May 2006 News Archives

(5-31-06)

 

Baseball

  • Snipp tapped for NCAA opener    UK'S BIG THREE PITCHERS ARE 20-8    With a team batting average of .298 and four players with 16 or more home runs, offense has had a highly visible role in Kentucky's baseball success this season.
  • Reserved seats sold out for regional at UK    After one day of ticket sales, reserved seats have been sold out for the NCAA baseball regional this week at the University of Kentucky's Cliff Hagan Stadium. Booklets for general-admission seating still are available for $42, and single-game tickets, if available, will go on sale tomorrow.

Basketball

Men

  • Stats support Tubby    Can Tubby Smith recruit? Is Smith meeting the high standards fans have for Kentucky basketball or is the program sliding backwards?
  • Expand the NCAA tourney? Bad idea    College basketball is an imperfect game. There's work to be done. Summer is here with free time to do it. Coaches could roll up their sleeves.
  • Kentucky center ineligible    Kentucky center Shagari Alleyne is academically ineligible, but it's unclear whether he can restore his eligibility in time to play next season, The Lexington Herald-Leader reported.

Football
(5-30-06)

 

Baseball

  • Cowgill Named Academic All-American    Sophomore Kentucky outfielder Collin Cowgill has been named a second-team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America, it was announced Tuesday.
  • Bat Cats have a Ball (State) for opener    WITH REGIONAL AT HOME, UK IS FEELING LIKE IT'S GOING PLACES    Kentucky's baseball team has been economical on the field all season, so why should a "pairings party" be any different? There was no jumping and cheering in the Wildcat Den, deep inside Commonwealth Stadium, when UK's name was called yesterday on ESPN. The Cats (42-15), who learned a day earlier that they would be a regional host, were more interested in who they will be playing.
  • UK ballplayers have nothing to celebrate - yet    The television cameras were strategically placed to ensure they captured the elation expected to crackle through the University of Kentucky baseball team as the players learned the name of their opponent for the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance in 13 years.
  • UK to face Ball State in opener    During the last few weeks of the regular season, the University of Kentucky's baseball players reveled in their considerable accomplishments, including the school's first Southeastern Conference championship.
  • Cats to Face Ball State in NCAA Opener    The Kentucky Wildcats will play Ball State in NCAA Regional play Friday at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
  • Cohen, Strieby Earn National Honors    UK's Ryan Strieby and John Cohen, already honored as the top player and coach in the Southeastern Conference, racked up more honors on Monday from the College Baseball Foundation, which released its National Coaches of the Year and All-America team.
  • UK To Host Regional In NCAA Baseball Tournament    Clemson was selected as the top seed for the 64-team Division I college baseball tournament Monday. The Tigers (46-14), the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season and tournament champions, will host one of 16 four-team, double-elimination regionals that begin Friday. Clemson, led by sluggers Andy D'Alessio and Tyler Colvin, was ranked No. 1 for 19 weeks in at least one of the major polls and opens up against UNC-Asheville.
(5-29-06)

 

Baseball

  • Strieby and Cohen Honored Nationally    Ryan Strieby and John Cohen racked up more honors on Monday from the College Baseball Foundation, which released its National Coaches of the Year and All-America team.
  • NCAA Baseball Regional Field Announced    Having already learned it would host an NCAA Baseball Tournament Regional, Kentucky learned the three teams that would play at Cliff Hagan Stadium when the tournament field was announced Monday.
  • Baseball Signees Earn Accolades    Two Kentucky baseball signees, Clint Tilford and Chris Walden, have been named the Gatorade Player of the Year in for his respective state.
  • Baseball to Host NCAA Regional    The University of Kentucky has been selected as one of 16 hosts for regional play in the 2006 NCAA Baseball Tournament beginning this weekend, it was announced Sunday by the NCAA.
  • Bat Cats chosen to host regional    FIRST-TIMER KENTUCKY ONE OF FIVE IN SEC SELECTED    To John Cohen's way of thinking, Kentucky got what it deserved yesterday. The NCAA selected UK as one of 16 regional baseball tournament hosts. The rest of the 64-team field will be revealed today at 12:30 p.m.
  • NCAA tourney starts for Cats on home turf    Seven weeks have passed since the University of Kentucky's baseball team lost a game at Cliff Hagan Stadium. Back then, the Wildcats were puttering along in the middle of the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division and they were relative newcomers to the top-25 polls.
  • Cats Awarded NCAA Regional    The University of Kentucky has been selected as one of 16 hosts for regional play in the 2006 NCAA Baseball Tournament beginning this weekend, it was announced Sunday by the NCAA. It is the first
(5-28-06)

 

Baseball

  • Schools wait for bids to NCAA Tournament    Larry Templeton has done his homework. The Mississippi State athletic director has analyzed games, ranked teams, reviewed statistics and discussed his findings with the other decision-makers in college baseball.

