor. In 1999, he decided to become a college coach and, coincidentally, got to start at the top because his alma mater wanted to invigorate a middle-aged staff with youthful energy.
  • Ex-UK recruit gets one-year jail sentence    Former University of Kentucky basketball recruit Michael Southall was ordered Friday to spend a year in jail for violating probation on a 2000 drug conviction, the La Crosse (Wis.) Tribune reported.

 

(05-29-04)

      Football

  • Barnhart's attitude is most troubling   If the University of Kentucky really wanted to punish Ron Hudson for being "careless" with complimentary football tickets, the school would have extended his contract as offensive coordinator.
  • UK fines assistant football coach   TICKET-TRADING INQUIRY PROVES INCONCLUSIVE   Although unable to prove or disprove an allegation about misuse of game tickets, the University of Kentucky reprimanded and fined assistant football coach Ron Hudson, the school announced yesterday.
  • UK docks Hudson his raise over ticket issue   University of Kentucky assistant football coach Ron Hudson will not receive his scheduled pay raise of $5,000 this year as a penalty for not monitoring his complimentary tickets closely enough.

(05-28-04)

  • UK Finishes Ticket Review    The University of Kentucky athletics department concluded Friday that Offensive Coordinator Ron Hudson was careless with his four complimentary tickets during the 2003 football season. However, following a thorough, two-week inquiry into the claim of a Lexington building contractor that he was offered game tickets in exchange for work done at the Hudson home, no verifiable evidence could be found that Hudson knowingly did so.  

(05-27-04)

  • UK associate AD finalist at Utah St.    Greg Byrne, the University of Kentucky's associate athletic director for development and fund-raising, is one of three finalists for the vacant athletic director job at Utah State.

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      Basketball

  • Wildcats will host Wesleyan    It has been almost 20 years since Ray Harper was on the basketball coaching staff at Virginia Commonwealth with Tubby Smith. However, Harper says Smith has changed little in that time.  

      Football
  • Preview 2004- 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.
  • Players you should know in 2004    Who is Vincent Burns? ... Defensive ends aren't supposed to make a ton of tackles. They're supposed to get pressure on the quarterback, hold the line against the run and get sacks and pressures. Tackles are for linebackers and safeties. But Kentucky's Vincent "Sweet Pea" Burns isn't your normal defensive end.
  • Forget summer, fall into football    The century mark approaches. There are 102 days and counting to the start of the college football season. At least Kentucky's part in it.

(05-26-04)

No UK sporting news on the web today

(05-25-04)

      Football

      Basketball

      Baseball

  • Gators can thank UK coach    John Cohen doesn't have a team in this week's Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament. That doesn't mean he might not turn out to be a kingmaker come Sunday. 

(05-24-04)

      Baseball

  • Bat Cats end season with loss    Warner Jones hit two home runs and had three RBI as Vanderbilt beat Kentucky 11-5 yesterday, giving the Commodores a three-game sweep.
  • Graeter and Stewart Named All-SEC by SEBaseball.com   Kentucky seniors Spencer Graeter and Caleb Stewart have been named to the All-Southeastern Conference baseball team by SEBaseball.com. The web site, which is dedicated to covering college baseball in the southeastern portion of the U.S., placed Graeter on the second team and Stewart on the third team.

(05-23-04)

      Basketball

      Football

  • Lagrange, Ga., pipeline overflows with prospects    University of Kentucky recruiting coordinator Joker Phillips definitely knows his way around Lagrange, Ga. Phillips brought in receiver Quentin McCord to UK from Lagrange in his first stint at UK and also signed safety Wesley Woodyard to this year's incoming class. 
  • Coaches watching Danville's Turner    During the time he's won seven state championships and 193 games at Danville, coach Sam Harp has had many talented players. However, he's never had one receiving as much attention from Division I coaches as early as what running back Kelvin Turner is.

      Baseball

  • Kentucky Finishes Season With 11-5 Loss at Vanderbilt    Vanderbilt scored three times in the seventh and four more in the eighth, coming from behind to beat Kentucky, 11-5, on Sunday afternoon in Nashville. The game was the last for Kentucky in 2004, which finished with a 24-30 mark, including 7-23 in Southeastern Conference play. Vanderbilt improves to 39-16, 16-14 in the SEC.
  • Vanderbilt Takes Second Game From Kentucky    John Shelby belted two home runs for Kentucky on Saturday, but it was not enough as Vanderbilt scored twice in the first inning and three times in each the second and third frames, to beat the Wildcats, 8-6, in Nashville. The win was the 38th of the season for Vanderbilt (38-16, 15-14 SEC), setting a school record.

