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Archie Goodwin likes UK

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Here’s a prospect whose positivity toward UK shines through his hedges. “I’m just a big fan of coach Cal, but that’s not to say that I won’t give everybody else a fair shot,” said Class of 2012 top-10 prospect Archie Goodwin in an interview with the Commercial Appeal’s Jason Smith. “That’s not true because maybe [...]

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At the Peach Jam, John Calipari brushed off concerns about UK’s lack of 2012 commitments to Mike DeCourcy. “We’ll be fine,” Calipari told Sporting News on Thursday. “We’re not getting every kid we want. No one does. … The way it’s going now, kids want to wait,” Calipari said. “I’m fine with that. I don’t [...]

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UK basketball non-conference schedule set

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Here’s the list, in order (games played at Rupp Arena in bold): Nov. 11 — Marist Nov. 15 — Kansas (played at Madison Square Garden in New York) Nov. 19 — Penn State (played in Connecticut) Nov. 20 — Old Dominion or South Florida (played in Connecticut) Nov. 23 — Radford Nov. 26 — Portland [...]

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Kernel in Print — July 14, 2011

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Open publication – Free publishing – More lee todd

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As part of a series of articles examining the feasibility of paying athletes for multiple college programs, ESPN delved into the financial details of UK’s Athletic Department to see how much of an impact paying players would have. The difference between what UK currently pays and the cost of attendance is $2,666. If every athlete [...]

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Former President Lee Todd’s new office will cost almost as much as one year of his salary when he returns to UK as an electrical engineering professor.

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Report: UK to wear LeBron-branded gear

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UK will be one of three schools wearing LeBron James-branded Nike gear this season, according to a Sun Sentinel report. UK could not “confirm nor deny” the report as of Saturday afternoon. According to the report, Miami (Florida) and Ohio State are the other two schools. Miami head coach Jim Larranga told players about the [...]

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These are the renderings (via UK Athletics) of what will be the visual upgrades to Commonwealth Stadium for the start of the season. On Monday, the two old scoreboards will be removed. In August, the new Daktronics HD-X scoreboard will be put in place. Each scoreboard is 37 feet high by 80 feet wide, making [...]

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Michael Gilchrist is now Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, according to his Twitter. It’s a name change to honor his father, Michael Gilchrist Sr., and his uncle, Darrin Kidd. Both family members are deceased. Gilchrist honored the memory of his father, Michael Gilchrist, Sr., who died in 1996, by the date of his college choice. Gilchrist announced his [...]

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UK released its basketball roster for the 2011-12 season. Here’s how the players’ height and weight compare to the start of last year. Player                                      2011-12 weight      2010-11 weight       Difference Terrence Jones                      252                          244                            +8 (also listed an inch taller, at 6-foot-9) Doron Lamb                          210                           195                             +15 (remember, Calipari said Lamb needed to gain 15 [...]

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