Basketball

Men

  • College, pro fans not same people    Rondo not expected to show off jump shot at pre-draft camp    News flash: The NBA playoffs have reached the conference finals. Tayshaun Prince. Dwyane Wade. Dirk Nowitzki. Steve Nash. That might come as news since being a Kentucky basketball fan doesn't necessarily translate into being a basketball fan.
  • Wildcats back on top in home attendance    UK reclaimed the attendance title from Syracuse last season with an average of 22,763 fans in 15 games in Rupp Arena. The Orange finished second at 21,587.

Football

  • Sports media predict gloomy season for UK    LINDY'S: BROOKS WON'T GET SIX WINS NEEDED TO SURVIVE    If you go by the hot-off-the-presses pre-season college football magazines, Rich Brooks might as well start packing his bags.
(5-27-06)

 

Basketball

Men

  • Alleyne ruled ineligible    ACADEMICS PUT RETURN FOR NEXT SEASON IN QUESTION    Kentucky center Shagari Alleyne is academically ineligible, but it's unclear whether he can restore his eligibility in time to play next season, a source said yesterday.
  • Recruit chooses IU over UK    Phil Jones said he all but decided on his recruiting visit to Indiana University two weeks ago that he wanted to play basketball for the Hoosiers.
  • Perry's Cousin On Hold    Tubby Smith has added a walk-on to the UK team, but it's not Bobby Perry's cousin, at least not yet. Smith, speaking from Kuwait with our Drew Deener via telephone, said that he has not made a decision on Dwight Perry.

Women

Volleyball

  • Volleyball Recruiting Class Among Best in Nation    Following one of the most successful seasons in school history, the University of Kentucky volleyball program continues to gain national recognition. The 2006 signing class for second-year head coach Craig Skinner has been ranked 26th in the nation by PrepVolleyball.com.
(5-26-06)

 

Baseball

  • SEC-ya: Cats head home    Kentucky awaits call from NCAA after short stay in tournament     Georgia had more singles yesterday than a tip jar at a car wash. The Bulldogs banged out 22 hits -- 21 singles and a double -- en route to a 16-10 victory that sent home Kentucky from the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
  • Cohen, Cats agree: UK deserves regional    Despite going 0-for-2 in the Southeastern Conference Tournament, Kentucky remains a shoo-in for next weekend's NCAA Tournament. But what did losses to South Carolina and Georgia do to the Wildcats' hopes of hosting a regional?
  • Georgia 16, Kentucky 10   
  • Cats eliminated from SEC tourney    Jason Jacobs and Jonathan Wyatt each went 4 for 6 with two RBIs to power Georgia to a 16-10 victory over the University of Kentucky yesterday in the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament at Hoover, Ala., eliminating the second-seeded Wildcats.
  • Georgia Bombs Cats 16-10    Georgia scored five runs in the fourth and four more in the fifth Thursday enroute to a 16-10 victory over Kentucky in the SEC tournament, eliminating the second-seeded Wildcats.
  • Georgia 16, Kentucky 10    Jason Jacobs and Jonathan Wyatt each went 4-for-6 with two RBIs to lead Georgia to a 16-10 victory over Kentucky Thursday in the Southeastern Conference tournament, eliminating the second-seeded Wildcats.
  • Records (and Kentucky) fall in SEC shootout    Georgia and Kentucky turned their marathon game into a record-breaking affair. The teams combined for 37 hits, the most ever in an SEC tournament game, and Kentucky set a school record with seven doubles.
(5-25-06)

 

  • Wildcat layoffs a strike at diversity    A random 10: 1. UK's DiversiCats: No problem with the school that's building a $30 million basketball practice facility suddenly eliminating athletic administration positions to reduce expenditures, if that is the reason why UK is eliminating three positions, including those held by Alvis Johnson and Micki King.

Baseball

  • UGA  16  --  UK  10
  • Baseball Eliminated From SEC Tourney by Georgia    The No. 7 Kentucky baseball team pounded out 10 runs on 15 hits, but it wasn’t enough against a potent Georgia offense as the Wildcats fell 16-10 Thursday in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament in Hoover, Ala.
  • UK falls, U of L wins in baseball tourneys    South Carolina scored four runs in the ninth inning, rallying to beat the University of Kentucky baseball team 4-2 yesterday in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Hoover, Ala.