(05-22-04)

      Baseball

  • Vanderbilt Ace Sowers Beats Kentucky, 9-1    Vanderbilt starting pitcher Jeremy Sowers held Kentucky to one run on just four hits, as the home standing Commodores beat Kentucky, 9-1, on Friday night in Nashville. Sowers, rated by many as the top left-handed pitcher in the country, struck out eight UK batters along the way before giving way to Tyler Rhoden with two outs in the eighth inning.

(05-21-04)

      Basketball

  • NORSE TO PLAY CATS IN NOV. 3 EXHIBITION    With a better-late-than-never attitude, Derek Smith has a chance to play in a University of Kentucky basketball game. Smith, who pulled the plug on his still-born pro football career last month, intends to enroll at Northern Kentucky University this summer. If he does well in two classes, he will be academically eligible to join NKU's basketball program.
  • Wildcats will play exhibition game against Northern Kentucky    When Northern Kentucky plays Kentucky in an exhibition basketball game Nov. 3, coach Dave Bezold anticipates one potential problem.  
  • CVC expanding with hopes of featuring UK-Duke    Kansas is out of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic in November and Kentucky is in, assuming the organizers win a lawsuit against the NCAA over the 2-in-4 rule. Kentucky and Duke, which is also in the event with Syracuse and Cal, don't have an exemption remaining. 

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(05-20-04)

      Baseball

  • Wildcats Route Murray State, 9-1, in Final Home Game    Kentucky scored five times in the bottom of the sixth inning en route to a 9-1 beating of Murray State on Wednesday night at Cliff Hagan Stadium. Six UK pitchers held the Thoroughbreds to just one earned run on eight hits, as Kalen Gibson (5-3) picked up his fifth win of the season. The game was the final home contest of 2004 for the Wildcats.
  • Kentucky Travels to Vanderbilt to Conclude Season    The Kentucky baseball team will wrap up its season this weekend when it travels to Nashville, Tenn., for a three-game Southeastern Conference series with the Vanderbilt Commodores. The Wildcats won their final home game of the season over Murray State, 9-1, on Wednesday, and enter the weekend with a 24-27 mark, including a 9-20 record in SEC play. The Commodores are 36-16, 13-14 in the SEC.

      Basketball

  • Judge strips Azubuike's father of public defender    HEARING ON BOND VIOLATIONS IS FRIDAY    After reviewing financial records yesterday, a judge ordered that the father of University of Kentucky basketball player Kelenna Azubuike could no longer use a public defender in an 18-count fraud indictment.
  • Smith's youngest son to walk on at Ole Miss    Tubby Smith is nowhere near as prolific as his parents, who produced 17 children. But what the Kentucky coach and wife, Donna, lack in quantity, they have made up for in quality.

(05-19-04)

      Basketball

  • Barnhart says patience pays off for Smith    He's not ready to ordain Kentucky as the next national champion, but Mitch Barnhart isn't going to deny that he's excited about the recruiting class that basketball coach Tubby Smith put together.
  • Tubby's youngest to walk on with Rebs    Ole Miss landed a basketball commitment Tuesday from a well recognized name, and is also in the mix for a major-college transfer who is said to possess a big-time game.
  • UK, UC and OSU will test Norse    Thanks to an NCAA rule change, Northern Kentucky University is close to finalizing an exhibition game with the University of Kentucky in men's basketball this fall as part of a preseason that also will include the University of Cincinnati and Ohio State.

(05-18-04)

      Baseball

  • Kentucky Baseball Announces Cancellation    The Kentucky baseball team has announced that its scheduled game with Eastern Kentucky on Tuesday, May 18, has been cancelled due to an EKU scheduling conflict. The game was supposed to be a make-up game from a rain out back on March 31.
  • Kentucky to Play Murray State in Final Home Game of Season    Kentucky will have its final home game of the 2004 season when it plays host to the Murray State Thoroughbreds on Wednesday evening at Cliff Hagan Stadium. The Wildcats stand at 23-27 under first-year head coach John Cohen, and also have a road series with Vanderbilt remaining on the schedule.