Basketball

Men

  • Tubby Smith Visits Kids at Kuwaiti Sports Club    UK head coach Tubby Smith was one of twelve NCAA men’s basketball coaches and sports personalities that traveled to the Kuwaiti Sports club to coach some of Kuwait’s younger basketball players Thursday.
  • Smith Travels to Kuwait for Operation Hardwood II    Tubby Smith, University of Kentucky head coach, traveled to Kuwait along with 12 other NCAA basketball coaches and sports personalities, to coach a military team in the Operation Hardwood II basketball tournament May 23-28.
  • Perry's cousin invited to walk on    GUARD HERALDED FOR HIS SMARTS    Kentucky Coach Tubby Smith has invited a cousin of forward Bobby Perry to join the team next season as a walk-on. Dave Pyper, the coach at Southern Durham (N.C.) High confirmed yesterday that Dwight Perry planned to walk on at UK.
(5-24-06)

 

  • Eliminating Johnson bad move for UK    Change is not always expected, or even fair, in big-time college athletics. Still, it was surprising Monday when Kentucky assistant athletics director Alvis Johnson learned he would be out of a job after June 30.
  • Dennis Johnson not happy with father's dismissal    It was a personnel issue, not a job performance issue, that resulted in Harrodsburg’s Alvis Johnson losing his job as assistant athletics director for administration at the University of Kentucky on Monday.

Baseball

  • Baseball Falls In SEC Tournament Opener 4-2    The No. 7 Kentucky baseball team couldn’t hold on to a one-run lead in the ninth inning and fell to South Carolina 4-2 in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament at Hoover, Ala.
  • Batcats Lose 4-2    Pinch-hitter Jon Willard slugged a two-run, ninth-inning homer to help lead South Carolina to a 4-to-2 victory over Kentucky today in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament.
  • South Carolina 4, Kentucky 2    Pinch-hitter Jon Willard hit a two-run, ninth-inning homer to help lead South Carolina to a 4-2 victory Wednesday in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament.
  • Kentucky Opens SEC Tournament Against USC    The seventh-ranked and second-seeded Kentucky baseball team opens play in the Southeastern Conference Tournament on Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET when it squares off with No. 7 seed South Carolina at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.
  • Strieby, Cohen Earn SEC's Top Honors    After leading Kentucky to its first Southeastern Conference championship in school history, head coach John Cohen and first baseman Ryan Strieby were awarded the SEC's top honors, it was announced by the league office Tuesday.
  • Strieby is player of the year; Cohen coach of the year    The University of Kentucky has a lot of important baseball left to play, beginning with the Southeastern Conference Tournament opening today in Hoover, Ala.
  • Cohen goes out of rotation for SEC opener    Having taken Kentucky baseball from last place to first in one season, John Cohen yesterday was a unanimous pick as the Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year.
  • UK's Ryan Strieby SEC baseball player of year    University of Kentucky baseball coach John Cohen drew more than his share of strange looks when he proclaimed before the season started that junior-college transfer Ryan Strieby would be the best player in the Southeastern Conference.
  • SEC Honors for Cohen, Strieby    UK coach John Cohen and first baseman Ryan Strieby have been named Coach of the Year and Player of the Year in the SEC.

Basketball

Men
(5-23-06)

 

  • UK cuts 3 positions in athletics department     ALVIS JOHNSON HAD 2 SONS WHO PLAYED FOOTBALL FOR CATS    The University of Kentucky had a major shake-up in its athletics department yesterday as three administrative positions were eliminated.

Baseball

  • UK's baseball team wants more respect    During a weightlifting session Sunday, Kentucky baseball coach John Cohen reminded his team that now is not the time to be satisfied with just winning a share of its first Southeastern Conference title.
  • SEC Tournament Field    The Wildcats can jump on pitchers’ fastballs and spray hits all over the park. There is power in Ryan Strieby (.340, 19 HR, 75 RBI) and Sean Coughlin (.319, 16 HR, 52).
  • One special season    RYAN STRIEBY HAS HELPED GUIDE UK FROM WORST TO FIRST IN THE SEC. PRO BASEBALL IS LIKELY HIS NEXT STOP.    After getting swept at Florida last season, Kentucky baseball coach John Cohen hopped on a plane and flew to Seattle. There was a junior college player he needed for the reclamation project that was UK baseball.
  • Cats' coach doesn't need hits for big innings    The first reaction is that University of Kentucky coach John Cohen had too much time on his hands in 2000. Or that he's one of those baseball statistic freaks who lives in his mother's basement and studies box scores.
  • From the SEC bottom to top    The Kentucky Wildcats have already made a dramatic turnaround in the regular season.
  • USC taking heavy arms to SEC tourney    USC packed 12 reasons it should not worry about its pitching depth. The Gamecocks, who departed Monday for the SEC tournament, loaded the bus with 12 pitchers — likely more than any of the other seven teams will bring, coach Ray Tanner predicted.
(5-22-06)

 

Baseball

Basketball

Men

  • Wildcats change just like Tubby promised    Kentucky coach Tubby Smith promised changes to the program after the Wildcats lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three years.
(5-21-06)

 

Baseball

  • Bat Cats have some company at the top    TIDE WIN MEANS SHARED TITLE AND NO. 2 SEED FOR UK    Kentucky got shut out for the first time in more than a year, and the Cats will have to share the Southeastern Conference regular-season crown after Georgia beat them 4-0 yesterday and Alabama topped Tennessee 5-1.
  • Georgia beats Cats, 4-0    UK gets No. 2 seed for SEC Tournament    The University of Kentucky baseball team was shut out for the first time this season yesterday, and it was a costly defeat.

Football

  • UK pays $550,000 to fill Nov. open date    The University of Kentucky had to dig deep into its pockets to find an opponent to visit Commonwealth Stadium on Nov. 18. UK assistant athletics director Rob Mullens said at the most recent board meeting that the school had to pay $550,000 -- its highest guarantee ever -- to get Louisiana-Monroe to fill the open date.
  • Micah Johnson always helping UK    With all he’s already done to help the University of Kentucky football team, it’s really no surprise that Fort Campbell linebacker-running back Micah Johnson will play in the Kentucky-Tennessee all-star game next month.

Basketball

Men

  • Recruit might jump into track, too    MACY AND PERRY GET PLAYING TIME ON TRIP TO BRAZIL    Although the basketball season ended, Kentucky recruit Jodie Meeks continued to post eye-catching athletic feats this spring. As a member of the Norcross (Ga.) High School track team, he finished third in the long jump and ran the anchor leg on a 4 X 100 relay team that finished seventh in the Georgia State Meet.
  • Dean and Rondo are at same place in their careers    Taquan Dean always imagined a day when Rajon Rondo would be his roommate. He just didn't expect he'd have to wait two years until they were living in the same condominium.
(5-20-06)

 

Baseball

  • Baseball Drops Regular-Season Finale to Georgia    One day after capturing its first Southeastern Conference championship in school history, the fourth-ranked Kentucky baseball team was unable to capture the magic of its first 29 league games and dropped a 4-0 decision to No. 11 Georgia at Foley Field.
  • CHAMPIONS! Baseball Wins First SEC Title    The fourth-ranked Kentucky baseball team put the finishing touches on the most improbable championship in SEC history Friday when it beat No. 11 Georgia, 8-3 to clinch the first conference title in school history.
  • Cats clinch share of overall SEC    UK turns 5 hits into 8 runs with homers, walks    Kentucky, the team with the Southeastern Conference's worst record annually from 2001 to 2004, claimed a share of its first SEC baseball title yesterday with an 8-3 win over Georgia.
  • Cats romp 8-3, clinch title share    The University of Kentucky baseball team, which finished last in the Southeastern Conference every season from 2001-04, claimed at least a share of its first SEC championship with an 8-3 victory over Georgia last night.

Basketball

Men

  • Sutton will retire, hand team to Sean    FORMER KENTUCKY COACH HAD 798 WINS IN 36-YEAR CAREER    Two victories shy of his 800th win, Eddie Sutton decided it was time to leave college basketball and let his son coach Oklahoma State.
(5-19-06)

 

Baseball

  • UK  8  --  UGA  3  (Final)
  • Glued to the game    BASEBALL HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF UK STANDOUT SHELBY'S LIFE    John T. Shelby III -- a cornerstone in the remarkable 2006 rebirth of University of Kentucky baseball -- was in Dodger Stadium the night Kirk Gibson reversed the plot line of Casey At The Bat by hitting a pinch homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to win Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.
  • Bulldogs nip UK late as Cats blow big lead     Bobby Felmy's two-out, two-run single in the eighth capped Georgia's rally from an 8-2 deficit to a 10-9 win over Kentucky last night, stalling the Wildcats' bid for a Southeastern Conference championship and keeping the Bulldogs' title hopes alive.
  • Wildcats blow huge lead to Georgia, 10-9    Bobby Felmy's two-out, two-run single in the eighth capped Georgia's rally from an 8-2 deficit to a 10-9 win over the No. 4-ranked University of Kentucky baseball team last night.
  • Rally downs UK   Georgia baseball coach David Perno has a knack for the timely ejection.    Perno was ejected in the second inning when Georgia still trailed Kentucky 6-0, but the Bulldogs rallied for a 10-9 win that kept alive their Southeastern Conference championship hopes.

Basketball

Men

  • Smith not one to make changes    Remember two months ago when Kentucky coach Tubby Smith vowed to make “changes” in his program?
  • UK hires ex-boxer as strength coach    ROCK OLIVER SAYS HOLSOPPLE WILL TRANSFORM CATS    Kentucky Coach Tubby Smith has hired a former All-America boxer to bring a more physical presence to the basketball team. UK announced the hiring of former Penn State boxer Scott Holsopple as its new strength coach yesterday. Holsopple had been at Marquette, where he headed the strength and conditioning program for all 14 of the school's athletic teams.
(5-18-06)

 