      Football

  • Morris supports Morriss    Former University of Kentucky football coach Guy Morriss didn't need long to make a fan out of John Morris, a 1977 Danville High School graduate who lives in Waco, Texas, and works for the Baylor radio network.  

(05-17-04)

      Baseball

  • Wildcats Give Great Effort, Come Up Just Short, 12-11    Jake Kungl was 4-for-5 with two runs batted in, and Kentucky pounded out 11 runs on 14 hits, but it was not enough, as the Cats fell to the Alabama Crimson Tide, 12-11, on Sunday in Lexington. The win gave the Tide the series and dropped the Wildcats to 23-27 on the season, including a 7-20 mark in Southeastern Conference play. Alabama improved to 29-23, 10-17 in the SEC.
  • Bama rallies last, takes series    After falling behind Alabama 6-5 yesterday, the University of Kentucky baseball team rallied for six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning for an 11-6 cushion

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(05-16-04)

      Basketball

  • UK's Hill Likes the View    Like beauty, majesty can be in the eye of the beholder. For Cameron Hill, Kentucky basketball's pre-eminence is captured by something as mundane as a parking space. 

      Baseball

  • Graeter Delivers in the 12th Inning, Cats Beat Tide, 9-8    Senior Spencer Graeter’s bases-loaded single in the bottom of the 12th inning scored Billy Grace with the game’s winning run, as the Wildcats celebrated Senior Night with a 9-8 win over the visiting Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday. The Kentucky win evened the three-game Southeastern Conference series at a game a piece, setting up Sunday’s rubber match at 1 p.m. (ET).  

      Football

  • UK looking into charge of improper ticket use    The University of Kentucky athletic department is looking into claims by a Lexington contractor that assistant football coach Ron Hudson's wife used tickets to partially pay for work on the Hudsons' house.  

(05-15-04)

      Basketball

  • Azubuike's counsel wants off case   PUBLIC DEFENDER SAYS PLAYER'S FATHER ISN'T INDIGENT   While using a public defender to fight 18 federal counts of fraud, the father of University of Kentucky basketball player Kelenna Azubuike has banked hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to court filings in Oklahoma.
  • Wildcats have western (Kentucky) flavor    Many lament that the high school basketball talent in the western end of the state gets overlooked, especially by the University of Kentucky.  

      Football

  • Builder: UK coach paid him in tickets    SCHOOL SAYS NO NCAA RULES WERE BROKEN, BUT IT'S STILL INVESTIGATING    A Lexington contractor says the wife of an assistant football coach at the University of Kentucky used game tickets as partial payment for work on the couple's house.

 

(05-14-04)

      Baseball

  • Wade LeBlanc Spectacular to Beat Kentucky, 6-2    Alabama freshman pitcher Wade LeBlanc held Kentucky to just two runs on six hits, as he threw a complete game and struck out six batters on Friday night at Cliff Hagan Stadium. The win improved LeBlanc’s record to 8-4 and the Crimson Tide to 28-22 (9-16 Southeastern Conference). UK fell to 22-26 with the loss, and 6-19 in SEC play. 
  • Kentucky Plays Host to Alabama Over the Weekend    Kentucky will play host to the Alabama Crimson Tide this weekend in a three-game Southeastern Conference series at Cliff Hagan Stadium. The series will be the last of the season at home for the Wildcats.
  • JANNECK EARNS SOFTBALL ALL-SEC    The Kentucky baseball team will play host to the Alabama Crimson Tide this weekend in a three-game Southeastern Conference series at Cliff Hagan Stadium

(05-13-04)

      Basketball
  • Wait to judge UK class    It seemed like such a simple question, one that Kentucky coach Tubby Smith surely would have no trouble answering.  
  • Wildcats, Longhorns have top recruiting classes   When I look at recruiting classes every year I get excited at the addition of talented diaper dandies. Every year more and more kids declare for the NBA draft early and more kids skip the opportunity to attend college. But there are still tons of great kids who decide to go to college and make an impact on some lucky institution.

(05-12-04)

      Baseball
  • Kentucky Sweeps Season Series From Western With 10-5 Win    Mike Breyman hit a big three-run home run as part of a five-run fourth inning for Kentucky to help lead the Wildcats to a 10-5 win over Western Kentucky on Tuesday night at Cliff Hagan Stadium. The win gives UK a sweep of the two-game, home-and-home season series with the Toppers.