Baseball

  • Baseball Can't Hold on Against Georgia    Josh Morris hit two home runs and drove in six as No. 11 Georgia rallied from six runs down for a 10-9 victory over Kentucky on Thursday night at Foley Field.
  • Strieby a Semifinalist for Howser Award     Kentucky junior Ryan Strieby has been named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, which is awarded to the National Player of the Year, it was announced Thursday.
  • Baseball Goes for SEC Championship at Georgia    The fourth-ranked Kentucky baseball team goes for its first Southeastern Conference championship in school history this weekend when it faces No. 11 Georgia in a three-game set at Foley Field.
  • Conference titles on the line at Georgia    Record: 41-11 Home: 29-4 Away: 9-6 Neutral: 3-1 SEC: 19-8 BATTING Player AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OB SB-ATT E Ryan Strieby .347 199 56 69 20 1 18 74 38 34 .476 1-1 2
  • UK baseball team turning heads nationally    It is the national story of the year in college baseball. There is no other way to say it. A University of Kentucky program that consistently has been as fearsome as a pop out to the second baseman has become the muscle team in the game's muscle league.
  • The Big Blue Machine     Sorry, Chicago Cubs fans. You can no longer count on a small legion of University of Kentucky baseball fans to share your pain.
  • Wildcats' Cohen sets the bar high    University of Kentucky head baseball coach John Cohen demands of all his players a love and respect for the game - the same kind he exhibited as an All-SEC outfielder at Mississippi State.

Basketball

Men

  • Top Jersey forward to visit    WITH SENDEK GONE, N.C. STATE SIGNEE CAN EXPLORE OPTIONS    Kentucky's quest to add a forward this recruiting year continues this weekend when the New Jersey Player of the Year makes an official visit.
  • Barnhart wants Wildcats to take advantage of every opportunity    The men’s basketball program at the University of Kentucky has been the gold standard for the other athletic programs to reach that same level of success.

Volleyball
(5-17-06)

 

Baseball

  • National Recognition Rolls in for Baseball Team    Junior Ryan Strieby was honored by the College Baseball Foundation on Tuesday while the UK team has been projected as a national seed in the NCAA Tournament.
  • 'Minor' UK sports eclipsing big boys    The University of Kentucky is living in an alternate sports universe. All the news about its so-called minor sports is good. All the news about its major sports, not so much.

Basketball

Men
(5-16-06)

 

Baseball

  • Strieby Powers Baseball to Win Over Belmont    Junior Ryan Strieby launched his 18th home run of the season with a grand slam in the seventh inning that propelled No. 4 Kentucky to a 7-2 victory over Belmont on Monday night at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
  • Strieby's grand slam keeps Wildcats rolling    Junior Ryan Strieby took the NCAA Division I lead in RBIs with a grand slam in a seven-run seventh inning that rallied the University of Kentucky baseball team past Belmont 7-2 last night at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
  • LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING   Scoreboard totaled 10, but Mississippi St. only scored nine against Cats   News flash: the camera does lie. A story in the Herald-Leader yesterday said that Kentucky's baseball team clinched a share of the SEC East Division championship with a 10-9 victory over Mississippi State on Sunday. But an accompanying photograph of high-fiving UK players showed the scoreboard in the background. The board suggested that Mississippi State had scored 10 runs.

Football

  • NCAA suspends Moss for six football games    Ravi Moss now has a lot more time than he thought - or could have wanted - before he gets to play his first football game at the University of Kentucky.
  • Bad news for UK football — in mid-May    SMITH OFF TEAM; MOSS OUT SIX GAMES    The Kentucky football team was hit with a double dose of bad news yesterday, as top cornerback Bo Smith was dismissed from the team and converted basketball player and wide receiver Ravi Moss was suspended for the first six games of the season by the NCAA.
  • UK cornerback Smith off team    Senior cornerback Bo Smith, who was expected to be a staple of the University of Kentucky's defense next season, has been dismissed from the football team, coach Rich Brooks said yesterday.

Basketball

Men

  • Smith shouldn't be on hot seat    Welcome to Kentucky's newest sports quiz show: Truth Or Nonsense. Item One: If the University of Kentucky doesn't make it to the Final Four in 2007, Tubby Smith's job should be in jeopardy.
  • AD: Tubby needs to be visible flies at low visibility    Barnhart urges Smith to bring Kentucky more exposure    Tubby Smith is the face of the University of Kentucky's men's basketball program and that face needs to be more visible, athletic director Mitch Barnhart said yesterday.
(5-15-06)

 

Baseball

  • UK  7  --  Belmont  2
  • Baseball Cracks Top Five at No. 4    The hottest baseball team in the country, Kentucky continued its meteoric rise in the rankings by moving up to No. 4 in the latest Collegiate Baseball poll, released Monday.
  • Robinson Named SEC Pitcher of the Week    The Kentucky baseball team continued its string of weekly honors from the Southeastern Conference as senior Matt Robinson has been named the league’s Pitcher of the Week, it was announced Monday.
  • Baseball Clinches SEC East Title    The seventh-ranked Kentucky baseball clinched the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division championship on Sunday with a 10-9 win over No. 19 Mississippi State.
  • Two Baseball Players Named Academic All-District   Kentucky baseball standouts Collin Cowgill and Greg Dombrowski have been named first-team Academic All-District for District IV.
  • Bats Cats' clincher    OFFENSE HITS DOUBLE DIGITS TO EARN UK AT LEAST A SHARE OF SEC EAST CHAMPIONSHIP    Kentucky used a broom to sweep up its first Southeastern Conference East baseball championship since 1976. By edging Mississippi State 10-9 yesterday at Cliff Hagan Stadium, the Wildcats clinched a share of the title. They lead Georgia by three games with three to play -- next weekend at Georgia. The Cats, the only SEC team never to win the league title, lead Alabama by two games in the overall standings.
  • UK baseball sweeps Bulldogs, clinches SEC Eastern crown    The University of Kentucky baseball team clinched the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division championship with a 10-9 victory over visiting Mississippi State yesterday.
(5-14-06)