      Basketball

  • Smith - UK recruits' 'potential is great'    He did his best to downplay the rising expectations for his star-studded recruiting class, but Kentucky coach Tubby Smith still couldn't hide his excitement.
  • Wildcats Sign Highly Touted Trio    McDonald’s All-Americans Joe Crawford, Randolph Morris and Rajon Rondo have signed to play basketball at Kentucky, head coach Tubby Smith announced Tuesday. The highly touted trio gives UK a four-man 2004 freshmen signing class that includes guard Ramel Bradley of New York City, who was inked during the fall signing period.
  • Game's not over until banner's hung    Now that it has finally ditched those misfits who won 59 games over the past two years, Kentucky can start turning its basketball program around.
  • New talent, same old demands    SMITH PRAISES UK RECRUITS, EMPHASIZES NEED FOR WINS    Kentucky Coach Tubby Smith balked at the suggestion that the latest in his line of successes, this year's stellar recruiting class, equals extra pressure to achieve next season.
  • Cats to rely on kittens early    The fortunes of next season's team could rest on the immediate impact of Smith's most heralded class of recruits
  • Tubby deals UK a Final Four hand    Randolph Morris is an Atlanta kid, in a year when being an Atlanta kid meant watching hometown Georgia Tech roll to the national title game. Not only that, his older brother was a manager for Paul Hewitt's team.

(05-11-04)

      Baseball
  • UK Hosts WKU on Tuesday    Kentucky will be looking to sweep its two-game season series with Western Kentucky when the Wildcats entertain the Hilltoppers on Tuesday at Cliff Hagan Stadium. Game time is set for 6:30 p.m. (ET). The Wildcats took the first game, 18-6, back on March 10 in Bowling Green.

      Basketball

  • Men's Basketball Press Conference Quotes    Head Coach Tubby Smith    On the addition of transfer Patrick Sparks…    "I guess the first one probably is the young man that's been in our program a year, actually transferred from Western Kentucky, and that's Patrick Sparks. People have seen him in our Blue-White game last year and Patrick had a good year last year. We're really pleased with how had he's worked all season long. It was a tough thing for him to do to sit out, but he did an excellent job.”  
  • Wildcats win latest recruiting battle    A couple of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball teams lost recruiting battles in the past week, with one of the decisions giving a Southeastern Conference power perhaps the best 2004 class in the country. 
  • Rules committee recommends changes in replay    The NCAA basketball rules committee has proposed eliminating the period-ending buzzer in determining if a shot counts. 

      Football

  • Football Cats Add A Preferred Walk - On    One of the newest additions to the Kentucky football team is a walk-on from Indiana who might just end up seeing a lot of playing time before the year is over.  

(05-10-04)

      Baseball
  • LSU delivers 15-4 thumping to Cats    Louisiana State, ranked fifth in the nation, blew open a 4-0 game with five runs in the seventh inning en route to a 15-4 victory over Kentucky yesterday at Cliff Hagan Stadium.

      Basketball

  • Smith may be latest bust from Kentucky    The Kentucky All-Star high school teams have been lackluster of late. The universities of Kentucky and Louisville are outsourcing most scholarships beyond state borders. And the pros don't want anything to do with our guys

(05-09-04)

  • Barnhart and mom have much to celebrate    Politicians, academicians, rhetoricians and other esteemed figures are standing on podiums nationwide this weekend, delivering commencement speeches. Ottawa University in Kansas did not have the juice to land George W. Bush or any of his presidential predecessors, but it did get the president of the Suzie Gibbs Fan Club.  

      Baseball

  • Kentucky Comes Up Short to No. 5 LSU    The nation’s fifth-ranked LSU Tigers blew open a 4-0 game with five runs in the seventh inning and six more in the ninth en route to defeating Kentucky, 15-4, Sunday afternoon at Cliff Hagan Stadium. The win gave LSU the series victory after the teams had split the first two games of the weekend.

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(05-08-04)

      Baseball

      Basketball

  • Tubby wins recruiting race with stretch run  Trainer D. Wayne Lukas learned the value of using college basketball to describe developments in horse racing. Today I'll borrow from Lukas by using racing to explain college basketball recruiting.
  • Sparks' new Kentucky home    We were all guilty of forgetting about Patrick Sparks. Any time the talk of Kentucky's newcomers came up -- on ESPN, ESPN.com, and even at times in Kentucky's media outlets -- the names listed were almost always the incoming freshmen. 

(05-07-04)

      Baseball

  • Nation’s Fifth-Ranked Team in Town to Battle UK   Kentucky will take on the No. 5 LSU Tigers this weekend at Cliff Hagan Stadium in Lexington. The Wildcats have already taken series from top ten opponents twice this season. 
  • Another tough test awaits Bat Cats   Kentucky will take on the No. 5 LSU Tigers (34-12) this weekend at Cliff Hagan Stadium in Lexington. UK will send Kalen Gibson (4-3) to the mound at 6:30 tonight and he will be opposed by LSU freshman Clay Dirks (8-1). The teams will play at 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
  • Kentucky coach marvels at parity now in SEC baseball    The Southeastern Conference has changed dramatically since John Cohen played at Mississippi State from 1987-90, just before LSU became the premier program in college baseball and won five of the next 10 national championships. 

      Basketball

  • It's official - Morris will now be a Cat    Adding Atlanta center Randolph Morris not only should give Kentucky coach Tubby Smith the nation's top recruiting class, but it may also pay early dividends on next year's recruiting.  
  • Big recruits bring bigger expectations    Suddenly, the Blue-Eyed Monster of Kentucky basketball is b-a-a-a-a-ck
  • UK adds to stellar '04 class   Guards Rajon Rondo and Joe Crawford have yet to put on a University of Kentucky jersey, but they could be credited with assists in helping the Wildcats land 7-foot center Randolph Morris. Morris, of Landmark Christian (Fairburn, Ga.), announced Thursday at a press conference in Atlanta that he would be attending UK over Georgia Tech, ending months of speculation for UK and Georgia Tech fans.
  • Kansas-Kentucky hoops rivalry expected to be renewed next season    That rumor that Kentucky and Kansas are renewing their storied rivalry appears closer to reality. 
  • Coveted recruit Morris picks Wildcats over Georgia Tech    University of Kentucky-bound Randolph Morris scores, rebounds, blocks shots — and he's got a sense of humor, too.
  • Big recruits bring bigger expectations   Suddenly, the Blue-Eyed Monster of Kentucky basketball is b-a-a-a-a-ck. The announcement last evening that zealously coveted, 7-foot center Randolph Morris had picked the Wildcats over Georgia Tech gives UK an outlandish three McDonald's All-Americans joining the fold.
  • With Morris Signing Cats Ranked 3rd. Best Recruiting Class by Hoopscoops
  • Playful Morris newest Cat   UK adds 7-footer to stellar recruiting class   Heralded big man prospect Randolph Morris began his time as a Kentucky player with a jolt. "At this time, I'd like to announce I'm turning my name into the 2004 NBA Draft," Morris said to begin yesterday's long-awaited announcement on his basketball future.
  • The book on Randolph Morris    Chose UK over: Georgia Tech, NBA (Most draft projections placed Morris as a late first-round or early second-round selection)

(05-06-04)

      Baseball

  • Burton blast snaps tie as U of L tops UK 9-6    Daniel Burton, a freshman infielder from New Albany, Ind., hit the home run that put Louisville ahead for good in a 9-6 victory over host UK at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
  • Cards overpower Cats to split series   The University of Kentucky baseball team came out on the short end of a slugfest last night, falling 9-6 to Louisville at Cliff Hagan Stadium.

      Basketball

  • Morris To Kentucky    At a restaurant in Atlanta, Landmark Christian senior center Randolph Morris made it official: he’s a Wildcat. Morris selected Kentucky over Georgia Tech his hometown school where his brother was a manager for this year’s team.
  • Atlanta prep star commits to Kentucky    Atlanta prep star Randolph Morris committed to Kentucky on Thursday night, spurning a scholarship offer from hometown Georgia Tech.
  • Morris spurns Tech for Kentucky    In the crowded back room of Paschal's Restaurant, 7-foot center Randolph Morris stunned his family and friends by announcing he was entering the NBA Draft. 
  • Cote leaving; Morris to decide    Bernard Cote, the University of Kentucky's seldom-used sophomore forward, said yesterday that he will transfer, and the Wildcats hope to fill his scholarship in a matter of 24 hours.
  • Cote says he'll transfer    Exit opens roster spot for Morris    Kentucky announced yesterday that forward Bernard Cote has decided to transfer to another school. Cote's departure creates an available scholarship that UK no doubt hopes will be filled this evening when highly regarded prospect Randolph Morris makes his college choice.
  • Early exits    Scholarship players who did not complete their eligibility at UK in Tubby Smith's seven seasons:
  • Cote gone after 2 seasons at UK    University of Kentucky forward Bernard Cote was granted his release from the program this week. As a sophomore, the 6-foot-9 forward averaged 1.4 points and 0.4 rebounds in 5.6 minutes per game. He appeared in 27 of the team's 32 games and logged a season-high 18 minutes at Mississippi State. Against Vanderbilt, Cote scored a career-high seven points.