 

Baseball

  • UK  10  --  MSU  9  (Final)
  • Baseball Ties School Record with 18th SEC Win    With its 3-2 series-clinching win over No. 19 Mississippi State on Saturday, No. 7 Kentucky moved within one win of its first SEC East championship in 30 years. The Cats go for the title Sunday 1 p.m.
  • Wildcats pitching staves off Bulldogs    CATS COULD CLINCH SEC EAST TITLE TODAY    Kentucky had its home-run production cut in half, but the Wildcats' Murderers' Row still managed to overpower Mississippi State last night.
  • Cats (and caps) are all going same direction    UK BASEBALL COACH STARTED SMALL TO REFOCUS HIS PLAYERS    John Shelby first met his new baseball coach at a football game. Shelby was wearing a baseball cap turned backward. You know, how all the kids wear it these days.
  • UK rolls on in baseball and U of L in softball    Ryan Strieby and Sean Coughlin hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning, and John Shelby also connected to power the University of Kentucky baseball team past Mississippi State 3-2 last night at Cliff Hagan Stadium.

Football

  • Kentucky going after Monroe Co. lineman    U OF L, VANDY, EKU AND CATS OFFER 6-FOOT-7 270-POUNDER SCHOLARSHIP     After loading up on offensive linemen in its 2005 recruiting class, the University of Kentucky signed just one O-lineman in February, St. Xavier's Justin Jeffries, who's expected to get a look on defense in the fall.

Basketball

Men

  • Georgetown, Sims can't connect   FORMER UK FORWARD TELLS OSBORNE HE WANTS TO HEAD WEST    Arguably no one reads "Transactions," the newspaper listing of moves made by college and pro teams, closer than Georgetown Coach Happy Osborne. The notice of players intending to transfer can be the lifeblood of programs down the basketball food chain.
(5-13-06)

 

Baseball

  • UK  3  -  Ms. State  2
  • Baseball Clobbers No. 19 Mississippi State    Kentucky clubbed six home runs and Matt Robinson hurled 7 2/3 one-hit innings in relief to lead seventh-ranked UK to a dominating 18-5 victory over No. 19 Mississippi State on Friday. Game two is Saturday at 7 p.m.
  • KENTUCKY 18, MISSISSIPPI ST. 5    Sean Coughlin hit two home runs in UK's win yesterday that clinched a berth in the SEC tourney.
  • Hits contagious    UK clinches SEC tourney berth as every player connects    No wonder last night's 18-5 Kentucky victory over Mississippi State was music to Wildcat ears. Rhapsody in Blue played Brooks Dunn's greatest hits.

Football

  • Bassett's NCAA claim dismissed    Judge says ex-UK coach conceded he broke the rules    A federal judge has dismissed a former University of Kentucky coach's final claim against the National Collegiate Athletic Association, ending for now a two-year legal battle over the circumstances surrounding the coach's November 2000 resignation.

Basketball

Men

  • Top prospect eliminates Cats    FORWARD EYES TEXAS, TEXAS A&M    Basketball prospect Damion James has narrowed his college choices to two: Neither is Kentucky. James, a 6-foot-8 forward from Nacogdoches, Texas, will visit Texas A&M and Texas late next week. If James cannot decide between the two schools, he may make a visit to UK, the player's high school coach said yesterday.
(5-12-06)

 

Baseball

  • Wildcats worst-to-first    It used to be that Southeastern Conference baseball programs largely fell into one of two categories: national powerhouses and Kentucky.
  • Baseball not hard to enjoy    The nation's biggest surprise is the Kentucky baseball team. Picked to finish last in the powerful Southeastern Conference, the Wildcats now lead the SEC and are ranked seventh nationally going into this weekend's series against Mississippi State.
  • Can-do Cat passes the tough test    Bertram takes bumps, bruises but pounds opponents    Plunk him with a fastball, bowl him over in a rundown, cleat him on a high slide, or heckle him mercilessly, Kentucky senior third baseman Michael Bertram might wince, but he won't surrender.

Football

  • Former UK player Sweet Pea Burns arrested    Former University of Kentucky football player Vincent “Sweet Pea” Burns pleaded not guilty this afternoon to charges related to an altercation at a Lexington night club.