(05-05-04)

      Baseball

  • A nice ride for Graeter    The long bus rides are the worst for a college baseball player, especially after a weekend series.
  • Louisville Outlasts Kentucky in Slugfest, 9-6    Kentucky and Louisville combined to hit eight home runs on Wednesday night, as the Cardinals outlasted the Wildcats, 9-6, at Cliff Hagan Stadium. The win gave Louisville a split in the season series, after Kentucky had taken the first game, 5-1, on April 14.

      Basketball

  • Cats in talks to play Jayhawks    One of Kentucky basketball's most storied rivalries may return from exile next season. UK officials are in discussions to resume a series with Kansas. 
  • Cote says he's leaving Kentucky    Bernard Cote, a reserve forward for Kentucky, has left the team and been granted a release from his scholarship, coach Tubby Smith said Wednesday. 
  • Morris saga near end    The Randolph Morris saga is about to end - or maybe just start, depending on your perspective.
  • WLAP to air Morris Press Confernece Live    WLAP radio sports talk show host Jim Tirey announced on his program this evening that WLAP will have a life feed for the Randolph Morris press conference scheduled for 6:00 pm. on Thursday.

(05-04-04)

      Football

  • Trigg's Turner says he'll play for Cats    University of Kentucky football coach Rich Brooks said he wants his offensive linemen to be taller, and that what he's getting with 6-foot-7 Kenny Ray Turner.
  • Trigg's Turner commits to UK    Trigg County High School football star Kenny Ray Turner became the first commitment in the University of Kentucky's 2005 class last week when he verbally committed to the Wildcats.  
  • UK walk-ons embrace roles, fulfill dreams    As the UK football team pummeled Texas-El Paso 77-17 Sept. 7, 2002, Trey Barclay watched from the sidelines.
  • Football equipment gets safer    In his 27 years as UK head football equipment manager, Tom Kalinowski said the game has changed.
  • UK coaches take break here    University of Kentucky basketball coach Tubby Smith and football coach Rich Brooks were among the coaches and administrators who got some relief from their work week on the first stop of the Big Blue Caravan highlighted by a golf outing and dinner at the Triple Crown Country Club on Monday afternoon.  

 

(05-03-04)

      Baseball
  • Kentucky Swept By Georgia With 5-1 Loss on Sunday    Georgia starting pitcher Paul Lubrano was extraordinary, throwing a three-hitter to beat Kentucky, 5-1, on Sunday afternoon in Athens. Lubrano allowed just the one unearned run, while striking out nine and facing just two batters over the minimum for the game.
  • Surging Georgia sweeps Bat Cats   Georgia stretched its winning streak to nine games as senior left-hander Paul Lubrana threw the team's first complete game in three years in a 5-1 win over visiting Kentucky yesterday.

(05-02-04)

  • Cat fans not in giving mood -- yet    Tennessee-based tycoon Bill Gatton, who once gave $14 million to the University of Kentucky business school, recalled how Joe B. Hall persuaded him to donate money for the building of Wildcat Lodge in the late 1970s. 

      Football

      Baseball

  • Georgia Takes Game, Series From Kentucky With 7-2 Win    Kentucky could muster just two runs on seven hits against the Georgia trio of Michael Hyle, Bo Lanier and Mitchell Boggs on Saturday, as the Cats fell to the Bulldogs, 7-2, in Athens. The loss dropped Kentucky to 20-21 and 5-15 in Southeastern Conference play.
  • 4-run sixth carries Bulldogs past Bat Cats   Justin Holmes' two-run double sparked a four-run sixth inning that helped carry Georgia to its eighth victory in a row, 7-2 over Kentucky yesterday.

(05-01-04)

  • NCAA reforms: 'seismic shifts' or tiny tremors?   The changes announced Thursday in college athletics were called "seismic shifts" by University of Washington acting president Lee Huntsman. He said they will "change the calculus of how we recruit student-athletes."
 
 

 

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