Basketball

Men
(5-11-06)

 

Baseball

  • Baseball Hosts No. 19 Mississippi State    Seventh-ranked Kentucky plays its final regular season home series of the year this weekend when it hosts No. 19 Mississippi State in a three-game set beginning on Friday.
  • Cats lucky to have Strieby's bat    The first time University of Kentucky baseball coach John Cohen saw Ryan Strieby take batting practice, he was disappointed. Not in Strieby, the Wildcats' 6-foot-6 hard-hitting first baseman, but in the prospects of getting Strieby to UK's campus.

Football

  • UK block specialist will not return    '04 STANDOUT DEWALT OPTS FOR DIVISION II    Lonnell Dewalt will not be returning to the University of Kentucky football team in the fall. Dewalt, a 6-foot-6, 230-pound wide receiver, was suspended from UK for academic reasons after a freshman season in which he caught 11 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown and blocked a school-record seven kicks. Dewalt then enrolled at Northeast Mississippi Community College last fall, playing both football and basketball with hopes of re-enrolling at Kentucky this August.

Soccer

Men's
(5-10-06)

 

Baseball

  • Baseball Game Postponed to Monday   Due to inclement weather in the area, the baseball game scheduled for Wednesday night between No. 7 Kentucky and the Belmont Bruins has been postponed.
  • Baseball Welcomes Belmont on Wednesday    The seventh-ranked Kentucky baseball team looks to continue its winning ways on when it welcomes Belmont on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
(5-9-06)

 

Baseball

  • 'Cats Claw To Top Of SEC    Look atop the Southeastern Conference standings, and there's Kentucky with a one-game lead on Alabama for the league's best record at 37-11, 16-8. Oh, this isn't basketball, either. This is Kentucky's baseball program, one that's made just two NCAA appearances in its history (1988, 1993).
  • Focus on: College baseball polls    Baseball America The Baseball America college baseball poll with records through Sunday and previous ranking (voting by the staff of Baseball America):
  • Cats make history, crack baseball top 10    UK continues to amaze, holds overall lead in SEC    Just before a team meal yesterday, University of Kentucky baseball coach John Cohen received word that his team had cracked the nation's top 10 for the first time in school history. He leaned over to assistant coach Nick Mingione, whispered the news and asked, "Should I tell the team?" No way, Mingione replied.
  • College Baseball Top 10
(5-8-06)

 

Baseball

  • Baseball Cracks Top 10 For First Time    The Kentucky baseball team took over sole possession of first place in the Southeastern Conference over the weekend and has been rewarded with a No. 7 national ranking.
  • Dombrowski Pitches Baseball to Sweep of Ole Miss    Greg Dombrowski hurled a complete game five-hitter to lead 11th-ranked Kentucky to a 6-1 victory over No. 17 Ole Miss on an overcast Sunday afternoon to earn the series sweep.
  • Wildcats leaders of pack in SEC    Kentucky's baseball team has believed all season. The 11th-ranked Wildcats continue making other believers around the Southeastern Conference.
(5-7-06)

 

Baseball

  • UK  6  -  Ole Miss 1
  • Baseball Captures Sixth SEC Series of the Season    The 11th-ranked Kentucky baseball team got clutch pitching from Craig Snipp and Andrew Albers to make an early lead stand up in a 3-2 victory over No. 17 Ole Miss. Kentucky goes for the sweep Sunday at 1 p.m. EDT.
  • UK holds off Mississippi in baseball, 3-2    The University of Kentucky baseball team got clutch pitching performances from Craig Snipp and Andrew Albers to make an early lead stand up in a 3-2 victory over visiting Mississippi yesterday.

Basketball

Men

  • Reggie Warford to have heart bypass surgery    EX-WILDCAT WHO HELPED INTEGRATE UK HAD PREVIOUS BLOCKAGES IN 2004    Reggie Warford, who played a key role in the integration of Kentucky basketball, is scheduled to undergo heart bypass surgery on Tuesday.
  • The Kentucky 25   The commonwealth's most intriguing sports figures in the coming year    In Kentucky, the Derby is an epoch by which we mark the passage of time. So, I thought this morning was the perfect moment to unveil The Kentucky 25, my list of the 25 most intriguing sports figures in Kentucky in the next year.

(5-6-06)

 

Baseball

  • UK  3  --  Ole' Miss  2
  • Cats' 3 homers back pitching in opener    Typically abundant hitting and atypical stingy pitching propelled Kentucky to an 8-3 victory over Mississippi last night and sole possession of first place in the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division.
  • UK snaps Mississippi's win streak in baseball at 11    Antone DeJesus hit one of the University of Kentucky's three home runs and the Wildcats beat visiting Mississippi 8-3 in baseball last night to snap the nation's longest active winning streak at 11 games.
(5-5-06)

 

Baseball

  • Baseball Wins Series Opener Against Ole Miss    Collin Cowgill, Antone DeJesus and John Shelby each homered as the No. 11 Kentucky baseball team for the 10th time in 11 games with an 8-3 victory in front of 2,085 fans at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
  • Bat Cats hot enough to host NCAA regional    BUT CAN'T LOOK PAST OLE MISS    John Cohen, coach of the 11th-ranked Kentucky baseball team, doesn't care for distractions. And 18th-ranked Mississippi is in town for a three-game Southeastern Conference series this weekend at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
  • No. 11 Baseball Hosts No. 17 Ole Miss in Big Series    The 11th-ranked Kentucky baseball team, winners of nine of its last 10, returns home this weekend to host No. 17 Ole Miss in a three-game series that pits the two hottest teams in the Southeastern Conference against one another.
(5-4-06)

 

Football

  • Bwenge's career looking up    To Canada, that is, for ex-UK fullback    Moments into a conversation with former University of Kentucky fullback Alexis Bwenge, you get the idea that the Canadian Football League is only one option for the Quebec native.

Basketball

Men

  • Rekaylin Sims was a bad fit at UK    After talking to Kentucky seniors Brandon Stockton and Preston LeMaster last week, it was obvious they knew junior Rekalin Sims was going to leave Kentucky - something that finally became official Tuesday when UK announced he was transferring.
  • All-America forward may look to UK    JAMES RELEASED BY OKLAHOMA AFTER COACH'S DEPARTURE    If Kentucky's chances of signing a big-time power forward this recruiting season were an entry in the Derby, it improved from impossible long shot to intriguing dark horse this week.
(5-3-06)

 

Basketball

Men

  • Sims wants to play D-1, prep coach says    Former University of Kentucky basketball player Rekalin Sims hopes to transfer to a Division I school, meaning he'll have to sit out next season before resuming his college career, his junior college coach said yesterday.
  • UK losing another player    University of Kentucky forward Rekalin Sims has been granted his release so that he can transfer to another school.
  • Smith Joins Operation Hardwood    Kentucky basketball coach Tubby Smith is one of 12 NCAA basketball coaches and sports personalities that will tour to the Persian Gulf, May 23-29, for Operation Hardwood II.
  • SPORTS BRIEFS    Former University of Kentucky basketball player Rekalin Sims hopes to transfer to a Division I school, meaning he'll have to sit out next season before resuming his college career, his junior college coach said yesterday. "If there's a silver lining, he probably needs two years to graduate anyway," said Norm Parrish, who coached Sims at Salt Lake Community College.
(5-2-06)

 

  • $61 million budget approved    The University of Kentucky Athletics Association approved a $61.2 million budget for the 2006-07 fiscal year at a board of directors meeting yesterday.
  • UK board approves $61 million budget    The University of Kentucky football program has stayed clean in the nearly five years since it went on probation, and the payoff is coming soon.

Basketball

Men

  • Sims Leaving Wildcats’ Program    Kentucky junior Rekalin Sims has requested and been granted his release to transfer from the Wildcats’ men’s basketball team, Coach Tubby Smith announced Tuesday.
  • Sims tells Smith he'll transfer    Forward Rekalin Sims has decided to transfer from the University of Kentucky basketball program, Coach Tubby Smith said last night.
  • Sims plans to leave UK    Well-traveled forward lost spot in rotation    Junior forward Rekalin Sims has told University of Kentucky basketball coach Tubby Smith that he intends to transfer.
(5-1-06)

 

Baseball

  • Baseball Climbs To No. 11 in Polls    The Kentucky baseball team went on the road this past weekend, took two of three from No. 21 Vanderbilt and has been rewarded by climbing two spots to No. 11 in the latest Baseball America poll, it was announced Monday.
  • Baseball Holds on to Win Series over Vandy    Ryan Strieby drove in four runs for the second straight game and John Shelby knocked in three as No. 13 Kentucky clinched the series with a 12-9 victory over 21st-ranked Vanderbilt on Sunday at Hawkins Field.
  • Cats coast on solid lead    COMMODORES SCORE 5 RUNS IN NINTH INNING    Ryan Strieby drove in four runs and John Shelby knocked in three as Kentucky dodged a late rally by Vanderbilt yesterday and held on to a 12-9 win in Nashville.
  • UK baseball holds off Vandy for 12-9 victory    Ryan Strieby drove in four runs for the second straight game and John Shelby added three RBIs as the No. 13-ranked University of Kentucky baseball team beat No. 21 Vanderbilt 12-9 yesterday in Nashville, Tenn.

Basketball

Men

  • Daniels, like Cats, hopes for comeback    Erik Daniels did his best to keep up with Kentucky during the last basketball season because he still knows several players on the team and remains particularly close to junior center Lukasz Obrzut.
 

 

Our Privacy statement can be read here...
 

Disclaimer:  This site solely owned by WildcatZone.Com and is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the University of Kentucky, the Southeastern Conference, or the NCAA

copyright (c) 1997-2006, WildcatZone.Com (except where otherwise indicated)